The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-10

III bareback story IEAI - toso " a'ao
eUkutnang msmbers OF Companies = and
.. 81 the National Guard, who hoped 70
rnAes On 9pry fields TIE brutal Spanish,
but WHOSE military hops and aspirations
sec1eved q crushing blow et the hands OF
surgeon Phillips. e. y. A.. at Camp tseg-
ers.
S7ffy-seyea members OF the tEo Seattle
companies that departed for the War near
1ys tive weeks ago. amid the waving OF
6ass and tho riaudiss OF their friends.
are back In the city. nursing the wounds
sustained by their feelings 81 South Ta-
camo. where Surgeon Philips. the inspect
ang of1cer. turned them down hard for al-
legged phyascaa disabilities. These nen are
Tor the most pArt well built and hardy
Snd.vidnls. They passed the medical ex-
animation required for enlistment In the
National Guard. but the regular army
surgeon picked Jaws in them and ths
state paid their fare back home.
Tnhs Ii the substance OF the story told 70
= Post Intelligencer reporter yesterday by
csff3rent members OF the rejected ones
TIA simple narrative conveys no idea OK
the feeling Of soreness and chazria fest
b. every individual guardsman vino failed
TO satisfy tho strict requirements CT the
regular army regulations. The men who
came back are unwilling TO have theft
names published. They feel that they
have been treated unfairly and are loud
In their deaunciatlon Of the regulations
thar made their enlistment In the war
with Spain impossible.
Nest Men suffer.
Sentiment on the subject among those
who were rejected by Surgeon Phhiips 10
very bitter against the course pursued
by the authorities At Camp Rogers in ex-
aiming the men. 1.-THE men who have
suffered most said q guardsmen yester-
day. ''are those u1ao have worked early
and late to bring the Seattle companies
up 10 the standard OF efficiency thai has
ever distinguished them. Some of the men
fell below the requirements Tor difficulties
OF the mos. trivial nature. A sIigh, weak
ness in one eye. and almost imperceptibic
crook or defect in a toe or finger or o
failure to come up TO the required weight
by even so much "a a pound. resulted fire.
Quent.y In the rejection of men whose abb
sence il positive loss 10 the companies
In which they served. Wa hsd no notice
that we were expected TO undergo such a
rigid examination NJ was prescribed By
Surgeon Phillips. Even the officers In the
two Seattle companies were not prepared
fer what their men were put through
With tears In their eyes they saw some of
the most efficient and capable men IN The
guard rejected for trivial eauses"
4 question over which many Of those
who failed 10 get a chance 10 serve their
country are worrying IL that of compensa-
ton. AZ far as is known no provision
has been made for the payment or sha
xuardssssn for sha ten days time they
put IN after thsy were notified 10 be ready
for the call 20 arms. TO ssme OF tho re-
jecssd ones the 50 or $50 involved Is no
ANAL affair
''Hew are going Ia get new Jobs 80
asked ons OF the men who resigned . good
position 10 join Uncle SANS farces and
who eana back to slaa II occupied by an
other. To some or thase who failed 10
become regulars this Is NEST serious
matter.
Lost Homrs and Positions.
ut would have saved tie mea lots Of
bother. and in maay Instances would have
enabled them 30 held their positions which
they have lest. had tho Seattle guardsmsn
hsen examined by the mastering officer
In Seattle" said member OF Company ID
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