The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
pRlyATES WANT TO GET OUT.
-,coRoUs KICK MADE BY THE
SECOND NORTH CAROLINA.

49,, mont Like the Idea of Remain
ing in service when There Is No
Fighting to DO-0fiicers Had Fail
- 10 sound the Men as to Their
DeSireS. and Volunteered the Regi-
,,crt,s Services Because They Did
.o+ want to Muster Out-COI. Bur-
rp explains His POsitiOn-Can
Easily Recruit for All withdraw
ais.
.ramn John B. Gordon. St. simons Is
land Ga, Aug 22.-Many members of the
Caoond North Carolina are kicking against
.aa action of their officers in rendering
,,eir services to the war department for
garrison duty without consulting the en-
I,sted men, and say they are opposed to
s+aving in service any longer. Reports to
.his effect have been coming to the Morn
ing News correspondent for several days,
mast. and they have now become SO vigor-
ons and so numerous that the entire camp
Dc discussing them The men take the po-
si+ion that the war is now over and they
do not want to do police duty over Cuban
or any other towns. They threaten to take
the matter up by means of petition to
the war department and through their
representatives in both Houses. The men
who are kicking claim that many of them
left fine paying positions to fight, but they
cannot afford to let their interests suffer
where there is nothing of a patriotic ma
ture involved. There seems to be an i'm
preston among the men that the newspa-
pers are publishing everything for the Off
GERS side of the case and letting their side
go unpublished.
When the Morning News correspondent
visited headquarters and asked Col. Bur
gwyn as to the situation, from the Off
GERS standpoint, he said: THE officers
of the regiment now in this camp held
meeting several days ago and decided that
they wanted to stay In the service. Act
ing upon the result of that meeting, Lieut..
Col. Cowles has gone on to Washington
to confer with the department and ask
that the Second North Carolina be allowed
to stay in the service and not be mustered
out as the Washington Post
announced several days ago
they would be. have not
put the question to the men as yet. but
have assurances from a reliable source
that the majority of the men would like
to stay in service. OF course 1t all de-
ponds on the result of Lieut. Col. Cowles'
visit to Washington as to what we will
do. If he finds that the reports are erron-
eous then there win be no use In protest
ing to the department against being mus
tered out. l understand that there are
some in the regiment who object to
remaining in the service longer and want
to return to their businesses, I have no
doubt that but what these gentlemen can
be accommodated and that some way win
be provided for them to do so. Now that
the lighting is over 1 do not think that the
department will be unreasonable at all
even if viewed from a very extreme stand
point, but win allow all whose affairs need
them 10 go and look after their business.
AT the same time these gentlemen must
not presume TO speak for the regiment as
whole There are many good men in here
who want to remain in the service and the
places OF those who leave can be easily
nlied with new recruits. If the war de-
partment will keep the Second North Caro-
ma In the service 1 think all matters of
enlistment can be satisfactorily arranged. ,"