The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-21

regiment should also be allowed to re-
turn.
The matter was introduced during a
discussion as to whether it would be
well to send nurses and a health in
spector to Manila to look after the men
Of the Thirteenth. Mrs. A. L. Moore
said that the Red Cross societies Of
Colorado Oregon and California had
sent nurses to the Philippines to care
for the sick men in the regiments from
those states, and she thought Mime
sofa should do as much for it's troops.
She moved that the executive commit
tee urge Gov. Clough to send women
to Manila for that purpose. Her mo-
ton was carried.
President O'Brien reminded the as
sociation that Col. Reeve had replied
to an inquiry from the governor that
he did not need nurses. Thomas Coch-
ran said that Mrs. Cochran and DR..
Ritchie urged upon Senator Davis the
necessity Of sending a representative
Of the government to Manila to look
after the interests of the American SOL
diers there. He could see no reason
why Gov. Clough could not do as much
for the Thirteenth as for the Twelfth
and Fourteenth regiments.
''If the administration" he said, has
any regard for it's future reputation
it will rectify the mistakes of the past.
The association should go in a body
and demand Of the governor knowl-
edge of the health of the Thirteenth.
Let us demand that Gov. Clough put
himself in direct communication with
the Thirteenth regiment. The commit
tee appointed to see the governor on
this subject should be so large that he
cannot resist
II think the appointment of an agent
to Manila" said President O'Brien,
would be impertinent. I am willing
that my son shall take his chances
with the rest. But we should see that
the regiment does not do police duty
among the debased Malays. I dislike
the idea of the boys of the Thirteenth
doing garrison duty unless there is
necessity for IT.
It was at this point that Mrs. O'Dell
Informed the association that Col.
Reeve had written that he could not
afford to remain in the Philippines.
The statement was questioned, but w.
E. Steele corroborated Mrs. O'Dell, say
ing he had read a similar statement.
Mr.. Cochran said the relatives Of
the men should go to Washington and
demand that the conditions of affairs
that prevailed at Chickamauga and
Santiago should not be repeated at Ma
Mia.
eff Col. Reeve comes home,' he said,
1--WE should demand the return of the
regiment. They are just as good as the
colonel They are his peers in educa-
ton, social position and every other
way and are no more fit for police
duty in Manila than their officers. But
the war department today formulated
an order saying that it could not con-
slider any more requests for the return
of regiments in Cuba, Porto Rico or
the Philippines. Therefore we should
be patient. Congress will soon convene
and enlarge the regular standing army
and the regular troops will be sent to
Manila. But we have the right to de-
mand that our boys be treated accord
ing to the latest scientific methods and
not be allowed catch typhoid fever
from Spanish prisoners. We also have
the right to demand the abolition Of
the old fashioned and obsolete army
ration of hard tack and beans.
We have right to send
a dozen medical inspectors, if neces-
sary, to supervise the camps Men who
die of neglect are murdered. 1t has
happened in Santiago, but 1T shall not
happen In Manila
cit will take a month for such in
spectors to reach Manila" said Presi
dent O'Brien. II do not believe effec-
tive steps can be taken to stop the
spread Of disease in the regiment. If
the regiment does not start for home
within sixty days, believe not quar-
ter of the men will return. 1 do not
expect to see my son again. 1 believe
the regiment will be decimated. But
never shall lift my hand or voice to
have my son come back before his reg
iment. If the boys are to be sacrificed
let them die in Manila. Keeping the
soldiers there is a a,political expedient to
exploit the imper1alistic idea If this
association saw fit to do 1t the war de-