The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-16
hope FOB A SECOND CALL.
Fifty Of the Rejected Eaardsmen
VIII Reorganixe Cos
n md ID.

Just row there is very little grass grow
Ing under the feet os the fifty men who
az members of Companies B and u. Ma
sioEal Guard OF Washington. were rejected
By the examining surgeon at Camp Rog-
ers. They are full OF p1gnacsty. notwsta-
standing the treatment they received at
the hands Of the medical men, and IL there
Is TO be any kind Of chance for the WASH
sngton soldiers 70 become better acquaint-
cd with the willy spaniard. they do not
propose to ba LEI. IN the background.
They thiEk this chance will come through
q second cal. for troops. and so they ara
making every effor. 10 rearganize for the
emergency. About twenty-five OF each OF
the two companies were rejected. These
new recruits for the service. eighty-one
men being needed TO ill out the ranks OF
each company. in addition TO the three
regular officers-captain and first and sec
ond lieutenants. Tonight st s o'clock
meeting will be Reid al the arn,ory for ths
purpose OF eulisting recruits and drilling.
The two companies. In the event Of their
reorganization and call 10 service, expect
to be equipped by the government
Speaking OF the matter of their rejection
by the surgeon at Camp Rogers. the men
Of Companies b and d still show consid-
cradle feeling. To put it plainly. they
think they were not well treated. They
say that the examinations were not justly
or professionally made, and in support Of
this allegation they claim that men who
were physically sound and wen were re-
5ected for trivial causes, while other men
who were really not fit for any kind OF
active service were allowed to pass and
were mustered In. The dissatisfaction
which exists with the rejection extends to
almost every man OF the fifty. There Is
no doubt that this fact has somewhat 10
do with the determination OF the men to
form new companies and be ready to move
TO the front at the first animation OF a
second call for volunteers. One OF the re-
jected guardsman said 10 Pos;-IntelH-
Ger reporter yesterday:
Just why We were so farshly dealt with
in the matter of examination we do not
know. Some of tho men feel very sore
about II. but in my opinion. while the re-
quirements were certainly very severe, I
do not believe that many incapactated
men were allowed TO pass into the rank
and file That there were a few I am con-
WINGED, however. Some OF US were not re-
jected. but merely not needed. The num-
Der Of company. you will remember. was
raised from 81 to JOG. and afterward
dropped 10 81 again. Consequently moro
men were recruited than were finally need
ed. and that accounts for the presence OF
some OF us here. IL the size OF a COM
pary had been kept at 100 we should be-
many OF us. now on the way to Manila.
If the president issues a second call for
volunteers. II will mean an urgen. need OK
men, and ! think will very much simplify
the schedule of examination, so that
great many men who failed TO pass In the
first call because OF some slight blemsh
vii, be readily accepted in the second.
do not mean that think they will take
men unfit for service, hut that they viii
be inclined to be a tri1e less 'finiky' In
their requirements. At any rate. I firm
lv believe that we shall get a chance to
fight. and that's what we want"
The fifty men referred TO have another
and more serious cause of trouble to keep
them awake ar night. They have not
yet been paid for the time they spent in
camp. and they say there seems to be no
definite prospect OF ever being paid. The
last legislature reduced by one-half the
regular appropriation for the payment OF
Guard service, and as the remaining half
has already been spent IL is not clear
just where the boys will ''come In" There
Is now owing to each OF them. they say,
So
AT the meeting tonight the COMMITTEES
which has been appointed to solicit money
from the merchants OF Seattle for the
maintenance Of the families OF some OF
the men who are now on their way to the
East Will report progress and mako
final arrangements for the carving out
OF the project. No more worthy and
proper request could be made OF the neo-
pie of Seattle than that they lend a help
ing hand In this emergency. 1t is sincere
" hoped. and there can be TO doubt that
the committee viii meet with a prompt
and cheerful response when they go upon
their errand of mercy.
Company 3 VIII meet on Tuesday night
for the same purposes which call together
the members OF Company ID tonight.