The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-16
FATE OF THE THIRTEENTH.

of THE 1HlHIEENTH.
Toward the close of last weeks lesis-
lative business Senator Horton introduce
ed in the senate a concurrent resolution
requesting President Mckinley to order
the immediate return from Manila of the
Thirteenth regiment. Minnesota volun-
teers. 1t was passed readily by the sem
ate. and on Friday last reached the house
for anticipated prompt concurrence. Fol-
lowing is the text of the resolution.
Whereas The Thirteenth regiment,
Minnesota volunteers, are now and for
nearly year last past have been sta
toned at Manila, in the Philippine ISL
andS; and
Whereas Such regiment has efficiently.
energetically and faithfully performed all
of the arduous duties assigned to them;
and
Whereas, Said regiment is largely
composed of young men who had not
completed their education at the time
they volunteered for the service of the
United States; and
Whereas. 1t is just and necessary that
they should have an opportunity to
therefore, be it
Resolved, by the senate of the state of
Minnesota the house of representatives
of such state concurring therein That
the president of the United States be
and he is hereby respectfully requested
to command and order the immediate
/ return of said regiment to the United
States, and to the state of Minnesota,
that they may be mustered out of the
service of the United States.
Resolved, That copy of this resolu-
ton be transmitted by the executive of
this state to the honorable the president
of the United States and to each of the
senator's and representatives of the state
of Minnesota.
1t should be borne in mind that this
resolution was not the result of hasty
deliberations or ill-advised zeal The
question had been carefully canvassed in
all its bearings. Friends and relatives
of the members Of the regiment had
earnestly sought the aid of their repre-
sentatives in the Legislature in the hope
that something might be accomplished in
the way of securing the return of the
regiment. Other states had taken sim
liar action and with success.
The resolution was referred to the house
day of the present week that committee
unanimously reported against the reso-
luton and were sustained by the house.
The G o e can conseientiously do no
of this committee military affairs who
have assumed responsibility of keeping
so many of the bright lights of Mime
sofas young manhood in the malarial
swamps and jungles of the Philippines.
Here they are:
I'll. IT, Hymes. c. l.. West.
Thomas TOrsOn. J. w. TOrrey.
>. Is. Harteau. II. c. Won Lehe.
s. c. johnson. p j. Moran
j. +. Wheaton
with the exception of Mr.. Moran. the
members of the above committee are Re
publlcans. And yet it is not a question
of partisanship that The Globe desires
to bring before the people 1t is a oues-
ton of humanity. The real war for
which these young men enlisted has
been fought out to a successful conclu-
sion. AS the resolution states tba raoi.
hehl mas efhc1ently, energetically and
faithfully performed all the arduous du-
ties assigned to them" By the passare
OF the army reorganiza ton bill congress-
mas practically released these volunteers
from further service. They enlisted In
patriotic ardor and at time when orr
country was hard pressed for available
troops and guns with which to arm them
They took into the service. aside from,
most generous overflow of patriotism.
no little military knowledge of drill and
tactics. They left their studies. MANY
of them, to fight the common enemy Of
the country.
1t is undoubtedly true that the passaea
of this resolution would have f1ona ,,,,,o.
III the way of securing their early dis
charge At present recruiting stations
are being opened all over the countrv
Tor the regular army. The boys of the
Thirteenth are worth more to lis of Mime
sofa than to the government inst al n,ae
eht' at war with no nation and with no
great principle at stake. To say. as the
lower house of the Minnesota Ieeis1aturo
has said, that they shall remain to be-
come the victims of smallpox. yellow and
other tropical fevers, in malarious camns
IN climate not at all adapted to north
ern born Americans. is an outrage for
which there is no excuse, political or
otherwise.