New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-20
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Editor Of the Review:
Up to this time have refrained from
expressing my. views to the public as to
the retention Of Company "a in the
City Of New Ulm. B
It has been keenly realized that under
the present management, backed by
some former foes to the military organi-
cations Of the City Of New Ul1n, and even
to the building Of the new Armory, that
no prospects of success have been ac-
complished.
observations as to the conditions Of
the Company "a" show that it is pfac-
tically in the same condition as it was
two months ago, at least no muster Of
recruits has been accomplished, and
why?
A rumor was published in the daily
papers Of this state, that if Company
CA is not recruited within certain
length of time, that this organization
would be transferred to Luverne, thus
leaving New Ulm without an organiza-
ton, and at the same time it was further
more rumored that a Unit of Artillery
would be started, which, however,
brought opposition by Messrs. Molli-
son, Klause, Liesch, Sir Walter & Co.,
Limited to the organization of this Unit,
and they bring further misrepresentation
by referring to the interference of re-
cruiting Company "A", which I pro-
nounce as lie, as no efforts have thus
far been made by the promoters of this
new organization, but the young men of
the City Of New Ulm have been stating
their preference as to What branch of
service they prefer. 1t was even limited
through the papers published by Mr..
Liesch, that the action Of these offenders,
who represented their views, would be
investigated and the guilty parties
would be severely dealt with. ~ g..
Now, propose to challenge Mr..
Liesch for such an investigation and the
results will be, that this lie to the public
was misleading. s... ~.
AS myself and other military men
have kept up the military spirit for the
last 80 years in this city. 1t is therefore
our duty to protect and take an interest
in the young men of this city,. whose
welfare we have at heart, to see to it
that fair play is exercised by those that
have continuously shown their opposi-
ton to the military organization in this
city. ..
Captain Rhinow, the Secretary to the
Governor, and Mr.. Mollison, the in
nocent looking Colonel of the Second
Regiment, gave their assurance to Mr..
Liesch and his colleagues, that Company
"a" will remain in New Ulm, and that
no Artillery Unit will be established
Such being the expression of the two
above named gentleman, 1, therefore
hope that Mr.. Liesch and his supporters
will be successful in their undertaking
in recruiting Company "a" to war
strength, because the preaching of
Liesch on pounding continually to the
public is, that Company "A'' is the
oldest company in the state and should
be retained. In this respect 1 sustain
him, but the truth in the matter is,
HOW MANY NEW ULM BOYS HAS
CAPTAIN KLAUSE TO OFFER FOR
MUSTER? ~. -
On account of the unanimous refusal
OF former members of Company "A'''
to take the dual oath and the complete
failure of recruiting New Ulm young
men, it is frequently charged that they
are unpatriotic, Indifferent, etc. This
charge is ridiculous, slanderous and is
an injustice to the young men of New Ulm.
It evidently has never occurred to the
parties now at the head of military af-
fairs in New Ulm, that they themselves
might be at fault. Heretofore not
only Company "A" but also the Machine
Gun Company were successfully kept