New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-16
WORK OF ONE HUNDRED DAYS
GENERAL GRosvENOR TALKS OF THE
VAR BEFORE A SOLDIER AUDIENCE.
THE sTrPENDors TASK THAT WAS ACTON.
pIrsHEp BY THE FEDERAL ApMINIsTRA
rIoN-CRrTIcIsMs ANSWERED.


pfIsHEp BIZ THE FEDERAL ADMINIsTRA-
rIoN-cRIrIcIsMs ANSWERED.
Freeport Ill Sept l5-The Joint reunion OF the
18th Illinois and Stephenson County soldiers
brought thousa nds here to-day Among the speak
ers Colonel Dornbazer. of the 18th Captain
f. Fl Marsh. Judge Craotree General Byers OF
Wisconsin, and General Grosvenor. OF Ohio. The
sentiment prevailed that all 81 the Philippines
should be retained General Grosvenor. who de-
liversd the principal address OF the day, said IN
part
In less than hundred days abous 225c ,9or men 81,
were mustered into the volunteer organizations or
the United States, and the Regular Army vas In
creased 70 about 5000. making somewhere IN me
end OF one hundred days every man OF them was
fully equipped for war. Go with me nov 70 the
had Arms Of the best obtainaNe character prob
ably not the Mauser, nor In all cases the krag-
J6rsersen, but in every case an efficient weapon
dream Of possibility Go TO camp and see their s
their rations, and you will say What say that that
'G period Of less than one me- hundred 1l DAYS
v" Of s TO % ae p
present time II is believed that the death list by
terrible an sSre Of nearly hres thousand
Eleven thousand men fell dead and wounded at
en FIJI sad AND %e at
hour, at Gettysburg cc"t the American people more
gef a bare has more s en war k Up II the NE png n
mer OF 1852 in the Union Amy than have been
This simply shows that war IS war and that you
cannot have war In any other way. Let us con-
Twelve or thirteen hundred youns men are sud:
denly called together 10 defend their country. ana
They live upon one spot of ground the size OF a
regiment. they eat the ratons or the nited states
ac,er but cooked and distributed by the unn,ated
cooks ~ the country They have changed &c en-,
are EXPOSED 10 al the things which are incidental
70 camp and during The rst four or FIVE month rs
posed to almost all the diseases known 70 aniict
fever-stricken hills Of Eastern Cuba the nag ~
Spain went down never 10 rise again on The An,
death held high carnival and now the TEST Of the
Surgeon Generals Department was made by con-
world that we have known. and It is not strange to
hear IT said that there has been lack Of effoiency
army The American people wil! hold Hrst that
not be met b. the ordinary foresight Of man. shall
not he charged up against our officers bur that me
suffering OF soldiers and the. lack OF care and at,
tention to the sick that could have been prevented
by the utmost activity OF the representatives OF
and all the facts made known, and those who have
contributed by negligence OF overt acr sinai! re-
Grim. Of ,his terrible character Justly demands:
but We shall NOT forget how weak We "ers IN the
!, gas f. pre6pi,a,a action and how faithfully
the great departments Of the Government have ac
complished the tremendous results 70 which have
referred
In regard 20 'he questions ~ policy growing our
81 the rar General C;rosvenor said
T, will not re denied that are 70 meet The
questions ~ Cuban occupation and cuban govern
menr BY new set ~ facts which we're unknown
70 ne when the decla ration ~ war Uas made w =
shall not act precp!. .elv but wisely and conser-
va-ivAly ard We shall not forfeit any binding OBJ
legation ~ our promise. but We shall give due
weight and consideration - every new conditlon
which makes i,self manifest, ard the same spirit
Of philanthropy and civilization which inspired
the war Nth Spain will 10 brought into action 10
settle the status Of the splendid island which we
have conquered Porto Rico Is ours. and We Will
take f. and incorporate II into our domain, and
asslmatA T. institutions as rapidly "a proper
conditions admit The Philippines Is problem
OF the gravas' moment Their status will be set
tied BY the wisdom OF tho Administration. the
acton OF the Peace Commission and the rauhca-
lion by the Senate or Congress. and do not care
20 foreshadow what ought 70 be done. We have
fought great fight. have finished our course
and have. kept the faith" and henceforth We will
hold on 20 all the territory which We have con-
quered unless the best interests OF the American
people shall suggest notifications OF that propos!
ton ] trust that the question OF the Philippines
and the other territories will not become po-
litica question. think r. would be injurious 70
the American people and trust that wisdom Will
dominate the councils Of the Peace Comnsso
and that IT'S report will meet the views ~ The
Administration ard the American people