The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-16
To Remain at
the 2's dHel1n.
MCDONALD BLAMED.
Criticisms of Worcesters
Soldiers Laid at His Door.

The three Worcester companies will
probably remain in the Second regi-
ment for some time to come, in spite Of
the Springfield stories which have done
the men in A, and H companies a
gross injustice, said one of the most
prominent military men in Massachu-
sets to a Spy representative yesyer-
day. Continuing, he said:
Capt. Mcdonald of B Co. of
Springfield is blamed by the Worcester
officers and men for the attacks. They
think that the captain is up to his old
tricks.
Capt. Mcdonald is the Napoleon of
kickers. He kicks as easily as most
people eat, and there isn't day passes
but what Capt. Mcdonald makes one
grand, glorious complaint about some
thing that he does not like
The first criticism of Col Clark 5
management of affairs in Cuba was
printed in a Springfield paper, and mil
itary men believed at that time that
Capt. Mcdonald instigated those at
tacks.
In the state militia Capt Mcdonald
never allowed an opportunity to kick to
companies were being mustered in,
Capt. Mcdonald made some objection
which offended Lieut. Col Weaver. Col
Weaver told Capt. Mcdonald that he
tWeaver) was a United States officer
and would not argue the matter, and if
the captain had anything further to
say, he must put it in writing and then
he would consider it as being official,
and give it his attention
''CaptaiQ Mcdonald is not a nriOne
favolite with the officers Of the Second
regiment. Colonel Clark did considera-
Bile for the captain and the men in the
regiment did not think that the captain
has used his colonel in a really com
mendable manner. In Cuba, Captain
Mcdonald and Brigadier General Lud-
low had some differences regarding
camp fires at nighttime, and General
Ludlow told Captain Mcdonald that he
(the captain) must remember that he
was talking to a general in the United
States army. Shortly after this oc-
currence Captain Mcdonald reported
sick.
ITO say the least Worcester military
men do not think that it was becom-
ing of Captain Mcdonald to say what
he did say at that banquet in regard to
me Worcester companies. Captain Nc
Donald has never excused himself, and
! do not think that he ever will.
Springfield people wanted the regi-
ment to muster ou1 in their city, and
they did all that lay in their power to
keep the company away-from South
birmingham, where they were muster
ed into service II looks to me and
also to my brother officers, THAI when
Springfield people learned that the regi-
ment would not receive that $136 COO at
the time of the muster out, they
decided to receive them as coldly as
7 81. =
of at that time so per cent of that
large amount of money would undoubt-
eddy have gone into the purses of
Springfield citizens.
Just look at the way the Springfield
people received the Second regiment on
the day of the muster-out The cold
and cherries atmosphere was felt by
every soldier from out of town, and
they have never fully recovered from
that chill Springfield has no right to
kick. and she certainly has no right
20 say that the Worcester companies
are a menace to the regiment, and call
upon the state officials to do away with
A, G and H companies, ana Pat In their
places the provisional companies that
they know would be in perfect har-
1nony with Springfield. A certain
crowd of Captain McDonald's friends
have formed a clique to run things to
suit themselves. l believe that Captain
Mcdonald and the Springfield papers
had no grounds for making the state
ment that Worcester soldiers are not
on good terms with other companies of
the regiment Worcester soldiers have
nothing to kick about They are per-
fectly satisfied, and / think that the
day win come when the regimental
headquarters will be removed to this
city. Colonel Clark is liked and re-
spected by all military men in Worces-
ter. They do not care to see him resign
from the regiment although if he did
st might be benefit to this city to be-
come regimental headquarters.
1t looks unfair, to say the least, for
Springfield to make so many loud and
lengthy statements about the Worces-
ter companies being at war with every
other company in the regiment, and ac-
cusing them of having made all the
complaints, when the first complaint
was printed in their own papers in
Springfield, and / say that 1 believe,
and so do many. if not all the officers
fn Worcester, that the hand that direct
ed the pen that wrote the first critic
ism against Worcester soldiers was
q Springfield officers hand If the Wor-
cester boys are not UP to the standard
hero Captain Mcdonald believes in,
boys will continue to do in the future,
as they have done in the past, their
duty. at all times and in all places.
The Worcester companies have never