The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-07-06

fewer In number. They have made for
tunes out OF the pensions Of the veter-
ans. but their victims are comparative
ly few now. and hence the pension at
torneys are seeking other lines Of busi-
ness. Most of them are going into the
patent business"
Unjust Criticisms.
The president OF the United States In
annoyed with the unjust criticisms OF
the army. The following facts newly
disclosed come direct from the White
House, and are backed by recent his
tory which the people ought to know.
They explain many things.
President Mckinley received verbal
evidence 10y the LIST of March from an
officer of the navy that the battleship
Maine was destroyed by external agen-
cy. His information came from Ha-
vana from an official i'm whom the coun-
try knows that the administration has
confidence. The naval board was at
work and was instructed TO take time in
it's Investigations.
The country was unprepared for war.
The president called to the executive
mansion a few leading legislators, TO
whom he disclosed the facts in conf
dence. He said that in his judgement
the American people would compel war
when the facts were made public. He
asked for an appropriation of $50,000,-
600 for the national defense and that
appropriation was made on March s.
The naval board was dilatory. The
president seemed to be without back
bone. Statesmen were constantly de-
laying. The people were wild with anx-
iety. There was method in il all. The
men who are entrusted with affairs Of
state were busy day and night. All Of
the work was done under the direction
of the president, and only chosen few
understood the trend of events. From
the moment of the receipt of the pri-
vate information concerning the de-
struction of the Maine the president
knew that there must be war. He
needed time 10 prepare for the newt
able.
safe from Invasion.
The president and his advisers knew
that this country was safe from an
invasion by any European nation; they
knew that Spain of all nations could
not Invade our territory. Therefore, there
was no imperative need of an army.
But we needed navy and we needed
it Immediately. With the s5O,0OO,OOO
appropriated for the national defense"
the president desired to complete our
navy and make the defense % our At
lantic coast strong enough for any
emergency. The money was so ex-
pended Weeks went by; the people
YEARLY looked towards Washington.
sending out letters and kilograms de-
handing the powers in the national
capital remember the Mainei" mean
time the navy was being prepared for
a war which the slow moving admiss-
tration believed would be inevitable.
To be brief it may be stated that as
soon as the preparations for the navy
! were completed the president Informed
his friends that delay was no longer
necessary. Then the congress passed
the war resolutions. Then the presi-
dent called for soldiers. When war was
declared the navy was ready for that
| dire result. When the war began We
! had navy, but we had no army. How
| can any sane man complain that the
| navy has been doing all the work and
| the army has done nothing! Less than
| two months has elapsed since war was
| declared. Less than six weeks have
elapsed since the first volunteers went
into camp. II was not until May %
that the president issued his first call
for volunteers. The intervening weeks
have been we'll spent and wonders have
been accomplished.
| Don't BE i'm u Rush.
There are many people yelling ION
| TO Havana" who possibly never heard
Of Bull Run, or if so. heard of it so in
definitely that its lesson is lost TO their
callous souls. But there are others who
have heard the story of disastrous de-
feat To American arms in hands not
drilled to use them and carried by SOL
diers unripe fer their effective welding.
| There are yet many more who have
| the stnrN inlelihlN slammed unnn their