The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-26
WANT NO MORE SOLDERING.
Tzx-VoLUNTEERs IN SAVANNAH NOT
GOING TO PHILIPPINES.

Nobody Talks of Going From Savan-
nah II the President Makes "A Cali
for Ten Regiments, rs It Is Be
lieved He WfII-Tt Is said There Is
Not an Organized Force of Military
in the state That Would Tender
It's servIceS-BeIieved the Call VIII
BE n Popular One, However, Rath-
err Than Directed TO the States.
plan of Raising the Immune Regi-
ments Would BE Followed.
The belief is pretty general among those
VINO have carefully watched the reports
that the war department viii call for vol
unteers for the coercion of the Filipinos.
1t is not generally believed. however, that
there will be an organized body OF mill
tary in Georgia that win volunteer if the
call is made.
In discussing the situation. an officer
who served in the army as a member Of
the Second Georgia Regiment said yes
terday: Il do not believe it win be call
upon the states for their quota On the
contrary. if a call is made, it will be TO the
people at large, just in the way the ten
regiments OF immunes we're raised. They
were secured from different sections, gen
orally in the South. colonels being COM
missioned and deputized to raise the regi-
ments.
Il have every reason to believe such
VIII be the plan adopted, and l have pref
~ conclusive proof that the cali viii be
made. / know OF a former colonel of one
OF the Immune regiments who has been
rendered a place as the colonel Of one of
the ten regiments il Is suggested viii be
called for. II Georgia should be asked
for a proportion of the troops I am very
doubtful II they could be raised. Re
crulting officers have worked pretty hard
10 get all The men they could from the
state and there are not very many left
who would care for bit of service in the
Philippines They have had or heard
CROUCH Of the last service in which the
volunteers of this section took part and
have read enough OF what the volunteers
in Manila are having to- undergo. II Is
possible that two or three companies could
be raised by the right men as officers, but
! do not believe there is an organized body
of troops IN the state that would care 20
enter the service.
No tank has been heard among the mill
tary 10 indicate that an effort woud be
made by any command to induce its mem
llers 10 volunteer. The struggle against
the Philippines and the doctrine of ex-
pansion is not so popular in this as in
other sections, and in that there may be
found reason for the apparent reluctance
of officers and men 40 take the matter up
If they were keen 20 go there would be any
amour. of speculation as TO whether the
call viii be made, and a lot of discussion
as 10 the ability Of Savannah 10 send out
two or three companies.
If there were real need for soldiers any
where else than in the Philippines, and
the struggle for which they were wanted
were popular. there would be no difficulty
about getting them from this city, as ex-
perience has shown. No city in the state
sent as many men as went from Savannah
for service in the war with Spain, and tt
il doubtful If there il another in the South
that. in proportion to its size, sent as
many.
Fortunately the government, judging
from reports, win not have 10 make de-
mands upon Savannah and this section
The last issue of the Army and Navy
Journal discusses the situation and shows
that recruits have been rapidly secured
by officers of the regular army elsewhere.
The statement is made that 1000 men
could be raised within few days IN Den
yer, Col, II a call should be made, while
from New Orleans the news is sent that
a regiment could easily be got up there
and In Louisiana.