Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-23
ANOTHER bad MUTINY
Occurs in the Second Battalion of
COldStream Guards,
THE PETS OF THE BRITISH ARMY.
They Showed Of Before the Emperor Of Germany,
and Thought They Ought to Have Had a
Eoliday-7hsir Insubordinaton on
Parade Causes Them to bs
Disciplined.

LONDON, July 22.-The 1T1Ln To-Day
prints startling story of another NUT
iny in the British Army. Strange to
remark the facts seem to have been
kept quiet up to the present, and stran-
ger still it is again one OF the famed foot
guard regiments which finds itself In
trouble. According to the story in
Truth, this third serious mutiny among
the guards during the past year or so
occurred in the second battalion Of the
Goldstream Guards, whose Colonel
is the Hon. Sir A. E. Hardlngs, K. c. B.
The second battalion of this regiment
has been quartered at Wellington bar
racks, Birdcage Walk, close to Buck
ingham palace, where 1t has been
furnishing the guard of honor and in
cidentally during the recent visit OF the
Emperor of Germany to London taking
a prominent part in the parades, re-
views which were arranged in honor OF
the imperial visitor. This work natur-
ally necessitated considerable amount
of extra duty which was far from being
pleasant to the guardsmen who have
long been the pets, some people say
spoiIed pets of the British army.
After the departure OF the German
Emperor from London the guards ex-
pected to be allowed at least day
from guard mounting at the palaces.
Instead of being granted the day OIL,
which they expected, the men were Or
dered to parade in full marching order.
The feelings of the men upon receiving
this order can readily be imagined.
Grumbling, cursing and wrath was
worse: sullen, fierce mutterings were
heard throughout the company rooms
of the barracks. The whole battalion
for a period seemed determined to re-
fuse to turn out in marching order or In
any other order, in fact, the trst ana
third companies at first bluntly posi-
lively refused to parade, and told their
non-commissioned officers that they
could inform the higher authorities oil
the determination the privates had ar
rived at. The non-commissioned oftl-
GERS. with the Grenadier mutiny fresh
in their memories, had no recourse lett
but to report the insubordination re-
ferred to. The first and third company
officers. when placed in possession OF
and dfieff diedf not n9l lose sight OF the TACT that
they had before them the prospect OF a
term of exile similar to that which the
second battalion Of the Grenadier
guards was subjected to at Bermuda
The result was that the Coldstream's
officers repaired to the companies rooms
and earnestly argued with the mutin-
Gus privates. Finally the rebellous
privates still grumbling and growing,
sullenly consented to parade, and were
conducted to st. James Park In full
marching order for their usual drill.
But arrived upon the parade ground the
behavior and bearing of the Coldstreams
was so glaringlY insubordinate that
their officers conceded that 1t would be
advisable to march them back to Well
ington barracks.
On arriving at Wellington barracks,
orders were issued confning their COM
mands to barracks for three days as
punishment for their insubordinate con-
duct. In addition to this, the Cold
stream officers ordered that ten senior
privates of the mutinous companies
should be placed under arrest with the
view Of trying them by court martial
for insubordination.
The mutiny of the Coldstreams is an
other illustration of the i'll feeling and
discomfort which has been growing in
certain corps at least of the British
army for some time past. Excessive
drills, excessive punishment, excessive
severity upon the part of their officers
and non-commissioned officers together
with small pay are said to be the causes
of this discomfort. The real signih-
cance of the Coldstream's display OF
mutinous sentiment can be judged from
the fact that this regiment is
the oldest corps In the British
army except the first foot regiment.