Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-07-04
END OF THE TROUBLE
Governor BIease Writes "Proper" Let.
ter to Secretary Garrison,

Governor Blease Writes "Proper" Let
ter to Secretary Garrison.
News and Courier.
Columbia, July 2.-Acting upon the
suggestion of Secretary Of War Garri-
son that the governor Of South Caro-
lima address proper note to the war
department to bring about q settlement
of military affairs, Governor Blease
late today, upon receiving letter from
Gen. Jones and Col. Cogswell telling of
their conference in Washington, ad-
dressed the following letter to Secre-
tary Of War Garrison:
THE Hon. L. M. Garrison, the Sec
retary Of War, Washington, D. c.
Sir: On June %, certain military Of
ficers Of South Carolina, including the
brigadier general and the three colo
nels commanding respectively the
three regiments Of the National Guard
OF South Carolina, met and forwarded
to me communication, copy Of which
Is attached to this letter, and marked
Exhibit A.
Il thereupon wrote a letter to each
OF the members from South Carolina In
the national house Of representatives,
copy Of which letter is herewith at
tached and marked Exhibit B.
II also wrote a letter to Gen. Willie
Jones and Col. julius E. Cogswell, CODY
Of which is attached to this letter and
marked Exhibit c. t., .,
To-day I am in receipt Of the fol-
lowing letter from Gen. Jones and Col
Cogswell: 'ti7" -.
|. Letter to Gov. RIease
Washington, D. c., June 80, 1918.
Governor Cole L. Blease, Colum-
bia, 8. C.-Dear Governor: We beg
leave to report to you that we had q
conference with our congressional del
egation and with them called upon the
secretary Of war, and we are much
pleased to enclose you herewith the
agreement by the secretary of war. He
says he cannot act unless he has an
official communication from you as
commander-in-c chief, as the ordering
Of the encampment is entirely in your
hands, and he cannot recognize the re-
quest Of any one else.
I'VE were most kindly treated by
our delegation, as well as by the Sec
retary Of war and Gen. Mills. They
seemed only too anxious to do all we
asked them to do. and, in fact, they
did more than we asked them to do
We are very much pleased with the re-
suit and congratulate you upon the
manner In which the matter has turn
ed out. f..r...
1.-The secretary Of war simply ex-
poets you to make an official request
to carry out what he has agreed to do
as he could not recognize request from
delegation or from US.
1--WE will return home In a day OF
two
Again congratulating you upon
the result Of today's work we are your
friends,
"'Wilie Jones,
Julius E. Cogswell.'
II presume, therefore, from their let
ter, and from your communication to
the representatives from this state,
that you are willing to do the following
as stated by you in said communica-
ton:
1.-The militia of South Carolina will
have its transportation paid to the ex-
tent that Federal aid Is used for that
purpose to the various encampments
this summer. They will have subsis-
tence while there, paid under similar
conditions. The companies which
their pay paid under similar condi-
tions. The pay for the deficient COM
panies will be retained. The deficient
companies will be given another op-
portunity to measure up to the test, at
an inspection to be held at least three
months from this date. II at that time
they pass the inspection they will then
receive their retained pay -aa.
This Is all have been asking, and
1t is entirely satisfactory to me. Very
respectfully,
(Signed) Cole l.. Blease,
.. Governor"
It Is believed here that Governor
Blease's letter to Secretary Of War
Garrison Is the last word In an Incl
dent which has been Of national inter-
est