New-York tribune., 1910-06-29
MAYOR MOVED TO WRATH
Replies to Letter Protesting
AGAINST National Guard Parade.
SAYS MILITIA FAV0RS IT
Brooklyn Regiments, However,
Seem Disgruntled When the
Order Reaches Them.

In view of the many protests from cit1-
zens in regard to the proposed parade OF
| the national guard and the naval militia
/ on the Fourth of July which have been
received at the Mayors office, Mayor Gay
nor apparently reached the limit OF his
patience yesterday when he sent curt
reply to a former member of the naVai
| militia who had written that he dld not
think it was just to deprive the soldiers
or sailors Of the three days holiday which
| is afforded this year.
| In his reply the Mayor wrote: i nope
| that all people of your mind will be ex-
cused from being in the independence Day
celebration should hate to see you there
I shall be glad to Join publicly in request
that you and ali like you be prevented from
joining in the celebration. The national
guard is only too glad to help the citizens
make the day a successful celebration
The former militiaman had written the
| following letter to the Mayor:
Permit me to add my voice to the
complaints of other citizens who l believe
have written you asking that you DO not
require the national guard to parade on
Naval Militia and received a full and hon
orable discharge for my service. whenever
there has been any real duty d TO perr9rhId per SaId
regiments and other organizations of this
city have always responded and given good
If there was any real need of their. ser
vices on the Fourth. am sure that large
maj ajority would be glad to DO anythlng
| they could to be OF service to the citizens
| of this city but considering the amount OF
time and money which the indlVlduaIs is
spend in the course of their regular duties
In connection with the guard, and also be-
cause every one who's afford TO do sc
will be in the country, there would seem
no just reason for holding this paraae'
Your other suggestions in regard 10
sane and safe Fourth" such as having
music In the parks and other attractions
for the poor people are e1ceedingix y &c goouc Vi,
can depend upon in time of real need you
should not call upon them to do unneceS-
sary duty and deprive them or all theli
holidays
The parade order came as a surprise tc
the thirty-five hundred miitiamen of Brook
lyn, and indignant protests against the pro
posed parade were heard on every hand al
all the armories in that borough yesterday
These protests are not made against t1f
physical exertion of parading, but against
the enforced abandonment of practically
ithree-day holiday programme which many
members of the guard had outlined before
an independence Day parade was thoush'
OF.
Copies of the order were received on Mon
day night at the headquarters of the Secono
Brigade in the 23d Regiment Armory NO
where In the orders which have been issued
is there provision or promise that the
state or the city or the safe and sane
committee will reimburse the organizations
for the expense to which they will be put
The signal corps will have TO hire 1orses
for all its members, and the other organl
cations which own horses will have to bring
them back from the country or hire mount;
for the occasion. All this extra expense i
an uncaled for imposition, in the opinion
of the guardsmen.
The Brooklyn guardsmen are furth@l
rankled because the order provides for :
: | separate parade for The Bronx, although l
supports only one lone battery of field ar
tilIery. and the Brooklyn organizations arr
ordered to do all their marching in Man
haitian. Many a Brooklyn guardsman woui'
have been more willing to parade in Brook
| Ivn where his friends and neighbors coult
have enjoyed his brave appearance.