The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-11-26
FIVE
LOSE FEDERAL AID
War Department Recommends They be
Mustered Out. Blease to Save Them.

Bennettsville, Rarnweli. Conway and
Bamberg, and the war department rec
ommends that they be mustered out of
the National Guard OF South Carolina
and disbanded, according to a letter re-
ceived by Governor Blease from Score
tary of War Lindley NJ. Garrison. This
recommendation and withdrawal of all
Federal aid follows the r~einspection O:
the thirteen companies found deficient
at the spring examinations.
Governor Blease will not muster out
the companies, but will put the whole
matter up to the coming session of the
General Assembly, sc he stated this
Mng. The governor will call a con
ference OF the ranking officers of the
National Guard to lay the matter be-
fore them, and this conference will be
participated in by Brig. Gen. Willie
Jones, Col. w. w. Lewis. of the 1st reg
iment: Col. c. T. ~Lipscomb. of the md
regiment; Col. Julius f.. Cogswell. of
the Sd regiment: Assistant Adit. Gen.
o. ". Babb II the captains or officers
"a Sh"i st l lhc HHe companies recon-
mended to be dismissed.
Improved Since Spring.
The companies at Liberty, two in Co
lumbia, Darlington, Elloree, Walter
boro and Lancaster companies, are
found to have improved since the
spring examination IL will be retain
cd, some changes and improvements
being suggested by Secretary Garri-
Son.
me governor states that he homes
10 get the five companies from which
Federal aid has been withdrawn to re-
organize and come up to the standard
required so that they can retain their
membership in the National Guard of
the State.
II was known some days ago that
Secretary Garrison had written a let
ter to Governor Blease on the South
Carolina militia, and on his return
from Jacksonville this morning. on be-
ing asked about such a letter, said:
Governors Statement.
Yes: ! found the letter here upon
Wv
my return from Jacksonville. The let
ter bears date November 10, but it
reached this Office only on November
20.
am very much pleased with the
outcome of the reinspcction. AS a mat
Ter of course, | would have bcen very
much letter pleased if all the com
nanioS had been able to make good.
However, when | was requested to
muster out thirteen companies it is
we'll remembered that | absolutely re-
fused to do so and requested that re-
inspection. which now has been held
and completed, and MS a result eight
companies are saved. Five, | regret to
say. it seems will nave to be mustered
out. But | presume | will be given a
: little credit for saving the remainder
oil the companies. 1t is much better
TO lose only five than it would have
g to lose thirteen, and had | done
as l was requested to do at first these
thirteen companies would have been
mustered out and we would no have
been able to have saved those which
the war department now recognizes as
all right.
Feels Well Repaid.
I regret worry much tina the com
panies at chesterfield, Bcnncttsvillc,
Barnwell, Conway and Bambcrg failed
TO present themselves in such condi-
ton as that they could be retained.
However, ! feel ~thoroughly well paid
Tor my fight in having saved the COM
p@nics at Liberty Hill, the two Column
hia companies and the Darlington. Ell
)rce, WATERFORD and Lancaster com
panies. Ii will be noticed, too. that
among the companies which have
saved are the two very important com
panies OF Ellorcc and WATERFORD. OF
Course, the others are not less impor-
tant fro none standpoint, but condi-
lions may arise which would make
these two very necessary to the pro
lection OF he white people of their
communities.
i do not care to give the letter cut
IN full as | til lk it would be a mis-
take just at this time. | shall. how
ever address n letter to the captain
of each of these companies, stating
10 him the conditions as reported by
the war department., ana asking him to
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