Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-13
Sentiment for Examination and hc-
ceptance at Home Wins,
NO ENLlsTMENTs TODAY.
ucrruiunu once ~ Port rongias
one fiau Only Accepted thus Far
Utsh County VANS Protest.

Sow that recruiting Office has been
established at Fort Douglas, Tor tho
Thirty-f1urth Infantry. and trauapor-
iauon to Fort Logan 10 20 Be fur
nIshrd by the government the pent-up
patriotism uf the Utah boys VIII
doubtless burst 90 bounds. ah the cause
" lu suppression has been removed.
Lieutenant white. commanding on.
cor ut the Fort. has tho recruiting ln
charge. but n the influx of candidates
for enlistment o. TOO srcaL the lIsu-
tenant win send Cor aid. o. bio other
duties will engage too much " his time
CO. Doe able t0 attend Co both. The ape
parent reluctance with which the Utah
boys have answered the call for yoiun-
tolrH, Do duo only 90 the financial risks
they wcrr unable 90 run. but 70 o. more
than believed that us auon as 10 be-
comes ECnefnily known that they can
enlist nt Fort Douglas and receive
transportation Co Fort Logan. the call
VIII be- answered with alacrity There
o. NO limit speclncd nH 90 the number
or men wanted from Utah. but iAHu-
tenant White VIII continue Co Accept
nl applications Zoe enlistment until
ho receives notice from Fort f1glu
that the regiment 10 fun one mu1 By
tho nHWC NJ Brady Htopn, was zoe
Crultod Last evening ana Will Do sent
ON 10 Fort LuEnu ut once. Stopa IL
nu old soldier having served in the
regular army Cor s--gral years. iic was
huuurHhly discharged from the Fourth
cavalry iHHt March and has hegn live
Ink 600 Salt Lake ever HluDr. nud now
claims this city nH bis home.
A VOLtfNTEEu'g PROTEST.
a young Utah volunteer writes 10 the
"NoWH" from Provo under date VI July
y na follows;
"somr fow days ngo I wrote 60 Cow
cruur Wells stating that I desired 90
enlist 10 the new Thirty-f0urth rom-
mont ~ volunteers. From tho news
paper reports u appears that THOSE in-
tHndinF TO enlist in this ruElment must
30 10 Fort LDEnn. Colo. 10 do NO. ut
their own expense and there run the
riHk u being accepted. Now, nH "a
prospective recruit I UmphntIcnily pro-
test against such mn outrage being pur-
potmtod upon Utah boys The mcrltor-
luua record OF our soldiers Ice the phll-
ipplncH has undoubtedly convinced tho
war department that Utah has tue
right Kind " material 10 make good
soldiers
II notice In your columns of Mon
days daily you quote Governor Wells
na saying that there would be- but few
recruits from here judging from the
fact that be- hhd received but two or
three communications from persons de-
HlrlnE 90 enlist I think that " a sta
tlDu Do opened nj Fort Douglas. which
could Do d0nu nt very little expense 10
tho government many would enlist
who would De- unable Co do Hu had they
60 go 20 Colorado, fu talking 10 the
boys here ut Provo nnd that thyrc arc
number who would enlist providing
"a recruiting station iH opened ia Utah.
Al those who were intending 20 enlist
should enter their protest against boz
Ing compelled h. SO tu Colorado. Of
course. !. Tor one. n the war depart
mcnt VIII not upun "a station nt Fort
Douglas. Will 80 to Fort Logan ia ,.n-
list even n ! have 90 pay fare there
ana back. llut there are many who
are unable 90 do Ho from lack of means
ma tho war department should cone
slider this fact
The recruit leaves 40 Tor hls cuun-
try home. friends and the ouilymouts
uf private NE. IiH even offers. 10
necessary hiH Ito upon the nltnr Uf
freedom. In return condition. should
Dc Hn urrluHtd ns 10 favor the recruit
nH much uH possible,
From a Volunteer.
W, NJ. n.