The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-09
NATIONAL GUARD. I.
T0BE OUR SECOND
.HNEOF DEFENSE
Big Developments In Store, Says
Delegate kubio-To De Civ :
0en Intensive Trainlnu -
MARRIED. Men MAY So,
d. ,..1~ REl0iN OLD COMMANDS
Hawai- Needs Large Garrison,
According To Major General
Carter, Chief Of Militia Bureau

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Contemplated intensive training sery-
ice for the Hawaiian National Guafd,
under consideration by the Hawaiian
Department for Some time, undoubtedly
will be put into effect, according to q
statement received yesterday by The
Advertiser from the Office Of Delegate
Kalanianaole, dated at washinG ton the
latter part OF March. The DeleRate
says positively that the guard viii
be used as a second line Of defense
for the Hawaiian Islands, to be held
in reserves for the regular army troops
stationed on Oahu. ElE fT41fii
Major Dougherty, U. 8. R., In charge
Of the bureau of militia affairs Of the
hawaiian Department, said after read
ing the Delegate s communication that
such plans had been under considers
ton, but he was. not aware that they
! would be put into operation quite A.
early as the Delegate announced.G b..
Headquarters Not Advised M D.. ri
At Hawaiian National Guard, head,
quarters, in the absence Of Mai. win
Wayne, acting acknowledgement of the
nationals guard, little could be learned
as to whether Delegate Kalanianaoless
prophecy was to be true. The only
thing that the headquarters knew to be o
real fact was that they have the privi,
lege to go ahead, with enlistments in, thu
National Guard to, bring its, numbers
up. to nsar-war strength, and hoped to
have this work completed this week. |!
Thes letter from Delegate Kalaniana.
ole . Office follows: VI . .so,1,
Knhio'a Letter w"
| There are, big Developments in the
near future for the National Guard Of
the Territory Of Hawaii. Delegate Kas
lanianaole has: had the guard matter up
with the war department officials try
ing to get some definite line of pro-
cedure., Today this is what has hap.
pened: 'rTE."E &C. a -,
1.-THE guard is to be held in the, Ter.
ritory as a+second line Of defense for,
the regulars when an emergency affaes,t
Married men and men with depen.
dents who were separated from the
guard year age viii most likely be
permitted to fejoin their old eommands.
Three months intensive Immediate
training for the rejuvenated guard ID,
now being considered. ~ ~ =
"Major General Carter, chief Of the
militia bureau, with whom the Delegate
has been tliscussilE the territorial mill.
tia, states: H. ~ We, : -. ~.
Big Garrison Needed ~">. ~
Hawaii requires the largest gar
rison in relation. TO its size Of any
place under the United States; flaR. At
this crucial time whenst& the United
States is engaged in the greatest war
in its history seven regiments Of reg.
IIulnro oaualru iuRa - x.r AL NtalI,a til
lery, and some companies of coast arti,
lery, are stationed on Oahu Even
that force would not be sufficient to
hold the Islands in case q determined
attack should be made by o foreign
naval power conveying Troops. The
value Of two we'll trained" regiments Of
National Guard as d fraserSe is, and
always has been tecogpizsd.y With the
need for a proper defense OF the. Islands
it would not be logical act to remove
the two regime tsS and transport them
nearly nine thousand miles to the bat
tie front in Europe, even If the ships
were available. With the present short.
age Of ships, it would 10 an ,impossi bill
ity; besides which the findifStrial situa.
ton in, the Islaqds would, suffer appre.
Gladly by such withdrawal
1.-THE Hawaiian National Guard suf.
fered material depletion on aocgunt Of
the rule to exclude, married, men from
the National Guard organizations. For
local reserSe service III the small, areas
occupied, General CaIteh wonld hold
that the general rule could well be
waived. for Hawaii The matter also
of calling some Hawaiian, troops into
United States temporary service for
training purposes and alAO TO encourage
recruiting, is to be, passed upon by the
war department. The DeIegate 10 strong
of the opinion that the guard should
be given three months intensive train
ing. The men can boz Divided into com
,panies in order to take them where
there is less chance of interfering with
their civil pursuits. - iTrained men,
said the Delegate, will be- of value
when an emergency arisess'' General
Carter is a strong believafs In the three
months intensive training program, and
il seems assured. anrcS as n.
Married Mon May RnJoin.
"As to permitting the married men
to reioin the guard, both the Delegate
and General Carter feel that tho soldier
defending his family, fighting, in his
own country, is betterpsoldier than
the ore fighting without this incentive
"Ths matter of permitting married
men and men with dependents to REGION
the guard has to be passed upon by the
Army War College. AZ General Carter
faVors this procedure he, has Informed
the Delegate that the War college will
most likely permit the order to be is
sued. "
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