Arizona republican., 1898-08-27
WANT TO SEE SERVICE.
Soldiers Now in Drill Camps Object 10
 Being Mustered Out.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Since the an- nouncement that from 75,000 to 100 900 of the volunteers are to be mustered out, the White House and the war de- partment have been bombarded with telegrams. Nearly half of these have protested against the mastering out of regiments in the states until they have had an opportunity to see service out side of the state camps; others have earnestly requested that regiments shall be mustered out in view of the fact that the war has been concluded Both the war department and the White House are anxious so far as pos Isible to meet the wishes of the volun- ,teers who enlisted for the war and who have not had opportunity to engage in active service. It was first directed that all troops mustered under the sec ond call who had not been sent to Cuba, Porto Rico or the Philippines shall be immediately mustered out, to- gether with the independent cavalry companies and batteries and those reg iments and batteries, who, having served in Cuba, are home invalided. The announcement through the press lof this decision brought a whirlwind of telegrams upon the war department and the White House and in conse- Quence the list as first made out has been several times changed and will be still further changed before orders are issued for the final muster out of the volunteer regiments.
 It is now the intention Of the presi- dent and the war department to dis pense within the next ninety days with the services of from 75,000 to 100, ,000 of the volunteers. The war depart mentas it has been from the outset of Ithe war, is handicapped by the impor- tunities of senators, representatives, governors of states and party leaders insisting that no fixed rule shall be applied. but that individual conditions shall be considered in the mastering out of the troops. The administration is convinced that 100000 volunteers must be retained in the service until after the session of congress. until a final decision is reached by the legis- lative branch of the government re-
 
 i for service in our possessions abroad and for the garrisoning of our sea coast defenses and our military posts in the interior of the country.
 i The indications are that a selection will be made from the volunteer troops to be retained in the service, in which the various states will be represented l by the regiments, to be held under or { ders to be sent to Cuba or Porto Rico and possibly to the Philippines
 The president is desirous of reducing l the expenses of the war as rapidly as ! possible, and of returning to their homes those of the volunteers, who having enlisted for active service, are anxious. now that the war is over, of resigning their commissions and of re- ceiving honorable discharges. The at tempt will be made to choose between those desirous of remaining in the service and those who have applied for muster out. This will be a matter of some time, but the adjutant generals office is now engaged in selecting regi- ments upon such lines, who will, with in brief time, be ordered to camps in the states nearest their homes, where they will be mustered out in accord ance with their wishes.