The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-29
WELCOME TO
THE TENTH
IConcluded from Page IL


------------------ -
complainngly, patriOtiCallN. Ihey sur
frred and sacrificed, they fought ana itlI.
they drove back and punished the rebels
who resisted federal authority and who.
with force. attacked the sovereignty OF
the United states in its ncwly-acqulrcd
territory. without them then and there
we would have been practically helpless
ON land our flag would have had It's
first stain and the American name it,
first ignominy. The brilliant victories ot
zhp army and navy i'm the bay ana city ot
Manila would have been won i'll Nalh'
our obligation to civilization would Lave
remained temporarily unpcrformed, chaos
would have reigncd, and Whatever gov
,rnncnt there was, would have been 10y
the will of one man and not by the con-
sent uf the governed. Who refused 70
sound the retreat? Who stood in TN"
/ reach VIXEN others Weakened who re-
sisted the suggestion of the unpatrl"uc
that they should come home Let mc
call me roll of the regiments and battal-
ions that deserve TO he perpetuatCd u
rho nations annnls Their action was
not a sudden impulse under excitement,
hut "A deliberate determination to sus-
tain, at the cost Of life. If need be, the
honor # their government ana the au-
thority of its flag.
Roll of Honor.
First California california ARTILLERY,
First Colorado. First Idaho. Fifty-frsl
Iowa. Twentieth Kansas Thirteenth
Minnesota. First Montana, First Nebras-
ka., First North Dakota. Nevada CaNai-
~, Second Oregon, Tenth Pennsylvania
First South Dakota, First Tennessee
Utah Artillery, First Washington, First
Wyoming, Wyoming Battery.
TO these mrst be added about fuuI
Nf h, a
army who wnIc entitled to their dis
charge under the peace proclamation OF
April II, 1899: the greater portion OF Whon
I,r'rtipH;cd in TN" cngag' mcnts Of lh'
Eighth corps aud are still portormlht
arduOuS services i'm the field.
Nor must the navy he forgotten, Sixty
five devoted sailors participated in the
cngaGcmCnt of May ! i'm Manila bay
whose terms of service had previously
expired. continuing on duty quite a yea
after that action. Fer these men of th'
army and navy we have only honor anC
gratitude.
The world will never know the re
straint of our sodicrs--thcir self-Contro
under the most CXaspcrating conditions
Tor weeks subjected to the insults an'
duplicity of the insurgent leaders, the!
preserved the status quo, rememhcrin,
that they were under an order from thei
government to sacredly observe the term
of the protocol in letter and spirit AM
avoid all conflict except in defense pend
ing the negotiations of the treaty q
peace They were not the aggressors
They did not begin hostilities against tn
insurgents pending the ratification of tn
treaty of peace in the senate, great a
was their justification, because their or
dcrs from Washington forbade it. | talk
all the responsibility for that direction
Otis only executed the orders of his gov
crnment and the soldiers, under Srea
provOCatiOn to strike back, obeyed. Ur
til the treaty was ratified We had no AT
thority beyond Manila city, bay and han
Dor. We then had no other title to dc
fcnd. no authority beyond that to mair
tain. Spain was still in possession of tn
remainder of the archipelago. Spai
sued for peace The truce and treat
were not concluded. The first blow wa
struck by the insurgents. our kindnes
was rcciproCatcd with cruelty, our mere
with Mauscr. The flag of truce wa
invoked only to he dishonored our so
dicrs were shot down when ministerin
to tho wounded Eiipinos. our humanit
was Interpreted as weakness, our 70
h.urance as cowardicc They assailc
our sovereignty, and there will he =
useless parley--uo pause until the insu
reCtiOn Is suppressed ana American al
th0ritv acknowledged ana pstahlshC
The misguided followers in rebeliior ha'
only our charity and pity. As to Il
cruel leaders who nave necdleSsly sacr
feed the lives of thousands Of the
people, - the cost Of some Of our be
blood, for the qualification of their ov
ambitious designs. | will leave to 9th"
the ungraCiouS task of justification n
rulogy.
Every one % the noble men. rcgua
or volunteers, soldiers or seamen, WI