The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-13
Parade Of CuardSmen Wins
Praise and Support Of
Territorial Legislators
Reviewed By Governor Pinkham and Members d Military
Affairs Committees Of Both Houses, First Infantry
Makes Splendid Showing; Naval Militia Also Wins
Applause Of Reviewing Officials and Army Officers

long line Of well.drilled men. This Il
particularly remarkable as the naval
militia was created just two years ago
and hns had just about year of actual
work. 4.
81 think there is no question but
that the legislature win give the boys
all the money they need. IL Is the
unanimous opinion of the members Of
the house.
4" This Is no time to split hairs on
items in the appropriation for the ma
tiphGl guard and the naval militia.
After the review, no time should be
wasted in haggling over the appropria
| tion.g re-. -
Chairman Coney Of the senate mill
tary affairs committee expressed SINH
lar sentiments in praise Of the guard
and the militia for their fine work in
the review and in the drills.
silva Much Pleased q
Chairman Silva of the house military
committee expressed himself as well
pleased with the showing at the re-.
view. g4gH MA,
ftIt was most satisfactory h,
stated, yesterday, "and the members
OF the house who We're present wer,
well satisfied with the troops The ex
hibition drills could not have been bet.
ter
Chillingworth, president Of the SEN
ate, was enthusiastic in his praise OF
the national guard review, referring
particularly to the effective appearance
Of the naval militia and the value Of
having both the marine and infantr,
Forces in the line of march. The re.
view should be potent factor in favor
of an ample appropriation for the
guard, he believes. Senator Chilling
worth said;
Better Than Expected
i The excellent showing of the ma
tional guard companies in the review
before the members of the Legislature
was far more than we expected, though
we. were confident the men would make
Iiargood showing. There was a feeling
/ general among the spectators, of pleas
ant surprise that the guardsmen had be
come such fine, enthusiastic and well
4 drilled soldiers as they showed them
selves IN the review. n.
i Personally, was more than salts
He'd with the appearance Of the men
and the results they have accomplished
i THE naval militia especially ap
! pealed to me as valuable unit of the
forces in review. think that it added
greatly to the effective appearance OF
the iguardsmen. to see the naval militia
in their neat white uniforms. "ga.r
ait will help a great deal more to
secure the necessary appropriation OF
funds for the national guard work By
thus seeing both branches Of the terri
torial service together in review. d.
Parade Convinced Him a.. g.
/ az think the review Of the guards
men convinced everyone, and 1t Ger
tainly convinced me, that this yaluabl,
organization should be given all the
funds il needs. think the nationa
guard and -the naval militia should BIZ
given the utmost support by everyone
at all times, but especially at thil
\ time. 80 ~ %l %tt'
''In comforting with General Strong
commanding the Hawaiian department
of the army, / found that he was keer
in support of the guard and anxious
10 have il built up as much as posi-
bic. General Strong's views on this
matter should be given careful consid
Grafton by everyone and should be ac
/ cepted as a sound and weighty argu
ment in favor of giving the guard it,
full measure of financial support
~ am opposed to any waste Of pub
1 lie funds and to indiseriminate appro
priations but I certainly believe that
the appropriation proposed for the
guard cannot in any way be considered
unnecessary or waste of single dol
!. lar of public money, 4a.
| "The guard should be given ample
funds to aid in reaching its highest
point of efficiency and strength
especially at this time when the whole
nation is turning its attention to the
need Of strengthening our country il
this respect and every State is build
ing up its militia as measure of pre-
paredness. Hawaii cannot at this time
afford TO falter from the high standard
it has set and the progress 1t has made
in the past with its national guard.
"The officers and men of the First
Hawaiian Infantry and of the naval
militia are to be highly complimented
for the excellent showing of the meI
that passed in review Sunday morn
ing" ,.[T - 10y .