The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-20
An Appeal From Brest
Oklahoma Soldiers in Casual Companies Complain of
Bad Treatment and Plead to be Allowed to
Return to Their Homes

months, thinking surely we would
go homo every week for our com
manding officer, Cot. H. II. Rogers.
vice president OF the standard oil
company, promised" US we should
return 10 the states after four weeks
OF work. We completed our work
and have still no idea when We viii
bc home. as The latest official report
Is that we viii hc the last troops TO
leave France
We are making this appeal 10 YOU
people 10 try To get us home for We
are all drafted men and voters OF
oklahoma, and we want to see our
wives, sweethehrts ana mothers. We
believe we have accomplished our
aim. and we cannot understand why
we are held here 10 build up France.
Even France IL not working her sol
diers, for they are praised and hon
orcd by the French government for
what they have accom- plished--and
We soldiers who Game 5000 miles to
fight can't even get home after the
war In over and that Ia exactly why
We are making this appeal To you
people, to get us home Didn't all
New York get her division home >
Yes They held up troops here until
every man OF the 2Tth division was
aboard ship. why can't dear old
Oklahoma do something know she
can and will for I've never known
her TO LAY down" on anything she's
always gone over the top ON every
thing
There are trops leaving here every
day. but they are divisions. hut we
poor devils who are In casual COM
panics haven't "A chance for We have
no one to fight for us, AS our com
pany commander Is only "A first lieu
tenant, and what can he do with a
general? Nothing. SO it's up To- YOU
people to do something Get In touch
with our senator's and conRr N ,
especially those who have shown
their sympathy and interest. and
start something for we boys are so
anxious to go home.
Editor Killian OF the Oklahoman
soldicred with us at Camp Jackson,
and he knew how badly We wanted
to get over here. for We all felt that
jus as soon az the war WAS over we
would he returned TO our loved ones
We never dreamed we would b'
treated SO unfairly az We have been,
but you people must DO something
for us for we need your help. That's
why We are making this appeal to
YOU II We were In "a division we
would not say anything for we would
have major general to fight for us.
but as II is we are helpless and II Is
up to you people TO get us home.
We. the undersigned are taking
chances nv signing our names to this
letter OF being court -martialed or be-
ing put in a labor battalion, but we
have nerve enough TO let you people
know the real situation OF things by
signing our names for we have
reached the point where we don't
care for consequences. The following
names are Of the oklahoma boys In
our casual company.
Herbert r. Lynch, oklahoma City.
Lewis l. Odell. Miami; Marion ID.
Rushing. Durant; Glenn /. Miller.
Oklahoma CITY, william G. Ellis,
Tulsa; John T.. Fields Tulsa; How
ard Griffen, Oklahoma city; A. J.
Weaver Hcaldton. ben b Harris.
Purcell: Clevc Schoonover, Mus
kogee; Alva williamson, Tulsa.
Blaine Yoemen, oklahoma City; Earl
Smith, Tulsa; G. NJ. sullivan. Okla
homa City; W. T. Ford. Chickasha.