The National tribune., 1909-09-23

CoIoRED TROOPS IN VERMONT.

COIORED TROOPS IN VERMONT.
The yellow press all over the country
| had a vast amount of fragrant rot when
the colored regiment was sent to For'
Ethan Allen in Vermont, and there
were more negros assembled there than
had ever been in the State before. Ihe
Southern papers of yellow hue gloateu
over this with ghoulish glee, and pre-
dicted Brownsville over again with en-
largements. They made themselves
very happy over the thought that the
Yankees were now TO get dose of their
own medicine, and find from actual ex-
perience how disagreeable it was TO
have a garrison of young and rather
cocky negros in their midst. Nothing
of the kind predicted has happened, as
The National Tribune foresaw at the
time. The members of the 10th u. S.
Cav are fine young soldiers, we'll dis
ciplined, self-respecting and knowing
well the decencies of life and RESPONSE
bilities upon them as wearers of the
country's uniform. Gen. 7. S. Peck,
formerly Adjutant-General of the State
and Commander of the Department of
Vermont. G.. A. r., sends us a copy of
the Burlington Free Press. containing
an account of a recent grand parade. in
which the band and troops of the regi-
ment had the chief place, and every
thing passed off in the most satisfactory
manner. A report of the parade says:
1.-The band and troops of the 10th u.
s. Cav, who recently came to Fort
Ethan Allen, had the most prominent
place in the parade, and they were the
guests of honor during the day. They
received a generous share of applause,
and the good feeling which exists be-
tween the people of Burlington and the
men at the post was shown in many lit
tie ways. Seats were provided near the
reviewing stand for the ladies from the
officers families, and a number of Bur-
lington ladies improved the opportunity
of meeting them"
The Free Press says editorially:
THE people of Burlington are not
only proud of the showing made by
their Fire and Police Departments yes
terday, but they are also appreciat We
Of the courtesy of the officers and men
of the famous 10th Cav. in conSenting
to participate in the parade. 1t is to be
hoped that this parade and review of
the departments in question may be-
come one of the most important annual
events in Burlington"
In personal letter to the Editor of
The National Tribune Comrade Peck
says:
THE report is correct so far as it
goes. but il really does not do justice
to the 10th Cav. There has been SO
much foolish talk about their coming
here, and the statement that Vermonters
did not want them (Which was wholly
untrue) was made. Indeed, Vermonters
were so much interested in it that the
Governor of the State came here to be
present at the review. and there was a
large concourse of people. At the close
Of the parade the command passed the
reviewing stand, and were reviewed by
His EXcellency, George II. Prouty, Gov
ernor of Vermont, and His Honor Jas.
E. Burke, Mayor of the city of BurlinS-
ton. In the reviewing party were Brig
Gen. Stephen Perry Jocelyn, u. S. Army
Cretired); Lieut.-Col. George H. G.
Gale, 10th u. S Cav, commanding Off
GER at Fort Ethan Allen; Majs. Robert
ID. Read and Charles II. Grierson. 10th
u. S. Cav: Capt. Charles r. Boyd, Ad-
jutant, 10th u. S. Cav, and such other
officers of that regiment as were not on
duty or in the marching column, Capt.
VIM. II. Wilson, c. A. c., and also First
Lieut. Noble J. Wiley. 5th u. S. The
troops were commanded by Mai. George
II. Sands, commanding officer of the
Second Squadron, 10th u. S. Cav, and
First Lieut.. Charles r. Mayo. Adjutant
In the columns were Troops Il, +, G and
II, Troop + being in command of First
Lieut.. James Huston and Second Lieut..
Archibald T. Colley, Troop f in COM
mand of First Lieut. George j. Oden
and Second Lieut.. Edwin r. Van Deu-
sen. Troop G. in command of Capt. Rob-
ert r. Wallach and Second Lieut.. Edgar
NJ. Whiting, and Troop II in command
of Second Lieut. James S. Greene. The
machine-gun platoon was commanded
by First Lieut.. Albert E. Phillips
while the citizens of Burlington
have witnessed many fine parades of the
Regular troops, probably no finer one
has ever been seen than that which
passed thru the streets of the Queen
City of Vermont on the 18th inst The
music OF the mounted band was excel
lent, while the bright and manly faces
and sOldierly bearing of the men on
their wcll-groomcd horses won universal
attention and well-deserved applause,
and the entire command reflected great
credit on the service. The 10th u.
). Cav. indeed has made good wher-
ever they have been, and their appear
ance in Burlington was no exception
Within a short time Mai. Sands and his
squadron will leave for Albany. n. Y,
TO participate in the Hudson-F Fulton
celebration. The collation. given the
700 men Of the 10th u. S. Cav. in the
City Hall was most satisfactory, while
the officers were delightfully."- entertained
with luncheon at Dorn's Cafe After
the dinner Gov. Prouty welcomed the
regiment to Vermont, while Mayor
Burke gave them a hearty welcome to
Burlington, to which Lieut.-Col. Gale
responded in a most appreciative man
ner."
All this was anticipated. The 10th
q. S. Cav. is inferior in discipline and
personnel to no regiment in the U. s.
Army. and, like all of the other regi-
| ments, it is a body of men upon which
every citizen can look with pride wher-
ever it appears and whatever it does.
Its officers are fully equal to any others;
they have natural pride in their reai-