The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-09-08

rbe public dissst,sfaciiou over IN.
Incompetence OF the sd0i plsseafiou
for which the War :depassment 10 ne.
essertiy responsible has evoked fson
Secretary Alser Q defense In the Soem-
Of Q letter - Chausceg u. Dee.
which opooas In oos noWs cebusnas
The Secrefarys apology 10 q plea Of
the vastness OF the eaAk, H. d nee ME.
to be overcome aud ebs usual sssest,on, ,
that the WAs depatoeut has done /,
well.
There 10 some truth, q good dss, of
plausibility and . portion os sisrep
fesentation In she Sscsetasyi letter.
Intelligent people wsil recognise that.
while the santiago csnpaiea vas IN
opehation, much hardship and suffer
ing wss Unavoidable. Hut that those
nsfosnipA should continue weeks after
Santsgo hed surrendered, spd when
Colonies OF regiments werp be9w1ar
at the Red Cross wharf for fooX M
would nourtsh their debiiitsfed men.
or that soldiers at home, within a
few hour ride of our large cite,
should be suppiied with taintel meae'
Is something for which the people
want the responsibility fixed And
the liking Of responsibility has been
conepicuousIy absent from the s~cre-
taryS policy.
Inc entire macs Of the Secsetar,,
p'ea ~ riddled By the following con-
Fifst' consldering the vastness of
the TASK which he pleads. would a
oroeo-ninoed vigorous man have or
gained the stan for that task bv.
pointing to the great worn sp.
training and experience, or $50 "
have distributed the poc,s would he
the Senators and Reps~ .,ocs among
ee4pIs nsviog ipi,S, ~. se M sna
co ss,SSo mo- w. e.... ..,-,,.u mic.
ns.iiss' C. , os 1e zen. que 20 criminal
the .cking sick and zoo nded men in
p ooIos Of transports, without Oedi.
al attendance or medical supolies. a,
leaving stores 70 70 to waste Il the
Ssntiago wharf, while the soldiers, Q
!sw miles aWay, we're suffering for
tneir iack, Or Furnishing rotten food
70 soldiers q bose, wooll On Eoeese
ana Vigorous Secretary q Wss have
oaefed strict iovestiGotiou and pup.
Isnmeoe Of whoever Wss sespeosibies
Or would be have hushed ~ ioveGfi-
Sation and fndicaosd that ouch uSs1ns
can can 60 on With impunity BY the cheap
plea that sthis Il war;"
Inifd, innate disineepuousnees Cd
pean IN the plea that ic o. ae arm
supposed that all the sick nee NJ San.
tia6o was yellow fever, and that when
Iee contrary was learned &c ~ q
once decided 20 bring the srmy Rome
= speedily - possible" The fact 10
nat Tor days bs1oee the sppsassooe of
me letter. of Roosevelt and TIE divfsiop
the War depastment had
pooIisbed daily bulletins, showing the
.A1cs number Of both yellow fever and
nsiar1a fever cases. Those lSttess.
90. are shown b the record 10 have
zen evoked b. the receipt and READ
% 20 those officers Of IN ordsr 10
80 soe army s0sy from 6anuaeB
no soe bills about San Lula. All Of
nese Iacts are calmly suppressed By
oos Wooe can be said Of .
'ecresesy OF War whose asst act when
V received the earoest niea for TIE
ives Of the SOLDIER Vas % djr out An
xtroct from Q private lettes sevsrsl
eys old and pabiish it IN the hone
iDj0ring gallant ssd esroest Of.
Ger Who had ioiood IN t. oeot~S,
Vas that the act Of m o6,cial snx,ou.
My 10 do the best poesjble Tor the
foope, or wls it On tSe ayoAe - such
nnniee rhsanness - 60 0ake Il srvss
estery ~ call it petty politiesr
10 one reopect, ho1evee. the S>cre
.rys apology 10 iuaisDctabls- The
lsk Vas entirely too vase for Aleer.
was about ons-dxth @ Rreot %
1et which EdWin II. Staseon ner.
'rmea; and 70 burden Aleer vitS spy-
- requiring oae-haoAeoIth a
lucn mind % Stautont NJ rankIy
,estaxicg. 1t needed q nan q keoad
inc ana patriotism, sad sbouId never
.ve 0eo fmpoeed on one whose moot
."o1 conceptions never get Outside
=, arrow rufs Of cheap aod selGsh
''''.cs' deai'-P'stsb.r! Dispatch.