Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-06
sEAToR BAcoN's PROTEST.
Me Objects to the Sending Of So-Calle,
lmmunes to Santiago.

Me Objects to the Sending of So-Called
1mmunes to Santiago.
(By Telegraph.l sg
MACON. GA, Aug 5.-Senator Bacon &.
today sen ia long telegram ostileSWar5
department otsstiIl gainsts gfhass
movement OF oIonels RAJ Third reg
iment, u. s. VITO Santiago deSs China u
Following was the telegram: rs
macon, Ga. Aug. 5.-Hon. Russell A.
Alger. Secretary OF War. Washington:
1t is distinctly understood through
our the whole country that the Third
regiment, y. S. ", although called i'm
''uhes are no more immune from yell
.Sw fever than any other volunteer
regiment II is composed almost exclu-
riuSively OF Georgians. nearly of whom
are very young men and many of them
miners. When enlisted, the government
subjected them to Il. rigid physical ex-
animation. but no proof was demanded
or desired as to their immunity from,
yellow fever. 1t is not even pretended
nat man in the regiment has ever
had yellow fever. To send these young
men and boys to Santiago al this time
Win no enemy to fight is to expose
| them to the same deathly peril from
yellow fever as is now said to confront
those who. having reaped the honors.
are now demanding to be sent to a
| nnrthern seaside. If more troops were
now needed at Santiago or if fighting
Wer to be done. the order for this reei-
.neht would be approved by all. but it
IS wholly different matter to send
lnen INTO a pestilence. that other SOL
ulers who are probably more immune
| ger.
y solemn sense Of my duty to those
young men. impels me therefore, most
e e and urgently. that the order
vok"d. ! send this without the knowl
| edge of any officer or man in the regi-
ment. a
tSigned) Mr A. q RAroN
United States Senator.
Against this, Colonel Ray, who had
been consulted. most vigorously profess
! led, saying it was an unwarranted in
reference on the senator's part He
declared his regiment had not been or
SaniZed on an Immune basis and thar
IL was not Il Georgia regiment at all
All the officers OF the regiment signed
protest against any revocation OF orders
ana. rs neither Senator Bacon nor
| Colonel Ray have received any infor-
nation to the contrary. the regiment
VIII move tomorrow might to Savan-
nah and sail from that city Sunday
| morning for Santiago
SAVANNAH. GA. Aug. 5-The Third
and Fifth regiments. United States VOL
unteers. the so-called immune regi-
nents and possibly one other, will
leave savannah Sunday or Monday on
the transports Minnewaska. Leona and
'ao Grande for Santiago. The trans
ports left New York Thursday and one
or more are expected to arrive here
| Saturday.
The Third regiment. commanded by
Colonel Patrick Fl. Ray. which has
| neen IN camp at Macon. Ga. will leave
| there Saturday night. arriving here the
| next morning.
The Fifth regiment. at Columbus
| Miss. is expected to arrive Sunday
| night or Monday morning.
| Savannah furnished nearly full
| company TO the Third regiment, and
the men are ready and anxious TO get
| into the feld. There is no protest here
| against the regiment going to Santiago
and the belief is that the protest from
Atlanta does not express the sentiment