The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-06
BOSTON WELCOMES
1900 MORE YANKS
Thousands of Home Folk Greet
Transport Bearing Members
of 26th Division.
MOTHERS ON COMMITTEE
Colonel Logan Returns Hostile
Toward idea of Military
Training.


load Of doughboys arrived from over
seas to-day and again thousands Of homo
folks were here to receive their own.
The transport American brought 1908
men. of whom approximately 1000 were
recruited In New England. All. with
the exception OF a handful OF casuals,
were members OF the Twenty-sixth Di-
vision. Those from outside New Eng
land represented requirements and in
d!cated what tho Yankees had sacrificed
in the war.
Nearly every State in the Union Is
represented in the requirements. which
number sixty-one officers and SOTO men.
These soldiers will be divided among
Camps Upton, Dix. Meade, jackson,
Sherman, Taylor, Custer. Grant, Pike,
Dodd. Funston. Bowie and Lewis All
the arrivals remained on board to-
night and will entrain for Camp Devens
tomorrow morning.
Col. Logan of the 101st returned with
fixed ideas regarding the regular mill
tary establishment of the future. Il am
absolutely opposed TO universal military
service" he said. IT believe this war
will have been fought in vain II we are
exploitation"
As to the size of the American Army
in peace, he said: MY views are In such
entire disagreement with those publicly
expressed by the Secretary of War and
his Chief of STAFF that fear 1t will not
be proper for me to express my firm con-
yiction on the subject while I am a SOL
dier of the United States" The Colonel
said he was strongly in favor of the
principles of league Of nations.
Discuss Guard Omcers.
The removal of National Guard officers
at the close of tho lighting was the sub
ject of much discussion on the trans
port.
IT am sorry that am unable at this
time to tell the story of my relief from
command OF the 101st Infantry and the
similar circumstances in the cases OF
Gen. Cole, Col Hume and many other
National Guard officers" said Col. Lo-
gan, who was subsequently restored TO
command Il am still In uniform, and
as you can appreciate, have not yet the
full privileges OF American citizenship
The America also brought home a
boom OF Col F. NJ. Hume OF the 1880 In
fantry for the Republican nomination for
Governor of Maine. Officers close to
him announced that a campaign with this
end in view would be organized forth
with.
As the America came alongside Com
,nonwealth pier the last trainload of the
5000 men who came on the Mount Yer
non yesterday drew out for Camp
Devens. It is expected that the America
| will be discharged tomorrow and make
| way for the Agamemnon. which accord
ing to the latest wireless reports Is due
here Monday noon. This ship will bring
the 1920 Regiment Infantry and the
| l01st Machine Gun Battalion. both Of
| Connecticut.
Gov. Holcomb heads a delegation that
arrived this afternoon from Waterbury
1t is expected that the Connecticut men
will be welcomed by 1000 friends from
| their own State.
A heavy mist blanketed Boston harbor
when the America poked through It's en-
trance at noon. but It did not dampen the
welcome which awaited the returning
heroes OF trench and mo Mans Land"
Brighten. Shelton said the men went
aboard at Brest. bound for home after
nineteen months in foreign service, silent
! and dull To-day the warmth Of the
welcome which came from all sides oil
their ship found lively reflection in their
high spirits.
The America sighted Cape Cod this
morning and came up the coast under
convoy of a seaplane. a destroyer and
fourteen scout patrol boats. Anchored
at Quarantine for nearly two hours the
men were showered with creature com.
| forts.
! Greeted by Mothers.
| But II was sight of the home folk.
that cheered them most The sigr
Mother Welcomes You touched Their
hearts most deeply because on the boa
from which It was displayed were the
mothers of ia men of the l01st Regi
ment. each from a different city or town
On board the steamer Monitor wer.
the Governors of five New England
States and the Mayors OF more than 6
score Of cities.
Greeting Col. Hume and the men o
his regiment Gov. Milliken said tina
the State of Maine. all New England
and the country glory in your accom-
plishments."
Gov. Bartlett extended a welcom,
from New Hampshire and Gov Coolidg,
said that Massachusetts was proud I,
receive the men.
The transport berthed in the sam,
space at which the Mount Vernon THU
morning debarked the first section of tn.
division, already sent TO Camp Devens
Every New England man in the divi
sion. II was said by members OF Gen
Hale's staff to-day, would be able to q
home. probably for four or Ave days, be
fore the date of the divisional parade II
Boston. Those living outside New Eng
land in most cases will he forwarded i'm
mediately to the camps nearest thei
homes for discharge.
Gen. Shelton said that mothers woul
be surprised to see the physical develop
ment OF their sons. To the strengt
and toughness caused by their lon,
stretch OF fighting had been added sine
the armistice weight taken on after re
lief from the strain OF war.
Commenting on the fact that Their
was no war bride on the America Majo
]. A. Brown, Adjutant OF the Fifty hrs
Brigade. said there were very few mar
riages OF men of the Yankee divisio
overseas. New England men. and
am one OF them. apparently appreciat
home beauties too hlghly 10 import thei
: wives" he added.
Major n "Bear Cat"
Major-Gen. Edwards who was greet
t ing Gen. Shelton. interJected an apprt
3 citation of Major Brown.
That boys a bearcat," he exclaimed
Hes got the CrolN de Guerre, and h
: should have half dozen war crosse
: He saved the day at the Chemin De
Danes when he brought up his compan
to fill gap on counter attack b
} Boche tanks"
Major Browns decoration, howeve
. came from his feat IN averting a Gel