Show TOO MUCH CONTRADICTION There is not as much harmony among the Associated Press reporters as there ought to be regarding the progress of the war Every morning the dispatches I indicate the greatest possible tctivity and every evening it appears that little I or nothing is being done Every morning morn-ing we hear how the troops are embarking I em-barking for Cuba and evening brings the word that everything is quiet on the coast I In the morning the wires ring with action in the evening they hiss of lethargy leth-argy The Associated Press seems to vibrate between a desire to bolster up the administration and a wish to play upon the credulity of the public The i most improbable stories are sent out to I be contradicted in a few hours If public policy demands that the movements move-ments of the army and navy be kept secret the Associated Press should be frank enough to say so The public would certainly appreciate it and the newspapers would prefer it I |