The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-07
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MANILA. P. l., Nov. "A. 1888.
EDIToR PREsE-Ae there appears TO
hes prospeet Of cur regiment being sent
TO some distant part Of this Island, 10
which event may not have An Oppor-
tunity Of soon writing you. and ~ the
steamer advertised 10 Ieave yesterday
did not leave, but viii, according 70 the
bulletin board ct the custom house,
iesve tomorrow. / win write tonight,
after spending . far more pleasant
Thanksgiving day than ever thought
one could spend in these far away I'M
Americanized islands.
Being detached. do not properly be-
long TO Co. b. bat my many friends In
that company invited me 20 assist them
10 slowing away what could Of one
dozen turkeys. which they claimed were
purchased. have no reason TO doubt
their assertion but TURKEYS roost around
@pUomiscuous like" and their roosting
places would delight "Uncie Remas"
Mind I do not say thst any Of our boys
knew OF their roosting places. bat It 10 .
fact that ours 10 the only company In
the Eighth army corps that had turkey
dinner todsy. Your Thanksgiving came
on the 2srd. while By reason Of our be-
ing % far east ours came on the elth,
today.
With regard to our shortly returning
TO the United States, win say that
nothing here tends to the belief that we
viii be anything during the remainder
Of our term Of enlistment except SOL
dieB pure and simple. The delay Of the
Paris commission in arriving at some
definite understanding, b the cause Of
our longer stay here. Under IN Get OF
congress. passed during the "6fties" I
think, al volunteers unjust be mnstere0
out within sixty days after the cessation
Of hostilities." Prior to that. and cock
istent with the establishment Of the
American government. the constitution
Of the United States declares that mo
volunteer army shall be maintained In
time Of peace" The question which
naturally sEises regarding the act Of
congress. Hrst spoken OF, 10. what con-
stitutes . sessasion Of hostilitiesp Does
the mere hosting Of white dag and
the granting Of an armistice, constitute
. cessation Of hostilitiesp In one sense
OF the word. hostiIities cease only be
tween the armies where the Gag ID
hoisted and the armistice asked for ID
agreed 70. Some take broader view
Of the situation, and say that when the
protocol was signed, hOStilities between
the two countries ceased. They certain.
" ceased, but there being no assurances
that they would not be renewed in the
near future, the administration had q
perfect right TO do ~ 1t has done. keeE
M here until peace was m assured fact
This believe they intend doing. but
how about keeping N after the ratiica.
ton Of the treaty Of peaeep There ap-
peaEs 20 be strong desire On the part
Of nine-tenths Of the gentlemen( p whO
wear shoulder straps. and who draw
larger salaries than they ever drew In
their hves, 10 have m retained In the
service our full two yean. ! haven my
mind three commissioned officers whose
financial worth I was posted On prior q
this war, who are getting annual salaEta|
ranging from el50O 70 $3.50. MeE
whose interest. now that the wal h over
ought 20 be suhserVient 10 the welfars
Of their men, and whose family tie
should be great enough 70 create Ia
their breasts . desire to return to theil
loved ones. and throw to the winds thell
annual salaries. They can no lOngeI
nor be Of scrvice 70 their country. WIZ
wish, for The sake Of the 'tilthy lOcre.
b stay longer and thereby ieopardiz'
the health, and, In al probability, tn
lives OF the men under them, who, Whil'
they are not the equal from . militaFy
point Of view. I assert are their peers
sociaIly, morally, and. nine times out o
ten, intellectually. / am writing nov
Of the First Idaho regiment; oticeu o
which were appointed By Gov. Franz
Steuneuberg. The governor had tn
foresight 70 appoint 70 Office tn this rec
iment, those who were his most stAuncl
supporter during the election Of 1881
and whose appointment win insure hin
their votes and influence In the future
Several rode into . commission on thel
record 20 militia ofIiceFs," and sewers
!. cannot tell the difference betweel
''shoulder arms" and q shoulder Of NUT
ton. Barriers. hotel CLERKS, druggist
apOthecaEies. cayuse lawyers who knO'
no more Law than necessity, and for CO
Onel . one horse editor and politician
/ In the above category, I wish your READ
lers 10 understand that the major Of n
ISecoOd battalion, and Lieut. Jane
IGraham are not included. They are ii
only cnes Of the numerous ofIiceFs VII
have attempted to assist any OF u
men, and . word detrimental 10 theT
would kick up . bigger row than th
. article viii Faiss among the shoulde
! strapped gentry who nov suck the go'
|. eminent tsat, and who are 10th 10 b
e 70, fearful that want win stare theI
!. In the face.
I know that what I have Writte
: above may cause my arrest, but u ~
Of the commander In this Eighth arm
corps think I can Be prevented fro
writing thlnss I can prove. they doE
know me veTy wei. and if they thlT
the people Of The state Of Idaho can
kept In iRnOFanee Of their neglect Of q
man nnaar than thar ara aoff khe