The San Francisco call., 1899-03-15
RELATIVES DESIRE THE
FIRST CALIFORNIA HOME
JULIUS KAHN URGES NO SPEEDY
ACTION.
Meeting Last Evening Is Attended by
Four Hundred and Fifty
Parents and Friends.

The relatives and friends of the boys
composing the First California Regiment
now at Manila, met last evening at Ma
tive Sons Hall for the purpose of dis
cussing plans which might result in the
speedy return of the soldiers from the
land of the Filipinos. c. w. Moore of the
Hancock School occupied the chair and
A. l.. Badt acted as secretary. About 400
eager and anxious relatives were pres
ent.
Two kilograms, dated Washington and
signed by Adjutant General Corbin, stat
ing that the men would be retarned as
soon as expedient, and that according to
advices from General Otis they did not
wish to turn homeward until hostilities
ceased, were read by the secretary. EX-
ception was Immediately taken TO the lat
ter statement and the sentiment of the
meeting was expressed in the following
resolution, which was adopted without
dissenting voice:
Whereas. kilograms lately published. evil
dently ernanating from the War Department at
Washington. indicate that demand for re-
enlistment will be made on volunteer regiments
now serving in the Philippines when the time
arrives for their being mustered out: and
Whereas the War Department claims to have
received authentic information that the volun-
teers themselves request such re-enlistment;
Whereas, we. the parents of the volunteer sol
diers composing the First California Regiment,
know fully the sentiments OF every private sol
der in said regiment TO be only positively
and decidedly against voluntary re-enlistInent,
but, the contrary. eagerly expectant OF i'm
mediate release from serVicei therefore be 1t
Resolved That the information forwarded
to the War Department of a desire of voIun-
teers to re-enlist Is misleading and incorrect,
as far as the First California is concerned.
Resolved, That the First California Regiment,
having been exposed from the 25th day of May.
1898 to the present date to continuous and un-
remitting hardships, Is eminently entitled, If
not 20 immediate discharge at least TO an
immediate return to this country for recupera-
ton.
Resolved That copy OF these resolutions.
embodyng the true sentiment of the parents in
mass meeting assembled and of their sons now
serving in the First California Regiment, be
transmitted to the Secretary of War, r. A.
Alger and to Adjutant General II. c. Corbin,
with view of enlisting their official action for
the immediate return of the First Regiment,
California United States Volunteer Infantry,
for final discharge.
Congressman julius Kahn was present
by invitation and addressed the meeting.
He explained that the troops had enlisted
for period to extend to the end of the
war and that according to the law OF
ma tfons the war had not yet ceased and
would not until the President shall have
signed the peace proclamation. He said
that while he was in Washington he had
interested himself In behalf of the boys
assurances that the First California
would be returned as soon as 1T was pos
sfbIe to withdraw 1t. He urged that no
action be taken. as the War Department
was exerting itself to accomplish what
was sought.
charged from Company G. said that he
believed the reports of untold suffering
among the troops to be exaggerated, but
he further took occasion to remark that
when he departed in January the mem
bers OF the regiment were anxious to get