The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-14
GRAND ARMY RESOLUTIONS.
of Army in the Philippines
Fully IndOrSed.

COnduct of Army i'm the Philippines
Fully Endorsed.
The committees appointed at yesterdays
session of the G.. a. r. e-ncampment met
last night in the G. \. r. headquarters at
English's Opera House and prepared their
reports to be submitted 10 the encampment
to-day. The committees that prepared re-
ports are the committees on resolutions,
elective officers reports. assistant adjutant
general and assistant quartermaster gen
erals reports and department commanders
report.
TIL session OF the committee on resolu-
tons was of absorbing interest. The thou
sands of veterans in the city were DESTROYS
that whatever else the committee did it
should express itself vigorously on the sub
ject of the instruction in the Philippines
and on the criticisms which have been
made concerning the conduct of American
officers and soldiers in the. islands. The
paragraph of the report of the committee
dealing with the subject was the result of
expressions of sentiment made by the vet
Grams and is a straight-out utterance of pa
triotism, devoid of any ambiguity.
Some discussion arose during the session
of the committee on resolutions as 10
whether the name of General Jacob Smith
should be mentioned particularly, in view
OF the fact that he is the officer who has
been the target of vituperatiOn, but it was
decided that the resolution would best ex-
press the sentiment of the encampment by
alluding to no one officer. Albert r. Tuck
er submitted the resolution. The report of
the committee on resolutions will be as fol-
lows:
ARMY OFFICERS UPHELD.
Whereas, Certain citizens ~ the United
States are now criticising the conduct of
our comrades in arms who are defending
the American flag and American institu-
tons in the Philippine islands; and,
Whereas, Such conduct brings fresh to
our memory like criticisms made by the
copperheads of 1860 to 1865; and
Whereas, The veterans of the war for
the Union abhOr and desDise all citizens of
the United States who refuse to support
our government during war and cannot
see wherein the cOpDerheads of 1895 TO 1902
are less Venomous than their ancestors;
therefore, be it
Resolved. That the survivors of the war
for the Union heartily approve the conduct
Of the United States i'm the war with
Spain and the insurrection in the Philippine
islands and that We hold in scQrn and
who see fit TO brand our soldiers and their
conduct as cruel and inhuman; and hereby
call upon the administration to arrest all
Such persons and send them outside our
lines where they may cOnsort in perfect
freedom with their friends the enemies Of
the best government in the world.
Whereas. The proceedings of the de-
partment encampments of Indiana G.. y
r. from 1866 TO 1871, inclusive, have never
been published or preserved in the archives
OF the department. and,
Whereas, General r. s.. Foster is thor
oughly cOnVersant with the history of our
organization during the period and is i'm
possession of much of the data which will
enable the department TO preserve a record
OF the encampments from 1866 TO 1871, now
therefore, be IL
Resolved, That the incoming DEPART
ment commander appoint a committee of
three comrades to collect and formulate
the proceedings of each encampment of
the department of Indiana G.. A. r. from
1866 to 1871, inclusive, with a view to having
the same published in journal form If the
department shall SO order. The said COM
mittee to report at the next annual en-
camDment."
The resolutions were signed by the mem
bers of the committee on resOlutions-J. :.
Dodge, h. NJ. CaylOr, @. Y. Stuart and /.
Burget.
OTHER RESOLUTIONS.
other resolutions submitted to the COM
mittee were considered. but for various
reasons rejected. One provided that the
Governor of the State should see to it that
the flags of the old regiments should be
preserved intact; but since that matter has
already been attended to by legislative
enactment 1t was not considered necessary
to take action.
The report of the committee on reports of
elective officers. to be submitted to the en-
campment to-day, is as follows:
Your committee which was appointed
TO examine the reports of the elective Of
hcerS beg leave to say that We have care
fully examined the same and find evidences
of fidelity 10 the order and a willingness
TO faithfully perform all the duties assigned
to them in their official capacities" The
report was signed by the following MEM
1 harG IF tho Rnnmiffpn- Inhn NJ TfnU1a
Jerome J. Musser, Hugh j.. Carlisle. BeHja-
min O. Rector and William L. Kendall.
.Assistant AdjUtant General Smock. who
has acted also as assistant Quartcrmaster
general of the Department of Indiana, is
warmly commended by the N on
the report of the assistant adiutant gen
eral and the assistant quartermaster gen
eral. The report OF the committee is. as
follows:
The committee TO whom was referred the
report Of the assistant adiutant general
and the assistant quartermaster general
report that il has carefully examined the
report, also the report OF the auditing com
mittee. and find them correct in every re-
spect. We find that Comrade Smock has
faithfully performed the duties of both posi-
tiOns and that the financial condition of
the Department OF Indiana is satisfactory.
and that this condition is largely due TO his
long experience in this office: and your
committee earnestly recommends a con-
tinued consolidation OF these offices"
The report was signed by the members
Charles NJ. Travis. Isaiah McDopald. J. a.
Hatch. Charles b. Broderick and John II.
Hoffman.
The mmit on the report Of the de-
partment commander will make the follow
ing report TO the convention:
1--WE cordially indorse the report as a
whole. and especially indorse that part of
IL which refers 20 the State Soldiers Home
and the State Soldiers Orphans Home.
and the noble work that these institutions
are doing for the orphans OF our dead COM
rades. We also especially recommend his
report on the soldiers monument and its
future management-that IL shall be under
the guardianship OF the old veterans SO long
as they are able 10 care for IL. We COM