St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-22
REFUSE TO PARADE.
British Grenadier Guards Protest
Against Certain Commands.

LONDON, April 21.-For some years
past there has been feeling of grow
ing discomfort, real or imaginary, in
some portions Of the British army. This
feeling, it was supposed, came to head
about year ago, when the Second bat
talon of the Grenadier guards, quar-
tered at Wellington barracks, near
Buckingham palace, London. practi-
cally broke out into open mutiny and
were exiled to Bermuda for so doing.
The general opinion was that this
would call the attention of the authori-
ties to the complaints of the SOL
diery and that the eventual result
of the agitation would be that inquiries
would be made into the extent and basis
of the trouble, and that steps would be
taken to remedy the evils complained
of. This does not seem to be the case,
for this morning there is renewed and
great excitement in military circles,
caused by mutlnOuS demonstration in
almost every particular similar to that
which caused the Second battalion of
Grenadier guards to be sent to Bermuda
in disgrace. And again it is the Gren-
adler guards, the crack infantry guards
men of England, the famous British
Grenadiers" who are in revolt. The
details of this military disturbance
are as follows: The Third bat
TALON of the Grenadier guards,
who are at present quartered at
Chelsea barracks, in this city,
were ordered to parade in full marching
order at s O'Clock this morning. The
men, who have been in a sullen frame
of mind for some time past. refused to
obey this order. The officers of the bat
TALON thereupon held a hurried consul
tation, and the leading non-commis-
stoned officers were communicated
with. The latter, i'll pursuance to the
orders, attempted to reason with the
mutineers and to persuade them to turn
out and parade and not to bring more
disgrace upon the distinguished corps
to which they belonged. The argu-
mentS of the non-cOmmiSSioned officers
eventually had some effect upon the
angry priyates, and after a long
period of waiting four companies
of the Third battalion of Gren-
adler guards struggled slowly,
ane with every mark of outward
discomfort out upon the parade ground
of Chelsea barracks. The remaining
companies, however, refused to leave
their rooms in the barracks. After
further consultation among the Third
Gals of the war office had been notified
of the occurrence, the Oldest members
of the more disconnected portion of the
battalion, the men having the longest
terms of service, were placed under az
rest and an investigation into the cause
of the mutiny was commenced, in order
that preliminary report upon the sub
ject may be placed before the duke of
Cambridge, the commander-in-chief of
the forces. The discomfort has been
growing for a long time past. The
present mutineers, in explanation of
their conduct, claim that the orders is
sued to them to parade III full marching
order is an unprecedented step for
their commanding officer to take
upon a day when the battalion
is called upon to mount guard at the
palaces. etc. The men also declare that
they have been long subjected TO
series of excessive and annoying drills
for which there was no cause or reason
They assert that these alleged excessive
drills were not ordered with the view of
Derfecting the battalion in military
maneuvers or in the manual of arms.
but the men say that these drills were
,-viered solely for the convenience of