The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-09
A GREAT SCANDAL
Charge Of IlC0npGtGlCI Against
General Alg0F.
1T is VIGOROUSLY PRESSED
He Says a Few Words-From Gen.
Miles-The Press-PoIiticaI.
ExaggeratiOn.
It is VIGOROUSLY PRESSED
ALGER'S STATEMENT.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2S.-The Herald's
Washington correspondent sends the fol
lowing: In the course of a long statement
tonight concerning the criticisms OF his
office Secretary Alger said: Il do not
intend 10 order an investigation of the
wholesale charges of Acknowledgement OF
the war, but propose TO stand on my
record. If the President or Congress de
sires these charges investigated l would
be delighted TO have the administration OF
the War Department made the subject OF
the most searching inquiry.
IF any one can be found who can per
form the duties better than / have am
willing TO give way 10 him, but not until
the unjust. brutal and untrue criticisms
have ceased. l VIII not retire under fire.
1t is n least UngraciOus for the press Of
the country to attack me when l have
given all my time and what ability /
possess 10 bring the war TO Il successful
conclusion. Orders have been promptly
sent to correct all abuses, and l can no
more be held responsible for the failure
to execute these orders than the com
handing officer can be for the remiSSneSS
of his subOrdnateS.
IF any one is to blame for not supply
ing the soldiers with ratOnS and taking
the proper sanitary precautions il is the
commanding officers in the field. Com
plants of all sorts from private lndlVid-
uaIs have been made, which We're investi-
gated and found to the untOunded. There
have been charges made against the sur
econ General. the Commissary and Quar-
termaster Generals departments which
are equally untrue Three harder worked
or more competent officers cannot be
found in service than these men
GEN. MILES.
BOSTON. Aug. PA Washington spec
| ial to the Journal says: AS soon as Gen.
| Miles arrives in Washington he Will be
asked to affirm or deny the correctness OF
| the interview published in the Kansas
| City Star, in which he criticized Secretary
| AIger and Adjutant General COrbin and
| condemned the policy of the War Depart
| Should he admit the accuracy of the in
terviews and reattirm the. statements
| made he will be court-martialed.
| PONCE, Porto Rico, Aug. 27.-Maj. Gen
| Miles positively refuses to discuss the
| mutiIatiOn of dispatches ne sent IRON
| Santiago, which was mentioned in the al
| legged Interview with him recently pub
| iShed in American newspapers. me lne'
| in his face hardened when l preached the
| subject and his voice deepened as h'
sternly said: Il Will not enter upon tina
| subject"
NAVY COMPARISON.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-satd nav!
official to The Bulletin correspondent TO
day
| prisoners captured from CerVera $ flee
were cared for by the Navy Department
! In forty-eight hours after II was declde
| to send them to Portsmouth, barrack
| had been erected for them. They arrive
| there sick to a man. In three week
every one was well. The war Deparl
| ment had ten days to prepare the Mon
| tank Point camp. It was not complete
in that time Men arrived there sick an
| have been growing worse. That's the oil
ference between the Navy and War Dc
partmentS.
A PRESS OPINION.