The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-07-19
IMPERIALISM
As Practiced on the Amer
lean Soldier.
Deadly Philippines--Am-
bilious Officers--SiCk
Soldiers.

to show not only the deadly character
OF the Philippine climate for white men
but also the deplorable condition Of oul
South Dakota boys who are detained
long beyond the term OF their enlistment
to fight il a war Of %subjugation TO,
winch they did not enlist. The reports
speak for themselves:
SAN FERN ANDo, P. l., June 9, $780,
TO the commanding officer, First South
Dakota, volunteer Infantry: SRI have
the honor to report the very badly dis.
abled condition in which l find the regi.
ment. OF the o.3 officers and enlisted
force, 80 per cent (sick aud wounded
are 10 the hospital at Manila, 80 per
cent are sick in quarters in San Fernan-
do, and Of the remainder there are not
eight men in each company who have
the strength to endure one days march
IL 1t became necessary to move. 1t is
only a question of a few days or possibly
a week or two until the entire regiment
is totally incapacitated for duty unless
complete rest and a light diet are provi-
ded. The men in quarters here are not
improving and the number is increasing
daily. l therefore recommend that
steps be taken the sooner the better) to
have the regiment relieved from duty on
the firing line 10 order to give them op.
portunity OF recuperating. Very re-
spectfully, VIM. P. BASrA,
A, A. Surgeon, L. S. A.
SAN FERNANDO, p. L., May 81, 1885,
Senator r. +. Pettigrew. Sioux Falls, S.
Z. Dear Senator-I have this day
started q communication through mill.
tary channels to the adjutant general at
Washington, ID. c., asking that l be or
dered to the United States for the pur-
pose of resigning my commission. l do
this because l feel l have served over a
year honestly aud faithful and that l
have interests at home that need atten.
ton, and further / believe unless we ask
to get out We will be held here long at.
ter the law intended, and we all Lelieye
we should have been home before this.
VIII you kindly exert your Influence to
have my request granted! The boys all
want to ooue home excepting 6 who
wish to enlist i'll the regular army and
ID who wish to be mustered out here
for the purpose of PROSPECTING or going
into business. Our regiment Is prac-
tlcally busted. For three months they
have had hard field service and are
physically worn out. We have only
about 400 able for duty. There are over
400 sick in quarters and in hospitals.
We are simply worn out. The Nebraska
regiment and the South Dakota regiment
have had all the hardest work. They
have nobly done all that has been asked
OF them. For the past two months
neither OF our surgeons have been al
lowed to go to town to look after our
own men. A week ago our men sick in |
quarters IN Manila were examined bv a
regular army surgeon and over $50 or
dred to Il Q front. OF these go ordered
three tainted in the streets of Manila |
before they reached the station and had
TO be taken to the hospital. Eighty odd
OF the men were unable to walk from
the end OF the railroad to this point and
were carted here on bull carts. Nearly
al OF these men are now in hospitals or
are slck 10 quarters here. Capt. Cox is
IN Cotregidor hospital, sick with bowel
trouble. DR.. Thompson is sick with
eve Many OF the men have attempted
apply for their return home and d;a.
charge through military channels, but
.ol. Frost has held them up. TODAY
the colonel called the company COM
together and told them thew
we're towards to allow their men TO "a.
quest TO be sent home. That they were
towards to allow their men to 90 on tho
sick list. For the good of all CONCERNED
Frost should be sent to his own reoi.
tie is a low contemplate cur
ook'nR only to his own interests, sa,.
the thought-only for bis good.
would gladly sacrifice every man IN
regiment for q few dollars in hi.
pocket or 9 little glory for Frost. h
las no interest in our state, has no in
crest in our men except to use both fo-
lls own selfish advancement. Manv ~
'ur wounded should be sent home AZ
The situation here has turnea
ut to DO nothing but a bushwback,n.
crap. Day before yesterday We had
ne killed and seven wounded. A.
% the right is concerned the Filin;no.
re IN the right. They have been tr.a.. {
q more false by American author;t;a.
han ever by the Spanish. When tha
ruth and the politics Of this affair orc
,nown the American people will be nm. I.
Die to look an honest man IN tho fao. !
Or shame. II the boys are compelled -
tay here through the rainy season man
them will have to go through thu 9
trip in . box. Respectfully, :
-. RIO WARSE, :
Mai. and Cu.roon - q - -. y