Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-05-16 | Page 1 | Courage of Funston Called in Question

COURAGE OF OFF FUNSTON U CALLED IN QUESTION f W WASHINGTON ASI INGTON May 16 When When When the Philippine government bill was 4 l laid id before b fore the t e Senate at the conclusion 91 of routine business pir Mr r. r Mc- Mc McL McLaurin 4 L Laurin ot 1 Mississippi i continued ed his speech begun yesterday in opposition 4 to tI the e measure He c criticised the trial of Gen G Jacob Smith intimating f 4 4 that lis Is acquittal was a a. foregone conclusion 4 i Referring t to the defence by Mr 11 Burton of Gen Funston Mr Ir McLaurin McLaurin Mc- Mc 4 Laurin reada read a statement from a book hook on Gen Gomez and his 4 staff had run away avay from a lc locomotive which was blowing off steam 4 aring it was as about bout to explode H He said that Gen Fu Funston ston was on 4 r- r Gomez's staff 4 44 4 Do you mean to intimate inquired Mr Spooner that Gen Fun Fun- 4 f ston is a coward 4 You can draw your own inferences inference's s replied the Mississippi Senator 4 I 1 state what the writer says 4 5 l Mr r. r Burton Buxton called attention to the fact that Funston was Gomez's f 4 chief of ot artillery but had not served d as a staff staf officer f 4 4 4 44 4 44 4 t f