The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-25
HAVE DONE THEIR DUTY,
AND HAVE DONE TT WELL,
FEELING IN THE REGIMENT TMAR
SOMEONE HAS DEEN GuILTY
or had FAITH.
Men Unvilltng to write Nevvsy La.
tiers "a the states sn Account oe
Severe Discipline anA Dan-
ser % PuAishnent.


Special Correspondence.
M ANII4A. May is.--ahe moving inilu-
/" ence among the members OF the
First Washington volunteers 1t sha
present time IL very ardent de-
sire 20 be sent home and mustered out OF
the service. This desire Il the result partly
OF the very arduoua and trying service they
have been performing since their arrival
here last November. but to Q much greater
extent II Is the result Of = feeling that some
one II not dealing with them Ia good faith.
This feeling. which 10 well and clearly Dc.
hned. naturally has . very material efesct
on the minds OF men who. a. rule. made
considerable personal sacrince TO give
their services. This feelinG has arisen from
combination OF circumstances easily ana
briefly narrated.
The law authorizing tho enlistment OF the
regiment provided that IAN oficers and
men enlisted under this act shall be dis
charged from the service when the purpose
for which they were called shall have been
accomplished or hostilitiea ceased"
The purpose for which tho res.mant was
called Il stated by the president In the cali
to put an end TO Spanish sovereignty IA
the island OF Cuba
49, &000 - NooUAou0ts
nsspits tho fael tAAt under these prcvis-
ions the msa wsrS long ago entitled to 10
mustered out they made 10 conoloipt 6
being held during The nedeseity e - gyv-
srnment. but II se~ms tAat there haa toeu
no very strenuous eflosts 70 rclisvo them
though It has now besnI over two menkAs
since congress passed an army btn whlcA
provided that the volunteers now IN the
service shah bs Immediately discharged and
mustered out unless they shall elect 20 ~
main. In which case they may b retained
for . period not exceeding six months. To
enable the president and the war Depart
ment to dispense with the services Of these
volunteers . new volunteer army was pro-
vided for. which. however, according TO The
latest papers received here. there hrs oean
no move toward organizing.
We have been told from time 10 time thAs
as soon as the regulars arrived here to
relieve us We would be ordered homo. Yet
the regiments ordered here have al az
rived but three. and a. yet no volunteers
have been sent home. and transport after
transport has been sent away empty or
carrying only few discharged or sick
soldiers. There would be no complaint II
and wounded because every one II willing
to defer TO them But with over 2.0eo sick
In tho several hospitals and new cases so-
ing In at the rate Of thirty . day men who
are permanently disabled for the ssrvtse
arc kept here month after month.
Regsrded - HAD Faith.
II II now rumored that the homswAr6
movement is soon TO begin with the de-
D. riure Of the Second Oregon regiment
Bus there are only two transports In the
harbos, .he 81. Paul and Hancock. and but
five or ri. more due any time within atx
weeks, whii@ several have recently been
sent away withs.t troops to make the trip
TO San Francisco <nd return practically
empty. This course iA 10 doubt dictated oy
the beM interests OF the service. at least
Il IL not a matter for soldier TO criticize.
bat the men in the ranks do not understand
why IL should be 30 and the evidence OF
lack of good faith on the part Of somebody
IL given color by the reports given out ~
home that the volunteers desire 10 remain
In the service until hostilities here are
ended
The washington regiment haa had haat
little fighting during the past two or three
time 20 time have been fired upon BY the
eneny's ouiposss and the are returned
without noticeable effect and one night.
abou. ten days ago. - party Of men under
Iieutz Gus,in and Hazard went out 20
lie in walt for an insurgsnt foraxing par
". The party came along by where they
Law and our men fred on them at abort
range, killing four and woundinx two
Last Saturday ife Insurgents In front
of Taguig raised = white nag and Maj.
weisenhurger and small party Of OIL
GERS went GU. with white nag 10 confer
with them Tney declined to make half
the advance. however. 20 the conference
Was not held
why News II Withhe1A.
Friends OF the regiment ~ homo whe
have been scanning IN. papers for news
Of tn doanrx have probably noticed before
this time growing elminution OF tho
number OF correspondents in the regiment.
ard 4 growing spirit os gaardedness even
In personal letters written BY iis mcm-
hers. II has been Increasingly diRicult
here for members OF the regiment 70 write
90 TIRE papers Certain officers of the
regiment have from time 20 fime exprsss-
ed very strenuous objections 10 the prac-
tsre. for reasons unknown 20 tho writer,
even 10 positively :erbfsding any writing
20 pagers. sane tlsre ago 4 letter yas
sent ost frosn rcgisnsntai headquarters
-~~r4~~ rNtr<rx n1a eneo nj ftxtn e~st.