Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-27
ARMY TO
COMPILE
REPORT ?
Dissatisfaction Among Militia
Officers Reaches a Point
Where They are Ready to
Resign; Deferred BY Army
Report Which May Force a
Change in Administration

Dissatisfaction with the adj
ministration of the National
Guard Of Hawaii reached al
most to the point of numerous
designations of officers yester-
day, according to current ru-
NOR today, and but for the fact
that action to clear the super
heated atmosphere seems in
sight, the designations might
have materialized.
Criticism is centering around Adju-
tant-General Samuel L. Johnson. In
fact, as the situation stood today, it
is probable that if General Johnson re-
mains at the head of the guard, there
will be designations Of number OF
officers.
However, there was apparent today
a disposition to await action that may
follow the report of the regular army
officers, including that of the inspec-
tor-instructor, upon administration,
conditions and results of the camp at
Kawailoa.
The criticism revolves particularly
around the alleged fact that well.
considered program for the last week
of the camp was almost entirely set
aside at the instance of General John:
son, and most of the time the guards
men either did little or else prepared
for the review during the visit Of the
congressman, devoting great deal
of time to lining up and to eyes
right practise.
1t is also said that representations
may be made to Washington that Gen.
eral johnson should not be continued
as active head Of the guard, though
his zeal and energy are recognized.
Discipline at the camp is said to
have been upset by numerous infrac-
tons, though some battalions are I'M
derstood to have been much better
handled than others. 1t is also talked
about that there were entirely too
many social functions in which the
"higher-ups" participated, and that, in
short, half of the period at camp was
almost wasted, no intensive training
being carried out day after day.
johnson Shifts Blame
Gen. Johnson, seen today. by rep
resentative of the Bulletin in re-
gard to the charge that the schedule
was not followed during the quart en-
campment, said that this was a mat
ter not up to him but to the army in
structors at the camp. He had no say
as to the following of the program,
which had been prepared by the Ha-
waiian department some two months
previous, he stated.
AZ army headquarters, though Off
GERS refused to discuss the personal
element in the case, they stated upop
questioning that responsibility for the
following out of the program rests
with the camp commander, and that
the army men at the camp are there
as instructors.
Maj. Will Wayne. camp adjutant,
explained today that the funeral serv.
Ices for the late queen made it i'm
possible to follow the program on the !
first week of the camp, as men were
drawn from number Of the COM |
panies to participate in the process
sion on the day of the burial. This dis
arranged the following Of the schedule |
to quite an extent. The following |
week it was deemed necessary to give |
the men, raw privates many of them, !
instruction enough to know how to !
perform at a review, which also had |
not been considered at the time the |
schedule was in the making
AS to the riot among Filipinos one !
sO,. -
ture show, Maj. Wayne classed this !
as nothing more serious than an aver.
age street brawl
Guardsmen in town today say that |
there seemed to be a feeling among |
some of the Filipinos likely to develop
into trouble at any time. One night {
during a gambling game, according /
to the story, a Hawaiian guardsman .
threw a lighted paper amongst a group !
of Filipinos. These scattered and the ,
Hawaiian rushed in and gathered up
the spoils. On the night the Fill. !
pinos broke out it is said, they tied
white bands around their arms In or
der to be able to distinguish each !
other in the dark. Quick action on
the part of officers in getting assem-
bly, calls sounded on the bugle broke
up what appeared to be we'll started
riot.
Gen. Johnson said today that he has
every faith in the Filipinos. They are
hard workers and faithful, he says.
Any attempt to discpedit them is un-
fair. II
Due to the continued indisposition
of E. A. Mott-Smith, of the financai