The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-19
bLEASE ATTITUDE
Anglers GARRISON
Encampment Ordered for Isle OF
Palms Nay Be Held
Elsewhere.
ULTlMATUM BY SECRETARY
South Carolina Governor Feels
He Is Ignored in
Negotiations.

Washington. April 1s.-'Tf Governor
Blease comes down as he did once be-
fore. tho encanpment OF the organized
militia Of Southern States will be held
on the Isle OF Palms" said Secretary
Garrison to day after 4 conference
with Representatives Whaley and
Byrnes, of South Carolina
They Aad called to request the sec
rotary not TO revoke orders designat
ing the Isle "f Palms for the encamp-
ment- He told them that Governor
iSlease would have TO Withdraw all OF
his contra iic.1rv and .rreconcllable
CORES pondence" with the War Depart
ment or else the camp would so to ons
OF the other States.
The Isle OF Palms was selected by
tho War Department and the adju-
tant general OF the South Carolina MI
!itia In exchanges between Governor
Blease and Secretary Garrison the Gov
ernor was said TO have declared no
must consulted personally, or he
would not permit the camp on the Isle
OF Palms Afterwards. when he said
he wanted the camp there. Mr. CARR
son asked IL that meant that lie had
withdrawn previously conflicting state
ments. To this Governor Bleass re
piled that he stood on his original
grounds.
Secretary Garrison then Eavo Cover
nor Bleasc until Monday morning to
comply with conditions lie has named.
under which the manoeuvres camp for
regular troops and the militia OF four
Southern States will be held ~ the Isle
OF Palms.
Given Until Monday.
Secretary Garrison sent this message
to the South Carolina executive:
Unless ] receive from you an un-
equivocal withdrawal from the posi-
ton hitherto taken by YOU In this mat
ter. and an invitation that ! place the
camp at the Isle OF Palms, In your
state, am constrained to place the
camp at some other place than liz the
state OF South Carolina. Since the
matter must he settled definitely nov.
] shall consider that YOU have declined
TO comply with the above suggestion
unless I receive an affirmative reply
at the opening OF business at the de-
partment on Monday morning. April 20.
The War Department. proceeding
In the regular way after communca
tons held with the acknowledgements
OF tho various States concerned. select
ed the Isle OF Palms. :. c., for this en-
campmcnt and that selection was made
public. You had previously wired this
department. recomm ending this place
TO be chosen subsequently. and or
April y, YOU wrote personal letter
TO me stating that unless you were
further consulted about this matter.
You did not propose to nave troops
brought into your State. An inter
view in morning paper quotes you as
having questioned tho motive OF the
War Department in selecting Charles
ton for this camp. My attitude toward
the matter is this: The citizens OF your
state are very DESTROYS OF having this
camp. Some OF them have already
undertaken obligations. in view OF the
War Departments announced purpose
to hold the camp at Charleston.
have sympathy with their desires and
would like to comply with them. but
cannot do so while you maintain the
position that you have taken"
Representatives. Whaley and Byrnes.
OF South Carolina conferred with Sec
rotary Garrison and later heard from
Governor Blease over the telephone.
They returned to the War Department.,
and Secretary Garrison told them his
position was fully set forth In tho
message he had sent to Governor
Bleasc after their morning visit