Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-27
ARMY and navy
Many Refuse to Rs-sullst,


eral Ramsay d. Potts made trip TO
the casual camp at Fort William Nc
Kinley, =. L., In order to ascertain
from the soldiers themselves, the rea.
sons for the appalling list of men, who
are leaving the Islands at the end Of
their enlistments in preference to re.
enlisting in their organizations.
For the past few months, more
men have left the casual camp on
each transport than ever before, and
the number seems to be steadily in
creaslng, says the Manila Cablenews.
over three hundred men are await.
ing transportation at Mckinley now,
and few indeed are the re-enlistments.
especially In the Infantry. The AFFAIR
has grown SO serious that General
Potts took 1t up With the individual
soldiers and the disclosures of these
men were sensational to say the least
The men from the Southern Islands
complained principally on hard prac
tice marches and the scarcity of de-
cent drinking water. But the men Of
A ett iuidANtN StWHl W navy VIVA hnoAt
ground for complaint. 1t seems that
II is the custom Of the division com
mapder, Major General William p.
Duvall, to keep q battalion of infan.
try at Corregidor Island continuously
for the purpose OF guard duty and
manning the cossack posts in sentry
squads. This requires the services
of but one company although four are
detailed. In consequence, the men OF
the remaining three companies are
put to work with pick aud shovel and
ana made to clear paths, haul dirt and
rocks and do the work of laborer
with no military duties whatever ex.
cept the attending OF roll calls. This
Is done In scorching sun which only
the more robust can stand. The men
We're unit In stating that were this
work necessary for them to do there
would be no hesltancy in doing 1t
with full heart. but the demoraliz.
ing thing about II is that there are
1000 native laborers from Biiibid
! prison who are assigned to the same
class of work and who are guarded
by Philippine Scouts. These scouts
are also Filipinos, and the white sol.
diers are at a loss to understand why
they should be put to work with pick
and shovel when the government al.
lows the Filipino soldier to do the
legitimate military work of guarding
prisoners. There are also several
thousand more prisoners in Bilibid
any number of whom, II is declared
could be sent to Corrieidor to do ex,
actly the kind Of work the white sol
der is obliged to do.
In the 18th Infantry two non.com
! missioped officers were reduced for re
fusing to work with pick and shovel
; As II Is directly contrary to military
law to require non-commissi6ned Off
GERS to do manuel labor where It Is
not absolutely necessary, these men
have taken the matter to higher au
thorities.
Upon further Investigation! It has
been found that many of the soldiers
while working in the ravines between
the hill slopes at Corrigidor suffocated
with the heat and were sent to tile
hospital Some of these men are now
at the casual camp awaiting transpor
tation to San Francisco for discharge
An officer Is said to have taken tn,
matter up officially and to have for
warded report of the Corrigidor at
fair to the adjutant general or the
Army through official channels, and Il
Is probable some steps viii be taker
In the near future to do away with
, the local order requiring soldiers I,
: perform manual labor, especial,
/, where there are more native convict.
In Bilibid prison that could easily bt
; lemployed In this work.
B So much success has attended the
use of the new gyroscopic compass or
board the naval scout cruiser Bir,
mingham that the Navy department,
/. has acquired additional instrumental
II Is proposed to install them ON the
9 Utah and other ships. as well as OF
!, the submarines,