Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-25
WYATT AIKEN AND JOHN LIND.
Carolinian Doesn't WoiTy-MeXican
Affairs i'm Good Hands.
Carpenter, in Anderson Mail.)

washington, ID. C.-The general
run Of people in Washington no Ion
ger take much interest in the MeXi-
can situation. The understanding is
that 1T is the policy Of the Wilson
administration to let the Mexican
people settle their troubles for them
selves so long as they do not endan-
ger American lives and property, and
with a sort Of general understanding
that somehow. sometime, the Eluerta
government must fall. Little news is
being given out, and the public has
about lost interest in the revolution
down there. 1t was thought that the
Presidents proclamation Of several
weeks ago, lifting the embargo
against the shipment Of arms into
Mexico might hasten the downfall Of
Huerta. 1t may have this effect, but
the crisis still seems to be some dist
ance OFF, and the Washington public
has othe" things to engage its atten-
ton.
Representative Wyatt Aiken talked
Interestingly of one phase OF the Mex
lean situation to-day. 81 am not wor-
rying even little bit about what is
going on in Mexico" he said, "and
III tell you why. The President has
sent John Lind to Vera Cruz, as his
whole situation and to report to him.
know Mr.. Lind, and | know that
whatever he does will be all right
MANY Of the survivors Of the First
South Carolina Regiment will recall
Mr.. Lind. or Capt. Lind, as we all
called him, Mr.. Aiken continued.
He was quartermaSter OF the
Twelfth Minnesota Regiment, which
was in our brigade and encamped
next to us at Chickamauga. He was
a one-armed man, and a one-armed
army officer was out Of the ordinary.
But he was a good one, as this story
will show.
"When was appointed quarter
master Of the First South Carolina
Regiment | knew as little about the
work to be done as knew abort the
price Of seed corn in Senegambia, but
| was willing to tackle the job in
spite Of all the Spaniards in Cuba.
went to our brigade quartermaster
and asked for instructions, but he
cheerfully confessed that he knew
even less about it than | did. He
did suggest however, that | go to
see Capt. Lind, quartermaster Of the
Minnesota regiment. | did so. and
found him to be a most efficient Off
Ger, and accommodates and pains
taking as well. He showed me how
everything should be done and start
ed me off right. Several very eflici-
ent enlisted men were detailed from
our regiment as my assistants, and
we worked hard and kept our books
and accounts straight and right up
to the minute. We worked hard,
but we enjoyed it, and the result was
that when our regiment was finally
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to get clear receipt for every dol
lars worth Of government property
'Nr Ild been entrusted to my care,
3u.'ai.ing to more than a hundred
t"u1=and dollars, and was paid off
aad ulStered out on the same day
.ha, % g regiment was mustered out
no OF er QuartermaSter in the vol
unteer service made such a record.
IT took some of them several years
to get their accounts Strengthened
out with the government. Old Off
GERS at the War Department have
asked me how | managed to make
such a record, and | have told every
body that the credit was due more to
the start Capt. Lind gave me than to
my own industry or fitness for the
work.
"After the war Capt. Lind served
me. and he was aftcrward Governor
OF Minnesota. felt glad when
| learned that the President had Sc
lected him to handle the Mexican sit
uation, for | knew a good selection
| had been made. | don't know just
what he is doing in Mexico, and no
body else seems to know except the
President, but | know that whatever
he is doing is all right, and so | am
not losing any sleep over the MeXi-
can situation"
A number Of Anderson men who
were with the First regiment at
Chickamauga will doubtless recall
Capt Lind. The Minnesota regiment
was encamped right near the South
Carolina regiment, and the officers
and men Of the two regiments fra
terniZed readily. Those who recall
him will readily bear out Mr.. Aiken's
estimate of the man