Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-11
N. D. TROOPS.
Senator Hansbrough Pays A Fine
Tribute to Them in the Session of
the U. S. Senate.
Shows a Different Status of Affairs than
that Reported by Senator
Pettigrew.


When Senator Pettigrew was MAX
ing his attack on the administration
for failing to send nome the First
South Dakota volunteers because on
ditions were such that the troops could
net be spared, Senator Hansbrough
made a brief statement OF the feelings
of the Norm DasCtans with regard to
this same matter and one that reflects
great credit and will he pleasing to all
of the members of the North Dakota
regiment. Senator Hansbrough said:
| assume, MI. President, that the
two regiments were MADE up Of ABOUT
the same kind of material. the same
class Of people. The men who COM
posed the North Dakota regiment came
from the shops and the stores and the
farms. l had the honor to be on a
committee that went from my state to
San Francisco to meet the North Da-
kota regiment when it returned from
Manila, and | remained there for two
weeks, assisting in any way that
could to arrange for their transnorta-
tion home. talked with 4 great
many members OF that regiment, and
do not recall hearing a single com
plant from any Of them in regard tc
their treatment, nor did | hear of any
regret from any of them over the fact
that they had gone to the Philippines
in the service of their government.
The service of the North Dakota
regiment was equally remarkable with
the service of the South Dakota regi-
ment. | remember hearing the col
onel of our regiment relate an incident
of that service which it seems to me is
very %creditable, and which | shall re.
fer to here. When Captain Young,
think it was, from the state of Utah
applied to General Lawton for the priv,
ilege of organizing a company o
scouts, he requested that he be per
mitted to select his men from tn
North Dakota regiment. Genera
Lawton replied to him that that woult
not do. as it might cause some jealous,
among the members of other regi
ments. The scouts were organized
however, and IS out of the p wer'
North Dakotans. l do not refer tt
this by way of disparagement with re
spect to any other regiment in tn
Philippines. understand and believ'
they all served with distinction an,
bravery.
The state of North Dakota paid tn
expenses of transportation for GU
troops from San Francisco home. TIL
citizens put their hands into thei
pockets and raised some $4,000 TO
that n111snpco. or1 oc T Io,yo ~oSJ NJ,
President, | have never heard from tn,
mouth of any member of the Nortl
Dakota regiment a single complain
or a single regret that they were il
the Philippine service.
The discussion of political question!
was not allowed, "a not tolerated, il
the camp, as l am advised. . At Sal
Francisco, when our committee, con
sisting Of the two senators, the mem
Der of the house of representatives, an,
several state officers, arrived there
we observed that some of the troop
showed no little feeling over the fact
indicating that they were not please'
with the presence there of men VIII,
were engaged in politics, or that w
should have gone there to meet them
and thus subject them to the suspicion
that political influences were at work
So much for the patriotic spirit o
those volunteers.
Mr.. President, the North Dakot,
regiment was composed of democrat
and %populists as well as republicans
On their return home L was at severe
receptions which were given to thos
troops; and l recall that Major Frame
one of the officers of the regiment
made a speech at one of the receptions
Major Frame was a democrat. In tn
speech that he made at this meeting h
Endorsed the action of the administra
ton with respect to the conduct of tn
war, and said that even if he had tn
work to do owe again he would b
found in the ranks on his way to tn
Philippines as before.
Mr.. President, l think it is due tina
l should make this statement in behal
of the regiment from North Dakota b
way of contrast with what has bee,
said here in regard to the South Dakot
volunteers. because l have yet to hea
of a single complaint against the gov
eminent or against the treatment O
our North Dakota volunteers Will
they were in the Philippines in tn
service of their country.
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