Show CAN SUCH THINGS BE There is a suspicious air about the i I Associated Press reports this morning j It would be humiliating if the movements j move-ments of the army and navy during the J i next few days should indicate that the I administration had again changed its I mind that the order of invasion had I been revoked that the embarkation of I troops at Tampa had not occurred I that the second expedition to Manila had been purposely delayed that the i occupation of Porto Rico had been postponed post-poned that the war department had I been deliberately deceiving the American Ameri-can people that the policy of delay had I never been abandoned although excuse i ex-cuse after excuse for it had been exploded I ex-ploded I It surely cannot be possible that men expect to reserve this war for campaign I cam-paign purposes this fall that they intend in-tend to force a bond issue before another j I an-other decisive move is made that they i propose to fritter away the summer I taxing the patience and substance of the people ignoring the object of the war inviting the contempt of other powers and giving Spain the time she needs mostfor the purpose of winding it all up in a blaze of glory and brilliant victory just before the November election I elec-tion There must be some mistake Surely the transports have left Tampa with j the invading army as the war depart j ment said they would Surely the ship owners at San Francisco have been told I to have their vesst ready to bear the i army of occupation to Manila as the f war department announced It must be that the news sent out j j from Tampa by the Associated Press published this morning contains an I error that the shipowners at San Francisco have been misquoted Gros j venor was only joking when he declared that the administration intends to make I this a Republican war It is such a jokeprovokins < matter this war and the dangers and the trials and the 1 represents tears and the blood and the bonds It |