The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-31
Provisional Regiment
From Hawai- For
Europe Is Planned
II War Department Keeps Ma
tionaI Guard In Islands, Form
alton OF Fighting Body For For
eign Service win Be Urged On
Washington ...

A provisional regiment from Hawa al
for service in France will be urge,
upon the war department, with the an
ticipated sanction Of the local represen
tatives of the department, If the Wash
ington administration 3 policy is later
found to be favoring the retention ul
he Hawanan National Guard and civil
ian draftees for service exclusively il
garrisoning the posts evacuated by The
ocular organizations ordered to Europe
Although the guard mobilization or
ders have not been received from Wash
ington, nor any additional intimat IN,
developed at draft headquarters con
corning the civilian draft, members ui
the legislature are said to be planninl
the introduction Of q resolution, "A thG
legislature, authorizing the Govern u
Of the Territory in the event there Is O
disposition on the part Of the war de,
partment to keep all drafted menNhere
for the period Of the war, to- ask the
President to authorize the formation
of a provisional regiment to be made uT
Of the finest fighting material in the
Islands, recruited from the trained men
Of the camps, and sent to France. This
will be done on behalf of the Legislature
and the people Of Hawaii.
Should the war end this summer, for
example, the history of the war would
reveal the fact that organizations from
very state in the Union had served
m France, with the single exception of
Hawaii. 1t is known that many re-
Iuests have been sent to congress-, and
individual letters forwarded to officials
in Washington, appealing to have at
east one fighting unit sent abroad to
-epresent Hawaii.
Up To Lane
1t is likely that this suggestion will
We laid before Secretary of the Interior
Frank X. Lane, during his visit here
n June. In all probability the cabinet
official will have an opportunity to in
Peet the guardsmen in the federal serv.
&c, and he can judge for himself wheth,
or the appeal is just or not.
Ask any guardsman when the guard is
TO be modified and he will promptly
answer:
Saturday, June I, or Monday, June
g."
All representatives Of the Second
Regiment, Hawaiian National Guard,
Who were summoned to Honolulu by
wireless on Monday to consult with the
adjutant-general and Captain Witsell,
Z. S. A., inStructor-inspector of the
guard, have reported at the armory
with the exception Of Colonel More.
head, commanding. the Second at Hilo.
The orders did not reach him in time
to catch the Mama Kea on Monday and
he will not be here until Saturday morn.
ing.
Examinations Continue
Major Richard Oliver and Captain
Cox of the battalion of the Second
Regiment, on Kauai, arrived yesterday
morning, and have received instructions
for modelling similar to those which
Captain Witsell gave to the guard on
Monday night. -.
The physical examinations of the
guard officers continued yesterday. the
results being favorable in practically
every instance. These examinations,
however, have to be verified by the
regular army surgeons when the guard
IS called. There is a feeling that minor
defects among guardsmen, which will
not lessen their value as members of the
organization, except for actual service
abroad, may be given the benefit of the
doubt, but that If, later on, any of the
guard is ordered to Europe, there would
be a winnowing among officers which
would leave many behind.