The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-10
REPORTED INTERVIEW FALSE.
GOVERNOR THOMAS OF COLORADO
so WIRES WAR DEPARTMENT.
lis Reply Secretary AIger Says Vol
unteers Will BE Mustered Out
as Soon as Possible.

Denver, Col, May 9.--Governor Thomas,
who had been ON of the city several days,
wired Adjutant General Corbin upon his
return late last night as follows: RE
ported interview concerning volunteers is
false and malicious
The governor says he told the inter-
viewer he had twice requested the return
of the Colorado regiment and would renew
the request, and that as the Spanish war
had been terminated the volunteers should
be permitted to return If they wished.
Beyond this, says the governor, moth
Ing was said except an expression of
general nature concerning the power OF
the government to call upon the militia for
| service in an offensive war"
The text of Governor Thomas telegram
and that of the reply thereto, sent by
| Secretary Alger, follows;
| Corbin, Adiutant General, Washington
Denver, Col, May 8, 1S90--Reported in
tervlew of mine in Denver News Sunday
morning concerning the volunteers at Ma
Mia is false and malicious. Would have
denied 1t earlier, but supposed it too silly
TO receive credence. | beg you will do me
the justice to discredit it,
Charles S. Thomas, Governor.
Hon. Charles S. Thomas. Denver Col
the adjutant general has been handed me
and l desire to thank you for it. 1t does
credit to you and your State. In the
meantime we shall spare no efforts to eff
feet the speedy return of all the volun-
teers in the Philippines, but it should be
borne in mind that the distance and the
question of the suitable transportation
makes it appear slow to waiting families
and friends 1t is my desire that they
shall have every possible comfort. Their
conduct well deserves the resources the
government can furnish r. A. Alger,
Secretary of War.
Denver Colo. MAY 9.--Governor Thomas
today received the following dispatch from
Adiutant General Corbin at Washington
Your telegram of April a. to the presi-
dent, in which you state that the First
Colorado volunteers enlisted for the Span
ish war and that war having ended you
demand that such regiment be mustered
out of the service and its members re-
turned to their homes has been referred TO
ms department. In reply, the acting Sec
retary OF war desires me to say that it |
was the intention OF the department to re- |
urn all OF the volunteer troops in the Phil |
ppine islands long since. but that its |
llans were somewhat disarranged BY the !
'ecent operations in those islands. How |
'ver instructions have been sent to Ma
or General Otis to return those regiments
o the United States as soon as transports
ire available, and he has replied that the
movement would commence about May ).
md that regiments will be returned sub
tantially in the order in which they went
mt.
The acting secretary desires me to add
hat inasmuch as the First Colorado reri-
nent was among the first to go TO the Phil
ppine Islands. 1t will be among the first
o return and there is reasonable en-
'ectation that it will be returned TO The
United States and its members mustered
tut not later than the first of July"