The Iola register., 1901-06-21
IS VERY
BAD TASTE
General Grants Constant Be-
littling of
Funston is Considered a Piece
of Deliberate Official In
science
REFLECTS ON THE PRESIDENT
Grant Says "We' Don't Con.
slider the Capture
Of Aguinaldo as so Remark
able a Feat Over in the
Philippines
REFLECTS ON THE PRESIDENT
Grant Says "We' Don't Con.
slider the Capture

Was .ington, June 17.-Attention
has been called to a piece of gross Of
fetal impertinence perpetrated by
Brigadier General Frederick ID. Grant
OF the United States regular army, in
his energetic pursuance of the inalien-
able American right to talk.
At various times and places since
his return from the Philippines Cen
eral Grant has seemingly gone out of
his way to be-little General Funston's 5
capture of Aguinaldo. 1t has been
repeated so often as to create the i'm
preston that somehow Grant resents
the promotion of Funston to the same
rank with himself. Perhaps it is rath-
or envy than anything else that Fun
ston's promotion was at least based
on presumption Of merit, whereas
there is some doubt about his own.
His invariable method of showing his
spleen toward Funston was to say in
after dinner epeeches or in interviews,
in an unconcerned and incidental way
that 1--WE out in the Philippines did
not look upon Aguinaldo's capture as
a matter of so much importance as
you evidently did at home" etc.
General Grant perhaps did not stop
to consider that while thus decrying
Funston in left handed way he was
at the same time telling the country
that the President had committed a
serious error in promoting Funston.
But this is not by any means the ex-
tent of Brigadier General Grants Of
fetal solecism. When Funston cap.
tured Aguinaldo, Major General Mac
Arthur, the governor general OF the
Philippines, cabled the President that
Funston's exploit was most brilliant
one as we'll as of great Importance to
the American cause. So highly, in
deed, did General Macarthur value
Funstou's achievement, he rec
commended in terms that the Presi-
dent make him a brigadier general
in the regular army. furthermore,
General Lloyd Wheaton, Funston's S
immediate commander in the field,
who heartily aided in organizing
Funston's expedition, afterward
officially praised the exploit in high
terms in his report to acArthur,
recommending that Funston be suit
ably rewarded. Each of these officers,
Brigadier General Grants superiors,
in professional requirements as well
as rank, have been in the regular
army more than thirty-fve years. Ap
parently, then, they were far more
competent to weigh the value of Fun
ston's deed than their subordinate
General Grant.
1t is, therefore quite obvious tha
the highest authority in the Philip
pines cannot be truthfully included il
the scope of Brigadier General Grant''
miscellaneous "we." In fact the of
icial records and press news of the
day completely negative Brigadiel
General Grants convenient but yer!
meaningless "we." The impression
now generally prevalent, is warranted
that he is simply giving utterance t.
his own spleen and jealously, and tha
there is no "we" whomsoever or what
ever in the matter.
AS this son of agreat and modest
father has long been considered pri
vately and, also, somewhat publicly
a colossal ass and blunderhead, thi
piece of gross impertinence to tn
President of the United States and t.
General Macarthur and Genera
Wheaton, TO whom indeed he give
the lie direct and serves to bring int
ridicule, is charitably believed to b
the result OF asinine thoughtlessness
There are some, however, who consid
er it a piece of deliberate official inso
lence.