The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-10
RECRUITING OF \.
BRITISH HERE \.
TO BEGIN SOON
Agent Of English Government Is
Coming To Enlist Men
For Great War
81. -lG....as,. - *
HUNDRED OR MORE
EXPECTED TO VOLUNTEER
Local Committee Is Cooperating
With Consul In Making Pre-
Iiminary Plans

British subjects living in Hawaii ar,
being quietly registered in expectation
of the arrival of a recruiting agent O.
their government who may now, unde
American laws, seek recruits for tn,
British army in this country.
From remarks made yesterday il an
pears that such an official Is now on nj,
way and that the expectations are thai
hundred or more men for the force,
will be secured from the British colon,
in Hawaii. A committee from the Brit
ish club is cooperating with the British
consul, +. l.. 8. Gordon, and all neees
sary preliminary plans for a recruiting
campaign are being laid.
The call to British subjects, though
voluntary as to response, is to be made
as the campaign of recruiting unfolds
with all the seriousness, determination
and high purpose that experience on the
fighting front in France has taught "a
the men in charge Of the work-volun
tary, but those who refuse to offer their
services, after due and repeated oppor
tunity, may find themselves men with
out a country. Brig. Gen. W. A. White
head of the British recruiting commits
sion in this country, in outlining the
work and aims of the commission, for
the New York Times, recently, said
In my opinion-my personal opin
ion, understand-those British subjects
who, after ample opportunity to re-
port, seek to- evade their responsibility
to serve their country in this time OF
great need Of soldiers may by act of
the British government lose their civil
rights, misfortune which feel nc
British subject desires to contemplate
Action of this kind by our government
would only be following the example
set by continental nations.
Loyalty Is answering
'"But in giving this opinion of mine
do not mean to east any reflection on
the patriotism and loyalty of the Brit.
ish subjects living in this country. As
a whole ! believe their loyalty to be
strong, answering, ready to make any
needed sacrifice, and think the re.
sponse to our appeal, from every sec,
ton CT the country, will show this to be
so. 1t is not fair to use the word
Stacker in reference to British sub.
ject living in this country and who is
Of our military age, from eighteen to
forty five.
Owing to the fact that heretofore
prior to the entry of the United States
into the war, it was a penal offense to
carry on foreign enlisting here, British
subjects have now for the first time
the opportunity to enlist openly In this
country, and to be taken care of from
the time of enlistment until they ar,
tnally join a unit in the trenches in
France. BY taken care of j mean ex
penses paid until they get into the
fighting line. Heretofore a British
subject had to undergo considerable cx
pense in Offering his services. He had
to travel to England or to Canada
and there run the risk Of being medi.
cally rejected and his services refused
Appeal To All British
"NOw he will receive his medical ex
animation at once and will know, prob
ably the day he offers himself, whether
he is physically fit to service. If he
is rejected a certificate will be given
to him showing that he offered him,
self.
"Our appeal will be addressed to
all the subjects Of the British Empire
living in this country, whether Eng
fish, Scotch, Irish, Canadian, Austria
liam, South African, or from whatever
country under the British flag We
make our appeal on the ground that
Great Britain needs all her sons of
military age to help in the great cause
for which we are fighting.
"This makes special opportunity
at this time for the British subjects
in this country to help. Those who
come forward now can be In the field
before the American troops are expect,
ed TO arrive in large force In six
weeks every British subject here of
military age ought to be able to wind
up his affairs in preparation for en-.
listment, and at the end Of that time
it viii be up to him and his conscience
whether or not he is a Stacker ,"
Calling Her Sons >...
General White has had previous ex-
perience in RECRUITING on a large scale.
He was taken from the British front
in France and made assistant director
Of recruiting at the war Office At
the outbreak Of the war he was sta
toned in Canada and helped to raise
the first expedition there and accom-
panied it to France.
Have You any last word you wish
to .epphasiHc!" General White was
asked.
."OnIy this" he said, a sudden ser
iouSness showing on his pleasant, rosy
face, "Great Britain is now beckon
ing to her sons here; they are
needed Many Britons have already
responded willingly, gladly, but she
needs every one of her sons able to
serve to help those who are now fight
ing, many Of whom are shedding their
blood in behalf of justice, liberty and
honorable peace