The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-05-09
Colonel MOIIisOn
Granted Hearing:
Petition of Major Oliver Duane
Recognized by Chief Execu-
cutive of State
ELECTIONS TABOOED
MOllisOn States Actions Are
Wholly for Efficiency and Pro-
poses to Quell Disruption

tons IN the Second Minnesota
infantry with special reference
to Colonel w. T. Mollison, it's
commander, has been announced
by Governor J. A. A. Burnquist.
Members of the court are Col
onel George E. Leach, Minneap-
oils, first field artillery, and Col
onel Hubert Eva, Duluth, and
Lieutenant Colonel A. F. Pratt, !
Anoka, third infantry. The ac-
ton by the governor follows the
court martial of Major Oliver J.
Duane on charge of circulating
a round robin" signed by num-
r erous officers in the Second Regi-
ment, urging Colonel Mollison
to resign in the interests of eff
cheney and harmony. Colonel
Mollison requested that the in
jury court be named as petit
toned by Major Duane.
Asks officers to Resign
AS was outlined in the Jour-
nal last week, Captain B. Groeb-
ner Of Co. A received a commu-
nication from Colonel Mollison
requesting his resignation. 9th
er company officers in other
cities received the same request
from the colonel. Among them
being Captain w. H. Luedke and
Lieutenant James H. Clark Of
Co. E, Fairmont.
Colonel Mollison when inter-
viewed stated with regard to
the officers, who signed the
round robin" with Major Duane,
asking that he, the colonel, re-
sign, and intimating that they
would step out of the regiment.
if he did not, were simply taken
at their word, for he had not
the remotest idea of resigning.
Speeding Preparations.
"Since these officers intend to
resign anyway, l am asking that
they do so at once in order that
the important work of recruit
ing, organizing and training IN
cident to a call to active service,
sure to come soon, may not be
DELAYED or hampered and that
the company may be gotten in
y to the best possible condition
with the greatest dispatch.
Disruption to be Quelled.
"My actions as colonel of the
regiment are wholly for the pur-
pose of military efficiency. pro
pose to effectually quell the dis,
ruption that has arisen and eth
er make the regiment or be the
last man in it when it busts up
No More Company Elections.
"While | am commanding this
regiment" said Colonel Molll,
son. "there will be no more cleo.
tions of officers by the men
Commissions are going to the
men who are fitted for them ano
/ am going to appoint the Off.
GERS on proper recommendation.
Overseas Service Expected.
Asked as to the possibility Of
active service soon Colonel MOI
lison stated that he expected the
national guard to be called just
as soon as the pending army bill
+ becomes law. He also statec
that he confidently expected ser
vice across the water. with the
splendid training and high eff
cheney the Minnesota brigade &C.
/. uuired on the border last year, ;
said the colonel, cit may be re.
+ garded as a certainty that the
Minnesota troops will be among
the first from whom overseas
service will be required. | an
making all plans for long per.
. iod of service and eventually al
the front in Europe"
Conditions Intolerable.
Major Alb. Pfaender, retired
/ and who was in command OF
battalion of the Second regiment
. at the border for seven months
under Colonel Mollison, was one
of the star witnesses for Major
y Duane at the court martial OF
that guard officer, held in ST.
Paul recently. Last week the
dSt. Peter Herald, Quane's paper
printed the following regarding
lMajor Pfaender's testimony:
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