New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-04
WHAT CAUSED THE DELAY.

What then was the situation? / am rot nere
10 criticise Each branch OF the Goverhneh, u, y.
responsible for its own action. but II 10 D's' s
fair and Just 10 state facts. ana 10 sho" y.
iv what the President had to meet. NOT ohy
did the opposition and delay In the ratinca'Ion
OF the treaty encourage the insurrecuoh, pus
the emasculated Army bill crippled the powe,
suppressing IT, The President was cofhPeleH ~
tho same time TO face the revolt ana race a Prac-
tical reconstruction Of the Army Cnder tne
statutes when the Treaty or Peace WIN SPAN
was ratifed not only was every volunteer en-
,,tIed IN he discharged but every Regular hDoVe
27 800 was required TO be mustered OUT, ny
President then was confronted In the inl1st VI
insurrecton with the problem or renewing a
iarea mart of the force in the Philippines and on
bai1g compelled TO substitute new leVles' re
stood face 10 face with the difficulty. In the pres
once Of force ALREADY tco sfnan, I oI VA disc,
ing more than ten thousand trained ana dlsci' @
niined men from the fighting line while the Csl.- ar.
paign was at its height. ana OF hlhns tne''
places with new forccs' -, ,.h, =,
,rnrnediate discharge our Army would have neen
seriously crippled, and disastrous tesuIss ,u,.ehs ~
have followed. But. to their uhdylhs honot ~
n said they made answer which rehects lnfhvr
,oi Glory lpon the American citizen ana tne
American soldier They said: we are en,i.ea a
"a discharge; we want 20 return 10 our hVrnes
"a W % rnilIes hut nevertheless we Will stay here
I'd eght on and we will not leave our posts
,ntu the Government is ready to put others
in our places. .,,,., 81, ,ho aoyo
,,dn and patriotism Of true Americans. Ne
hraska holds high place on that INDUSTRIOUS
roll OF honor. Two days ago the Neprashd lesI
uent which has been at the 'front.' ana shaleu
,ha triurnphs and glores Of the campaign.
satIad for home In few weeks these heroes
viii he here to receive your welcome ana 70
wear the well-earnel laurels or their Is'thluI
and intrepid deeds. They were entitled 10 cvne
IN March but with that noble and chyalric
spirit which has ever distinguished the amer.
can soldier they declared that they would noId
their post on the hghting line uLtli the oov
ernnent was ready to make their places sooo
with equally true fshters ana no" sney 49, .y 20
carry onward the flag OF the country WHICH
they have so bravey upheld
erINFORCEMENTs FOR GENERAL OTIS.
r,. foresight and care Of the President per-
,,t,ted This 10 be done without any detriment
Ue might have called for volunteers as many
nov ask him TO do: he might nave accepted the
great numbers who would have hasteneo 10 re.
. snond to that CALL he might have sent these
,rndisc,nlined and unaccimated levies TO become
H. nrey OF sickness and disease; out ne ara
wiser and surer thing Required by the Army
h,I practically TO reorganize new army ne u, a.,
r.cted immediately on the passage OF the piiI
= = - on the adjournment OF Congress. that the
a,ork OF recruiting should be carefully under-
taken. -, -. -,,,n.r.d r,ocs
,ban a thousand a week; 80 per cent OF al VINO
sna,a annlied have been rejected because OF
,ar,nq short Of the standard fuiiy ~ per cen.
-, those accepted saw service In tne Spanish
VI -, last wear These recruits. with the re-
ni,stments number all told about forty thou,,
.nnd men 80 that now when many ioysi sna
SAM ,,as, neonIe without having understood wnat
49, bsen going on. asking tnat Noiun,sers
NAV be called out TO crush the ihsui
awske 10 find that the Army has been ouiety
q aaoons,ructed and that instead or belng oDIlgeu
20 raise and hurry forward raw troops, the 90
ernment ls able TO give General OuS from oo'"VV