Show volunteers AT MANILA position of governor of oregon on return of men salon or april sl 21 today was tile luc day pet act by gov geer for hearing delegations and individuals individual aho to p revall prevail upon hint him to demand that tile olun Lerr dow at it manila be returned homo home immediately but nonar non appeared before him this afternoon he gave 0 ou u a stata in reply u the many requests request and petitions thit that have fires received at it ila office th ehg Go governor vornor to bo be positioned as governor ot of the S alaio ate to 0 o demand or even request re iut the th return tit of the oregon volunteers now nt at is id to mv mind 1 ii serious question Uon bu claa state to domand the return of united Fold lers during the most serious in ketive service la in which they engaged it lb not only discreditable to tile ali mate and d or of military discipline ci but would bo be wholly unjust to the bom boy aha vho me e all remember begged to b bo a bent to the philippin and after arriving thero there sent thou thousands tilde sanda of baters home ionic that they vero mere not toi to bee be active bervice vice I 1 tn the As governor ot of this state slate I 1 am not inclined to demand the return of our volunteers volunteer jor for J or to do so BO would bo be ot or doubtful propriety unac coming firby farst float the bolts bo such a request as aa the iho one herein proposed pro Is unprecedented prem dented and it if made gell erni mould argue fur for ilia song eona uc of tho the heroes of 61 A formal demand for tile hie dis chtive of united states troops by a state mould be an exhibition of attempted and impertinence |