The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-12
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Tor information as they desired TO
Inc company commander under whom
they served. and which commanders,
as we understand. are upon the rec
ords of the military court as incom-
petent officers. Surely any fair-mind.
ed person can see that IL they were
incompetent to act as officers that
they cannot be competent enough to
pass Just Judgment upon the military
bearing and record Of those who were
under. 49,
We do not question the honesty or
the procedure Of the military court
that investigated the coast artillery,
nut we do contend thattit was the
duty OF tho court as we'll as the Cow
ernor and yourself to find who those
were that were guilty OF incompetence
ana nave had them court-martialed
and then ordered q now election of
officers instead Of making us surror
Tor the sins or lack of knowledge OF
some officers who, although tnoom-
petent. were commissioned in Rich
mond. I
In the examination of these now
officers In Richmond You and the ex-
aiming board would have been ablo
TO reject those that were not suitable
and given to us officers who were
capable and who could have gotten rid
OF those undesirable clements which
are bound to creep into all such or
8anizations we cannot behave that
this court could have found us all
incompetent, but that we Will have
to think until you in some manner
cnlightcn us. as we were all given the
same treatment We know of no court
In the land that would convict q man
without giving him some chance OF
defense. This was not given TO an en-
liested man in tho service but one. and
his military record as the men know
him, shows nothing but Incompetence
characterization and all else that
would DO detrimental to the control
and good standing OF a military or
ganization. and this is the man, we
understand. whose testimony the
prosecution relied upon.
Infantry's Auimosity.
I'VE have heard for some time tho
feeling OF the infantry towards US. and
have in our possession letters from our
military friend. former Adiutant-
General Anderson, apprislng us OF the
animosity held against us BY the In
fantry. We are cons family hearing the
remark made by the public that the
order for tlishandment was caused by
political influence used by the infantry.
We do not say that such Is the truth.
but II such is true. how are we to
know and what can we expect but
that We Will be treated in the same
manner IL we we're to again organize?
since the State must have n GER
tain amount OF coast artillery to COM
ply with the Dick bill and War De-
partmcnt orders and in order to get
their yearly allowance from the War
Department TO maintain the militia
and aB the State and War Department
are at this time advocating strongly
the formation of new coast artillery
companies by Offering the strongest
kind OF inducements to the men.
would 1t not be Just and proper to
these men and the public who were
taxed to partly maintain them. TO
show where the disbandcd coast ar
tilIery men erred so that this new
same rut, and to lay down some re-
oulrements OF the men IN such an or
ganization so that II 1t Is to be n
political fight s we'll as a military or
gani1aton that organizers may have
the chance to enlist into ranks
politicians as we'll as soldiers
I'VE feel sure that there are among
us some who have done their State
Justice and who are competent enough
TO still make for her good soldiers and
1t is for these that we feel assured
that you will spare time to explain as
to their military standing in the state
and why we were not mustered out as
any organization should be when dis
banded"