The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-27
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To sAr Editor: I want To ask soa
viii pualisA this letter. read the issses
I'm your pager Of April II. written p :
Washington volunteer. ard sEank Y sAaSss
a. mean q letter a. could he written.
wish he ccuid se~ this reply.
or course II seems only nasusal tssa'
zach state should praise It's cnn r',ssI'ns''s.
'bus have the washington rseure ever sen
. California paper, Aecossians 20 shs -.
as.ia passers. person ns,zss think thas shs
ousy regiment Ia Manila was TIE WASH
layton. nut cur San Fransasco rapefs Ger.
.aIrty treat all regiments very AIRY. ara
in Describing The reerGt battles sae WI ASA
sr~.cn ana California regiments have neen
mentioned with equal .ic-y A great
many times % large headlines apneas n
our papsrs-.Ssslfant Work os tue WASH
snwron,ans,. ani THE Washington Men
Do Brave Work. WHAT Go tne " aSnaiss
ton boys wants
Now would Ike TO ash the PEOPLE OF
seattle. I mean the state of Washington,
do they think It right C. Just for shetr
bows 20 write home such Jealous letters
as appeared in your paper OF the issh OF
April.
The washington boys came 10 San Fran
cisco nearly all strangers. and were re-
ceaved s,, the homes OF he mothers and
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entertained as royalty as they knew how.
When the Washington boys left here the
colonel remarked. The Washington boys
have taken the hospitality of the people
OF San Francisco too much "A 3 matter
OF course" (This appeared In Que or
our daily papers October .. isssa
Again I ask you is II courteous for them
70 be running down the California reSI-
meutr Our California boys are much
4 1AFs ~
received from them do they speak In the
highest terms OF the washington boys. but
/ can say that have not heard ono good
word from the Washington boys abon.
our home regiment. They seen. To be
more Jealous of the praise they think they
are not getting than any other regiment
in Manila
Your editorial on the letter was quite
5ustiiahle- The Washington boys are get
ting more than all due praise from their
state papers. and surely could not be
spoken OF more highly by our own
A CALIFORNIA GIRL.
The Post-Intelligencer Is scarcely pre-
pared to concede the superior fairness Of
the California newspapers in their ac-
counts Of the Philippine fighting. For
itself, 1t is quite content to refer to its
own columns. which will disclose that
reports from Manila have been printed
fully, !mpartiaily and with a consistent
design to give each brave regiment it's ex-
act measure OF credit. The deeds and
movements OF the Washington regiment
have, OF course, been more circumstan-
TALLY followed.
We think our correspondent is a trifie ex-
cited and has made charges as to jealousy.
prejudice and want of appreciation on the
part Of our Washington volunteers she
would find some difficulty In substantial
ing. 1t is a fact that the people of San
Francisco most beautifully entertained the
volunteers during their stay In that city:
and it is also true that the noble RED
Cross women cared for the numerous sick
and aiiing with unusual zeal and tender
ness. At least one regiment arrived In
San Francisco without suitable clothing.
and the shameful disregard for its health
and comfort by its own state-Kansas-
was largely corrected by the bounty OF
these same generous women. They had
q patriotic duty to perform. and they ac-
quilted themselves magnificently.
II should be- borne In mind by our fair
correspondent that the Washington volun-
teers received less attention from San
Francisco than any other regiment. per-
haps because they had less need OF II.
They were not strangers in the same
marked sense as the Eastern troops.
They were already a5undantiy equipped.
and, besides. they were for large part
OF the time stationed at the Preside.
where were available all facilities for TAX
Ing care OF themselves. II they went
OF their appreciation OF Californian hospi
tally. 1t was not because they were not
grateful. but perhaps because, in the hurry
OF departure. they were forgetful. But.
as a matter OF fact. no apology is needed
for the regiment IL the Indignant Cali
fornia Girif win extend her examination
Of the Post-Intelligencer flies back to last
summer she win find therein certain San
Francisco correspondence where full ac-
Acknowledgement OF San Franchises hospf-
table reception of our regiment Is made.
1t Is not necessary 10 make invidious
comparisons between the Washington and
California regiments The latter had been
given credit for a notable exploit or two
of the former. but the newspaper chron-
icles have already been sufficiently
straightsned out. The verdict OF history
will no doubt assign 70 our own troops
ard 10 all the volunteers the full NEED
Of praise in the conquest OF the Philip
Mines to which they are respectively en-
titled. Meanwhile. let us hope that the
opinion our correspondent eusertains to-
ward the Washington troops is not gener-
aIly shared IN California: aud that her
own severe Judgment may be modified by