Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28

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allowance be provided for each or.
ganization by the next legislature, be
paid over each month to the organiza.
ton commander. 10 be administered
as q company fund, as. provided by
army regulations Such confpany
fund accounts are required to be kept
| according to regulation, with proper
vouchers In support of each item Of
expenditure, and are audited quarterly
by certain officers designated for the
purpose.
For expenditures other than by
companies and regiments, the present
system viii probably obtain the best
results and should be continued
Federal Pay
Although pay for National Guards
men for regular drills and instruc-
ton was provided foE,hy the NATIONAL
Defense Act, a number of cfrcum;
stances contributed to scurtafl tbisFp
SO far as the National Guard Of Ha-
wall was concerned. so that only a
few organizations draw fun compen.
sation for thes entire semi-ahnuaI
period, July 1:Deeember 81, 1916. -
Certainly the National Guard OF
HaWaiif has grown to- prop0rtions.
which would have been considered I'm
possible a few Years ago. The gen.
ersl sentiment for preparedness which
has swept the country within the past
year has undo uhtedly helped local re-
'cruiting. but at must be remembered
that Hawaii set the paeekins this res
gard and that National Guard IN.
creases were well under way before
Continenfal United States, "a "a Nhale.
took up the matter of increased ma;
tf0nal defense. - 1t - 9:
As to efficieBey. II is a:tremendous
undertaking 10 make finished soldiers
out of raw recruits uBders the best OF
circumstances. and in the National
Guard. where drill periods aret limited.
to q few hours a week and where
competent instfuotors zfe oompara.
lively few. the task is4 many times
more difficult II is believed that
good progress has been made and that
much better results can be expected
now that equipment iss available, orr
soon to be available for ali oyganiza.
tons. Il
Lack Of Clothing and Equipment
The lack OF clothing and equip
ment has been great setback 10 Ma
tional Guard progress during the past /
year and 4 half The small appr0
priation 70 the territory for the fiscal
year 1865. based on the former Ma
tional Guard strength OF one regiment. |
was insufficient to purchase supplies |
for new organizations and the war de- |
partment was only able to furnish |
for ~ new companies dur.
ing thar period. It was not until Au-l
gust. %, 1916, that the aft1yiapprOpria-
ton bin became q law and that funds
for the National Guard Of Hawaii be
came available Due to the troubles 1
on the Mexican border. all avaiIablei
equipment and military supplies were
needed for the militia OF Continental
United States and only towards the {
close Of 1915 did equipment for Ifa
vail arrive. =
The faithful drilling and nnflag-
ying enthusiasm of both officers and II
men belonging tc National Guard or.
ganizaticns whirh had little or mol
.d,hpmeRt Is greatly to be commend 81
ID. The spirit which carried these
men through the many disappolnt.
nents OF Sthe past year ana half Is
nre to produce tins desired resultsll
low that the federal aoternfhenfs hasI
zen able to NEE. the needs OF Hawaii.
In recruiting the National Guard
( Hawaii to its present strength the,
'erritUrv has assumed many respon-
Utilities. and II Is to be hoped that
be coming legislature win give weigh
y consideration to the needs OF. the
erritoriel military and naval, service
"In proportion 10 the population OF
lllifary 2Se. and available for sser-
ice. Hawaii leads every state In, fhel
MON In the msttteF of its organizeal
lilitia. This fact has been widely !
on bx newspapers and PEE
Iodicals both at home and abroad.
nd aside from militarys eonsideras !
ons, the National Guard has proved q
splendid medium. OF Publicity for Ha I
ali 4
Attention is invited TO the fact that
he national defense, act OF June ,. q
21s. requires eyefss state and TERRI q
ny. TO- pass certain National. Guard l.p
'gisIation within GO days after fhe 6
'gislature Of sreh stale or territory
onveaes: otherwise federal supper. b
4ntirely Withdrawal. The attorney a
sneral of Hawai- has in preparation +