The record-union., 1894-07-27

could be brought up; such is the fate of a
soldier. These troops were brought here
upon few hours notice, the Stockton
companies being notified after many of
the men had retired to bed, and left on
the incoming train without food, blankets,
or tents. None of the troops have had
actual experience in the field, and they
affair. There is compensation in the
thought that the strike have also learned
something that will be of lasting benefit
to Them
The strikers did not assist the soldiers
to drag Calling gun. The statement is
preposterous.
The men have had regular meals since
July 9TH. They were boarded for a few
days at hotels and restaurants under
contracts made under authority. Only
one hotel refused to take men, and this
one because the proprietors were not pre-
pared to furnish food and wait for an ap-
preparation.
From an experience had in the late war
and knowledge of the kind of men who
carried the flag to a successful termina-
ton of that war, l can say that the Ma
tional Guard OF this State are just as
brave, just as loyal, and are imbued with
as much patriotism as were the boys who
started out with you. 1t takes some time
to bring any command to that degree of
efficiency which Sherman commanded on
his march to the sea. Since the failure of
July 4th, for which the guard in no way
are responsible-that is, the rank and file
the companies have been called into
line and the offer made to discharge any,
one who would not willingly obey any
order he might receive. and not one has
proposed to accept discharge; on the
other hand, feeling the humiliation OF
Misrepresentation, they are more deter
mined than ever to stay till the strike is
of. All the companies have been doing
hard service. and the men conduct them
selves like old soldiers. There is no
strayIng about the city and no arrests tor
drunkenness or disorder. 1t is very un-
fair to these men who have left home and
business, in some cases at the expense OF
losing positions, to be misrepresented so
seriously. Reasonable men will recog-
nize the fact that it takes time to bring
any body of soldiers to the more serious
affairs that belong to them in times of
anarchy. They are more loyal and more
brave than some of the newspapers which
have attacked them and which have done
so much to aid the strikers.
The National Guard of this State are
not towards, they are brave; they are not
demoralized, they are obedient to orders;
they are not hungry, on the other hand
they are now subSiSting upon good food
prepared by their own cooks, and are
living quite as well as are the regulars
camped alongside them. Guard and
other duties are performed to the satisfac-
ton of Colonel Graham, in command of
the regulars, and who has the reputation
of being very exacting with his officers
and men. he informs me has visited
our guard lines at unexpected hours and
has found our men diligent and earnest.
We perform our full share of all military
duties, escort trains, furnish detachments
as far north as Dunsmuir and all the
way to Truckee and to Oakland, and we
are entitled to be fairly treated by the
newspapers. and shall hope TO be unless
their sympathies are with the bad ele-
ment which seems to control the laboring
men i'll this unfortunate strike.
Please don't put this in some out-of-
the-way column, for the criticisms found
in the Times were editorial, and | hope to
have our side of the question fairly pre-
sented. Respectfully yours.
c. G. ALLEN, Adjutant- General.