The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-01
The Mustered-Out Members
of the National Guard
Protest.
CALL IT SNAP JUDGMENT.
con,nany H VIII ASK to Be Allowed
to Continue Without STATE
Assistance

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Their trouoie Budd. Acknowledgement
D Dy and Maior-G General Dimond IN re-
a dailr- the National Guaro, 1hose
eo-.tiar,en decided TO muster OUT company
EeD'- tbe Third Regiment and company ID
49, - First Regiment and Troop A OF the
~ and now the members OF tnose
H ta,.;y SONS are Directing strenuously.
"i Salansf II. P. Bush, the colonel OF the
-. po,,inent. was very guarded IN ms
riiSS 80 This. he explained, was neces-
ut'o. GOV nor Budd was his superior
"a - and it woald not be proper for the
:-sorior 10 criticize his commanders
~ do think. though" he said, chat
+bo regimental officers should have been
consulted before definite action OF this sort
was taken. As it was, we had no lntlma-
ton of what was coming. To be sure,
would not like to have to indicate any one
comnanv in the First as being more de-
serving of being mustered out than any
cher still think we should have been
called upon to assist in the selection.
~ do not. however, see the necessity of
mastering out any company OF the First
REGIMENT. They are all of high grade of
excellence in drill and attendance. In
tacs. every City com pany that know OF is
in good condition. This cannot be said of
MANY outside companies, and think they
should have paid the penalty"
The men and officers of Company Fl were
not so conservative as their colonel. They
denounced the Governors action as I'M
called for and based upon an inspection
that was practically no inspection.
81 will bet $500 in gold" said Captain
Eisen last night, "that to-day my company
is in better condition, better equipped,
better drilled and more regular in its at
tendance than any other company in the
State. Now, that's a nice company to
muster out on the ground that it Is not
efficient, isn't it?"
The whole trouble lies in the last in
spection, here interrupted a young officer.
General Warheld's staff officers were sent
to inspect the regiment. Different men
inspected different companies and their
ideas of excellence varied"
lymph, put in another, II should say
so. Why, the man who inspected Com
paDy = did not know how to return the
rifle to the file alter examining it. And he
reported their drill and equipment ex-
ceIIent.'
CaPdain Eisen here said that he was sure
tHe action of the Governor would never
have been as it was had one man inspected
all the companies.
The gentleman who inspected my COM
pany, said he, Informed me that no
company was to be given the grade of sex
celent.' He was much pleased with our
work, and told me that he was going to
'Sg5s7e the boys the highest grade that he
=, marked nOtni,ae. Aexce!-
lent of course. but see that ne hau been
Tnisinformed, for some of the other compa-
MES were given that grade.
Naturally my men feel sore. Our CONF
panv is one of the Oldest. Our rooms are
finely fitted up and we take great pride IN
them. Our equipments most OF which we
iouoht ourselves, are the best II the Ma
+ional Guard. Some of the officers have
served for seventeen years. A number Oh
men have been in the company longer
than that, :.
You can understand that thew love it
There is an esprit de corps that IS Lacking
in the more poorly equipped organlza
tions- Our company has a history. w
are proud of it and we feel that we nav
been uniustlv treated when or long ser
vice. close application to duty and en-
thusiastic love for our company IS rewarded
by an order practically throwing US out
the service in q way similar to that II
VIII two recaicltrant SacrdIhehC'
COZ yere punished.
Who Fad gathered around al
sentiments. They felt that i
nave been SO harsh If they hao
solidated with some other com.
ney all objected to the way in
" had been inspected, some o.
;laring that the inspecting officer
touched their rifles.
is action is final" said Captain
ba oopo rarv will MT dichand T.
tate cannot afford to make US an al.
dnce we will do without it. We die
without it once and we can again. We will
petition to be allowed 10 remain in the ser
vice, but without expense to the State"
Last night Captain Waller of Troop
was preparing protest to be sent to Cover.
nor Budd.
THE whole trouble lies in the fact that
Governor Budd and Acknowledgement Bar.
rett have been misinformed,'' he said
The troop was mustered out because oil
the dissenslons reported to be rife in it.
There were dissensions once, but they are
over and the troop was never before in sc
good condition as it is to-day.
General Barrett promised me to in speci
the troop. He did not keep his word. Had
ne Zone so, we would never have been mus.
tered out. They have really taken snar
judgment on US.
Two weeks ago we took in fourteen new
members. Tuesday night ten more wer
to come in. All these men are splendid
rides and many have been in the regula
arIag.p
Ct9nin Waller was afraid that the trool
woulf 60 to pieces if it were mustered GU
OF sefyce, as the expense of keeping it VI
wouM6e too great for most of the mem
6ers hey might go into a new troop O
se9'alrs, but they would not go into the in
fantryA
THE fren feel sore.' said Lieutenan
Tremaine. 81 don't blame them. The
company is IN splendid condition. wa,
sergeant IN the regular cavalry seryic,
Tor ten years and know that the member
OF Troop A can be proud of their ability a,
cavalrymen."
st was suggested to me- said Captair
Waller, that l allow the troop to he INNS
tered out and then reorganize a new ono
But there is no need of such thine IT..
bad material has been weeded mt ~
Troop a, and no better could be asl,eC
than that of which it is now comnosa,i
The, men are not sons of millionaires bnt
they are all good horsemen and are pronG
Of their company. don't see what more
could be asked"
The men of Company have the saD,t
complaint as those of Company II in re-
gard to the last inspection. They laugh 81
. the report, but their laugh is bitter anG
not good humored. The company is said
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