Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-08
HIN PLACES THE BLAME.
kIger Shifts The Responsibility for Bad Manage
menl on 10 Regimenia Officers.
NEWSPAPERS MADE MEN HostslCS
Want. IN. American People to "nrneo
These Men tp'-Dld Not Refer %
other Du,, Of ou.tInF Algcr.

Washington. Sept. 5.--sccreiary Al
ser is now putting his affairs In shape
to admit of his absence from wash
lngton on tour Of inspection Of the
army camps throughout the country
lie will leave tomorrow evening. going
first to Camp Meade. Pa. and thence
to Detroit. Now that the actlv, war
operations have closed. the secretary
feels free to express certain vfws en-
tcrtalnod by the President and himself
respecting the plans Of th' treatment
Of thc soldiers and touching the per
sons upon whom responsibilities should
be placed FOR come u the matters %
complaint
In this connection he says: "The req
lmenis that have been ordered mus
tered out will be mustered out Tho
regiments that have been designated
by the President to remain In the SER
vice will have TO remain. A. soon a.
We have mustered out 10000 more or
less. We shall rcorganlzc the atmy--
cvegy brigade. division and corts. and
put them into comfortable camps until
such Of them as are needed are wiki.
drawn for service In Cuba. Porto Rico
aud the Phulpplnes.
"ln these camps. with the experience
u the past to guide ~. sanitary cln-
dltlons viii be- strictly enforced. Tho
men composing the army Will be treat
Cd as soldiers. They Will be- Hn0Wn
every possible consideration and their
health will be prcatrvcd. The officers
commanding regiments and companies
will be held strictly accountable TOT
she sanitary conditions ~ the camps
They are thc ones who should be held
responsible.
"During the war many of these on
GERS disrcgsr1cd the specific lnstruc-
tiuns that had been given looking 20
| the proper care % the men. Now 10
IT. time tor them 90 take this work upon
themselves. and with the knowledge
that they are 10 remain IN arrNico ihcy
will be expected 10 devote their hest
energies TO the work. Where men hic
incompetent ~ discharge those dutea
they must give way 10 competent men,
| for again wish 10 make II clear thai
these company aud rugimental oficfiA
are to be- held 90 account Tot the Wei
fare ~ their men.
''Ths great complaint Of the soldiers
| IL hDmeslcknsrs and great deal Of
| this has been caused by the lnconald.
| crate publications in the sensational
newspapers. Some of u u also chaike.
! able 10 the fact that the men entered
| tbr army with thu expectation that
| ihrir service would be very short
| Every eYprrienced officer knows that
| n great many died " homcsickneaH.
| Foiigyylnr the depression which onhuea
upnn h0meslcknrHs come other mt
| adies 10 which the humerlck soldier
| falls an easy victim, ana u 10 lfnpoAal-
| biz TO check thelf course,
sNow. 60 my mind, the American
people should Try TO brace these men
IN. 10 encourage them and cause them
10 remember that they arc soldiers ana
are expected Co meet soldiers duties
The psopie of this country should not
h. given the impression that they have
a.nt into the army lot OF boys unnt
10 withstand the unavoidable vlciAHi-
tudca u camp life. some Of the COM
/ plants that have been published are
calculated 10 make the American army
appear In a poor light 10 the eyes OF
the American people ana also 10 those
| OF the nations uf the world.
The secretary gave assurance OF his
purpose TO carry out strictly the de-
/ clalon he had 10 hold field officers re-
/ sponalblc FOR the condition OF their
men.
In tho case Of Private Hugh Par
rctt. he was supposed to have per-
iahed In his tent nt Montauk Point.
lacking medical attendance. This was
the case TO which Representative
| Gtusvcnor had directed the attention
OF the war department. The Hecrc-
| tary, several days nEo, called upon
the commanding officer at Camp
| Mikon for report ON tho subject,
/ and today he FUnt a porrmptufy order
10 Gen Shaftcr 90 create a court OF In
quiry TO investigate the case. or II the
facts warranted II 90 shorten the pros
cccdingu by ordering court martial
at once for the officer responsible for
nnrFgttia lack nf utt0ntlou