Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-11
OOUCHBOYS SHOW OPPOSE.
 T|ON TO RUSS. CAMPAIGN
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Continued from Page One.) the message stated, refused to en- train for the front until personally urged to do so by Colonel George E. Stewart, commanding the American contingent. Open threats were made of general mutiny unless a definite statement from Washington, insuring early withdrawal was forthcoming.
 During the text of the paraphrase of the code message dated March 31st follows, the department having en- minated only the Identification of the company and certain military infor-- nation not bearing on the incident.
 The department has cabled for more information. From the message received today officials were unable to ascertain whether a condition of mutiny had in fact developed in the past ten days Pending fuller advices, no comment was forthcoming as to the course to be pursued.
 Will Return Soon.
 Presumably, it was said. Colonel ectly that it was the purpose of the supreme war council in charge of the policy governing the movement, to withdraw the entire force from North ern Russia, when the ice blockading the harbor goes out. The British re- lief expedition originally scheduled to be 2.400 strong, has sailed, as have the two companies of American rail way engineers sent at the request of the British authorities to keep open the railroad south of Murmansk.
 Announcement of the purpose to withdraw forces was made officially to the congressional military commit tees by Secretary Baker February 17th. Supplementing that statement, General March. chief of staff said last Saturday that the American con- tingent would certainly be withdrawn by June.
 The official report makes the in- cident even more serious than the ori- ginal press accounts Limitations that a general feeling of unrest pervaded the entire force have come previous ly. from General %Ironsides. the Brit ish commander in chief. Both Brit ish and French troops have been in volved, according to rumors in simi- lar incidents but American, officers on the scene have felt that the morale of the American troops was too high for such an outbreak.
 Suspect Propaganda.
 The dispatch today did not show to what extent bolshevik propagandists could be held responsible for the be- havior of the troops, nor has any in formation reached the department tending to show the extent to '- which the rebellious attitude may have spread thdough the whole American contingent
 The 339.h Infantry of the S5th div ision forms the bulk of the American contingent in the Archangel region. The unit is almost wholly composed of selective service men from Michi- gan. It is commanded by Colonel my, who served in some of the most northerly posts in Alaska, and be- came thoroughly familiar with weather conditions such as those at Archangel.
 While the action of the company at Archangel undoubtedly is mutinous under any strict interpretation of the military code and would render the men liable to severe disciplinary act ion, under ordinary circumstances war department officials did not believe such action would result. It was point ed out that the men apparently obey ed their orders subsequently, when the situation had been made clear to them. Only in the event of refusal which jeopardized the lives of other men, it was thought, would any dras- tic measures of discipline be invoked. Officers here were frankly doubtful that public sentiment at home would permit any other course and many of them expressed sympathy with the feelings of the men.