The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-03-24
A Refusal 10 Recall The Order d
DlSbanlmaEl
MtSSlC! FROM Mr.. DOLE
Praise Tor the Men VINO Have Been
Faithful % iscipline the rirst
Consideration.
(From Thursdays DailyJ

Company ID was mustered out last
night The company had assembled
for inspection and to receive the
answer TO the petition praying that the
order OF disarmament might be re-
yoked.
Lieut.. Col. Jones addressed the COM
pany, informing them that President
Dole did not think II best to revoke
the order for disarmament He con
finued as follows:
President Dole said that he would
Ike to have me state his very clear
recollection of the long and honorable
record Of Company ID and especially in
relation to It's active service in 1895.
Tie well remembered one night Of that
week when a number OF our companies
we're ordered into the mountains. Com
pany ID was In the hills between here
and Tantalus when their captain halt
ed them for some simple instructions
and said: One whistle means to go
ahead, two means halt and three means
retreat but the last signal of three
whistles will not he used which state
Of enthusiasm by the company and
showed the soldierly spirit OF the CON-
mand, which he would never forget.
He further stated that Company j
has always been ready to fight. but moi
always ready to drill. That was tho
character of the company, though II,
would like TO express his positive con
yiction that in the company there were
a number OF the best volunteers In thu
service, az shown by their persistence
in attention to duty under the discour
aging circumstances attending TIL
company's career for some time past
II was a matter Of regret 10 him tina
they should be called upon to face thi
most serious outlook for a military or
ganization, but feeling that the dis
cipline OF the regiment was a matter o
the first consideration. and knowing
that the absence OF large proportion
Of the company from drill duty ha
been Of long continuance and In tn
face Of repeated warnings from no
only the company officers. but from tn
regimental officers. he was satisfe
that sufficient warning and notice G
the consequence OF such neglect OF dut
had been given. Although there ar
men In the company who are not r.
sponsible for such neglect and who d
not deserve this action, the compan
rs a company Is responsible for 1t an
1t would be detrimental TO the dis
cipline Of the regiment to revoke tn
order. He was extremely sorry tha
the action Of the majority Of the men
bers Of the company had exposed thos
who have attended to their duty
the misfortune Of disorganization.
was their misfortune, not their fault
The reading Of the final decision I
The commander-in-ch was receive
in silence. Men who had been with tf
company since It's first OrganiZatiO
stood with bowed heads and glistenin
eyes. They felt II keenly that old Ba
Terry ID, once the regiments prid
should come TO such an end.
After "A few more words from Lieu
Col. Jones, In which he spoke feeiini
ly OF his own connection with Il
company and the final termination, Il
disbanded company stood adjourned.
Before departing, however, a motto
was unanimously carried presentir
Capt. BergstrOm with two large pi
lures, the property of the cOmpan
The remaining pictures were taken
the members as mementoes OF old Ba
teTy d.