The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-08

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The Wainwright commission. which Ia
investigating conditions m the National
Guard. resumed Ia seasions Yesterday with
the examination NJ Cob George n Dyer NJ
the Twelfth Regiment. Col Dyer denied
that the regiment vas supported Nv two or
three wealthy men who hold commissions
in the Twelfth. and asserted that Is per cent
~ tho officers gave M much from their pri-
vate means ~ aid tho welfare ~ the Twelfth
~ an the richer officers. Col. Dyer eS-
planned that the Twelfth was n peculiar
organization. in that the majority ~ the
enlisted men were day laborers When
he took the command he told Gen. Roe
that he believed that the regiment. rroperly
handled. would prove a great moral force
in the locality from which II drew its recruits
and that in order 10 help this end he in
tended TO appoint M officers the best men he
could get. Irrespective 81 their military
training.
Il wanted. " said Col Dyer. "to take away
from thu Twelfth the name 81 'The Dirty
Dozen" The Colonel said that he be-
lieved that the personal charm ~ the men
who had received commissions In the
Twelfth had helped 10 make the regiment
the moral force which he had hoped for.
Col. Dyer was asked N he believed tnat
the men at present commanding. COM
panies in his regiment were ~ efficient as
some Of the under officers. and replied en-
phatically that he did.
Capt. Parker of Col Dyer's regiment
thought that IL would be a good thing
to pay the men AT least their expenses for
attending drills. A 20 the question Of elect
ing or appointing officers the captain said
il didn't concern the Twelfth much. as
the men always elected the officers the
Colonel told them to. CaTt I. Reginald Foster.
also Of the Twelfth. ratified Capt. Parker's
statement concerning the way in which
he Twelfth obtained it's officers, and as
serted that IL was the only practicable
'cay under existing conditions.
Il nave never seen two candidates run
against each other in the Twelfth" said
Capt. Foster. and | hone that / never shall.
He also favored paying the expenses for
the enlisted men and recommended the
opening OF the ranges at Creedmoor ON
Sunday, saying that the men would he
better off at the rifle ranges than In the
back rooms OF saloons.
The only non-coInmissioned officer TO
come before the commission thus far was
Quartermaster-Scrgean Walter Burtis Of
The Twenty-sccond Regiment. who appeared
TO complain ina after serving five years.
the enlistment period. and continuing in
the service for two more. he had recently
teen requested 70 ask for his discharge
Iapers by a captain appointed 20 fill "A
vacancy in the command Of his company.
Sergt. B,rtis said hat no reason was given
him.
The commission adjourned TO a week
from to-day When IL meets again IL ex-
yects 70 take up the reports ofthe New York
Audit Conn any, which has been examining
HE accounts of the various regiments.
II was said NJ the close of yesterdays hear
ing that no new lines of Investigation had
been discovered. and that while the ON
mission would probably I've able 10 make
some recommendations looking toward
tneraagpA pntpiNpry fhprp S'ls no nrOl-
ability Of any charges being brought against
any of the regimental officers in this section
and every likelihood that the Guard would
get a clean bill of health.