Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-01

erS m Special MeSSage-uTect laHdHon unWecofRe,
Points Out
special the tie
g.. ~. Territory of Hawaii,
Executive Chamber,
= Honolulu.
The Honorable President of the Senate,
The Honorable Speaker Of the Iouse, and
Members of the Legislature Of the Territory of Hawaii
Gentlemen
bodies that at an early date | would address you
Land, Military and National Guard"
Whether we locally SO desire realize, the United
States Of America is calling to fulfil part
Of the compact for which her people paid Hawaii hun
dreds of millions of dollars and retain this
strategic position in the Pacific Ocean.
You need only to look about you to be convinced
the Federal Government has begun to inaugurate
preparations for the defense of her long Pacific
coasne and her interests within the Pacific Ocean upon
this exact spot the Island Oahu, Territory of Hawaii.
The United States has neither named nor intimated
any other policy for Hawaii than that of self defense.
Not official personal word intmaton has
to any particular enemy to be guarded against OF
whose illwill, enmity ambition dould lead to hos
tilities
Every phase of peace or war requires the utmost
preparation and skill to maintain the integrity of the
nation, both.in peace and in war.
Beyond our loyal and complete share in such pre-
paredness, have right to question national
rulers
Hawaii has given offeIse to any nationality within
its borders. ..
Nowhere earth has corresponding eordiality and
helpfuness been shown all races and nationalities
choosing to reside within these Islands . .t.- H..
That Hawaii will be free from the frictons of OPP
l,ortunity, standards of living and over populations
seeking relief here is not probable and if crowded the
natives and other nonconpetitiye natonalities will be
sensitive to their of existence other ma
ionates may be to their political and social standing
This Administration has been informed that the War
Department desires the National Guard of Hawaii to
be increased by July 1s 1917 to 257 officers and 5lS3
men, total $40 and byJuy 1st 1918 and thereafter tc
aa57 officers and 6095 men. total 6352
The Navy Department gives the information that it
desires the Naval Militia recruited by July LIST, 1921,
from its present numbers of officers and 1913 men to
approximately total of 300. t..
The following tables disclose what the War Depart
lnent and Navy Department authorized to expend
IN support of the National Guard and Naval Militia of
Hawaii and what monies the Territory of Hawaii must
provide to secure the pay materials and equipments to
be distributed among military and naval erganiza
tons provided the members do strictly their part accord
ing to law -..#
1t is proper to state here, the public mind may fully
realize the fact that primarily and tentatively the Island
of Oahu has become island of national objects and
tional Defense supported by enormous national ex-
pendtures overshawoding all other interests which IN
evitably become secondary
NATIONAL GUARD OF HAWAII
under the
National Defense Act of June 3rd 1916
National Guard Of Hawaii under the Ma tional
Year 1917 1918 Enrolment July /, 1917.
Federal Pay-Officers 257l Observation-Disclosures.