Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-18
AL(ER SCORES MILES.
HIS BOX WRITTEN
on SPANISH WAR
Also Can't Explain Attitude Of Admiral
Sampson Towards Army--HOt
Shot For His
Enemies.

New York, Oct. 5.--General Ayers
book on the Spanish American War,
which his publishers state mas been
delayed and changeu because OF tho
death Of President Mckinley will he
issued next Thursday.
General Alger opens his book with
q survey of the Cuban situation IN 1880,
ana comments upon our unprepared.
ness tor war at that time. and the
splendid spectacle Of the country's re.
Spouse to the Government 9 ultimatum
upon Spain. He then leads lne reader
through the hurried preparations Tor
war, the prosecutions OF the Office
seeker, the disappointment Of hun.
ureds OF volunteers, the demands ot
seacoast cities and towns Tor immO.
date protection, and the savage crit
Itism OF the military adminislration's
plans of organization and the battle
wan apparently endless shortcomings
and grievances. Then follows the
embarkation at Tampa, which was So
vcrcly criticised at the time, but which
General Alger IL convinced. all things
considered, was not q mistake.
the account OF the march on San
tiago is graphically pictured.
lne BOOK takes up. the round rob
! in" signed by the general officers Of
Snafter's army. while the negotiations
Tor surrender were pending. in which
1t was stated that TINS army must
move at once or 1t will perish" from
the fevers threa lining the camp. Gen.
eral Alger has no criticism to offer OF
tie round robin itself. but says that
It's publication was one of the most UNI
,Crtuna,e and regretable incidents Of
the war.
General Alger reviews at length the
differences between General SKATER
and Admiral Sampson, and concludes"
this chapter In these words:
1T Is difficult to account for Admir-.
al sampson seeming attitude to-
ward the Army during the operations
before santiago as well as 10 excuse
him for his contradictory statements
subsequently made In his official re
port. After the I'd OF July the Admir-
ais conduct may be due to the keen
disappointment resulting from his non
participation in the engagement with
Cervera's squadron. Possibly he felt
that Skaters request for conference
on the morning OF July Sd. innocent
though II was, was responsible for his
being deprived of the honor of active
Chief IN one of the most remarkable
victories In the annals Of naval war
fare"
General Alger reviews the Miles
Eagan controversy over the alleged
furnishing of "embalmed beef" to the
Army. and tells OF the appointment by
the President at his request Of the
commission 10 investigate the con
duct of the War Department In the
: war with Spain.
Many thousands Of soldiers were In
vited to give their evidence without
, regard to rank or service.
On the 2lst of December" contiu.
, ues General Alger. tine Major General
commanding tue Army Of the United
States appeared before the committee,
then sitting In Washington. and made
his statements with reference to the
, canned, fresh and refrigerated beet
furnished to the Army during the
war.
Although the commission had been
sitting nearly three months. tho
charges with respect to canned and
reIri led beef were now made foT
] the fist time. and. stranger ana more
/ lnexcusable and more unsoldierly S.
during all these months, with thit
: splendid knowledge of Iacts which, Il
: they existed, should have been made
known to the Secretary of War for the
protection of the Army, General Mile!
D had never mentioned ,ne subject.