Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-18
United States Senator Rawlins Comments on
Letters Being Received by Him.
AN ANXIOUS MOTHERS APPEAL.
Says Dying From An Inurabe Afetion and Wants Her
Son Brought tiome-UnabIc Secure His Release
Senator hawley Quoted

every one ~ praisins. are not likely TO
repeat the experience they are having
now. Tor a long time 10 come. and u
would seem advisable for Uncle Sam TO
manage those boys with an eye 60 the
future. Their detention In those far
away islands IA Illegal. and ! will not
submit tamciy TO have this dear son
abused by the government which has
failed 10 appreciate his patriotism and
bcfricnd him.
lie has begged mo not Go give his
lettcrH TO the papers and I have never
done 20. I enclose his photograph
taken "a Few days before his departure
for the Philippines. lie " very intel
lectuni aud poascEacs rare nobility Of
character.
NOT a PARTY QUESTION.
senator i,awiina AYERS that the qucs.
ton u tho homecoming or the fetcn.
tlun ~ the volunteers " not n party
question. and that Republicans In high
plncch take the sam, Wow Ut the case
- held by himself. In pruof of this
he refers 10 senator lIawlcy. formerly
. general In the Union army. dis.
tlnsuishcd Republican with long mill
iary experience. chairman Of the com.
mltico ~ military Affairs In the senate.
who az such Ind charge IN the senate
~ all irrlniaii0n relating 10 the enlist.
mcnt ana discharge ~ mon In the war
with Spain. senator iIawicy on Fob.
ruary sisl last. made In the senate.
the following remarks explanatory Of
the situation u the volunteers In the
phllippineH3
ION the 10th ~ December. 1888, the
treaty with Spain was signed by the
President. and In tho last section ~
that treaty II was provided. Tho rati.
hcntion shall be exchanged at WASH
inton within ulx months from tho date
hereof, or earlier " possible.
Tho sonnte has ratified the treaty.
Tho cortca ~ Spain assembled ycstcr-
day. ana II. I suppose. In session today.
perceive BY the reports that they have
their own little difficulties at home and
nrg engaged In some controversy. but
! think there can h. no doubt that they
bly, today. possibly tomorrow. ratify
the treaty. II will then b. necessary
Ia send ccrtincatci statement of that
action. n N not likely We shall act up
on telegram. When that certifcati0n
comes here. Then In due time. perhaps
IN two or thcree weeks. the rntincnilonn
will be- exchanged. The prcsldent. I
says The Publications shall be cx-
changed NJ Warrington
WITHIN six MONTHS
from date hcrvof:' hut they can be OK
changed undoubtedly within two or
Tire. weeks. ! can sec no reason why
the President AMI Hagnata should man
are delay Of that action. There un-
doubicdiy Will he no delay.
Nor do I SEQ how the President of
the United States can delay moment
In issuing his Proclamation stating the
fact OF the ratification ON both sides,
and pfoelilmlng. tlr. that thereafter
ihere y peace between Spain and tho
what then7 II becomes the impcra-
lived duty " the President under the
statute 10 DISCHARGE about 1900 vol
lutcerr. The waters will h. covered
with returning nhlpri and unless We
pass this bill. or one like n. there will
be very fcw troops going outward aa
have come home.
Not tho sk.oo0 mon only. SIR. prcrl-
dent, but all the regulars who enlisted
Tor the war between the seth day ~
May, I think. and the seth day Of oc-
tohel, or some date near there
VIII he entitled 70 be discharged. In
short, ~ you all know. I suppose. would
he the ease, that viii
BRING THE ARMY DOWN
10 little less than the 1900 mon which
the regular army was entitled 10 when
the war troubles began" senator
llawley then cited section I of tho Act
" April "a, 1895. which provides that
all officers and men composing said
(voluntecr) army shall be- discharged
from the service u the United states
when the purposes for which thcy were
called into service shall have been nc-
compllshed or on the conclusion Of hos
tllitlea." Also the provision OF the last
section OF said act that at the end of
the kvnr tha army ahaI ha re.lua.a 4. a
peace basis" lie then further said
Under the provision. 40 ] have said.
We must rrducc the army TO below
si.000. and II must be done instantly.
The President and none OF the officers
under him would think of ordering into
battle, or. indeed, even into the de-
lenses, the men whose right 10 go home
would accrue the moment the procla-
nation was lHsued-the injustice and
cruelty of the situation not being taken
into consideration at ALL"
There was no dissent In Congress 10
these views expressed by General Haw-
ley. These remarks We're made, too, af-
gun.
For this reason Congress nj once
passed the act rivlnF the President tho
right 10 raise 5000 men 20 replace tho
volunteers.
This latter act. n March End. 1850.
contained TINS IfuNihhNls Nttitun 10
That the officers and enlisted men ~
the volunteers army shall be mustered
out ~ the military service ~ the United
States and discharged aa provided In
the act ~ April twenty-second. oigh-
teen hundred and ninety eight. Pros
ylded. That enlisted men or
VOLUNTEERS WHO DESIRE
10 remain In tho military service. either
In the Regulnr Army or the tompor-
AIRY force authorized by this Act, may.
II found qualified therefor. be trans
fcrrcd 90 and enlisted In such battor-
les. troops. or companies MS may be he-
low the maximum authorized strength.
and when IN transferred anu enlisted
shall be- credited on their new enlist
ment with the periods ~ service rrn-
dered by them, respectively as volun-
tcerFi And provided further, That the
President Is authorized Go enlist tenn
pornrlly In service for absolutely nec-
osHary purposes IN the Philippine Is
lands volunteers. officers ana men. In
dlyidually or by organization. now In
those islands and about 10 be- dis
charged, provided their retention shall
not q, tend beyond the time 'cceTitrv
10 replace them by tro0pa authorized
10 be maintained under the provisions
of this Act and not beyond a period Of