The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-01


If the administration shall wait for the storm
OF public wrath to elbow over" if the presi-
dent shall refuse to investigate and to remove
the guilty officials while they are under
hre, the Republican party will pay the
penalty at the approaching electons.-New
YORK Evening Post.
Mrs John A. Logan is said to be in consul
tatlon with the secretary of war for the pur-
pose of extracting him from his awkward
position before the country. It's a difficult
undertaking, but as the widow of Black
Jack succeeded in extr,cating son John from
the Tolls OF Chicago horse show, she is
pretty we'll qualified for the most exacting
diplomacy At any rate, nobody else seems
ANXIOUS to undertake the task, and Mr.. Alger
should avail himself of her dexterity.-St.
Louis Republic.
we DO net see any good reason why the
great majority of the volunteers of the army
should not be mustered out at once There
seems to be no call for delay, and the i'll
health of the soldiers. due to official in
competency for the most part. demands that
tHe men should be sent to their homes as
1peeoily as possible. The present delay ap-
pears TO be caused by sGuabbling over max
fng up nsts OF the organizations that can go
nIsI' rms should not consume much time.
II is certain that to keep the men in the
ulsease breeding camps is a hardship to
Which Which the soldiers should not be subjected
Ihey have suffered enough. Let the troons
go home.-Boston Traveller.
"A military inquiry by court of inquiry
whose members commanded respect by their
rank, experience and character would clear
up the exact limits of failure. When these
were known it could be made clear how much
OF the failure was due to lack Of preparation
now much to the conditions of the war how
Lluch TO detective organization of the staff
now much TO the inefficiency of regular off,
GERS now much to the ignorance of vol
ulteer onlcers and how much to civilian ap-
PolntHents' These things need to be known
through methodical and searching INQUIRY
conducted by experts.-Philadelphi Press
The suggestion for military inquiry is a
good one If the inquiry shall be properly ex-
ecuteo' The object of such an inquiry should
not be primarily to fasten blame on individ-
uaIs, put to expose faults of the present sys-
TEN winch need to be remedied. There was
idllsIhahagement in connection with the war
Inat hIght nave proved of serious conse-
4uence had the nation been engaged in con-
nict with stronger fce.-Chicago Record
AT last has Alger's general told his tale
RACED by politics in command of the flower
OF the american army, Shafter saw his men,
by sheer bravery and fighting initiative, win
despite his wretched generalship and in de-
nance OF tactical rules, the trenches and
block houses OF Santiago. He has opened
ms mouth. but not in explanation of blunders
Tor which he and his equally incompetent
bI,[,nl ~ ~ wal SECRETARY are responsible
oIuhders tnat are written in American blood
and voiced by the groans of the fever
stricken wearers of the uniform of the Unit
ed states in Cuba and at Montauk He has
opened it to boast about his own proves
and generalship.-St. Louis Republic.
The secretary states that " if the news
papers want to make an investigation. let
them go ahead and do So" They certainly
VIII If those who ought to attend to the
matter fail to do their duty The NOUS
papers are making an incomplete, preIimi-
nary Investigation now. They have brought
TO light scores of facts which call loudly
LOT investigation in order to fix the RESPONSE
Dillty for them The papers will not cease
their labors because the secretary Of war
treats with indifference the revelations al
ready made. In spite of him there will be
an Notwithstanding Tribune.