New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-12

Ger. ~ granted would lead 10 no end OF seaman,
and would do the regiment only harm. Some OF the
men who are clamorng for publicity are probably
not aware OF this fact and some may be playing
a game OF blur. General Roe and Governor Roose-
Welt know the conditions. and II ls highly probable
that the Board OF Inquiry will continue the nves-
tigation as it was begun behind closed doors
General Roe. I'm speaking Of the inquiry. would
express no opinion 10 the proprety or necessity
for changing the mode Of procedure lie SAID
however that a false impression prevails as 10 the
functions Of the Court Of Inquiry THE people
added the General. who believe that the hst
Regiment Is on ,riaI. or that the investigation Is
directed against Major white. Leutenant-Co lonel
Smith or any other officer in the regiment are III
error The duty o. the Board IS TO inquire into
the conduct Of the regiment while II was on duty
I'm cuba and 10 make the inquiry as thorough as
possible. Any officer enlisted man VINO mas
any information on the subject may appear before
IN. Board and testify and when all the testimony
ha- been collected the Commission will make It's
report II IT should appear from the report that
officers failed 10 perform their duty, courts-mdrua
may follow but at present the regiment Il not Oh
trial and the inquiry is no; directed against any
individual"
The War Department has given notice TO Adj
futant-GeneraI Andrews Of It's Willingness to aid
the Court of Inquiry. and it will place all docu-
nents pertaining to TIE Santag0 nnG ssow ali
ofncers who wish to do 80 to give testimony
The position O''uplcu HOW ny NHt 'iSL
In the estimation u the people Will probably De
reversed is friends say. when the whole truth
regarding the command becomes known Nheh
the regiment n.arched away from Camp Back II
had more than three hundred members who had
never fired ,un. and vino knew absolutely noth-
Ing about military du,y Many Of them had never
worn a uniform until few days before they ieft
Camp Black. They were raw recruits. IN al mat
the words imply. but they went away under me
name Of q regiment which had standing I'm the
Guard sufficiently high To warrant hiGh eXpecta-
tions There was little Improvement IN the regi-
ment while II remained in camp in Florida, ana
hon afte
ports the regiment landed In Cuba. where
some people expected it to do az well as regl-
ment Of Regulars The Regulars made run or the
lists weakness and asked the men. are you
really going to use those things When the time
came for making Of the antique guns, the
same Regulars pointed out the danger 10 them
and 10 the whole brigade which would follow the
use Of the black powder guns one man. In speak
ing Of the incident said: They scared the Wits
OF the Guardsmen. and then wondered at the
fact that the men did not act differently. Fancy a
man going into burning house TO help save NE
and property. and being told by fellow-h fireman.
Look out. old man. your coat is saturated with
benZine" Don't you think the mans courage
would fail him for minute and that he would
halt in his tracks? 1t was the same with the list
Regiment with the difference that bad powder
and poor arms I'm the hands OF unframed, green
men did for them what the coat saturated with
benzine would have done for the fireman"