The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-26
Herbert Welsh Criticises Mr..
Root for Refusing Gen.
Funston's Application for
a New Investigation-Sug-
gests a Court to Be Named
by Gen. Miles and Calls
for the Latter's Report.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 25. -
Herbert Welsh, editor of the City and
State, reform periodical of this city,
has written an open letter to Secretary
of War Root concerning the refusal of
the war department of Brig. Gen. Fun
Ston'S request for a court 4, inquiry
to investigate his conduct in the Phil
ippines.
Mr. Welsh quotes from a previous
letter to the president stipulating the
charge against Gen. Funston, which
was that he had before the battle Of
to the officers of the Twentieth Kan
SaS Ito take no prisoners" in that bat
tie.
Shadowy Technical Excuses.
Mr.. Welsh says:
The president placed my letter in
your hands as the head of the war de-
partment for official action. How did
your department treat it? Did you
undertake to disprove the facts, which
had already been stated in substance
months before by Moorfield Story.
cousel for the Adams -Schurz commit
tee, In his marked seventies PAM
phlet-a pamphlet which contained a
terrible arraignment of your official
management of the war and of your de-
partment, and one to which you have
not given a syllable of response? On
liz NOAAII al y, yOu YOurSGlf
with the most shadowy of technical
excuses"
Mr.. Welsh states that on March 10
he openly appealed to Gen. Funston
10 demand an inquiry He received no
answer other than the announcement
by the secretary of war that the de-
partment is satisfied with previous in
qulrleS into the question at issue. Mr..
WelSn claims to have had testimony
which would have proved Gen. Fun
ston's gross military incompetence. i"
The letter proceeds:
L VIII make a suggestion that will
give you fair chance to show that YOU
are right Summon a court in Wash
lngton, the members of which shall be
NoIn Mailea py tne commanding general.
Nelson A. Miles. Then summon be-
fore that court any witnesses whom
you or Gen. Funston may desire. but
also summon Col. Edward c. Little. of
Abilene, Kan, who organized the
twentieth Kansas; Lieut. John F. Hall
OF the Twentieth Kansas, and William
Moore, of Aliceville, Kan, who was
ordered by Col. Metcalf to shoot a pris-
oner at Caloocan on his knees begging
p1teously for mercy, and who was re-
fused.
Gen. Miles Report Wanted.
Such a court as this should settle
lhe question. | cannot more appro-
priately close this letter than by re-
<oectfully suggesting that in order to
throw light not only on this particular
question of the Philippine controversy.
put on many others of equally great
Importance which have arisen during
tne Iast year. you will publish and
widely disseminate for public inforna-
ton i@repOrt of Gen. Miles, made to
the war department. and. for which
there are constantly increasing calls
that have not as yet resulted in bring
ing 1t before the public gaze"
SincIair's Shortaee-Court- MartiaIs.
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 25.-
Manila papers received at the war de-
partment state that the shortage of
treasurer Sinclair, of Rial province,
amounts to $4,000.
Steps are being taken to court
martial Capt. Hartmann, of the signal
corps, on charge relating to dealing
III government horses. Soldiers are
not re-enlisted on account of the pres
ent excess in regimental strength. A
court-martial is to be convened to trv
Lieut.. Lee, of the Tenth infantry.
q arged with unlawfully executing
prisoners of war.
Charges AGAINST Provinci.I Go,,arn.,