The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-10-16
mo- CONECR|PT|ON i
] INHANA||NONFOR
NATIONAL ARMY
Information Reaches Delegate
kuhio From Anus ErB Who Is
= ACTING As Ms Secretary At
Washington FAX.
DECISION WILL NOT
POSTPONE THE DRAFT
Reason Given By cfowder is Ter
ritory's Fine Showing In Vol
unteers and Size Of National
Guard -. IT,. g..

No one in Hawaii will be con.
scripted for service in the National
Army at the present time, even though
the local draft program is carried out
this month, according to cabled in
formation which yesterday reached
Prince Kalanianaole, Hawaii IS Delegate
at Washington. '". .s@..r .
The information came in response
to the Delegate Is request for informa.
ton upon this subject, and was for.
warded by Angus Erly, who is acting
as the Princes secretary at the ma.
tional capital. .-.....].... -..r.. 81.
The specific announcement, which af.
fects a large number of Hawaii's
eligibles for military service between
the ages of twenty one and thirty.one,
was made in Washington yesterday
by General Crowder, u. s. A., the pro-
vost marshal general who has the en-
tire national draft in hand. 90. y,
One of the reasons assigned by the
provost marshal general for postpon-
ing the call of drafted men here is be-
cause of the credits allowed by the
provost marshal's department to Ha-
waii for its splendid showing already,
in the number of volunteers who are
already serving or who have offered to
serve in the army and the navy, and
also because of the strength of the
militia organization throughout the Is.
lands. ..rs' a a-. ,s
Draft Will Be Held ill.,. "As .,n".
1t is understood from officials of the
government that the postponement will
not affect the plans for setting a date
for the draft in Hawaii, which may be
fixed for a day near the close of this
month. The numbers will be drawn
and the names of those drafted placed
upon the lists against which quotas
can be drawn when the provost mar
shall finds ii experient to make a call
upon Hawaii for men for the National
Army. ~ .s 81.
Delegate Kalanianaole had no other
Interpretation for the provost marshal's
statement than this. .. Il.
The message sets aside any doubts
concerning the keafly pcalling to the
colors of Hawaii's quota this fall, at
least, There will probably be a sec
ond draft upon the mainland early next
year, and until then, the assumption
lis, under this Interpretation of Gen
eral Crowder's statement, that no con-
scripted man strength will be required
of Hawaii.
With reference to the credits which
Hawaii has already gained through
volunteers large number of these have
gone into the navy, through the Ha-
waiian Naval Reserve, the heaviest
unit going in a body with the cruiser
st. Louis. Others are in service here.
Many young men of Hawaii have been
drafted on the mainland while attend
ing colleges and are already in service,
or in training camps, both for the Ma.
tional Army and for the aviation corps
of the army. Others have gone forward
to serve with ambulance units and in
other branches of the service. Many
are in on active duty here as reserve
! officers,
May Call Guard
As to the militia, the Hawaiian Ma.
tional Guard is a brigade of two regi-
| ments with a maximum strength APP
preaching 5000 men, mostly infantry,
and distributed on the Islands of Oahu,
Hawaii, Maui and Kauai. The defer
| ring Of the call Of drafted men to the
OoloIS may mean tne Subsequent Cdll-
ing into active service of the National
Guard for local duty, relieving regi-
ments of the regular army already
thoroughly trained, for service at the
| front.
The draft date for Hawaii has so far
not been set and will not be determin.
ed until every one of the registered
names, as of July 81, 1917, has been
checked over, and transferred to the
draft board lists and given the proper
serial number. When the draft board 3
decks are cleared of this detail work
the date will be recommended by the
Governor to the provost marshal gen.
eral and approved at Washington, fol.
lowing which the ceremony of drawing
the numbers will be held in the senate
chamber
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