The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-27

rssding matter. ana q ! was IN the hos:
pltal 1t the time the Chilcots arrived
these magzxines were doubly welcome.
e very soniy = s:ss He 70 but
A I know Gen. Mstcaifs takes . deep
interest In our regiment, and a ne 90
3 as Sn 's ssoss e: ss a a: sS i Wish
troversy over the iandinS place Of the
sscrsssry x xH.sn's snd the war depart
mont may be entirely eliminated from
the discussion. AZ the solution % the
question has been left entirely Win the
As the matter I nov stands. the loyal
ctti3ens OF Seattle are working very hard
to have u return TO that port. but the
ms%Dsrs q the reS!|ens haze voted .d
to change their minds in this respect.
between 100 and $50 men win return
their total travel pay from San Francisco
to their Washington homes vii! be $so,00
or $4,000 Il e. too much to ask them to
give All this up. Tho travel pay Tor 2
rates he can probably return for 80. 30
he makes 80 clear. This 10 quite sum
for the average volunteer.
''As the volunteers do not wish to lose
tn tbs .. travel pay. and si,s az the peopl. q
them to lose II. the very generous proposal
has been made. and II. believe now be-
Ing carried out TO raise the entire amount
ct ns ,.vs pay t and Il e the
Seattle for muster out. Thus each volun-
teer will not only lose no travel pay. but
be the gamer to the amount Of the actual
transportation from San Francisco to his
home, less the cost Of transportation from
Seattle to his own town. although the
government might pay the latter item.
This 70 . generous offer, and at first
gnnce a would seem a. though the regi-
ment would almost unanimously accept IL.
But, 40 an actual fact. even with this In
ducement. doubt if the regiment will
change Its vote on the question Of land
II have talked with . number Of men
In the regiment. Seattle men among 9TH
ers. and putting this proposition before
them. nearly all still favored San Fran
cisco. There are q number Of reasons why
you may regard most OF them, but still po-
tent enough to cause their votes to re-
main with San Franciaoos First, It must
be remembered that the regiment 10 made
largo percentage Of them are not ci.i-
sens OF our state. and do not wish to re-
turn to 1t. Second, many Of the men are
CaliforniAns. or live IN Southern Oregon.
q contemplate sn..s gang south for the winter:
to Seattle. Then. too. we were In San
Francisco many months; q good deal NJ
private property was left In storage there
by the men when we called Tor Manila;
every man In the regiment made many
new and dear friends in San Francisco.
whom he would like to see again. and these
facts. together with all the attractions
which q great city IKE San Francisco pos
Il have gone into details on this point
to show that there Is no perverieness
shown nor hostility to Seattle: that there
Warrington volunteers are still in favor
OF San Francisco. would hate to see the
people OF Washington raise the travel pay
and have all their trouble for nothing.
fernaps tney wouldn't have. but I'm afraid
However. there IL another proposition.
better one. ! think. that have not yet
seen mentioned in the Seattle papers, that
Of were propsry press MSsr 1. app se
II ID the plan which am told Nebraska
has already adopted. that OF sending 8
special train to convey the regiment free
state II Washington WIN do this-have q
special train waiting for us, at Oakland
when the regiment IL mustered out, ana
invite the regiment TO ride free OF charge
ment. no matter what his plans, would &C.
cept. Every man In the regiment have
spoken to. California men included have
favored this plan and said they would go.
They would regard II as a generous. dis
interested offer. Everything would be VOL
untary; no one would be forced to Seat
tie against his will. and there would ke
better feeling all around. The contem.
plated celebration could stu be pulled of.
AS a business proposition. financial
proposition. this Is far ahead OF the other.
The cost OF special train would not he
one-tenth that OF raising the travel pay.
a vuvtt has, 49,
as his finals. between 81. 00o and 500 ono
would he brought into the state. and much
OF II spent In Seattle and Tacoma
TT In not at all too late 20 alter env
existing plans: the regiment is not likely
TO leave Manila until after August % i
nave venturcd to fully set forth this Llan
70 you because ] am OF the opinion that n
furnishes the only means by which the
good people OF Seattle will ever see tne
First Washington regiment as a whole.
Very respectfully ~ M. SAYRE
Sergeant Company q. First Washington.
Manila"