The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-10

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!uard, after the Hawaii national
he national service.
Only Four Sentences
Only four BRIEF sentences were used
by the secretary of war in informing
the secretary of interior for the in.
formation of the people of Hawaii
that no equipment may be expected
for the new national guard regiment
and that the guard regiments now in
the federal service are to remain in the
Islands and supply all the "hOm"
guard required. The secretary f
wars letter was written ON August
IS and was as follows:
1t is not deemed advisable to
organize and equip additional
troops in the Territory Of Hawaii.
All available equipment Is being
used to supply units now organ
lied or authorised to be called into
service. Considering the man power
Of the country IL IL not thought
the necessity win arise for calling
the national guard Of Hawaii into
service outside Of the limits of the
Territory. The above action Is
considered the most advisable in
view Of the present emergency"
Fifth Regiment Pau
Receipt of this letter from the sec
rotary of war by Governor Mccarthy
caused him to say last night that cit
looks like it means the abandonment
Of the plans for the Fifth Regiment
although he said such action would
have to be decided upon after he had
gone fully into the subject.
He added that the letter appeared
to indicate the reason why no action
had been taken upon his recOmmenda'
ton for the appointment by the Pres
ident of a territorial adjutant gen
cral to succeed Col. Will Wayne, for,
he explained:
1.-The principal duty of an adjutant
general would be with work connected
with a new guard regiment" This
however, he SAYS, may not be tn"
case, as the adjutant general is paid
by the Territory, although the appoint
mcnt is made by the President upon
the recommendation of the Governor.
The Governor said he surmisCd that
the receipt Of the letter from the
secretary of war Nmight also explain
why he had never received a reply to
his cable sent to Washington asking
that men joining the new guard regi
mcnt be not required to waive their
present draft Considerations by signing
what is known as the "pink slip.
1.-THE cable was )Icver answered.
This letter may have been considered
all the answer that was necessary,
said the Governor.
Who Started 1t, Anyway
Governor Mccarthy is frankly puz
lied as to how the action was starter
which led to the organizing of the
Fifth Regiment, presumably with tho
promise or assurance of future equip
ment of the organization. The organ
iHing of the regiment was started be
fore he entered Office as Governor an
the details were all left to Col. vii
Wayne, he saws.
The Governor said last night he ha,
not had an opportunity to consult Colo
mel WAYNE since the communicate
had reached him from Washington an'
ascertain on what authority steps were
taken to form the new guard regiment
As is plainly Indicated in the lettc
Of the secretary of war, it's formation
was never authorized by the war de
partment, although it may have beer
done so upon the recommendation o.
the Hawaiian Department. The Gov
ernor says he is cOnfdeNt his predcres
sOr had nothing to do with the organ
izing of the regiment, but trusts Colo
mel Wayne will have a satisfactory cX
PLANTATION of how he came to start thu
organ "a, ton.
Lane Showed Interest
Indirectly the letter of the secretar!
of war is the result of interest show
in the "hOme guard" by Secretary 0
Interior Franklin X. Lane while he wa
in Honolulu. The secretary's tnteres
in the organization was aroused by
ewspaper report of the intention l.
form "home guard
Early in June while still here Secre
tarv Lane asked the Governor to sub
nit a report regarding the new guan
regiment. This the Governor did o.
June 25 after he had received re
port of several pages from Colone
Wayne, principally regarding the equip
ment which would be needed for tn
organization.
Reading of the report and subsrquen
requests for equipment resulted IN th
sub lcct being taken up by the seeretar
of interior with the secretary of wal
it is now believed, which led to tn
communication being written whIc
puts the Fifth Regiment in the non mi
itary class, and kills the hopes of tn
men in the First and Second Hawaii
an regiments to see active service.
In discussing the defniteness wit
which the secretary of war dIsPOses o
the Fifth Regiment. Governor McCaI
thy says he believes the extension
! draft ages may have had something t