The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-04
He Has a Good Thing in the Volun-
teer Army.
BUT THE MEN ARE SICK OF IT.
Some Expressions from Members oil inc
second and Third Regiments VINO
Are Opposed TO Remaining IN
scryice-Fcw Want 10 stay.

Companv T. Second Regiment were asked
for an expression OF their wishes IN the
matter. one OF them stated that he was
willing to go. He was said TO have no
home, and hence his feeling In the mat
ter.
orr OF nine men in Company NJ, Sec
ond Regiment only one was willing to 80
To cuba or to remain in service. In Com
pany l. FIVE men were asked for their SEN
tfment in the matter. All Of them were
violently opposed TO remaining in service
IL is believed that there are not more
than dozen men in Company NJ. fifteen
In Company b. and ten in Company J,
who do not wish to be mustered out OF
service. There are no complete pohs oil
the sentiments of the men In regard TO
the matter. One or two companies nave
been partially polled, but In none OF the
companies OF the Second Regiment nave
more than thirty or forty men been found
who are willing to go to Cuba or TO re-
main In service under whatever condi-
tons may arise.
SMALL PROPORTION.
In most OF the companies II Is statcc
that the proportion is very small. About
eight men were found in Company j..
OF Portsmouth who were willing TO be
retained. In Company g. Of HarrisonDurg
about forty per cent. expressed wiling
ness to follow their officers and remain
in service. This was the largest number
formed I'm any company In Company T..
of Lynchburg. the proportion is quite
small. while in Company +, and G, of
Roanoke. there were very few men who
were willing TO remain in service.
BY an exceedingly liberal estimate II
is believed that scarcely two hundred men
will be found in the entire Second Reg
iment who are willing to remain in ser
vice and take chances on whatever con-
dltions may arise. Some are willing to go
10 the Philippine Islands or Porto Rico
but are unwilling to DO common police
and garrison duty in Cuba. Some of the
men are willing to follow their officers
anywhere simply because they promised
to do so when they were mustered into
service. while personally they are violent
Iy opposed to remaining in service
COLONEL BAKERS EFFORTS.
Colonel Baker Is understood to have
been making strenuous efforts to innu-
ence the War Department not to muster
out the Second. He has been promised
by the War Department. so it is said that
II he can find 500 men in the Second and
Third Regiments combined who are will
ing to remain in service as the Second
Regiment that regiment will be allowed
10 remain When the men in the Rich
of this they laugh heartily and declare
that out of the Second there cannot be
formed 80 men who wish TO remain in
service.
1--WE have not been treated right" they
declare. 1.-The War Department hasn't
worried about us. and we have been
given pretty tough time Of II. The men
want TO get back to their homes and
their business positions again. We are
tired OF lying around doing nothing and
we want to get out Of this mess as soon
as possible.
The men don't know what will be ex-
pected of them in the event that they
are sent to Cuba. The idea Of common
police duty in the island does not meet
with their approval and they have
strong opposition to being sent there.
COLONEL'S FAT SALARY.
"Of course, we can see why Colonel
Baker is stirring around so briskly TO
keep the regiment in service said a
group OF soldiers on the corner Of Seventh
and Broad streets yesterday afternoon.
He draws a nice fat salary 10 do no.
thing but look pleasant ana review the
regiment now and then. He's got a
cinch such as he never had before. and
he evidently knows it from the efforts
he is making TO keep the regiment in
service. We don't blame him. We would
be perfectly willing 10 remain. 200. il we
were going to draw fifteen dollars a day
and have an easy time.
But YOU take US privates. What have
we TO look forward to but a lot of hard
tack. bad meat and dirty police duty?
No. sir, We want to get out Of this
thing Just as soon as we can"
THE THIRDS OPPOSITION.
In the Third Regiment l found the
OnnOCifiOn fn REMAINING IA c9rNiqp
even more pronounced than in the Sec
ond There are hardly one hundred men
In that regiment who want to remain.
Out of twenty-five men questioned |
found two who would be willing TO go
10 Cuba under certain conditions.
I'VE don't think we have been treated
right" said some of them yesterday.
''There was no reason why we should
not have been mustered out in ten days
at the latest. and here we have been
kept IN strange town for a month.
But. thank God we shall be out OF 1t
next Saturday You can just say for us
that we have enough of IT,"
Nearly every man | approached in the
Third Regiment expressed himself as
being happy at the prospect of getting
out of the service.
From all that can be gathered by ming
ling among the men the sentiment ap-
pears 10 De Hfe 10 one against remain
ing In the service. Some claim that It is
at least eight TO one against II. A liberal
estimate OF The number of men who
would be willing 10 remain in the SER
vice from the two regiments would be
$50. whereas 500 will be required TO keep
the Second In. From all indications It
would seem that the efforts of Colonel
Baker and Senator Martin will be of lit
tie avail 10 that end.
COMMISSIONS ISSUED
Commissions have been issued TO tho
officers who succeed the officers OF the
Second Regiment commissioned in the
Sixth lSecond-Lieutenant Robert Kent
Spiller becomes first lieutenant OF Com
pany d. succeeding Lieutenant sydney
r. Moore First-Sergeant Frank VI.
Wyson becomes second lieutenant: Sc
cond-Lieutenant John w. Hancock re-
ynai~s rccori licv'e-aNt 90 Company G.;
First-Sergeant William II. Enge.by IS
made FIRST lieutenant
MAJOR sHANKs LEAVES.
Major Shanks left Wednesday night for
Roanoke. Wythevle IHnchburg and
other towns where companies of the Sec
ond Regiment are stationed. The contrac-
tors who had furnished the soldiers with
board were getting uneasy about their
pay Somc OF the bills have been stand
ing for four or FIVE months. and the men
were anyious for their money
Major Shanks will settle a good. many
OF these bills, and will return TO Rich
mond next Saturday.
From the Cos,rts