New-York tribune., 1884-02-20
THE MILITIAMEN'S PROTEST.
WHAT is SAID ON BOTH SIDES.
POSITION OF THE VETERAN AssocIATIoNs-soMk

POSITION OF THE VETERAN AssocIATioNs-so"N
ACTION TO TAKEN.
Colonel Richard Vose of the list Regiment, IN
spsakag tn tho se ronSe betwean the Gnad
and the veteran associations Oh the o'"o'0
ments, said: ...,.,,.n,
The case has been fully set forth IN Ssrd tns myse
among the number published this morning. fne NSnetsd
assOciscn' anS fnd. s '9sy SSy fault With But
is9, dstqSen to to the rssmen re-
veteran can but thing and II Is absurd 10 ca
Of the s SsVe taken il Upon themselves too to
crtcse actions OF the officers OF the
Then their teswhy the officers of the associations hold
no commissions How they call themselves coonels
not Obliged To- turn OUT the State has no control
over them The thing has grown 10 'n"'
something has got 10 be done.
c. H. Loutrel, member of the Veteran Assocla-
tion of the 10th Regiment, said
III thought for an instant that the veteran association
mT S uniform. We always advise men whose time is
In the regiment 10 reenst and not TO Join the veterans
have aided 1t in every way The issuing of the memorial
IN regard 10 the veteran associations was not entirely
surprise e% tS ms Weeks that Something Of the
kind be DONE AS to the veteran uniformed bat
ment In case of riot there are many veterans
who would into the active regiment. In the OIansv @
rote numbers OF the veterans assembled at te
and themselves ready for service they u0ne
occasions. II seems to be the uniformed
itsen We have many members OF the veteran associa
one a2 alg Smse and think all the other officers of
the regiment belong TO our association; O ensa ~
are some of them veterans IN the stictest SENSE VI
the word The idea was TO form association into
Wbfch man who had served his time In t9e teglent %
and did NOT desire reenlst could come ana sun meet
tine friends had formed IN the course OF MS service
Perhaps other name than veteran la AssoeiSOT la
be deterioration or menace 10 the reslpieH' VIC
have served in and labored for Is absurd
One of the original members of the Veteran Asso-
citation of the 9TH Regiment said:
These men who are agitating this thing seek to be
greater than their 1t is The veterans Of the Ih
7th Regiment ever had its splendid armory If it had not
been for the veteransi No DO these young poys wig
are now carving in its ranks think that we won't
fight as well they If there is need Have we not al
ways I'm time of need been ready DID not many OF us 1
the DAYS of the Rebellion go through DaptSm ol poou
The officers OF the egiment who belong 10 our organ1s
ton have an @ ne I'm Wcn and
such things, why did they not say so when was pro
posed TO establish them We shall do nothing nasny NY
but the officers who have started this thing VIII ma they
have made a mistake
G. s. Badger, captain of the Veteran Association,
said:
Well il the regiment don't want can 60. should
not wonder II this thing resulted in the formation OF an
association composed Of the uniformed hattaons OF he
different veteran associations. am sure that no member
of the 22d Regiment has the good OF taat 0ody al nea
more than do the members OF the veteran assoclaton
don't know what steps shall take In the matter.
Probably we will have meeting and talk 1t over.
Colonel Locke w. Winchester, commanding the
Veteran Battalion of the 9TH Regiment said:
feel tnat an uflWhIaIteu attdch h"N "Ve loi
the uniformed battalion oil the veterans OF the 7th kes
ment aost it's members the Oldest men nVlng VINO
formerly members of the 7th Regiment ana an te
jealous and active In the association are To De Iound
in the uniformed battalion. They CONSCIENTIOUS IN
their belief that they have always been OF service 10 inc
regiment and sti very large portion of the uni
formed battalion have records aud while have moth
ing to say 10 the utility OF the uniform
do say that there Is something in 1t that binds men to-
gether and makes them active and Jealous workers Tor
the regiment so far rank of officers Is concerned
we name them in the that do in order TO carry
ont our organization and 10 ill our Offices Before the
War officers association bore the same titles that
do at the present day Nearly every ofcer OF the
veteran battalion held offices during his term OF service
ip the regiment No effort has been made my knowl
edge the part OF any member OF the battalion 10 urge
men TO equip and come into the uniformed battaloh'