Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-27
ROTARIANS URGED
TO GET BEHIND
TRAINING CAMP

The Campaign for PunchhoWI" will
come to a climax at the Connie rciaI
Club at noon tomorrow when several
speakers will talk about this citizen
training camp idea. 1t is expected
that announcement will be made Of
the campaign TO secure funds neces-
sary to develop the camp.
That the Rotary Club get behind
the project for Z military training
camp to be located on PunChboWl,
and to be used by civilians and ma
tional guardsmen alike: and that It
assist in the raising Of funds with
which to insure the success of the
proposed undertaking, are proposals
offered by Senator James l.. Coke al
meeting OF the ROtarians at noon
today.
This proposed camp is going tc
do tremendous lot OF good Sena-
tor Coke declared. 1t will be along
the lines OF the Plattsburg, ~ y,
training camp. and will afford to the
members OF the National Guard, as
we'll as to citizen organizations affili-
ated with the National Rifle Associa
ton, an opportunity to use the rifle
ranges and receive valuable military
training"
Senator Coke pointed out that it is
planned to secure by public subscrip-.
ton about $4,000 to provide the
camp, instead of waiting for slow and
rather indefinite legislation on the
matter. He urged the Rotary Club
TO get back of the movement to raise
this fund.
What people and officials in Wash
ington, d. C.; think and know about
Hawaii was the general theme of Sen
ator Coke's talk. He stated that,
from his observations at the national
capital, the members of both houses
of Congress are friendly toward Ha-
wall and are inclined to be liberal in
the handling of affairs pertaining to
the territory. - -.
AS evidence of this he called at
tention to the early favorable action
on the harbor commission bill, the
utilities commission bill and the ma
tional park bill Regarding the fine
showing which has been made by the
local National Guard. Senator Coke
stated that he had heard much favor
able comment in Washington relative
to the joining of the guard by Hawai-
ianS and other nationalities, and eS-
pecially on the fact that the guard
recently was brought up to a force of
more than 5000 men. He explained
that the legislators have further
shown their disposition towards Ha-
waii by amending the Chamberlain
bill to provide that the adjutant-gen-
dent of the territory.
Senator Coke told of the visit he
paid to the president in company
with Judge c. E. Bunnell Of Fair
banks, Alaska, and how the president
had remarked that it was quite a CO
incidence to meet two representatives
of the only territories of the United
States-one from the frigid and the
other from the torrid zone. .:.-.
when Judge Bunnell informed me
that, on his return home, he would
have to travel 900 miles over the
snow and ice by dog team said the
speaker, 1T struck me that If we had
900 miles of snow and ice between us
and the mainland, we would not have
so many malihinis arriving here to
take positions really belonging to To-
cal men. AS it is now, the shedding
between the mainland and Hawaii APP
pears to be too easy for some per
sons" ".'~. .....
Beginning active work today in the
recruiting of men for four companies
of a National Guard Coast Artillery
Corps for Hawaii, Lieut. George K.
harrison, who has been appointed by
AdiI1tant General Inlln son as head of