The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-27
DISAFFECTION IN
IGUARDe|RClESlS
GROWING SERIOUS
Very Existence Of Organization.
Is Threatened IN Openly Ex-,
pressed Dissatisfaction
OFFICERS WOULD RESIGN
BECAUSE OF LATE CAMP
Charge Program Not Followed
and Benefits Not Commensu-
rate With Costs involved


Serious disaffecfion manifested by
officers OF the Hawaiian National
Guard, arising particularly from fail
IRE TO cause strict adherence To the
schedule mapped for the second week .
work, resulted yesterday in announce
ments by a heavy percentage Of Off
GERS OF the command that they were
ready to hand in their designations,
and only withheld the presentation. of
them to regimental commanders when
they heard that the matters under fire
We're possibly being considered in re-
ports prepared by the army instructors
attached to the guard,
Some designations were signed and
were to have been handed in yesterday,
while others were contemplated and
officers openly declared they were
Through with the guard. y This ae-
tion was based on the ground that the
recent encampment is believed to have
been waste of their energy and en-
thnsiasm, waste of federal and terri.
torial money, and a waste of time and
labor to which the business element
subscribed freely 80 that the guardsmen
could be trained and prepared against
the time when they might be called
into federal service.
Allege Filipino Imitation
g. Many officers allege that the guard
is and has been inflated by Filipinos
who did not come up to the qualiiica-
tions required under the regulations, in
height or physique or the knowledge
to read, write and speak the English
language, and that this imitation was
accomplished to bring the guard to pro,
portions Of brigade strength when, as
matter of fact, in actual technical
strength as required by the army de-
paftments, it is far below. F'E /,
Some officers who have devoted their
time and services for years in an eff
fort to make the guard a thorough
military organization and real factor
in preparedness for the Islands, de-
clared yesterday, not altogether prit
vately, but generally, that they will
leave the guard service. 80 o., 4
Allege Program Not Followed
riOne of the principal, grievances Is
that the original camp schedule for
the second week is declared not to have
been followed in any particular but
was allowed to drift from day to day.
tempt to cause appropriate drills or
instruction, and consisted largely in
the taking of pictures of the brigade.
and preparations therefor, and in geti
ting in trim for the congressional re-
view and to have the brigade "look
we'll" ~ .1 y Y
As sample Of the charge being
made in guard circles, officers state
that on last week Monday, the morn !
ing was devoted TO contemplation of
.rehearsed plan for enlisting the att
tention Of congressman and have them
cable 10 Washington to have the guard
modified aud kept in camp for long,
er period than the specified two weeks.
Practise For Review =, n
On Tuesday morning the brigade was
formed to practise for the congressional
review tOybe held on Thursday. The
afternoon was devoted to drills to cor
rect errors in the ''eyes right" ma,
newer for the review.
Wednesday was repetition of Tues
day, and on Thursday morning there
was light .drill and the afternoon was
taken up by the review in the presence
Of the Congressional Party. ~ ~
Friday morning brought only light
drills again and men were cautioned to
keep clean and trim for the afternoon,
when, photograph of the entire brig
ade was to be taken. t' ...r =
lp the afternoon the regiments were
formed, but the commanding officer was
not present. The regiments were dis
missed and orders given for reassem-
bling, for Pieture-taking on Saturday
morning. ."
Pictures Are Taken ...a....
Saturday morning was devoted TO
.picture-taking and in the afternoon
camp was broken up and the men slept
that night in pup tents. Sunday the
First Regiment came into town and
were dismissed after turning in eqnip.
ment at the armory. 100, ...,.,1s.T
The cost per day for. this schedule, il
is asserted by officers, was $4,000 to
$4,000, and the entire eneampment, In,
cluding the heavy expense for steamer
transportation to bring troops from
other Islands and returning them, cost
in the neighborhood Of 100000.
Many officers declare they lost pres
tige with their men during the encamp.
ment, no matter how hard they worked
Individually, and that the men felt that
camp life was play and not work, and
they assert II was directly opposite the
training in the regular army garrisons.
No Intensive Instruction -E@'
1t was anticipated, say some officers,
that the brigade eneampment would
give an intensive Instruction in work
which would start them on a knOwl-
edge Of modern warfare conditions, but
that the work was largely conferred on
the, usual company, battalion and regi.
mental drills with some extended order
diminishing, but without any instruc.
ton whatever in trench work, except
that obtained by few officers and men
who were sent to Schofield Barracks on
one occasion. '@
The officers declare that battalion
and company commanders and subordi.
nate officers worked with a win at what
orders for drill were given them, and
lived up 10 all that was laid out for
technical instruction, but that the
schedule Interpretation failed to com.
prehend the critical requirements of the
times and that for this reason the camp