Show capt hoffmans Eoff mans view in a is communication to the tribune capt william Willi also hoffman II U S A of this city says lit to tho the contemplated ch dinizo of troops 11 oops nt at fort douglas Doi iRloa ind and to objections to the iho twenty fourth infantry because it Is is colored regiment I 1 ml ieli to say fly that I 1 know this regiment vell 11 ond end thet they are arc as good soldiers its liro aaro are in fit tho ilia service land and that tile hie officers and ladies ANIL v without hout exception i to the army anil and an orn ornament ausent to noddy S some mo people do not take kindly to our soldiers ra and tt am e know chy w hy sortie some have special objections to colored men iut but all fa calr lar people alit soon discover that colored vol io lillora diers are equally as inell behaved an am others other tho men m hlll ill keep to own race we gene generelly rully will know on only ly the officers and their famille and salt lako lake noddy has haa only to congratulate contra tulcie itself that dial me 0 o are to havo have amoni among us u on an desirable and so 07 enable a set net of 0 people aorl art douglas doublas la Js one of tile dac in blo stations A strong sirens effort was made to bring ofin A regiment tho the eleventh infantry arr but bince till could not be the twenty fourth Is my very unit choice and me 0 o should bo be kinat klad giad t to a know now that there la Is no citation mba whatever lover that the ilia war older i will 1 be changed |