The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-06
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resign at once, or to at least defend HIM
self in a statement to the public through
the papers of Minneapolis and st. Paul.
In reply to this letter I received q tele-
gram which read as follows:
Your letter not understood. Write me
fully what is being said in Minneapolis
and st. Paul."
SOMEWHAT SURPRISED.
'As I had written him fully, I was
somewhat surprised at the receipt of such
message. 1 did as he requested, how
ever, and wrote him again. In the Sec
ond letter told him that nearly every
officer Of the regiment and that the Of
ficers had Joined in request that he be
Immediately discharged. Further than
this, 1 informed him that the very best
thing he could do would be to resign, and
strongly advised him to do so at once. I
told him that the papers had little in re-
gard to him, but the time would come.
and in the very near future, when every
thing would be made known through the
public prints. The second letter was SEM
only few days ago. and 1 have not,
therefore, received a reply.
l had intended to say nothing in re-.
gard to these matters, but now that the
matter Is coming out I may as we'll tell
what / know. I regret, of course, that
NAiSAO SAAOhlO NC CeuS0 LOT anything OIL this
nature, but feel that the public should
know the truth. Col. Ames should not re-
turn to Minnesota in command of the
Thirteenth, and, I feel sure, will not
GOV. Linds action yesterday in with.
drawing the request made to Ad1t Gen
Corbtn will undoubtedly result In the col.
onePs discharge. If it does not, he will
no doubt make up his mind to resign M
soon as he reads the papers of today"
The men who have fought under hin,
cannot respect him as a fighter. I saw
him under fire only once That was in
the battle Of Aug. 10. When we were
under fire he ran around behind Cant
Corr1ston and, crouching to the ground
exclaimed: Il don't like this, Frank, I
don't like this. They're getting too
thick" 1 know this because I was there
and heard it. He was a thoroughly
frightened man and not the kind to lead
soldiers into action. Much In contrast to
this was the action of Gen. Reeve, then
colonel of the regiment. He was where
the bullets flew the thickest and at 10
time did he display the slightest sus-
picion of cowardice. Some of us may
have criticised him for imaginary wrongs
inflicted, but no one can say that Cen
Reeve was not a fighter and every inch
a soldier. If he had remained in COM
mand Of the Thirteenth he would have
been a Funston now and the Thirteenth
would have been enjoying all the honor
and glory which has fallen to Funston's
men"
MESSAGE TO LIND.
After the colonel had left Manila it waS
learned by the officers of the Thirteenth
that he was to be discharged Immediately
upon his arrival at San Francisco Then
came a cablegram from Secretary AlgeE>
to Gen Otis, reading as follows:
WASHINGTON. May o. 1S99.-Otis, Ma
Mia: AS the Minnesota troops will return
soon, 1t is the wish of the governor Of
that state that Col Ames shall retain his
place in the regiment until it is mustered
out. -Alger, Secretary of War
Gen. Otis at once informed the officers
of the Thirteenth of the receipt of this
message, and the result was the trans
mission of the cablegram to Gov. Lind.
This message was signed by every officer
of the regiment with the exception of
Lieut.. Col Friedrichs, who, as the prob
able successor Of Col. Ames. did not care
to appear anxious to have his superior Of
ficer removed.