The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-09
PRIVATE JOHN ALLEN
HAS BEEN INDICTED
MAKING Fight
IN DR.. ROWLAND
some OF the Veterans Do Not Seem
10 Be Satisfied With RowIand's
Recent History.
special to The Ne,Os.


'dchsoh, Miss, April "a fight has
Deeh started on DR.. Dunbar Rowland
ulrector OF the department of archives
anu history, and it is believed by his
Hieios' 10 be political fight, with
We" TO ousting him from his Of
fee. Mo vi
me Netel ans of the house were to
meet Friday afternoon to take the
matter up, but only a few of them
were there at the appointed time. and
the meeting was deferred till Friday
nlSh', "hen another meeting was
called
The fight. it is understood. was
started by the Port Gibson camp, but
'ii'' was some time ago-April A.
since which time Mr Frierson. one
OF the representatives from Claiborne
pald Mr. Rowland splendid tribute
on the hoor of the house. eulogizing
MS work in speech to secure an in
crease of salary for him.
Copies of this resolution were
passed around to the members of the
legislature during the day, but Mr.
CaVett and other veterans do not
take any stock in the charge against
Mr. Rowland. In fact, Mr.. Cavett re-
cards II as political move, and plac-
ps the hlame for the errors in the
history. If errors there be, upon the
various camps throughout the state
The resolutions charge that the pnb.
lication is filled with falsehoods. and
make vigorous attack on DR.. Row
land.
Sergeant-at-Arms Caffee, a confed-
crate veteran, is one of the leaders
IN the movement to have the veterans
IN the legislature take up the matter
lie passed the resolution around and
notified the members of the proposed
meeting. The resolutions in circular
form, are addressed to the members
OF the legislature, and after declaring
many statements in the book false,
appeal 10 the legislature for an ap-
propria'ion for publishing truthful
data and prevent the use, as if Of
ticial value, of the "so-called official
history"
Practically all the veterans of the |
house voted for the bill increasing |
DR.. Rowland's salary. There is one.
or probably two, who voted against |
the bill. but most of the veterans
men who understand the conditions |
nnder which DR.. Rowland secured his
data, appreciate his position in the
matter and are loyal to him Mr..
Cavett. discussing the matter Friday
afternoon. said:
i I
simple. But | am going to attend the
and explain some things that
are probably not known to some vet
Grams who are indignant over this
book.
When DR.. Rowland was getting his
data for the book, he sent out a letter
to every camp of veterans in the
state. asking for information. He
explained the Importance of the work,
and wrote more than once, where
here was not a prompt response.
In some instances he received the
lata he sought, but in others he was
orced 10 go to the records in the de-
)artment of history for his informa-
ion There are errors in the book,
)ut the veterans are as much re.
iponsible for them as anyone else.
Il don't believe in bringing politics !
nto this matter, and that is what :
his proposed meeting of veterans in +
be house looks like to me, G
Mr. Cafe said the question would t
t. taken up before each camp in the
tate after the Mobile reunion, where I
will also be discussed, and soma t
ction will be taken. I