TEDDY AT SANTIAGO, DEPLORES ARMY’S BLUNDERS RoughRid er; Hardships Recounted ‘‘Tell the President, for Heav en's Sake, to Send Us Every Regiment Possible,” Roose velt Writes Lodge. Shatter Held Inefficient (Copyright, 1926.) (While Roosevelt was awav in th«* Spanish war. Senator Lodge kept him In. formed of affairs in Washington. Speake I'honiH* B. Heed had incurred Lodge 5 opposition through trying to prevent the annexation of Hawaii Roosevelt wrote every few days describing the intolerable conditions in the Florida camps prior to the troops’ departure for Cuba Russell A. Alger, secretary of war. was the ob ject of criticism. With increasing bitter ness. from all over the country. Later the outcry of ’embalmed beef brought the criticism . to a climax, hut it was a long time after the war when Alger fin ally quit the cabinet.) Washington, May 31, 3898. Hear Theodore: The secretary of war told me on Saturday that he had ordered your regiment to Tampa, so that I suppose you will be in a position to go with the first expedition. T do not think they mean to send any men to Cuba until they can get a large army to gether and sweep up the whole at once. I think to each regiment its transport and ' without having a single officer de tailed to meet the regiment and show : them where to go or what they were 1 to do. I'p All Night, 1 Our experience was that of every other regiment. We were up the en- ' tire night standing by the railway track at Tampa, hoping for trains that did not come. At dawn we were shifted to another railway track, and then owing lo some energetic work of Wood and myself sureeeded In getting the troops on empty coal cars, in which we came down to the wharf. At the wharf We could find no hu man being who could tell us what our transport was. General Miles and General Shafter both told us that If we did not find out soon we would not be aide to go, and said they knew nothing more about 'It. The quarter- ( master general and the commissary general were allotting the boats. , Neither had an office nor any place where he was to be found. The wharf t was over a mile long, jammed with trains, wtih boats everywhere along- , side, 10,000 troops embarking. Through this crowd Wood and I had to hunt until almost at the same time we both found the quartermaster gen- . eral. He allotted us a transport and advised us lo seize it instantly if we hoped to keep it. The advice was good, for it proved it had been ni- j lotted to another regiment—the Seventy-first New York. While Wood went out into the stream in a boat which he had seized fur the purpose and got aboard the transport and brought It in. I brought up my 400 men at a double and took possession in the very nick of time to head off the Seventy-first regiment, which was also advancing for the purpose. Meantime they unloaded oi»r stores about a mile off and we had to bring them up by hand. However, all this we could stand, but just as soon as we were all loaded and ready word camp that there had been a complete change of plans and that the expedi tion was indefinitely postponed. As it had taken three days to load all the troops and would take six to unload them and load them again, it was obviously unwise io do anything but keep them on board until there was definite information from Wash ington. So, thanks to this vacillation of purpose at Waahington this Is the fifth day we have spent (and the eighth day some of the troops have spentl packed and sweltering en these troop ships in Tampa Bay under the semi tropical June sun. Bathers Defy Sharks. Tn spite of the sharks, we let the men bathe at morning and evening, as it Is too hot during the rest of the day. The shore is mere sand, but fortunately we have been moved out of the fetid ditch beside the wharf where we first lay, so that the men can be very rarely sent nshore. We have given them the entire deck and they n(u> packed so close that they can gel no exercise and no drill, while the officers, except when inspecting the ship or attending a disembarka tion. have to keep to their own cabins. Now, if this were necessary ho one would complain for a moment, and the men are perfectly cheerful as it Is; but It is absolutely unnecessary; the five days' great heat and crowded confinement are telling visibly upon /the spirits and health of the .troops, it seems incredible that a place like Tampa should have been chosen -with out previous Inspection, that no im provements should have been made in the railroad facilities at the place dur ing the last month and that the ord nance and quartermaster departments should have fallen into such Inextric able confusion; a confusion partly due to their own dilatory inetnrienry and partly due to the utter Incompetence of the railway managers here and the inadequacy of their system. Finally, it was Inexcusable to get the troops to Tampa unless it was intended to embark them, while it seems literally Incredible that they could have been embarked before It was Intended to use them. All this Is In the past now, hut at least it may be possible to prevent su< h blunders In the future. I did not feel that I was fit to be colonel of this regiment and I was certainly much less fit than Wood, who lias done heller with it than I possibly could have done, but 1 am more fit to command a brigade or a division or attend to tills whole mat ter of embarking and sending the army than many of those whose bust ness It-Is to do the work. I do not know whether the circumstances at Tampa were exceptional; if not. there ts need of an Immediate and radical hang® or the InefTioienry of our gov rnment In 1S12 will be more than t laralleled. c Naturally this Is not a letter that t an be shown to anyone, but lam go- < ng to keep you informed as to the i arts, and for the credit of the conn- 1 ry and administration I wish you 'J rould try to straighten things out. t We are already in the yellow fever i one and at the beginning of the yel tny fever season, and 1 only hope ( hut no weakness or vacillation will t uevent our being put where we can i lo some service inasmuch as we are } lready running the risk. I doubt If i luba is much more unhealty than i he low coast of Florida now. r Give my love to Nannie. i Faithfully yours, I THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Washington, D. C., June 13, 1S98. > Personal i Dear Theodore: I knew perfectly well what n state f things existed at Tampa, but your leseriptlon brought It home with a ■ividness which no other account did. Ve were entirely unprepared and the lisorganizalion is something fright ul. The underlying fact of ail is hat we never have a sufficient army rfld are always cught unprepared i hen we go to war. In some respects t is quite wonderful to me that we [et along even as well as we do. You are likely, I think, to have icnie sharp fighting at Santiago, hut cannot but believe that the town vill soon be in your hands. I will do everything in my power ibout your horses, but my power is cry helpless when I come up against he immobility of the War depart rient. Still there is nothing like try ng. The navy has done splendidly all ilong. Allan,• you will lie glad to tear, Is doing extremely well. He is ncthodical and firm and has got hold if the business with great rapidity. Some very comic incidents happen vhich I should like to enjoy with you. William Lloyd Garrison has de flounced Charles Eliot Norton as a ingo because he said the admlnistra ion should be furnished with funds o bring the war to a speedy close, ilthough it was an infamous war. Then Gamaliel Bradford and Moor Held Storey are to hold a meeting at Faneuil ball tomorrow to denounce :ha adoption of an imperial poliry by the Inlted States. The drift of public opinion in favor of an imperial policy seems to be absolutely overwhelming, tnd the democrats here seem to be going lo pieces on it. Always sincerely yours, H. C. L. •Charts* Allen of Ma**achu*ri t*. who flail HUcri-erted Roosevelt a* a**iauvnt aec telary of ihe navy. Washington, June 24, 1S98. Personal. Dear Theodore: If you ever get my other two let ins you will know how much I sym pathize with you in all the disorgan ization front which you suffered at Tampa. It is pretty well known here but people are very shy in making public criticism for fear of hampering the government In any- way. 1 think matters are slow ly Improving but the trouble is, as it has been from the beginning, in the War depart, inent. I noticed with great inter est that when il came to landing the troops under naval management at Sanllago, it was most rapidly and perfectly per lurineu, I have been to the department about your horses, and a* I wrote you they told me they would try and send them as soon as possible and hoped you might be able to get some there after you were established, which seems a difficult and wholly vague provision. 1 will do the very best I can, but 1 feel very hopeless and helpless at the War department. To you, in the midst of war, the things we are doing here must appear very tame, and it seems hardly worth while to tell you that I am devoting all rny strength to securing the nn nexation of Hawaii. It Is humdrum work compared to that In which you are engaged, but not. I think, use less. Always sincerely yours, H. C. Ixklge. Camp 2 Miles from Santiago, June 27, ‘112. Dear Cabot: Well, whatever comes I shall feel contented with having left the Navy department to go into the army for the war; for our regiment has been In the first fight on land, and haa done well. Iewas nothing more than a brisk skirmish, for Young's brigade, the advance guard of the army, had but 900 men on the ground, of whom aver 90 men were killed or wounded I I I / j | ^ KN/GHTS OF COLUMB&S i S BIG.NIGHTS ^ MCW APRIL 20-2I-22-23-24-25 j/ \ SPASMS OF ROLLICKING JOY CITY AUDITORIUM DANCING EVERY EVENING Dan Desdune’s Band I I i i t, ■ • » 'iur regiment furnished over half j ho men, and half the loss. Toting id well. So did Wood; and in fact ho entire regiment. I had command f th“ right squadron, until, In the rivanre we got touch of the regu irs, who had come up separately, hen Major Brodie was shot, and I ook command of his squadron, the ight, and led it in the final charge. It was very thh k country, and the (paniards wet* in a very glrong posi ion. 1 thought they shot well. Our ,'uban scouts and guides ran like hcpp at the first fire. The smoke rs* powder made it hard to locate he men who were shooting at us: nd our men at times dropped thickly then we rould not tell where to fire tack. Shatter was not even ashore! ’he mismanagement had been mad lening. We have had very little to at. But we rare nothing for that, s long as we got into the fight. Yours ever, T. R (Washington, T>. ft.) June 29, 1838. ’ersonal. !)ear Theodore: Perhaps among the alarms and ex urslons of your active war you may ike to turn your thoughts to some hing frivolous. I have two little dories which I think will amuse you. i’he second one Is confidential. The first is this: A Madrid paper ins given the following description of mu: "He wuis horn at Harlaam and mmlgrated to America at an early tge. Ho was educated at the town if Harvard where there is a eommer lal school, as there are no colleges ir universities in the United States. Je then became a policeman in New fork and Is now commander of the \meriean navy.” This is perfectly genuine and is a translation from a Spanish paper. The second story is this: Whenever [ go in to see the governor (Bong) he s very apt to close the doors ind call upon me for sympathy in egard to his worthy colleague in the War department. Day before vester Jay he had a story which was not serious like most of his plaints, bul which had tickled his sense of humor immensely. The secretary of war [Alger) had come over and said that he wanted a convoy at once to take a tug and lighter to Shatter. Thg governor asked him why he did not send his lighter with the expedition. He said that he did, but that the lighter had been lost. I may say. In parenthesis, nobody knows where I hat lighter was lost, hut it seems to have disappeared somewhere. Alger then said that Shatter was [airgraphing for a lighter and that he must send him one at once. “Very well," Bong said, "I will furnish you with a convoy. You can have the Fern,' which will answer your pur pose '' The secretary Baid he was very much obliged and then he hesi tated and said: "Now that you have given me a convoy, don't you think you could furnish me with a tug and a lighter?” which I am bound to say was what ultimately happened. It would gratify you very much, I tin sure, to hear the expressions of delight and pride from your friends, imperially your ft lends In the senate, at the victory won by the Bough Riders. The newspapers are nominating vou for governor of New York, and 1 have not the least doubt that you can go to congress If you want to, which, I think, you would like by and by, and If you keep on as you have been doing and succeed In living through the war. you can hope f"r much belter things than a seat In congress. All of which Is very satisfactory to me. Always sincerely yours, ’ H. C. L. Trenches Outside Santiago. July 3, 'US. Dear Cabot: Tell the president for heaven's sake to send us every regiment and above all every battery possible. We have won so far, at a very heavy cost; but the Spaniards fight very hard and charging those intrenchments against modern rifles is terrible. We ure within mensurable distance of a ter rible military disaster; we must have help—thousands of men, batteries and food and ammunition. The other volunteers are at a hideous disadvan tage owing to their not having smokeless powder. Our general* is poor; he is too unwieldy to get to the front. I commanded my regiment. 1 think I may say, with honor. We lost a quarter of our men. For three days T have been at the extreme front of the firing line; how I have escaped 1 know not; I have not blanket or coat; l have not taken off my shoes even: I sleep in the drenching rain, and drink putrid water. Best love to Nannie. Your ever. T. R. •Oeneral Shaper. commander of the t'nlled States fnrree In t'dlia, *»• of auch great aue that he could hardly move about. July 4., 1898. Dear Theodore: Great news this morning and 1 cannot resist sending a line to tell you how rejoiced wo all are. You again brilliantly distinguished your self at Kan Juan on Friday. You are one of the popular persons of the war and deserve to be. Pray God you come out alt right. We have been living with our hearts In our mouths. A letter from Kdith this morning says all well at Oyster Bay. I congratulate you and admire you more than you can conceive. Best love from Nannie. Yours, H. C. I,. IThe following Ictlcr and others ap pearing during the coming week are pen ciled script*—written bv Kooa*-\elt in the trenches of the Santiago battlefield,) Trenches Outside Santiago, July 5, ’98. Dear Cabot: Not since the campaign of Orassus against the Perthlans has there been so criminally Incompetent a general as Shafter: and not since the expedi tion against Walcheron has there been grosser mismanagement than In this. The battle simply fought Itself' three of the brigade commanders, most of the colonels and all the reg iments Individually did well: and the heroism of some of the regiments could not lie surpassed; hut Shafter a Announcement! I I have taken over the business 1 of THE HARLEY TAILORS I AND CLEANERS at 216 South “ 20th Street and w ill be plcaset' to see all ray old customer.* k assuring all will rcceivt ™ prompt and satisfactory ser* Ice at very reasonable prices j P. L. DIEDRICK Phone J V. ‘2122 _ _ ART RANDALL Director 0/ Randall’s Royal Orchestra Selected a Kimball Art Randall, director o< Randall's Koval Orchestra which has been entertaining ai tlie Strand theater for the past live weeks, selected a Kimball i’iano. I,ike other famous musicians, Mr. Randall selects the Kimball because of its supe rior quality. For 50 years Kimball Piano* have been *old in Omaha exclusively by A. IHIOSPE €0. 1513-15 Douglas St. never came within three mllea of the line and never has rnme; ths rnn fusion Is incredible. The siege guns have not yet been landed! The mor tars have not been started from the landing place. Our artillery has been poorly handled. There Is no- head; th« orders follow one another In rap id succession, and are confused and contradictory to a degree. 1 have hold the extreme front of the fight ing line; I shall do all that can he done, whatever comes; but It l» bit ter to see the misery and suffering, and think that nothing but lnronipe tency in administering the nation's enormous resources caused It. The fighting has been very hard. I don't know whether people at home know how well this regiment did. I am as proud of It as I ran he; and these men would follow me anywhere now. It was great lurk for me lo get the command of it before this battle. Rest love to Nannie. l'ours ever, T. R. CT» be continued tomorrow. wtlh noire of Roosevelt's letterv penciled In the Son .loan trenches.) 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