Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-10-11
GEN. ALGER'S BOOK IS +
A REVIEW OF OUR LATE ~
Publication of the Book n.,
Account Of Recent Death a.
tdent Mckinley-He Cav.
Prominent Men Sc0rinx-c.
Miles Included.

Prominent Men . scorinv
Miles Included.
New York, Oct. 7.-General ~.
book on the Spanish.Americar
which his publishers stated "ba.
delayed and changed because :.
death of President Mckinley" v,u
issued Thursday.
General Alger opens his boo.
a survey Of the Cuban situation !,
and comments upon our unnraa.
ness for war at that time ana
splendid spectacle OF the countr.,.
spouse to the governmental nltim..
upon Spain. He then leads tho ,ass
through the hurried preparation
war, the disappointment Of huna...
OF volunteers. the demands ~
coast cities and towns for immoa.
protection and the savage criticisr
the military administrations MIA,
campaign and the battle with .,.'
emily endless shortcomings and ~
ances. Then follows the embarked
at Tampa, which was severely ~
cized at the time. but which Gem
Alger is now convinced that, all THU,
considered, was not a mistake.
The account OF the march on q,
tiago is graphically pictured.
The book takes up the round roh.
signed by the general officers of n,
ter's army while the negotiations 4
surrender were pending, in which
was stated that this army must mn
at once or it will perish" from 4
fevers that threaten the camp.
General Alger has no criticisms
offer of the road robin itself, but .,
that its publication was one Of i
most unfortunate and regrettable
cidents Of the war.
General Alger reviews at length d
differences between General Shat
and Admiral Sampson, and conclu4
this chapter in these words:
= 1T is difficult to account for
miral SIMPSONS attitude towards d
army during the operations beia
Santiago, as well as to excuse hi
for his contradictory statements SUBJ
quently made in his official reno
After the third Of July the admin
conduct may be due to the keen
appointment resulting from his I'd
participation in the engagement vi
Cervera's squadron. Possibly he d
Skaters request for a conference
the morning of July 3, although 1t VI
responsible for his being out Of 4
honor of actively participating as Cd
mander in chief in one of the most
markable victories in the annals !
naval warfare"
General Alger reviews the MI
Eagan controversy over the alles
furnishing of embalmed beef to
army and tells of the appointment
the president at his request Of
commission to investigate the cond1
of the war department in the war
Spain. The commission met Sept
Der "a. 1898. he says, and up to
cember Fl Of that year "had hl
testimony in II towns and cities,
in many different camps, granting
citizens, soldiers and ex-soldien
opportunity to appear for comph
or testimony Of any kind regarding
conduct Of the war. Many thousa
OF soldiers were invited to give
evidence without regard to rank
service.
ION the 21st Of December" CO
ues General Alger, 1.-THE major ger
commanding the army Of the %
States appeared before the cor
sion then sitting in Washington
made his statements with referenc
the canned, fresh and refrigerated
furnished to the army during the
Although the commission had
sitting nearly three months, the CD
es with respect to the canned ana
frigerated beef were now made
the first time, and, stranger and D
inexcusable and more unsoldierly
during all those months, with this
tended knowledge Of facts wa,fh
they existed, she uld have been ~
known to the secretary of war fnr
protection Of the army. General >
had never mentioned the subject
General Miles seemed to be plee
" it'll the notoriety which his star
statement before the commission
his subsequent newspaper inter'
gave him; for. again. on the 3la
March, 1899, in New York city, ne
lished. through representatives
Associated Press and of metio
tan, paper additional charges.
rnmilitary and questionable metz"
making in public grave and scanos
charges REGARDING a brother OWcft