The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-26
ANGRY SAILORS.
The Naval Battalion Is
Severely Snubbed.
THREATS OF RESIGNATION.
The Boys Given q Back Seat in the
MidWinter Fair inaugural
Ceremonies.
THREATS OF RESIGNATION.

The time-honored story of the King oil
France, who marched his men up a hill
and then marched them down again, was
only half true of the maneuverS of the
Naval Battalion of the Second Brigade al
the park on Thursday last, and there by
hangs tale that may cause the reslgna
ton of large and efficient portion of the
brigade.
ut was this way" explained one Of the
indignant young sailors to a CALL re-
porter. and the other boys standing around
supported his statement. General Dick.
inson is our commanding officer ana Lieu
tenant Douglas is in command of the NaVa
Battalion of the Second Brigade.
douglas sent US printed orders to as.
semble at / 80 P. NJ on Thursday to take
part officially in the Midwinter Fair cere-
monies. We turned out full of enthusiasm.
AT Baker street the three companies-B,
Z and ID OF the Naval Reserve-were to
JOIN the procession. We got there on
time. and saw the Second Brigade fall in.
Our place was after them, and we were
falling In when General Dickinson's aid
de-camp came riding up and commanded
us to halt. At the same time he ordered
the veterans to go on ahead. After the
veterans came the carriages, and by the
time we were allowed to march the second
division was quarter of a mile ahead
1ou understand that we sailors belonged to
the second division just as much as any
other part OF 1t.
when we arrived at the fair grounds a
Gordon OF troops was drawn up that we
could not pass through. Our own division
had disappeared, so Lieutenant Douglas
made us keep on marching up the hill to
the lake. When We reached there he
formed us into battalion front and
calmly told US the parade was dismissed"
You could have gone down and wit
messed the ceremonies?" suggested the re-
porter.
The sailor boys exchanged looks of
scOrn, and one of them replied: I'VE
went theIe as State organization. Our
own general refused TO acknowledge US.
We were not going in as private individ-
uais." Another sailor added:
1.-THE captain of one of the companies
asked US, What will you do. boys, try to
see something or go home? q Every one of
answered, Go home. and we made straight
for the cars The noise of the cannon
somewhere in the vicinity was ell we
heard of the celebration.
I'VE have talked the matter over since
and find there was absolutely no excuse
for cutting US Oft from the rest of the
Second Brigade, If we were ordered out
by command Of General Dick inson. That
IS what we are waiting to find out before
rendering our designations.
IF our own general ordered US and then
cut US we shall most of us resign. If
Douglas ordered us out ON his own author
ity that is another matter. though there is
not one Of Us who Will turn out TO another
parade, even at the risk of being dismissed
from the militia"
ut is too bad" concluded one of the
bright young sailors, in an outburst of
wounded patriotism. THE boys Joined
the militia because they thought they
could serve the State better that way than
any other. They turned out full of enthu-
slasm, and then TO be cut by their own
general was too much Tor them. They
have felt the cut keenly, too"