The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-22
SAM JOHNSON IS
CALLED INTO
FEDERAL SERVICE
Brigadier- General Head Of Ma
tionaI Guard, Commissioned
Major In 3lnfantry Reserve
Corps and Assigned To Duty
On Mainland

Brigndier General Samuel Ivan John
son, brigade commander and adjutant
general Of the, Hawaiian National
Guard is now Major Samuel Ivan John
son, Infantry Reserve Corps, by ap-
pointmcnt from Washington, the cable
message being received yesterday after
noon Mt Hawaiian department head
quarters.
Major johnson is directed to proceed
TO Camp Fremont, PaIo Alto, California,
for assignment as adjutant general of
the 65th Brigade, and will leave for
California as soon rs his affairs with
the Hawaiian National Guard are ar
-, ranged.
In accepting the commission in tho
army, Major johnson resigned as com
mandcr of the Hawaiian National
Guard brigade, but his status as adju-
tant general in the guard will be a
matter Of future adjustment, this be-
ing territorial Office.
Major johnson will doff this morning
the silver stars which have adorned
his uniform for several years and don
the gold OAK leaves Of his new com
mission.
Question Of Successor
While many rumOrs were rife last
evening as to who his successor may
be as commander of the national guard
brigade, it was assumed by many that
the adjutant general department may
he more or less directed by the Ha
waiinn Department, with the bureau Of
militia affairs in closer touch and au-
thority.
Major Will Wayne, assistant to the
adjutant general will continue to be in
active charge of the Office affairs of the
brigade and more or less a directing
authority at guard headquarters in the
general work of both regiments of the
guard. He may not be promoted be-
cause of the possible general super.
vision of the guard affairs from army
headquarters.
This presages, along with the request
from Washington for the speeding up
of the selective draft work both in the
guard and with the civilian draft age
population, an early call to active ser
vice of the guardsmen.
The situation with Geperal, or rather
Major, Johnson, in his connection with
the Hawaiian National Guard is this:
Johnson's Status
He is appointed by the President as
a brigadier-general to serve at the head
of all the Hawaiian national guard
units; he is a territorial officer in his
capacity Of adjutant general of the
guard. He resigns his brigadier'gcneral,
ship, but retains his post as adjutant-
general, awaiting a later adjustment
Inasmuch as several officers of the ter
ritorial government have been called
to the active service, such as Major
Charles R. Forbes, no still retains his
title as superintendent of public works,
and Major l. NJ. Stainback, judge ad-
who still retains his office ms attorney
general of the Territory, it is assume
that Major Johnson will retain his title
rs adjutant general in the guard.
1t was asserted in army circles last
night that a regular army officer will
shortly be appointed to assume com
mand of the Hawaiian National Guard
brigade, with probably the title of
colonel, but not as brigadier general.
Major johnson entered the Hawaiian
National Guard service during the days
of the Republic Of Hawaii as a private
in F company, which he later command
ed as captain. His rise in the guard
was rapid, and it's present strength to-
day is due largely to his interchangeable
efforts to make it one of the best units
of the national guard under the Ameri-
can flag.
Major johnson is a Russian by birth
and has lived in Hawaii for the past
quarter of a century.