Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-07-19
7ilipinOS Punctured Old Glory At CalOOcan

love Of flag and country Is In the
following article, which was written
nv a Spanish American war veter-
an. He was b. ". Kennedy, then
uubIisher Of the Troy Echo, and the
article first appeared is years ago.
when the revered President McKin-
lev called for volunteers to step out
and resent the sinking of the Maine,
4l,e best American blood in Montana
responded and organized the FIRST
Montana at Helena, according 70 re-
ports of the war department at WASH
inqton. D. c., the first regiment Ia
America to be mustered In on tnaC
occasion.
Everything was hog wild those days.
Peal Americanism was rampant. Peo-
he crowded one another to get IN
tine There was no thought Of lodge
or church. s e.
no the uppermoSt thought. FlnaHy'
members Of our company arrived at
geIena. to live in tents and sleep on
ctraw and submit to quite ORDINARY
oT7Ih without pang. Rains followed, as
S,id mud and other distractions, sand
Sgicled in between military drills ana
s,a~rhnesses. apart from the former
life of most Of M Company members
Were SmeItermen
Soo1 the routine paled and American
nride commenced to assert IOsen' -
naIIv a committee waited on me ai.'-
said. 'eB. N. you stand wen III 40.
,conda. why can't you tell Ine peo I...,
Of the town that we OF M COMPANY
have no flag? We are OF the new O ~.
fit and have no special ratnlg' % yA.s
etate militia only had nine com com ipe al -
men 1yr,e president Mckinley called US ~, W
a m--oe1 write and tell the people OF Inc
old town we would like to have q cOlil-
pany flag" n,a favor we're
.r,a NJ free of the contain
snation of white collar guys. Please se'
that thought. ooo ~ the
1000 E.lks. I wrote few INES 70
~ 80 secretary. Rod Williams, ana tolo
J1;r, what the smeltermen sala' AZ,
- Three DAVIS later Big Jack Hannl ~
- +wo other delegated members OF
t1e Anaconda ElkS lodge aIIAVeG ~
Helena s1 with a beautiful silk american
ETC., for M Company and had 10 go
+ ttS the narrowing ordeal OF carry
e. Old GLORY the entire ritual as pre-
-.-,oed nv the Blue Book In the preSen-
800. ~ the colors to the company.
After a while, some montns' IVA IN
panv's flag was hoisted TO tne Oop " g
mole at Caloocan, few miles norCn y
Manila. and the Union JACK hauleo
down. by one James Casey OF M JONI
pany. :. v,,,,,ct,,red
with Filipino bullets. ~
Faw months later members OF IA
COMPANY commenced to make reauy
IN he discharged In Manila TO enter
various lines of business. AS soon as
tbe & &. Zelandia started to steam up
I1oyneward bound those who had oe-
cjded IN remain on the island Tor
While at least. with Aguinaldo and ms
,aioohors bethought themselves OF M
rsonnanv's flag. They came TO the
docrs and with tears in their eyes,
ssked that we who planned to return
IN fine hest soil and government In Ine
vTorid have a care of the Company
flag. ru,o, o.
renuements were made for our getaway
to dear old Montana. At every stop
from san Francisco to Butte, members
Of the Company piled off to visit
friends, but not before asking the
standpatters to have care for the
company flag.
Plan Of Campaign
After leaving Portland, homeward
hound while I was complying with
wishes of j. H. Durston, editor OF tne
Anaconda Standard, relative TO Ior-
warding three times a day bulletins
about our progress homeward, COM
rnittee composed Of Jacob Schippman,
Tom Donnelly and 10 Shifman, caliea
on me as a last resort and stated
must frame up to get the Company
flag.
"All right, lads, I viii give you some