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> COV. BLEASE SbVERELY
' SCORES GEN. MOORE
DISPLEASED AT HIS ORDERING
COMPANIES HOME.
Notifies Gen. Moore Not to Issue Further
Orders Unless the Same
Are Presented to Him.
>
Columbia, July 22.?A severe re
bake was given Adjt. Gen. Moore today
by Governor Blease, for his action
in ordering three of the companies
of the 3rd regiment now encamped
at Aiken home, because they
did not have the required number of
^ men. The governor said that the ad|
jutant general had assumed authority
which he did not have and which is
v lodged solely in the governor as com
; mander-in chief. The governor promises
to make an investigation into the
whole matter and says that things
must be put in more pleasant condition
or he will call off the encampments
at Anderson and Camp Wilie
Jones, the 1st regiment being under
orders to encamp at Anderson this
week and the 2nd regiment at Camp
urn:* T A,.
>v..lie joxies, near ^uiuiLiuia, in august.
Writes Cap*. C la if v.
Capt. J. H jClaffy, commander of
the Orangeburg company, one of the
three sent home because it did not
have the required quota of men, reported
the matter to Governor Blease
this morning, saying Adjt. Gen. Moore
had told him his company could not
even draw rations and transportation.
In a telegram to Col. Julius E. Gogswell,
commander of the 2nd regi
ment. liovernor .biease says mat ine
1 adjutant general is without authority
' to issue any orders except as a representative
of the commander-inchief,
and he hasn't given him any
k such authority. The governor said
P lie understood that companies falling
* below the quota were entitled to
transportation and subsistence while
in camp and that had the matter been
reported to him the whole thing could
have been avoided and the companies
remained in camp.
In a letter to Capt. Claffy, the governor
assures him his company is excused
from field duty this year and
need fear no harm. Referring to the
adjutant general, he says: "I dislike
to think that the man is drunk on
power, or that he has lost his head on
account of his promotion, but there is
^something peculiarly strange about
his conduct."
The governor orders the adjutant
general to issue no more orders, no
matter how insignificant, "By order of
the commander-in-chief," unless the
same is personally presented to him.
The following statement and correspondence
on the matter was given
out today at the office o: Governor
t Blease:
mA Gives Out Letters.
m "The first official news I received in
reference to the three companies leav ing
camp came through the following
H communication from Capt. J. H. daffy,
In reference to Company L, 3d infanE
try, which is the Orangeburg company.
I * " 'Gov. Cole. L. Blease, Columbia,
rv/\r? Cir T Inft nronornhnrcr nn
O. U. l/cai oil X it! O Ui 5 V"
I last Thursday with 33 enlisted men
I and 3 officers, 5 enlisted men less than
| the required number, to attend the encampment
at Aiken, S. C. These men
gave as their reasons for not going
fc with the company that they would be
Bput to great loss and inconvenience by
Wko doing, but that they would join the
^company in a day or two. On Friday,
B +Vi<a 1 SfVi T nroc nr?t?f?pri hv thp ariln
Itant general that as my company was
short the required number of enlisted
men we would have to return home
or stay in camp without pay and without
rations.
^ " 'When this ultimatum was laid before
the company they all decided to
return home and requested me to
write and ask you to excuse our comkjany
from field duty this year,
r " 'This is the first time in our nineteen
years of service to the State that
tbis company has failed to turn out
less than 48 men at any encampment
I or manoeuvres, and we feel that on
this account our failure to comply
with Circular Xo. 2 should he excused.
Very respectfully.
(Signed) "Cape. J. H. Claffy.
* 'Commanding Company L 3d South
Carolma Infantry.
" 'Orangeburg, S. C., July 19, 1913.'
"Unofficial copy.
" 'His Excellency, Cole. L. Biease,
Governor and Commander-in-chief,
Columbia, S. C.?Sir: Owing to the
fact that my company arrived in camp
at Aiken, S. C., on July 17 with less
than the required number of men prescribed
by Circular Xo. 2. war depart
Iment, current series. I returned by
permission of the regimental comman jr
to Orangeburg, S. C., on the 19th
Rtant.
v 'My company was unable to take
Ho camp the 3S enlisted men requir
as the men wen* unable to leave
Kir crops owing to the distressing
Hiditions existing at this season.
" 'I have the honor, therefore, to request
that my company be excused
from attendance at the annual tour of
field service this year. Very respectfully.
(Signed) "Capt. J. H. 'daffy,
" 'Cdmmanding Company L., 3d Intrv,
X. G., S. C.
" 'Camp Gyles, Aiken, S. C., July
19, 1913.
"The original ccpy of this letter has
been approved by the regimental commander
and forwarded through military
channels.
I "I.nmediaetly upon receipt of this I
wired Col. Cogswell as follows:
" 'Columbia, S. C.. July 22, 1913.?J
Col. Julius E. Cogswell, Aiken, S. C.:
As I understand military law companies
with less than 38 men and 2
officers are not entitled to transportation
and subsistence while in camp.
Companies sent home should have remained
there, and received pay ^for
transportation and subsistence. The
adjutant general has no authority over
camp, and if there is only a staff officer
with no authority to issue orders
except as representative of commander-in-chief,
and I have not yet transferred
the duties of my office to any
body.
(Signed) "'Cole. L. Blease,
" 'Governor and Commander-in-Ohief.
"And addressed the following communication
to Capt. Claffy:
"Capt. J. H. Claffy, Orangeburg, S.
C.?.Dear Captain. Your letter of July
19 received.
"I am very much surprised at Gen.
Moore's conduct in re the militia. I
cannot understand it. I dislike to think
that the man is drunk on power, or
that he has lost his head on account1
of his promotion, but there is some-:
thing peculiarly strange about his j
conduct. I do not chink your company i
should have been sent home under;
?
nirr>nmet3Tlf>P5 and, if VOU had
| wired rae I would have wired you to
| remain at your place.
"As I understand the military law, 1
a company is compelled to have not
less than thirty-eight men, and not
less than two officers in order to receive
pay; but, with a less number, '
I they are entitled to receive their
| transportation and subsistence while
iin camp. This being the case your
| company should have remained in
camp and received the money for their
' transportation and for their suosis:
tence while the: j, but could not have I
i 1
nnv nav. Therefore. I regret;
A W V A ? V\* - ? - ,
I
j that you did cot notify me.
"As I understand the military law,
the adjutant general has no authority
over the camp, and if he visits there,
it is only as a staff officer with no au- !
j thority to issue orders, except as a
; representative of the commander-in
| chief, and I have not as yet turned
j the duties of my office over to any!
body.
| "Your company is excused from encampment
during the year 1913, and
you need fear no harm from this office
for yourself or your boys.
"With kindest regards to yourself
; and men.
"Very respectfully,
"Cole. L, Blease,
"Governor and Commander-in-Ohief."
"And the following communication 1
to the adjutant general.
Writes Adjutant General.
"Hon. W. W. Moore, Adjutant Gen- '
eral, Coumbla, S. C.?'Sir: I am informed
that it is customary, or at;
least that it has been the practice !
in vour office, to issue many orders 1
which are made to read, "By order
of the commander-in-chief, and
which are issued without his order,!
without ihis knowledge, or without :
his request.
"You are hereby respectfully requested
and directed not to issue any
other order of any kind or nature,
whether it be insignificant or not and
make it read 'By order of the commander-in-chief,'
unless the same is
personally presented to t> * commander-in-chief
so that it m~. e indeed
[and in fact by order of the comman
der-in-chief.
"I dislike to issue this order, as for
fcbe first two years of our administration,
the two offices got along so
pleasantly and satisfactorily, and I
sincerely hoped that it would continue
but on account of recent developments,
I deem it absolutely necessary
and essential for the welfare of the
militia of this State that I shall know
each and every o~der, in regard *0
1+v>of if- iccjnpri and th
x-cU iO VVi *w"5 ? ^?_ ...
made to r?a?l *T:? order of the commander-in-chief.'
"Very respectfully,
"Cole. L. Blease,
"Governor and Commander-in-Chief."
"Of course, I noticed something of
this matter in the newspapers, but I
could take no action until it was
brought to my attention officially. I
regret exceedingly this entire matter,
and am sure that it could have beeh
easily avoided if somebody in authori
ty in camp at Aiken had wired me instead
of allowing those companies to
leave.
''I am going to investigate the matter,
and unless things can be out in
more pleasant conditions I shall call
off the encampment at Anderson and
Camp Wilie Jones.
"There is no need for the continuation
of this unpleasantness and it
must stop one way or the other. This
is all there is to it."
In a letter to Lindley M. Garrison,
secretary of war, Governor Blease requests
that the three companies, attending
the Aiken encampment who
were refused federal aid because of
failure to come up to the required
number of enlisted men be given
transportation to Camp Wilie Jones
and subsistence while there. The
Vi rtl e that thp TT) Pn WeTP eil
v ci nv/i iiduo wmv .. ? _ _
titled to this at the Aiken encampment,
though he does not contend
that hey should havve received pay
while in camp.
The correspondence referred to in
the communication consists of letters
from and to Captain Claffy of the
Orangeburg company, which was
printed in yesterday's Record.
The letter from the governor to
Secretary Garrison follows:
July 22, 1913.
Hon. L. M. Garrison, Secretary of
"War, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: I enclose you correspondence
which is self explanatory.
The three companies, to wit; Company
I, Third regiment, X. G. S. ~C.,
headquarters at Bamberg, S. C.;
Company L. Third regiment, N. G.
c! n jiflo/innQrtorc at Dransreburfir.!
O. w., UUUU4UU1 ~ w w,
S. C., and Company E, Third regiment,
N. G. S. C., headquarters at
Barnwell, S. C., without any authority
from me, or without any communication
whatever with me, were ordered
to return from the encampment
at Aiken, S. G., and were thus
deprived of what I think were their
rights. Of course it is now too late j
to remedy that, so far as the Aiken ;
encampment is concerned.
But, I write to request that you al- ;
low these three companies to go into
camp with the Second regiment. N. G.
S. C., which will encamp at Camp
Wilie Jones, near this city, from July j
29th, to August 5th, inclusive. It is
about fifty-five miles from Barnwell
to Camp Wilie Jones; about fifty-five
miles from Orangeburg to Camp Wilie
Jones and about fifty-eight miles from
Bamberg to Camp Wilie Jones. Therefore,
it is convenient for these companies
to come to Camp Wilie Jones,
and, as you see, will not be expensive i
on account of the short distances.
As I understand the militia law, the
position which I take in the communications
to Col. Cogswell and Capt.
Claffy is correct, and these companies
should have remained in camp under
those ronditions.
Also, I quote from your letter to the
/
representatives in congress, from this ;
State, dated June 30, 1913, in which
you say:
"The militia of South Carolina will
have its transportation paid to the
extent that federal aid is used for
that purpose to the various encampments
this summer; that they will
!
have subsistence while there, paid j
under similar conditions; the com-j
panies which passed the last inspec- |
tir.n will have their pay paid under
shiilar conditions. The pay for the1
deficent corapanes will be retained; j
the deficient companies will be given
another opportunity to measure up to
the test at an inspection to be held
af. least three months from this date.'
if at that time they pass the inspection,
they will then receive their re-'
tanned pay."
Acting under this, these companies 1
most assuredly should have remained |
in camp, and had the matter been
called to my attention, I would have
ordered them to stay in camp and
carried out your suggestions. Therefore,
you see that some one has blundered,
and it seems a pity to make
the members of these companies suffer
for that blunder, and be deprived
of the benefits which they would have
received in the encampment I, therefore,
write to request that you allow
these three companies to come into
ik/N Oaaat> rl HQfflmDnt ^ fj
camp wiiii iulc octuuixu ib^'uivuv, ...
S. C., at Camp Wilie Jones. If you
can consistently do this, I am satis*
fied that the members of these companies
will appreciate your kindness
very much indeed and will be eager
to come up to the standard required
more so than if they had been left
in their regular place in the Aiken
encampment.
Vcsrv rAsnPP.tfnllv.
f U1 J * V /
Cole. L. Blease.
Governor and Commander-in-chief.
tfoore Replies to Gov. Blease.
Columbia, July 23.?"This whole
matter, in my opinion, is nothing but
cheap politics and a play to the grand
stand from a political point of view,"
said Adjt. Gen. W. W. Moore this
morning, replying to the criticism of
Gov. Blease. "Referring to that part
of the governor's letter addressed to i
floffir ? n Vl q CfatflS; 'T i
v^ayt. iJUL ?? iuv^H - j
cannot understand it. I dislike to j
think the man is drunk on power or j
that he has lost his head on account j
of his promotion.' I think this state- j
ment coiliing from the commander-in- j
chief is entirely lacking in good taste
in view of the ract of his past record
regarding the assumption of power,"
said the adjutant general.
Gen. Moore passed through Columbia
this morning on his way from the
encampment of the 3rd regiment at
A l'lmn O n 1 Apf f A r7 A r. M * V* J r- r? f
auu icu iui Aiiuci :)Uii mid ai"
ternooon, where the 1st regiment
went into camp for nine days' instruction.
While in his office he replied to
the letters received from Governor
Blease, and gave out the following interview,
reply to the governor's statement
that he had assumed authority
which he did not possess in regard
to the matter of companies who failed
to have the required strength in
attendance at the encampment of the
3rd infantry at Aiken:
Did >'ot Send Companies Home.
"I desire to state that there was no
order issued by me returning these
commands to tneir nome stations, in
fact, there was; but one company ordered
home, that being Company I,
Bamberg, and this order was issued
by Col. Julius E. Cogswell, commanding
the 3rd infantry, and the reasons
assigned were that the captain was
physically incapacitated to take care
of his company, he being the only
commissioned Dfficer with this organization.
in ine case oi: uompany u, urangeburg,
and Company E. Barnwell, these
organizations were informed by me
that their subsistence could not be
paid from the State's appropriation
for the maintenance of militia because
of the fact that they failed to perform
the duties required under Section
15 of the Military Code of South
Carolina, i. e., they did not show the
requisite attendance of *60 per cent,
of average of all drills held by them
during 1912, consequently, as there
was no funds belonging to these organizations
in my hands, and no other
funds available, I could not pay their
subsistence.
Quotes Orders in Case.
"As regards the statement of the
governor that the transportation and
i ; - i ij i _?;j c? A
SUUSIStenet; uuuiu ue peuu nurn reueral
funds under 1,661, I have only
to call their attention to circular No.
2, war department, under date of January
23, 1913, which reads as follows:
'At, camps of instruction' no
officer or enlisted man of the company
shall be paid from Federal funds allotted
to the State under Section 1,661,
R. S., as amended, unless said company
shall have in actual attendance
at said camp, the required minimum
personnel of two commissioned offippro
-jnrt thirtv-eiffht. en listed men: a
failure to have this required minimum
personnel will entail a refusal to
make payment of companies.'
"This order was promulgated from
my office under date of April 29, general
orders No. 30, so there could be
no excuse whatever for the commanding
officer of these organizations not
complying with these instructions if
they expected to participate in Federal
pay.
Lacking in Good Taste.
''Referring to that part of the governor's
letter addressed to Capt.
Claffy, in which he states, 'I cannot
understand it. I dislike to think the
man is drunk on power or that he has
lost his head on account of his promotion,'
I think this statement coming
from the commander-in-chief is entirely
lacking in good taste in view
of the fact of his past record regard*
? ? nntt.'Qr Tf TO- I
illg me aasumjjLivu. ui
minds m of Robbi Burns' utterances:
'Oh! would some power the gift to
give us
To see ourselves as others see us,
'Twould from many a foolish notion
and blunder free us.''
"This whole matter, in my opinion,
is nothing bur. cheap politics and a
play to the grand stand from a political
point of view."
mi- _ -i_i. : * TIT TXT T ATtrie
me -LSI reguiicm, uui. *?. ??.
commanding, went into camp at Anderson
today for instruction. Governor
Blease said that he was not
going to call off the encampment.
Blease Writes Moore Again.
Columbia, July 23.?Gov. Blease addressed
another letter to Gen. Moore
late yesterday afternoon revoking the
order which had been issued in the
adjutant general's department for
(jen. ivioore to auenu uie cu^am?jments,
saying that the order was not
issued by order of the "comiaanderin-chief,"
the governor.
The adjutant general replied telling
the governor that he, the governor,
had told him to run his office when
his administration had first begun and
there had been no protest until the
governor's order yesterday. The adjutant
general said the requirement
to submit every little detail to the
? tt-/->h 1 rt liomhat- fho urlminis
V CI 11U1 YY VIUU Uivy
tration of his department and he did
not believe the legislature had intended
for the scope of the commander-inchief
to be so broad.
Gen. Moore told the governor that
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