The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-07-04
BLEASE'SNOTETOGARRISON
HE Is SATISFIED WITH OFFER.
Believed Governors Letter to Secre-
tary is Last Word in Straighten-
ing Out Military Situation.

ing Out Military Situation.
Columbia Special to Charleston
News and Courier, June 3.-Acting
upon the suggestion of Secretary of
War Garrison that the governor of
South Carolina address a proper
note" to the war department to bI ing
about settlement of military affairs
Governor Blease late yesterday, upon
receiving a letter from General
Jones and Colonel Cogswell telling
OF their conference in Washington,
addressed the following letter to
Secretary of War Garrison:
The Hon. l.. NJ. Garrison, the
Secretary of War, Washington, D.
C.-Sir: On June 28 certain mill
tary officers of South Carolina, in
Guiding the brigadier general and
the three colonels commanding re-
spectively the three regiments of the
national guard of South Carolina,
met and forwarded to me a commu-
nlcation, copy of which is attached
TO this letter, and marked Exhibit
A
Il thereupon wrote letter to
each Of the members from South
Carolina in the national house of
representatives, copy of which letter
is herewith attached and marked
Exhibit B.
Il also wrote a letter to Gen.
Wllle Jones and Col. Julius r. Cogs-
well, copy OF which is attached to
this letter and marked Exhibit c.
Today l am in receipt of the fol-
lowing letter from General Jones
and Colonel Cogswell:
LETTER TO GOVERNOR BLEAsE.
Washington, d. c., June 80, 1913.
Governor Cole l.. Blease, Co
lumbia, S. C.-Dear Governor: We
beg leave to report to you that we
mad conference with our congress
sional delegation and with them
called upon the secretary of war, and
we are much pleased to enclose you
herewith the agreement by the sec
retary of war. He says he cannot
act unless he has az official commu-
nlcauon from you as commander
in-chief, as the ordering of the en-
campment is entirely in your hands.
and he cannot recognize the request
OF any one else
We were most kindly treated
oy our delegation, as we'll as by the
secretary of war and General Mills
Ihey seemed only too anxious to do
all we asked them to do. and. In
iact, they did more than we asked
them TO do. We are very much
pleased with the result and conRrat-
ulate you upon the manner in which
the matter has turned out.
Ihe secretary OF war simply ex-
poets you to make an official request
10 carry out what he has agreed to
do, as he could not recognize request
from delegation OF from us.
We will return home in a day
or TWO.
Again congratulating you upon
the result of today's work we are
your friends,
" WILLIE JONES,
JULIUS E. COGSWELL.'
Il presume therefore, from their
letter, and from your communication
TO the representatives from this
state, that you are willing to do the
Following as stated by you in said
communication:
The militia Of South Carolina
will have its transportation paid to
the extent that federal aid is used
for that purpose to the various en-
campments this summer. They will
have subsistence while there paid
under similar conditions. The com
panies which passed the last inspec-
ton will have their pay paid under
similar conditions. The pay for the
deficient companies will be retained.
The deficient companies will be given
another opportunity 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
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