Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-09-19

BILE. IF we are to. give the regiment a
it all over the state? In my opinion the
They viii have had all the riding, they
|. suggest that they be brought straight
| through to Topeka. and as soon as The
reception is over send them to their va;
| rious homes at tha expense of the state.
| Newt Allen said that the boys could not
& be kept here any more than one day and
| longer" said he.
took well. He wanted the day of the re-
state. and the ia teachers 'a Of every . district
school in Kansas requested to observe 1t
by by carrying out a patriotic programme;
said he 'and the pupils of the. schools
should be educated in patriotism"
:. Governor STANLEY, will issue a proclama-
tion setting aside the day as holiday.
General Hudson said that half of Kan
| sas would be at the reception, and he
suggested that the only formal exercises
regiment to the state for preservation and
the the presentation Of sword to o., General neral
| ceremonies dramatic and patriotic.
Colonel Beck. who had the experience of
| bringing his regiment back to Kansas after
the war. said chat the scheme to stop the
| These men will be mustered out at Fris-
co. said he. They will have no captains,
majors or colonies over them on their way
home. Each will be Il general, and nobody
can boss him. If you stop at every station
they will drop off and scoot for home and
the regiment will be nowhere near com
plete VIXEN 1t arrives here
l The colonel took occasion to criticise the
people of Kansas for not giving his regi-
ment. the Twenty-third (colored a recep-
ton upon its return from Cuba. He said
all they got was the Communications of
their superior officers. The regiment faced
smallpox and yellow fever, worse enemies
| ha nj CHI I, hapy1
given some attention upon their return.
said he. We even made fourteen requisi-
tions for a flag and did not get one, [ am
ception, but beg to call the attention OF
the people to; the shabby treatment accord
ed the other regiments upon their return. - :.
the people TO have the Twentieth regiment
return ais soldiers: he wanted the people 10
uniforms home. That's the way We want
to see Them" said he Every influence
should be. brought to bear to accomplish
this"
government could be induced to let the
guns come. He thought this might be
done If the state would guarantee the safe
return of the arms after the reception.
Colonel Fox, adjutant general of the
Kansas national guard. said that this was
imprac ticable because the boys no doubt
left their. guns at Manila before they
boarded the transport.
5ghn Mdden len sad al the soldiers shopa
to honor them distinctly as soldiers said
he. .'as the Twentieth Kansas. and not as
; citizens. Then we must prevail upon them
, flag to the state should be made 4 striking;
and dramatic feature 1t Will be a good
lesson to the young people
1.-The soldiers will have n pride IN being
received as soldiers said General Hud-
son, land they will no doubt consent to
come home in their uniforms. They VIII
| a1. IL, oNt, n
their Officers over them just the same as
if they were still in the service,
General Passenger ga, Agent BLACK S of the
ticable for the regiment to stop. OFF at
various towns along the route and be en-
tertained. THE train will run in four
} loss of a couple of hours at each place
on account of the block system used in
, running trains on the Santa Fe. However,
brief stops of from five to ten milItes
could be made by each section as it passed
through. but all four sections coild not
be punched up in one town at the same
time.
; "Is it the purpose to land the regiment
here in the morning or EVENING" asked
Mr.. Black IF in the morning. then the
regiment will go through Kansas during
the night 1t will leave Dodge City about
' midnight ard receptions along the route
would be out of the question
Farmer" Smith said that the regiment
I should be brought across Kansas in day
light and landed here about 4 o'clock in
the afternoon. That seemed to be the gen
eral feeling of the other members, but
the matter was left for the executive
: committee to decide.
a The action of Governor Stanley in OPEN
a ing negotiations with the railroads and the
: appointment of the committee were ap-
d proved upon motion of Mr.. Kimble. and
e moral support of the committee and peo-
e pie of Kansas was pledged to have the
:. legislature pay the expenses Oh bringing
: the regiment home.
o Upon motion OF James INike an executive
committee of seven members-Genera Hud,
l. son, George w. Martin. Newt Alien. John
! Madden, Sam Kimble, J. n. Fike and A
: w. Smith-was appointed.
r Governor Stanley was instructed TO urge
e | the regiment to return in uniform.
s 1t was decided that the reception com.
II mittee should not go to San Francisco tc
e meet the boys. Instead Governor Stanley
e was instructed to appoint a committee
o composed of the fathers of some of the
e soldiers to go. W. j. Black, of the Santa
a Fe and Governor Stanley We're also des.
a ignated as members of the committee tt
e | on that committee who will go and pay
a his own expenses. The state Will not pay
the expenses of anybody to go to the coast
o motion was carried urging the various
= | railroads to grant q rate of l cent a mile tC
e people who desire TO take In the reception
Upon motion of John Madden, the legis
l. lature next year was memoralized to REIN
If burse the Twentieth Kansas boys who have
o returned home on account OF sickness fol
/. their expenses In returning.
IT j. r. Burton offered the following reso
G luton which was adopted:
J. Resolved. That, while this committee
s purposes making every arrangement for {
p proud and joyful reception to those of tn,
famous Twentieth Kansas who are now re
Is turning to their homes, send hearty
d greeting to the other brave boys-formerl!
members of this regiment-who have re
If manned in the Philippine islands, and who
n have re-enlisted in other regiments. ant
/; have decided to continue to battle for lib
/ erty and uphold our flag in that far ava,
J., land, and when at last rebellion and trea
d son in that part of our country Is crushed
n we pledge them like, proud and joyfu
n | reception at their homecoming"
Another resolution invites the member.
N of the Twenty-firsts Twenty-second an(
Twenty-third Kansas regiments to attend
II the reception, in regimentai organization
ts as near as practicable. to act as a guart
OF homer to the Twentieth regiment.
n The executive committee held meeting
n after the regular committee finished it.
n work and discussed plan Of having sew
h eral hundred Kansans meet the volunteer.
a at the state line they return. The ex
% ecutive committee will work in conjunc
r tion with the local committee. Another
meeting will be held the latter part of mex
l. week.