The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-19

The djgnified statement made by Gen.
Shafser in reply 10 Richard Harding
Davis carries conviction With Il to ev-
cry impartial reader The article in
Scrihner's on the battle of San Juan.
written by Davis, was suggestive OF
an annnus which has hitherto been
without explanation 1t seems that
when the troops were sent from Tampa
a great many newspaper correspond
ents wanted 10 accompany the army.
Most Of them were sent on the Oil
vette but through the courtesy of Gen.
5hafter. Davis and a few more were
permitted IL 90 on the same vessel as
the commander. This special favor
caused MIR, Davis to imagine that he
was a very important parsonage, and
when the transports were nearing the
shore be represented that he and his
colleagues were Of Il higher order than
the ordinary. aud that they ought to
have some extraordinary advantages on
that account. This simply meant that
they were 10 have an advantage over
the other correspondents. Gen Shafter
replied that be intended treating them
all alike. This made Mr.. Davis very
angry, and he has proceeded ever since
t. get even"
The public is beginning 10 see through
the malice of the charges which have
been made against the commanding Of
dcers The investigation being held by
the commission at Washington shows
that while there might have been iso-
lated cases of oversight and temporary
lack of supplies. they are exceedingly
rare In comparison with the two hun
drod and fifty thousand men. most Of
whom have foubd m reason To serious
~ complain. except Of such hardships
as form n part Of the chances Of war.
The sensational papers Of NV York
which promised such startling testi-
inony have SO utterly failed in their
facts that they DO not make a pretense
Of supplying witnesses before the COM
mission
They have sold their papers on the
streets as a result Of their sensational
charges and tho men employed 10 write
up those SENSATIONS are now eff On other
duty and are taking no interest in the
invest CATION.
IN tod oh - IN
course of the inquiry are the old sol
diers who saw actual service in the
civil war. They laugh at what some II
The newspaper reports describe as hard
ships Those men who saw service not
for four months. bat four years. and
.who marched and countermarchod and
fought IN one battle after another. have
littls patience with grievances Of men
who srumhIe because while lighting in
the trenches they only had hard tack
and bacon. So far as the hospital treat
meat is concerned. a conyalescent pa
tient = not always the best Judge Of
MS treatment. Unfortunately, as the
invest cation shows. there were several
cases in whI.h the sick were deprived
II attentions which it would have been
better they should have had. Had We
been better prepared for war some f
:aese might have been prevented. bat
there never NIL he war IN which men
- aet sa9er. II IS utterly Impossible
urIr al circumstances = insure reg
~.af ana plentiful ra'.ons and the at
;-a,.oHs # a home hospital
t}en Shaftec has 39ne more 10 orea
tne ayes # tae people 50 the true char
q TER Z yellow Journalism than a dozen
magazine articles san Undo The SEN
=eeieraI cu.Fssl oI3eots made "a mistake
when tAey though, ;aey could aoe4wlnk
t4e suete. ra-re a. ~9.sa Z fair
r,sy III IL" Auer.-sn people .al.h NAV
g a-ves<s 'e,.vl -i. p l. eGs.t ;he evils
II Irs.41.ce az spike