The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-19
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c~nsszre ~ Cen. 0ss~ for sss vsxea
and epntrsdIetoxy sasssesnn In ss~ raas-
iSrsnas ns&y esenssaizy srsnssorrs sssess
into csnsure 81 Adtt- Gen. rersSn. tsas
~ Tar ~ sfe s~nsrAs puoiac IN a.arw sr
10 the present ssme the responsibility
fsIenxs srsn tn shouls1~r~ - she faith
fai bat apparently tns~eeflve eoss-
TnAndsr nen in she asaAs4z When tsss
information that r. In the bands ~ sss
wishheaa h raeissAess. Gen. osas Rag b.
fosand - have dusy sad wssess reported
the dssTseassa~s whaca haze confronted
Assn. while Aats Gen. tssrsin. wso -
nsthins II nos = Politician. n@y have
suppressed the resayss fer ttse fear -
their innaenee uron the already burden
saxsre criticism s,arns By the department..
fsnxesn certainly dad sns cssnveY the
impression ct any great sssnknsss a.
fairness during sA@ Spanish war. and
popular optaaua sssi Hos he disposed 10
trust him too strongly In the phlstp4sae
matter. hat fbweysr that raay be. the
dispatches ferward~a from tire isianis
ever slaee the advent of Gen otis hate
bat sufeiansi&fsd the claims os the sol
disrs. whose FnasE ID now being widely
prinsad. 10 the effect that sfs@ necessities
al the warfare against the PgiipinDs
have neither bern camprehenxiesi nsr
met. The dispatches have at no time
been other than sanSasne If early VIC
tnxg They hare tire and again r@.
ported AEsinalio's forces ia he aesnas-
asixed. when la fact they WIRE AZ the
moment being reasaessfsied ufson a large
and formidable scale, They have At no
time sixnitssd tbs conscious grasp of sis
nations, either Temporary OF permanent.
that 10 characteristic Of a usasterfs4I of
re~r.
On the other hand. II Ii 10 be SAID In
Geo. Otis favor that the problems be-
fore him have hssn unique In American
warfare. and that b. has done Infinitely
better with them than did the biandsr-
Ing ahaster w1ith the difficulties at San
ssaxu. II IL even TO be saia THAI Indian
warfare la this country. which IL the
onts parallel In American military er-
erations. was under criticism for many
years until the genius 81 number Of
men. eliminating finally In that If esen
Mslss. concluded the long campaign
with the capture os Geronimo Bug il
seems strange that. with public Jusfg-
ment long favorable and for longer
slus~ SUSPENDED lest IL ao injustice. tire
general ia command I'm the islands
shoaId not have got matters o. ia hard
that censufe and eoad.mna ton shosiIa
nos illuminate upon him all ~ once. m
II has done. or shat be should not have
sIscw here than IL belongs, If Ii does be-
KING elsewhere.
The question ef Gen. Otis fitness for
hss cost In neither lightly TO he dis
missed nor Ia be hastily decided. Prssta-
Ably only shs president and cabinet
have access Ia the facts that weaia de-
sersrtna ths MATER rightly. But ii GER
saIniy In necessary fer the g8as. az the
eounssy, fer It's loyalty Ia The trying
warfare in the Philippines. and for il
confidence In the administration. 10
take ard make knnwa promptly some
action that Will satisfy the pubic that
fhslspplne affairs are uaf.r the best
ssndsict available With the many com.
potent and the nss tnfrrguent brilliant
officers In the American army service
there IL na reason Why the strongest
and hest COMMANDER should not BE hal
as TIRE head II he department If ssse
Pacific.