Show THE CONDUCT OF THE TH WAR inspector general in his report of the operations of the th army against santiago practically admit the iho justice of settle nonie of 0 the criticism crl Helnm ill rooted against I 1 the he war dep department artmen t iff for its im gen I 1 Is a tin officer of oc the iha regular army and has hag reverted reported tho the facts na its they so ap retired to him film litter a caret direful til ox amina lion without rear four and w without prejudice T th it a matiro absence 0 of f tin cho usual corn com to forts rig anti and of oc even tho the oliv alm pleat aran army life during tho the expedition lie I 1 e alok anti and of esam amail lil lit ovon alto tile hopr of utmost ano of lift IRI marked landin ft s the of expediting the landing of 0 abores seemed anvid 1 I 1 1 I ul alti even to 10 tile last and li it is in under inder it huou 0 that lighter after Ilith ter ordered to 10 the cabuli cotuit wat wai sunk rt at sea and alho lack jack of quick botteen the or 0 of f tiny launches wax wan apparently irea i ablo abl uen gen clonin dionn brieby ivea stat Fed cri tire freaa as flow fonopo anly ono one mile 11 from tho the base of our inon needed ne lel nearly all the iho noce noces marles of mar and of the necess necessary arl anti and fill all tho the comforts of life this Is an arraign ernnt sect Secie clary tary of war alger and its his associates in the wat N will III mc arcely feet like ignoring anti and 1 li rally bo be expected to lead to on an inseal ignation i will place the tatt to responsibility on ill ili 1 y for fop the mismanagement manac emont ore it p properly r 0 perly bolon belongs gL tile PhIladel philadelphia phIll ledger Is of the opinion that the th history of tho the war as tl it to la written in uio tile records of Stere tary algers alff s d la Is oil OIK of ba blun u n doring incompetency rind and s ll in tile tho report of inspector general drecki n rid e it linda confirmation of tho the charges which alch f worn made at tile the time tile tho san lingo expedition was organized nt tampa ollar charlea geow which job tho the war initial den dented olit at tanida tampa aa saya Vs the tb led iri er the railroads tiro moro congested mith supplies which were not mad the dopart department ment w was 19 like a 0 man paralyzed paralysed end and di vorder VAS V as tho the ate pr nr condition everywhere overy where here and in everything c when santiago aris reached theist were no facilities provided for lond land inar tho ahi ar Ullery or even van tho the ordinary sun aun alioa c tonti bontia clothing and mod alna 4 were tn lit the tha holds holda of tho the ships the dolay delay of the war dev artmont says tho the leagar I in sending bending not onla troops but bul IIII 1111 munitions unit ions of wax war arid and to lo de dewoy va a I 1 a at t manila amna evon moro ill dilatory atory ann and manila il amlia could and would have been under the american har flair long J aso g 0 biad a most intelligence an and d carcy ajr cc tc the iho of the tha iwar dan on I 1 in blew em of all tile tho facts and want it terms the gross incon potency of tho the war var department dopart ment the ledger asserts that our victora vlot vic torl ortt have hava been won wait by tho the superior letell brence courage and oberry of our soldiers in the faco face of extraordinary and hindrances originating in tho the department Dopart meni of war 0 it la is of course very much ammer to critic lio thin it la Is to arrange und and execute Til thouc it a haw flow tho the invasion of nf a an n enemon neff Ka country and tho the capture of 0 ono n e of alb to strong strongholds holds possibly the iho war wap d depart part mont ment has not measured up to its it 4 opportunities tuni ties rind the army hia suffered from lack of food ond end whon when there was waa no causo tee for ll it to white what extent the unfortunate fortunato un condition condl tlona which are nr alleged to colht luft axe due to politic til appointments will mill nover never be known but in rome omo mcafe ca anro to the tha evils complained of may bo be t traced d t to 0 a for party advAnt lize which hell it t mm t vint to bo be minn almost t to avoid under our system of government secretary air alsor or gayy use tift ledger Is first if not t of nays ia a politician and naturally r ho he la Is conducting conduct inz the war deportment department on oil it a fral badts it Is to bo ba hoped that secretary air ahrer will donion that hla his critics do him hian an injustice whon they alpert aspert that ho he Is running the war donart a anar truant ment as it a political bureau and he may bo be expected to enter a vigor arvis against such acau clovis tho the statements ensulo by gen bocc however should he bo given 1 he h secretary r tar most met serious tion in order thit hit the army may ho be pro in the fatur from such manman 9 1 ent ne as reamed to exist at tampa axsil and d at t Sant santiago lago baltimore sun |