The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-08

reached very much sooner ln the case
f certain nations i1 which tile eNpan- .
.. ara increasing much more rapidly .
t.aa The wealth. Obviously "a country .
lat is almost stationary In it's Tee
sources is at great DISADVANTAGE .
when eud-aroring to maintain it's III AS
"a great military and naval Power ou
~ plane of equality with nations uat
are growing rapidly iu population and
wealth. Just ROW ibis seems To be the
case with F1au.c.
Ayers HrJutcd IrSurrcction.
If Irr EIe-r mad any idsa in the pub
LEGATION OF his splanetie and buefll
book. lust alter the assassination q
President Mckinley. that il would hurt
or disturb the equanimity of those
whom he hates with "a hatred in some
e.r=a- uur4aa 10Y The length OF "a whole
generation he must already see that
his shots have fallen short except pos
-.uiy in the ease of Admiral sampson
General Miles. whom ID would deli hi
him io iuiurr. is reported ass treating
+ ts.a Aller attack with contemptuous IN
difference. The General is quoted as
saving that there were many trans
. actions in Mr.. Ayers administration
of the War Department as rotten as
/ beef pulp in the cam" a statement
which undoubtedly agrees with the
. public opinion of the country On the
. subject.
At this late day it probably would
be Of doubtful utility To rake over the
ashes of the disgracefu Spanish War
scandals. Under Ayers own auspices
those with which his name was. is. and
always viii be identified. were white
washed as far as possible by the rai-
/ cj1ous Alger Relief Commission So
it is unlikely that the Government ever
would take them up again. and, indeed
such q thing would seem To be- useless
as the statute OF Limitations by this
time would shield number OF iuliVid
( UaIs VIGOROUSLY guilty of many things
including the feeding of our troops ID
the field on packing house refuse an.
carrion. from the punishment they rich
Iy deserve.
AIr. AIger devotes good deal o.
space in mis- book 20 a mos viuTi.l
criticism of Admiral SIMPSONS COR
duct during the time Of the mili,arl
operations against Santiago. ana tht
assault. il is said is giving the latter
, friends a great deal Of uneasiness. 81
= account Of the care with which tn
I author fortifies his statements With on
, cial reports and records. 1t is pc5sib!
thar. considering the high station he'll
by Mr.. AIger in Mr. McKinley's Cabi
net Of which he can hardly be said &
have been an ornament. Admiral Samp
son may feel professionally bound Z
. | ask for a court Of enquiry; since
would seem from the text Of the boo
that his veracity if not his honor q
, ( an officer is seriously impeaehec
p Should he not DO SO, there might b
? people who would think that he d.
T not feel confidence enough to meet In
issue. Ayers excoriatiOn Of Sampso
4 is a much graver matter than Maciay
- scurrilaus abuse Of Schley. because A
y ger with much painstaking has worke
Y out a very complete ex parte cas-
% / against the man behind the horizon
j. StiU. il must be admitted that an al
d thor Of the character borne by the q
p Secretary might readily be ignored bl
= FOR mis- former official position, whic
gives his statements, when they see
r to be corroborated by facts. weigi
II they would not ordinarily have As IS
10 have said. unless Admiral SamIss
p, may be said 20 form an exception, u
h, body viii be harmed by Russell A a
r ger's ~Spanish-Amcrican War"