The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-11

sziey, for tire purpose Of painting seeae.
Il locks heetsr. uhen making charges
against tue administration, - have Ne
front o~ n M french offending the flag Of
his country. Bat N making this STAG az
the government NJ forgot 51at but few
~fa~t bars - - deep yawsasr 2
3sEures aIs graz masses of granite a02i-
deTS aylf.g aere ana tHsTe. a. 1les had
Ea.ler frtsN, fse-a.s ESvctoYeau hand" Esse-
wAeFe b. SHOWS trs ritter .sn possibility o.
sg!FpsFs-g ske nlen - she march again
lTe sag. when a S1lcseT y lying upon
thrsa Fg:ssatEs DAY Fefy Attir Getfee
w.taC1. ary sugar.. and faI o. bacon
Ein1 aat3s- stated 70 c.ean A3s rifle wien
thsa , .sats{s ilfs stomach. he thinks vary
atfgs about SpauiE-ds ans becoHIes wholly
&sAs7rast IL a-s tlesaar:fl.t2aaan 20 llve and
dent purpo.ss 81 fhe CONAN tssaFy ara sub
E3sSsnre department. 10 staTVe him 70
dsara."
Tbs * rod uat a deliberate lie. Where
viii nat y rile< find ne evident purpose
o. The eonznI~safy ard subsistence de-
E8rtEnerIS s,arre nm Nhe soldier 10
.ttatf.E 4DsSesiI q painting q scene CT
tacy. why did he not give MS evidence of
, l.. %. Fl led crssci.crs and coffee
tpsi. e3ut sEgS<j AID TlnC OF bacon may
not le very csiicate food, Dut ii has en-
.4isl.a yf.auy an army ~ march 10 victory
aHd M uy = soldier 70 save uls flag o. MS
..s5g1ntvv When the whole truth 5 known
the suffer- nss ana wants Of our soldiers
waS caused ~ t1e ignorance. .neXpeFtsf.cs
and ludifterty}ce Of the men and their 1n-
mediate corn 9auders. Ignorance and iEltt--
,s.r.ences entail many har4Sn.f$ that can
not be provide againsa or the MART or
NJ Held OF battle. The field OF war tn dle
larger >ensel IS always expected 10 ne q
pace Of carnage ana death indifferent
On the field 81 battle a. well a. in the camp
iecer. suffering ana pToYokeS complain
Tn. case reported O.. ere absence OF proper
~
ference as well a. inexi'erlsnce ana wan;
Of knowledge OF the = IiSa ton: The tfa~iasG
21d experienced officer ~ould nave stamp
al tu1 the EVIL before <hsre was cause ! q
complaint The contractor furnlsaAig if;s
victIals was In II for all tn. r anne "ooid
bear" and the officer who WoHld FaIilIf
show his uniform than care Tor ms com
iuaEd should have been shifted out. IN
fact nc should never have been coH'1ii's-
stoned
/ do not wish to detract from the gaior
Of car soldiers in this last var. but i an
OF The opinion that they have sufI =, 1 bit
little and that they have Yet 10 see rt-i. var.
The soldier ts2at can have crackers, ct'Hee
and bacon rind need not u hungry. nor
Nj he grslrr,5lc when accustomed to the
incidents ana havlshlpS OF war Al the
wilderness the dead We're Used for breast
works. the " oundtd were burned 10 hiess
with the brush flrCss that ragged over the
battle-ground. There We're no yellow jour
nails in those days 20 paint the horrors OF
war or condemn the administration ioE Tot
h~1,sh. For eight days at Spottsylvania in
FOG and rain. In mud and m-re. IN swamp
ara from upland through jungle and over
field. without coffee. or sugar. uhofe.Ia
or cracker without water except that col
ored by the smoke and blood OF battle
they upheld the dag. and died in TIE
bloody angle till their booies became TIE
rtr9nar; from behind which the remnant
OF a gallant and brave Division charged 70
vietorv that decided the day and the bat
re OF spottsylvania: Did the soldiers Of
tb. . day complain Of the administration of
49, TiI they rustic fof rruh2 No.
RI fl~ngf.t the fight. There were no vel
-. - - Ial. then to wr.te Up the soldier
I'M telI him % his gufferinss ana maltrea:-
neuf. II. A.. ovs ,,a-for,,,e1
+. To knew thar n the peffornance OF
hat a. duty S he must faae death. that dscom-
fort ana suffering we,'e his portion; tha5
u"tt - trirh.ast dia.i.r.S II nc soldier
crown are obedience and CHARITY.
p. y, CARROLL