The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-07-29

matter up and let me have your ans
wer as to whether you and your men
want to go into the encampment or
not, and if you can come up to the re-
quirements mentioned.
"You will notice the letter of the
secreary Of war sustains my conten-
tion-that without thirty-eight men
and two officers they would be entit-
led to transportation and subsistence,
but no pay.
"Very respectfully,
"Cole L. Blease,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief."
Governor Replies to Gen. Moore.
Governor Blease today issued an
other reply to Adjt Gen. Moore,
charging that he drew extra pay
while attending the rifle shoot The
governor says this is his final state
ment to the press about the matter,
saying, $50 far as I am concerned,
the matter is closed"
Says his dictated statement:
"The adjutant generals reply is
very weak He says he is not going
to take the pay. He does not deny,
however, that the order was issued,
and that under the order he is EMIT
led to $1667 per day. thought my
few remarks would keep him from
drawing this little per diem, and that
is one reason why 1 made them.
"He says it is not necessary to have
nv consent for him to go to the en-
campments-then why did he issue
himself this order to go? He says it
was his duty to go-the1 why did he
issue this order commanding himself
to go? Is not the answer plain-to
get the extra pay Of course, now he
cannot afford to take it. l am glad
II have saved the militia that much,
anyway. He says Col. Babb, the dis
bursi1g officer of South Carolina, will
sustain his statement regarding his
refusal to accept pay. wonder II
Col. Rabb will say that he is not en-
titled to Claw pay under this order,
and the only possible purpose that he
could have had in issuing the order
was to get the pay, for, otherwise, ac-
cording to the adjutant generals own
statement, it is an absolute worthless
orde,
81 wonder, also, if Col. Babb will
say that the adjutant general did not
get this extra pay last year for at
tending the life shoot.
eli Col. Bab5 does not know, then
I wonder what Col Newham's books
will show-he, at that time, being the
disbursing officer.
81 shall have nothing more to say
to the press about the matter. II
the adjutant general could hear the
remarks some of his brother officers,
or if ne will just ask them their op-
inion, I am satisfied that he will have
quite different opinion Of himself as
military man than what he has.
So far as 1 am concerned, the matter
is closed
Calls Editor Liar.
A vitrolic attack on the Army and
Navy Journal for an article it printed
on the militia situation in South Car
olina was made today by Governor
Blease in a letter he wrote to that
paper. The article state dthat the at
titude of the governor had failed to
receive any support from his home
and this the chief executive bitterly
and caustically controverts. "Please
publish this letter, to show to the peo-
ple what a liar you are" the COVER
nor concludes.
His letter follows:
editor Army and Navy Journal
No. 20 Vesey street, New York City
Sir: very seldom pay any attention
to newspaper articles, but your issue
of July 19, on page 1922, has sucA
malicious and palpable lie that l
cannot overlook it. You state: Gov
ernor Blease failed to receive sup
port from home for his attitude TO-
ward the department and protests
came from every section of the State
against his policy of rejecting the aid
CT the Federal government for the
militia
Federal government for the militia
"To show you what liar you are'
the brigadier general of my State, and
the three colonies, met and passed
resolutions and had them published