Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-18
SOLDIER BOYS IN PROTEST OVER
 ERODE
Want to Resign Because oi AL Ieged Fayofitism in the Selection of the Rifle Team for Ohio Shoot.
Special to Review.)

(Speclal to ReYleW.D
 PHOENIX, Aug. 17.-Some of the soldiers who attended the encamp- ment are greatly dissatisfied and are now asking the commanding officer to allow them to resign from the ser vice. Their grounds of complaint have been drawn up in the following petition, which will be presented to Colonel McClintock this afternoon:
 PHOENIX, Aug. 13.-Colonel Mo Clintock, commanding 1st regiment, N. c. A.-Sir: We, the undersigned members of Co B request to be dis charged from the service, as we do not appreciate the treatment accord ed us during the late encampment.
 Tn the first place, the members of the rifle team sent to Ohio were left to the selection of Major Coggins. and he selected not the men who had the best scores or military records, as the regulations stipulate, but few who had a pull. Thus placing men on the trial shoot whose scores were 10 to 12 points lower than several members of our company's scores. And we understand that our captain was deducted several days pay be cause he was called from camp to at tend his family who were injured in a runaway accident. We do not think this the courtesy due our captain. And the rations were very poor for the amount of work and drill we had to do. Very respectfully,
 "(Signed) First Sergeant, A. B. Maple, Corporal Fully, Corporal Wal ker, Privates Geo. w. Peterson, Jack McDougall, R. N. Gates, Charles Slankard. Jesse Humphreys, AL Rhodes, H. NJ. Shissles, W. I. Irwin, R. Morales, l.. N. Peters, L. D. Tour nette, A. o. Pierez."
 The gentlemen who have signed their names to the above kick do not seem to understand the law governing National Guards. They have enlisted for two years and cannot resign. In short, Major McClintock is powerkess to accept their resignations and they will have to take their medicine and stay with it until their period of en. nstment expires.
 Of course, there is always a kick at the commissary department and nearly all the boys at the encampment bought extra supplies with their own money. They did this because the government rations include only ne 1 cessities and such things as butter
 milk, etc, had to be bought on the outside.
 1 The matter was brought to the at ] tention of Colonel McClintock, but he 1 simply stated that he had nothing to say.
 It will be Aoticed in the above state ment that the soldier boys criticise ! Major COggiuS and state that the members of the team selected to go to Camp Perry were selected not for ! their craftsmanship, but on account of a pull that they had with Major Coggins. This is rather strong 1 statement to make against Major Cog, ! gins, and a statement from him was sought, but he is at present in Pres colt and will not return until Sep l tembe=
 However, a very strong friend of Coggins, who was present at the shoot, made a statement, but did not wish his nanre u.ed.
 Major Coggins," said he, selected the team to go to Camp Perry with | two views iii his mind. Not only did ] he want the best shots in the ranks, but he wanted stability-men who could be relied upon to be present and
 do their best. He got the best men
 in the ranks and it is believed that they will make g good showing"
 Major Coggins' fairness has not be
 fore been called into question and his
 friends feel hurt a little at the
 charge alleged against him. | Adjutant General Leavall, who is
 at present at Tempe, was called uI
 by telephone this afternoon and asked if he would make a statement con, cerning the grievances Of these ECn
 but he declined to make any state
 ment whatever.