New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12
NEWS From THE APMORIES.
UNION MEN AND THE REGIMENTs-woRK OF THE
BICYCLE CORPS.

| UNION MEN AND THE REGIMENTs-wORK OF THE
! BICYCLE CORPS.
Some member Of a labor organization who was once
a candidate for membership in the National Guard has
managed TO create considerable talk over the alleged
discrimination against the members Of labor unions In
the regiments particularly the Attn 1t is said that
every recruit is asked If he belongs 10 any labor union
and If he that he is TO be rejected That the
question IS asked appears be true, but it by means
follows that a rejection is the result Of Affirmative
answer The officers hold that it is perfectly proper
Question to ASK and when they find labor union man
candidate for the service they inform him Of the
nature of the oath Of allegiance that he VIII be required
20 take lie must consider his duty TO the state as
paramount and DO prepared in case Of necessity 10
oppose as q soldier the very men to whom he is most
closely bound in bis labor organization. This may be
but possibility but IL does not do 10 forget that
violence over labor troubles is possibility and that
the guardsmen must be prepared to cope with 1t WIN
out fear Of trouble within regiment at such time.
Therefore the commanders defend their action, at the
same time specifying their desire for aboring men in
the guard provided that they fully understand their
duties and fully accept their responsibilities.
Now that the 47th Regiment Is back from camp the
question Of Northumberland again comes up. Major
Pettigrew seems 70 be out of the question, and his
friends generally acknowledge ii. Adiutant Huboel
went TO camp at the request Of Colonel EDDY. His
resignation Is still in the Cooncl's hands, and that
regiment, when asked by a Tribune reporter what Ad-
jutant Hubben was going TO do, replied g. The best
thing he can do IS to keep still. He IS going TO be
made lieutenant colonel and he cannot well help it,
We're going to make him take back the resignation and
take the place"
The officers Of the 18th Regiment held their regular
monthly meeting on Thursday evening. 1t was decided
thAt n future only three meetings Of the Board be
held year and 1t Is probable that this viii be
amended 70 that there viii be only one meeting year
and that one the law requires. The meetings are in
most cases purely matter Of routine, and could be
dispensed with without injury to the service.
Captain Cochran Ct Company l. 18th Regiment,
has his bicycle corps cjty well organized. ON July
The corps took a Iun 20 Colonel Austens home, at
Hunts Point above the Harlem River, and then en-
campsd in the fields AID performed number Of mill
tary evolufIOHs The members OF the corps, up 10
date are Captain George e. Cochran, Loutenants Iay
or and Carsclen Sergeant FaDstOck, COrpOrals Ham
ley Bethel and Jo, TIumPeter Barrett and Priyatcs
Armstrong Emeigl, Brown NOlTega and Bole They
have ordered new uniforms ard new wheels with ap-
planes for lilies and other equipments.
a. :. Pers0n has become first sergctnt OF company
X l3,n EegiEleHi, and Herbert /. Allen ana Thomas
! Frank, ST raea.ts and George l.. Norton. Frank II.
Rodgers MOriTer =. Druder, !. D. Fleming and Will
ian H. WhtfJrd c0rpOrals OF tic same company. A.
bert p Cook has been made corporal IN Company I.
Company {, IAN Regiment, returned Oh Monday
last from a tlree-days' outing at Hanmel's station.
CaptaI n LLOYD lad with him Lcutcnants Hdrlilg and
Mcnamara aud hfty-two men. They had drills aud
Cll,I mounts and The regular routine OF camp fife,
and managed to mix with the work great deal II fun