The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
CABLES THAT ARE MISLEADING
GRADUALLY DAWNING UPON THE
TEERS CANNOT BE SPARED
THIRTEENTH ON ACTIVE DUTY
Despite the Announcement That the
Start Home, They Are Kept In
Active Service--AII Volunteers to
BE Mustered Out at San Francisco
Prompt Action Necessary.

Prompt Action Necessary.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-(Special)-
A quietus was today given the scheme
for a good military review in the Twin
Cities by telegram received by the war
department by Gen. Otis. The cable
gram also indicates that the people OF
st. Paul and Minneapolis will have to
arrange for the affair themselves If they
wish to see even the Thirteenth Min
nesota as a regiment Incidentally the
events of today have thrown additional
light upon the delay In the departure OF
the volunteers from the Philippines and
the fact is coming plainly to the front
that the volunteer regiments are beng
held because their services are urgently
needed. The cablegram received from
Gen. Otis regarding the mastering out
af the volunteers was as follows:
Manila, June IS-Adjutant Cen
eraI, Washington; All volunteer
organizations here desire to be
ESustered out at San Francisco.
Otis.
SAN FRANCISCO SELECTED.
WASHINGTON, June 19-The cable
1aessage received today from Gen. Otis
regarding the wishes of the volunteers
was In response to specific inquiry of
the war department based upon its de-
clared policy of having each volunteer
organization elect whether it should be
mustered out at San Francisco or at
its home station. 1t appears from Gen.
Otis message that the volunteers prefer
fn 6icha nd
ance with the original arrangements of
the war department. model camp
has been established at San Francisco.
provided with every facility for the com
fort and convenience of the returning
soldiers. 1t has been decided advisable,
from a sanitary standpoint, to keep every
organization in the camp at least two
or three weeks before permitting the men
to go to their homes and scatter through
the country.
NEW DATE FIXED.
July 25 is now the date mentioned for
the departure of the last regiment of vol
unteers. from Manila. In the quarter
master generals department. it is stated
emphatically that the delay is not due
to the lack of transports The Sherman
Grant, which will arrive in few days.
Other transports have been arriving at
Manila for weeks, until there are at least
seven, all coaled and victualed and ready
for cargoes of soldiers. But still they
do not come.
A dispatch purperting to be from Gen.
Otis, posted today, says that the Ne
braska, Pennsylvania and Utah troops
will leave for the United States "as soon
as the troops can be placed in readiness"
Considering that there are some six
weeks in which to put them in readi-
ness, this phrase needs interpretation
Translated 1t means when they can be
spared The Californians will leave
as soon as collected which also means
when they can be spared. Colorado. it
says, lis to follow on the first available
transport" which, in view of the fact that
there are about nine transports avail a
bic at present, must also be read as a
general prediction of delay.
The fact is, the troops have been sorely
needed at Manila, and have been kept
there to fight.
STATEMENTS UNRELIABLE.
The bulletins given out here have been
shown by experience to be unreliable. OF
late they have become more misleading
than. unusual and have borne more con-
sptcuously internal evidence of doctor
ing" The news contained in today's S
bulletin, that all volunteers would be
mustered out at San Francisco, has been
common property here for several DAYS.
1t is simply typical case.
One result of the arrival of large num-
bers of volunteers in this country will
be the dissemination of a large amount
of news which has not yet passed the
censors, but it is not necessary to con-
slider this fact in explaining why the
volunteers are not sent home.
NO NEWS OF THIRTEENTH.
No word has come in yet concerning
the sailing time of the Thirteenth. The
regiment, while not on the firing line. is
doing active duty at Manila
Since 1t has been decided that all regi-
ments are to be mustered out in San
Francisco, Congressman Fletcher, who
arrived here today, suggests that a
strong committee from Minnesota rep
resenting every city which has men in
the Thirteenth, be sent to San francisco
to meet the boys and keep them togethe,
as an organization, so that the Jubilee
can be carried out as originally planned
TTUEn TTEnHrTr