The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-07-25

"'I have the honor therefore, to re-
quest that my company be excused
from attendance at the annual tour Of
field service this year. Very respect
fully.
(signed) Capt. ], H. Claffy,
" Commanding Company L., Sd In
try, n. c., S. c.
"'Camp Gyles, Aiken, S. c., July
10, 1913.
"The original copy of this letter has
been approved by the regimental COM
mander and forwarded through mill
tary channels,
Immediately upon receipt of this I
wired Col. Cogswen as follows:
Columbia, S. c., July p, 1913
Col. julius E. Cogswell, Aiken, S. c.:
AS l understand military law COM
panies with less than 38 men and 2
officers are not entitled to transpor-
tation and subsistence while in camp.
Companies sent home should have re-
mained there, and received pay for
transportation and subsistence. The
adjutant general has no authority over
camp, and if there is only staff Of
ficer with no authority to issue orders
except as representative of comman-
der-in-chief, and I have not yet trans
ferred the duties of my Office to any
body.
(signed) "'Cole. L. Blease,
"'Governor and Commander-in-Ohief.
"And addressed the following COM
munication to Capt. Claffy:
"Capt. ]. H. Claffy, Orangeburg, S.
C.-Dear Captain. Your letter Of July
19 received.
''I am very much surprised at Gen.
Moore's conduct in re the militia. 1
cannot understand it. dislike to think
that the man is drunk on power, or
that he has lost his head on account
of his promotion, but there is some
thing peculiarly strange about his
conduct. l do not think your company
should have been sent home under
the circumstances, and, if you had
wired me I would have wired you to
remain at your place.
CAS- 1 understand the military law,
a company is compelled to have not
less than thirty-eight men, and not
less than two officers in order to re-
ceive pay; but, with less number,
they are entitled to receive their
transportation and subsistence while
in camp. This being the case your
company should have remained in
camp and received the money for their
transportation and for their suDsis-
tence while ther :, but could not have
received any pay. Therefore, l regret
that you did not notify me.
Gas 1 understand the military law,
the adjutant general has no authority
over the camp, and if he visits there,
it is only as a staff officer with no au-
thority to issue orders, except as
representative of the commander-in
chief, and I have not as yet turned
the duties of my office over to any
body.
'Your company is excused from en-
campment during the year 1913, and
you need fear no harm from this Of
fee for yourself or your boys.
with kindest regards to yourself
and men.
every respectfully,
"Cole. L. Blease,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief."
'And the following communication
to the adjutant general.
Writes Adiutant General.
'Hon. w. W. Moore, Adjutant Gen
eral, Coumbla, S. C.-sir: 1 am in
formed that it is customary, or at
least that it has been the practice
in your Office, to issue many orders
which are made to read, "By order
of the commander-in-chief, and
which are issued without his order,
without his knowledge, or without
his request.
"You are hereby respectfully re-
quested and directed not to issue any
other order of any kind or nature,
whether it be insignificant or not and
make it read by order of the COM
mander-in-chief,' unless the same is
personally presented to The comman-
der-in-chief so that it M. e indeed
and in fact by order Of the comman-
der-in-chief.
''I dislike to issue this order, as for