The times., 1899-03-28


rebel The manner in which the resolution.
tire. is expressed is particularly Objectionable,
because under the guise of kindiiness. which i
! apt to capture the hearts OF good and generous
men not stopping to think, the tendency is to
| open the door to placing the lawbreakers, who
! did everything in their power TO destroy our be-
loved country, on an equality with the brave and
, sterling who stood up to it.
Ordinarily, the Commander in Chief would re-
woke the charter OF 4 command thus expressing
itself, but he has Just ascertained that the said
organization, known u. ID. Porter Command
has, actually charter. The is, there
fore, clear: The organization known d. ID.
Porter Command. No. lG, Department OF the Po-
! tomac. Union Veterans Union will no longer be
recognized 10y the Commander-in- Chief. or by any
department of the order, and the members there
Of. members OF that organization, will cease to
be recognized members OF the Union Veterans
Union. All officers and comrades of the order are
hereby strictly enioined and prohibited from
recognizing the said organization rs command
of the Union Veterans Union, and from recor
nizing and sffiliating with any of thu officers or
members thereof, officers or members Of the
Union Veterans Union.
The Commander Of the Department OF the Po-
tomae is hereby directed to enforce the above
order. and TO see that any and all property, in
possession of said organization, and to which the
department has right, Is turned over to him.
The above order was read at last nights
| meeting, when the following resolution
was offered by Adjt J. n. Ehle and unani-
| mousiy adopted:
Resolutions of the Post.
Whereas it has come TO our knowledge that the
National Commander of the Union Veterans
Union has, by an arbitrary exercise of his powers,
sought 10 annihilate d. ID. Porter Command, No.
10. without just cause or proyocatiop by dis
creditrg and Withdrawing his recognition thereof
as a. legally constituted organization within and
part of the Union Veterans Union; therefore,
| be il
Resolved That. as members OF d. d. Porter
| Command, No. l6, duly organized upward of one
year ago, and since recognized .,s legally
constituted command. and with conscience void OF
OHence against the laws OF the Union Veterans
Union, any officer Of member therof we hereby
denounce the action of the National Commander
| az unjust, Illegal. and suIreTsive of the spirit
OF true comradeslip within the organization, onl,
regretting our inability 10 ciiaracterize the
IN language more beiitting the object CT our ig-
nominy and contempt.
Auosatins 10 himself the power of Judge and
| jury, and in violation o; the sacred trust com
| initted TO his care National Commander, he
seeks 10 punish and degrade the members of Il
subordinate command within the organization
| for daring TO endorse the proposition OF the
| President of the United STATES, to extend the
aid OF the National Government in the care and
protection OF the graves OF the Confederate dead
"a proposition concurred in, as we believe, by
| nearly every brave who fought for The in
tegrity Of the Union.
This action Of the National Commander, in our
| judgment, belittles the honorable position ile
| holds in our organization and is distinct and
| inimieal to the objects, aims, and purposes Of
| the Union Veterans Union is the employment
| Of the devil TO the great work of the Church in
saving mems souls.
Resolved, furthermore. That from the action
! herein rccited OF Chief Robert st.
George DyTenfortii, with his staff attached. d. ID.
| Porter Command, No. IG, Union Veterans Union,
| viii appeal for yindication and relief the
| national encampment when next assembled.
Large Attendance.
The meeting last night was attended by
every member of the command, which
numbers 36. In speaking Of the state
| ment in the order that the command was
without charter, member OF the Organi-
zation explained its absence by saying that
il was in the hands of the Commander in
Chief. He said that Dyrenforth attended
| one OF the regular meetings and at the re-
| quest of the members took the charter
| with him TO have a correction made in the
| title This was over a month ago and it
still remains in his possession.
| They also deny the statement that the
Union Veterans Union has 10000 members.
and place the membership between 10, 0oO
and 1000. Colonel Feathers said last
night to Times reporter. when questioned
| regarding the sentiment of the different
commands:
The majority OF the veterans are per-
| fectly In sympathy with u.s. as they should
be. But there are also a lot of hot headed
members in the organization. Those per-
| sons who can see no gallantry or appre-
ciate valor in anyone but themselves shall
| not control the sentiments OF our organi-
Zation. In the Philippines now are John
| nies and Yanks fighting side by side: their
sons and our sons are both battling under
the same flag. and they are now 4 part
| of US.
Our command has disbanded for the
present and will turn over our parapher-
MALTA to headquarters. The resolutions and
the history of them will be sent to the
| President. Later We will apply for vindi-
| cation of our action and approval of our
| resolutions TO the heads Of the organiza-
| tion."