The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-12

The following letter received from
company G., of Montrose, which is
part Of the Thirteenth regiment, p. v.
T., now at Camp Meade, Middletown,
indicates that the members of that
company are willing to serve the entire
period of their enlistment IL the gov
crnment decides that then services are
needed:
Camp Mead, Middleton, Pa, Sept 9.
Editor of The Tribune.
Dear Sir-The enclosed resolutions,
which We request you to print in your
paper, together with this letter, speak
for themselves.
There are fourteen men absent from
the company; three at Division hospital,
two at Fort Myer, two yet on detail at
Camp Algcr, Va, five at the Mcdico-
Chirurgical hospital. Philadelphia, Pa,
two home on furloughs, leaving eighty
nine members to sign the resolutions. out
of that number seventy men signed, so
YOU can see We are practically unani-
nous We have no doubt that the folks
at home will accord the organization the
same support i'm the future as in the past
(SgnCO Richard A. Watrous,
Acting First Sergeant,
Company g. Thirteenth, T.. V. l.
Our attention having been called to the
numerous letters articles and alleged IN
tcrvicws in the daily newspapers, reflect
ing discrcdit on our officers and patriot
ism of the enlisted men; we, the UNDER
signed members of Company G.. Thr-
tccnth regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer
infantry, therefore resolve:
That in view of the fact that we Of
fcrcd our services to our country for a
period of two years. we are bound by
honor and as good soldiers to remain in
the service and not embarrass the admin
istration by asking to go home, belicv-
ing that the government will respect the
wishes of individuals whose future SER
vice would injure them or their families
furthermore, that it is as necessary to
have an army of occupation as an army
of conquest. and as much honor is due
the one as the other.
That we endorse the action taken by
our officers, especially our captain, Il. j.
McCausland. That the letters and inter-
views which have appeared i'll the sew
eral papers reaching camp are prompted
solely by selfish desires and only work
harm to the regiment and can have no
sympathy in our feelings.
That the assurance our captain and col
onel have given that those who have good
reasons for staying home will be granted
discharges, is Commcndabc on their part
(Sgned) W. T.. Roach. sergeant; Enoch
Smith, sergeant; Richard Watrous, ser
Ceant Lee A. Taylor. sergeant: Charles
+. Read, sergeant: Corporal Benjamin
w. Clark. Corporal r. II. Northrop. Cor
poral Leon l.. Bacon, Corporal Olin Il
Tinglcy, Corporal Charles II. Besscl, Cor
poral George +. Ilalpin, Corporal William
j. Horton. Corporal William IL. Dennis
jr., Artif. u. y. TCrwillger, Private.
Walter G. Hall, Frank q. Allen, Carl r
Camp Frederick c. Day, Fred B. Miller
George II. Bunnell, john IL. Smith, Johr
II. Whalen, Claude Lester John j. Nul
herin, Guy w. Haight, Archie r. Smith
Walter u. Smith, Stacy S. WestbroOk
Fred W. Knapp, Myron Risley, Thoma:
l.. Canaan, Charles Il. Gordon, Edmuu,
l.. Grose, Robert II. Cow, William II
Robinson, Leon T.. Pratt, James G. Cur
ry, A. /. Baxter, +. ]. Avery, c. Il. Car
pcnter, Eugene Petit, Gary T. Franklin
Burt Robinson, Leroy Il. Bunnel, El
bert A. Parker, Thomas j. Cronk, Ar
thur q. Barrett, Narnum ID. Shaw, VII
! liam L. Meserole, Harry S. kapp, Fred
| erick A. butcher Bruse T.. Brown, Sam
| uel w. Shaw, Ira Stockholm, Claud {
| Blessing, Horato s. Fish, Louis u. jaime
| William r. Robertson, John l.. Sullivan
| John !. Setscr, Frank j. Neil, Jacob i
! Rice, Walter II. LoOms Nelson III. Nc
| Loud, Alexander G. Parker, T.. II. Fox
| G. l.. Brotzman. Charles J. Quick, Irvil
| w. KistlCr, H. s., a. G. Wormser.