The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-11
ROASTING THE GENERALS
Continued from Sixth Page)

the journey frequently lasted many DAYS.
the men had chances to get a nap now and
then on the benches
The First United States infantry was
twelve days coming to Tampa from San
Francisco No staff officer ACCOMPANIED
them, and no one knew what the contract
was between the United States govern
ment and the railway which did the trans
portation. They were sent at q time
"hen the government was shouting for
an immediate invasion Of Cuba, and when
therefore, great speed was desirable.
Ihat regiment took twelve DAYS TO come
They were handled as freight. and NOT
even as perishable live stock. They vara
Shunted for indefinite periods wbaneyor
Inc company saw fit to make wav for
more paying if not more important fra f7c
.>o provision was made for the men cool,-
'le4r 1000 at regular hours. and in
'iose Twelve days they were treated u,itI,
disregard of comfort that wouId baya
Oen impossible in an emigrant shin
Nothing that George Kennar ~ 49,,
me of the treatment of no1i+ioa, ~
<D'9i1 exceeds in brutality the treatment
u our american soldiers going at the
0a'i oI their country to set free the ra+,i
Us u Cuba- This suffering was nor MIL
00eSedIy by the war. There was M
Such brutal treatment of soldiers nv, c.
many IN her great war. What ,,er.io,
mere Is the result merely of Ignorance q,
positIohs where ignorance means crro,t,,
iolHer instance is that OF a cava1rv
regiment ordered from Cbattanoogo -
Lakeland The men and horses ,ro.o
ndhoIed by the railroad people Will, 10
Iehce TO military exigency. The mon
separated from their horses, so that
"ieil 'ilile came to look after the feeding
ana watering the train with horses would
De perhaps ten miles from the train with
the men. This journey was fortunately,
only forty-eight hours, but had il baen |
1or twelve days the conditions wouId nor
have been improved
On the whole line of that hot and dustv /
railway journey not a single station Of /
iered officers or men a single cup of water
or a crust OF bread. When they reached |
Lakeland no staff officer had selected .
camp site for them, no one was tbo-o
10 give them any information as to what
-O ~ W. OF Wnere they were to
90 next
This would not have been worth nan-
loning had it been a hardship with a good
purpose IN view. In this case, as in hun
lreds OF others, it only illustrates the
PAINFUL fact that the several parts Of orr
army are not knit together with anv
Intelligent Conference. that our spIendid
machinery is working inefficiently be-
,ause there is no master mechanic 10 de-
7elop the latent power.
II We selected for staff positions only
lrmy officers of good military record we
mould have none too good staf1 But TO
III up these most important posts with
men who are unfit means to furnish ANA
eurs with a license to play with the lives
4 brave soldiers. We need STAFF men who
an take charge of feeding and equjno-o-
nen IN the field. We need specialists in
ne matter of Transporting troops. We
eed men who are familiar with the 4
eeds OF war Today our men are swell
erIng under their tents, dressed in win
sr clothing. ~hile the thermometer * ,
ropioaL For month they have been in 7
eed Of suitable clothing. They ask If I
here is any one who is looking out for !
hem! {