The age-herald., 1899-05-25
COMMANDER STONE . GETS CRITICISED Ho Condemned President MCKtnley'S Policy IN THE PHILIPPINE WAR Continued Slaughter Of Innocent People
 WaS Useless.
GEO. A. CUSTER POST TAKES ACTION
Passed Resolutions Endorsing President MeKinley's Policy Without Directly Referring to Commander Stones
 Utterances in General Order.

There is threatened mutiny in the camps of the Grand Army veterans of the department of Alabama against certain ut terances of Department Commander A. P Stone, in which he criticised in no uncertain terms the Mckinley administration in its aggressive policy of continuing the war il the Philippines.
 The utterances were made through the medium of General Order No 1, issued by Commander Stone on May G. last imIne- diately after his election to the office of de- partment commander, the closing para graph of which was as follows:
 Commander Stones Comments
 'The commander of this department deeply deplores the administrative policy of aggression that continues our nation in war, bringing renewed sorrow and mourning to many hearts and homes and the unparalleled slaughted of an iIl- offensive foreign people who desire in- dependence and self-government. No class in our country can more heartily deprecate policy that leads to need less bloodshed and the ruin and devasta- ton of war than you who have wit messed its blightlng effect"
 Copies of tho order were distributed among the members of the different posts throughout the state, and 1t is said that veterans, who contend that the command CT exceeded his authority in giving utter ance to such sentiments in his official ca pacity.
 At a meeting of Geo. A. Custer Post 10 of this city, held on Tuesday evening in Engineers hall in Nineteenth street reso- lutions were unanimously adopted conn mending the policy Of President Mckinley in toto.
 Commander Stone, who Is a member of Geo. A. Custer Post 10. was present when the resolutions were adopted. but made no defense of his position.
 Tine resolutions refrained from any di- rect criticism of the commander, but 1t is intimated that the matter will be taken be- fore higher council.
 Condemn the Commander
 The resolutions were as follows: "Inasmuch as the subject of adminis- tration policy has been brought to our attention, and that our comrade, WAL liam Mckinley, the president of the United States, Is in the main responsl- ble for said policy, and believing that no man III the nation feeIS more keenly or knows better the heartaches caused by and the horrors of war; and beiev- tng that nothing short of an undaunted courage, an untiring adherence to con- victions and a determination to do duty at whatever cost could enable him to follow out so faithfully a policy that has been so nearly free from criticism; also, that he has reasonable right to expect the undivided and untirlng sym pathy and support of the men who have borne the brunt and burden of war; therefore, be 1t
 Resolved, By Geo. A. Custer Post. No. l. Department of Alabama, That it is the sense of this post that William Mckinley is the worthy head of mighty nation. and that he has ad- uninsured it's affairs with a wisdom and a prudence rarely seen In the chief executive of so great a country"
 It is understood that several Grand Army posts throughout the state have taken similar action, and that the matter is by no means settled.