The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-03
NO PLUSH SEATS New. York Militia Don't Like Transportation
 Arrangements

Militiamen of New York are not pleased with their prospective trip to Connecticut to take part in the, war maneuvers which will open here next week. The following article appeared in this mornings New York Sun, show ing the feeling which exists:
 When the officers and men of the Sixty-nintl1, Twelfth, aeventy-first and Seventh regiments of the National Guard start away by an all water route to New Haven on August 10 to take part in the war naneuvers the Sixty-ninth and Twelfth militiamen will loaded aboarded old hulks, they wagons, horses and mules or the Seventh and the Seventy-hrst reg1- ments. The officers and men of the Seventv-first and the aristicratic Seventh will have the red plush up holstered steamer Richard, Peck as transport and no mules to potner them.
 Consequently words of displeasure were heard from some of the men or the Twelfth and the Sixty ninth regi- ments yesterday who maintain that unjust discrimination in favor or the transportation of the Seventy-hrst ana the Seventh regiments is being shown. Tn the Sixty-nine Regiment especially some of the men are extremely an-
 The Twelfth Regiment learns that it will be taken to New Haven on the old freight steamer City of Fall River. Sandwiched aboard the Sound freiehter will be not only the Twelfth's wagons. horses and mules but all the wagons, horses and mules of the Seventh Regiment. This means twenty eight wagons all told and about 200 horses and mules.
 The Sixty-ninth has learned that it &J, %v-ivN %- ID aboard the ancient steamboat New Haven. The wagon train and horses and mules of the Sixty-ninth will be carried aboard the New Haven, to- gether with the Seventy-first Regi- n1ent's wagons and animals.
 Not only that, say the Sixty ninth and the Twelfth, but the, red plush lined Richard Peck, with Gen. George R. Dyer and the staff and the Seventh and the SeVenty-frSt officers and men aboard, will also be equipped with a cafe, wartime necessity that will be unknown on the old City of Fall River and on the New, Haven. The fact that only soft drinks will be served over the bar of the cafe makes no difference. As a Sixty-ninth sol dier said yesterday, it's the principle of the thing, not the drinks.
 ''If that's the best that can be done in time of peace,'' said this same mem Der of the Sixty-ninth yesterday after he had gone to the water front and had inspected the New Haven, what in thunder would they send us out in if a war came along? The boat is de- void of proper sanitary arrangements, she has only two lifeboats and no life preservers so far as I could see. There is no place whatever to sit down dur ing the six hour trip. If it rains the men can't get under cover unless they Neiow and stand among the horses
 i why.'' demanded a member of the Twelfth, didn't the quartermaster of the Eastern Division, who, I am told. engaged the venerable City of Fall River for us, hire instead the old cattle boat Ceres? The Ceres at least has stalls in which we could have been quartered and she has cover and ven- tilation. The law requires decent number of lifeboats and life preserv- CTS which the City of Fall River surely hasn't aboard
 But one officer who asked that his name be not used remarked with so- Iemnity that even in times of theoret- ical war soldiers must not expect to find conveniences. The freighters ob- iected to, he said, are 'palatial' con- pared to civil war transports. He add ed that the militiamen ought to be glad they're not being hauled to New Haven in freight cars as was done during the rebellion. And the Sixty ninth and the Twelfth came back with, Sure. but why discriminate? And there you are.