Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-31

faction was caused by the fact thai
several Of the companies and officers
did not receive their pay before leaving
| the camp. The testimony shows thai
the Quarte-fnaster's Corps were moi
sufficiently versed in the law regard
/ ing the payment OF certain companies
| in which there was some question a.
| to whether they were entitled &c
either Federal or Territorial pay, and
| q definite decision should have been
! reached before the troops left the
| camp, and the company commanders
J notified accordingly. The absence sot
definite decision on this subject
caused dissatisfaction and was harm.
full to military discipline.
/ TRANSPORTATION Within Camp
| This was found to be inadequate
/ and, in the opinion Of some officers,
| the wagon trains should have been
taken out In order to eliminate this
difficulty. In many cases it was neces-
: sary for men 10 garry heavy equipment
: such as field ranges, tentage and fire
wood a distance OF several hundred
yards. The Chief Quartermaster ex,
plains that 1t was not possible to OBJ
tain additional wagons and trucks.
|: Equipment
The board finds that the troops were
| not sufficiently and properly equipped
| for a fifteen-day encampment. The
majority of the enlisted men had but
one pair of breeches and one pair of
shoes; and some had but one shirt.
There were not sufficient mosquito
bars to supply the entire command.
Much dissatisfaction was caused prior
to and during the encampment over
the fact that there seemed to be lack
Of cooperation between the Quarter
masters corps and the regimental sup
ply officer of the LIST Regiment. 1t ap-
pears to have been difficult to obtain
equipment on requisition, at times.
The testimony in one instance dis.
closed the fact that requisition for
first-aid jackets was not filled as, In
the personal opinion of the Quarter.
master Officer in charge, the men
might not take proper care of this
equipment. The testimony shows that
proper field equipment was not issued
on the direct order of the Militia Blu
reau. In another instance 1t was shown
that 500 rifles were requisitioned for
and, while there were more than this
number on hand, but 240 were issued,
and 1t was impossible to obtain the
balance. At least one company went
into camp without sufficient rifles.
Brigade Mess and Exchange
1t 10 generally conceded that the
mess for officers of the brigade was
unsatisfactory from the standpoint OF
q fOo nj ha a. fn1.
was a cause of dissatisfaction to such
an extent that q large number Of the
officers discontinued their participa-
ton In the mess at an early date, pre-.
ferring to have direct supervision over
this mess. The sanitation Of the mess
was such as to cause two strenuous
complaints to be registered by the chief
medical inspector, with the result that
an ultimatum was issued by him to the
effect that If sanitary conditions were
not Immediately improved the cater.
ing privilege would be rescinded.
The camp exchange privilege was
authorized by the brigade adjutant,
whereby the caterer received the priv
ilege Of operating camp exchange on
the basis Of 10co of the gross receipts
OF the exchange reyerting to the Ma.
tional Guard Of Hawaii. In the opinion
of the board more advantageous ar.
rangements could have been made and
more profit accrue to the Guard had
the privilege been advertised and
awarded to- the highest responsible
bidder. It has come to the attention.
of the board that the entire proceeds
derived from this source were to be
applied to the payment of debts of the
Post Exchange OF the National Guard
Armory, Honolulu, in which event the
End Regiment. although participating
in the exchange, would receive no df.
from.
Camp Commander
For approximately three months
prior to the encamfneflt, the camp
commander was student in the Re-
serve Officers TrainiIk Camp at Scho-
field Barracks, T. H. he still retained
command Of the brigade and did not
delegate authority. hent the admins
tration of his office wa performed by
the brigade adjutant, wtb was required
to report and confer with the brigade
commander, in many Bes with loss
of time, which conditidns hampered
necessary arrangements This was
particularly true, in thet case Of the
necessary preliminary arrangements
for Camp Liliuokalani, anh there Is no
doubt but that the Discipline suffered
thereby.
The board finds that khe brigade
commander was Officially relieved
from his duties as q trfining camp
student on or about November 9, 1917,
for the specific purpose pf assuming
command Of Camp Liliudkalani, and
Notwithstanding the fact that he was
relieved from his training camp duties,
he continued to participate in the &C
tfvities thereof.
From the testimony given by quail.
fled officers, we find that the camp
commander was derelict Id his duties,
and that 1t was not proper for him
to attend the training camp under the
circumstances.
The testimony shows that out of the |
% days Of the encampment the camp |
commander was present in camp. as |
follows:
A. m. pm. Niohtl
No No M