The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-26
Training camp MEN
Still await money
Delay Of Congress Causes Some
Uneaslness and lnconve-
ilience At Preside
az The Associated Presn

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15--WhiIe
thcre are many men Of independent In
come among those who are preparing
themselves at the Presidio military res
crvatiop- here for commissions N me
new United States Army, and 10 whom
the matter Of hundred dollars a month
i mere Incidental, the majority Of the
enndidates are not SO fortunate, and the
failure Of congress thus far 10 provide
for their pay Is causing them consider.
able upeasiness. Many Of these men
were dependent on regular salaries for
the mainteHance Of their families and
themeolves before they undertook the
training course with the understanding
that they would be recompensed during
that interval. Although the word has
been passed around that eventually the
money would be Forthcoming, the prob
lem as TO how expenses at home during
the interim are to be met daily is grow
ling more ncnte. ~ l.si,
Another source Of gloom, 10 BY any
chance there is time for any gloom a.
be sandwiehed in between the multi
farious dnties that the men are ealledl
on 70 perform, is the vacant bunk Of
some chap who had shown himself to,
be made Of the right kind Of stuff
and for whom the men had taken n
liking, but who, for physical OF other
reasons, has been dropped from the.
rolls. There have been many Of these
INSTANCES Of late and more thar one.
man has been taking stock Of bimself
in an effort TO determine whether or
not he has any Of the deficiencies
which win numberihim among those not
present. The wedding outv process
is in full swing and is eausing quite
as much uneasiness in the camp as the
matter Of lack Of funds.
However, With several thousand men
! in camp IL is exported that there will.
be many minor tragedies enacted ev-
cry DAY. What may be q serious mat.
ter for one man is not given Thought
| by asOther. There is one thing, how.
ever in which all are agreed. And
that is-the name OF p'shoft-cuts, y
which has been applied to them must
be deleted from the, camp lexicon. The
term first applied In the early days Of
the camp by some Of the i'regplarsY
in view Of the fact that the men were
going to receive commissions in three
months which, under ordinary circum-
stances, cannot be secured in less than
-four years. The camp Is a unit In its
stand that when four years work IS
! crowded on them in three weeks, those
who get through the ordeal win hnveI
accomplished something that never was
dreamed Of in the case Of the Hregu-
lar" who had plenty of time 10 alb
sorb all the ms and outs Of offering.
From now on, anyone who refers To-
them as "short-eutsv Is likely to have
something on his hands. M
If any evidence were needed to prove.
that the men were becoming physically
hardened, II was to be found on the
last few holidays which have bean
granted them. While few weeks ago
the men would be glad to turn into
|their hunks after the rigors Of q days
trimming oF sought buckets Of cold
water in which to reduce burning aud
inhamed feet, now they are employing
their leisure hours in. hiking over the
surrounding country BY way Of ssrest
and recreation. y The trails Of Marin
county and other counties bordering on
Sen Francisco Bay are dotted with
khasis under the eampaiRn hat encir-
clod with a red, white and blue cord,
the latter being the insignia Of abe re-
serve officers, camp. Many of these
men are San Franciscans who have been
used to long weekend tfamps all their
& lives and TO whom the carly DAYS of
the camp had few tqrf0rs as far as their
feet were concerned. WALKING IL the