| Show TO WHITEWASH ALGER War Secretary Now Demands a Searching Investigation BY llKILEY HIMSELF H REQUEST WUL PROBABLY BE GRANTED Question Will Be Considered Dy the Cabinet TodyAger Believes a i Prompt and Thorough Ivetgn ton Will Result I Much Good No Charges Have Been Fed Washington Sept Secretar Iser has requested the president to order a thorough and searching Investigation of the war department In this request the I secretary lad been joined by Adjutant General Corbin No decision hM been reached yet by the president as to what course lie fr pursue He has the request re-quest of Secretary Alger under considers ton but has not yet determine whether ho will bant It or not Secretary Alger f had a long conference rt tht with the president tonight before ho left the city and Impressed upon him his ear est desire that al investigation such a he had requested be ordered The quesUon was very thoroughly ills cussed m all of Its phases Secretary YU son participated In the conference und General Corbin was present during a greater part ot the time I now seems not unlikely that the In etgaton will b ordered but It Is th wish or the president further to consider polc the mater before announcing a definite The question probably will receive con sideraton at the cabInet meeting tamer rev While all the cabinet member are not In the city Secretaries Alger mind Long and Attorney General GrlSs being among those who wilt not b present at I tomorrows meeting It Is to b the wish of the president to take up the whole subject with those ot his adviser who may be there Should the investigation be ordered I will include probably al matters relating to the conduct oJ the war so far as they concern the war department Secretary Alger expresses himself as confident that such an investigation If conducted promptly and thoroughly will result in much good Such an investigation a has been requested re-quested Is It Is pointed out bo set with some difficulties No charge oC a delnlte character have been ted by army responsible respn sible person or official Sensational stories and rumors for which time administration has present knowledge that there Is no foundation have been circulated and ob jecton Is made to dignifying them by the ordering oC an Investigation By those who desire and advocate the investigation It Is maIntained it can do no possible harm and may be of possible benefit In clearing nwuy manifest error from the minds of many people and In placing the blame If any Is to b placed whore it rightfully belongs = |
