Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-15

have enough to eat, but none complainet
to him that it was tainted. As 10 th,
food provided in the hospital, Celone
Dunkelberger agreed with the foyme
speakers, that it should be of bette
quality, and that delicacies should b,
allowed the sick, but he though
1t the surgeons place, according to army
law, to make requisition fer any supple.
needed in the hospital, and inquiry
proved that such requisiticn had never
been made. The speaker thought il
wrong for the committee to pitch upon
one man when he could not possibly be
to blame for all the errors made by the
different officers of the institution. The
Governor was compelled to act as his
own Adiutant, and o answer all the cor
respondence and keep track of the off,
clal business of the institution, which
was alone sufficient to take up eamajor
portion OF his time. The Colonel said
that the man who had been appointed
by the Governor to act as his Sergeant
Major was the one who had inaugurated
this investigation, and without any
reason, for 80 doing. When he
arrived at the Home he
was put on guard against a nor-
commissioned officer Of the institu-
ton by the name of Roberts, and investi-
gated his conduct as such officer. The
investigation proved that he thoroughly
understood the conditions of the supply
contract, and personally received goods
which were not OF the quality as pro-
vlded for. These men who were ap.
pointed to inspect the supplies received
had the power to receive or reject any
or all goods sent to the Home, and they
accepted them in direct violation of their
duty. Colonel Dunkelberger said that
he thought it rather a pickering and
underhsnd business for the committee to
strike as they did at the Commanding
Officer of the Post, and at no one else
connected with the management of
1t. The proper procedure, he
thought, for q man who considered
himaelf badly treated, was tc go directly
to the commanding officer and make his
complaint, instead oftaking his grievance
70 his neighber or newspaper. The
speaker stated that ne did not wish it to
be thought that he was against the vet.
Grams, as he was one of their partisans,
but he spoke merely in sense Of JUS
tice 10 man whom he considered had
been attacked when> he was not entirely
to blame for any irregularities in the in
stitution over which be presided.
Comrade A. M. X. Storrie, of San
Francisco, said that he thought the
Soldiers Home an institution for the
purpose of providing good homes for the
men who served in the army and navy
Of their country, and not q place for
Governors and Commanders. The COM
mittee went out to that Home for the
purpose of Investigating the manner of
conducting the institution, and they
found that the Commander there was
not proper man for the position. and
they should be supported.
On motion the report of the committee |
was received and adoped and the COM
mittee instructed to present its report, |
together with specified charges against
the officers of the institution to the Board
of Managers of the Home, who will be
here on their regular tour of inspection
next month.
The following comrades were present
at the meeting and nearly all took occa-
sion to state their views in regard to the
of the Home, and the |
proper steps looking to a resorm. Col. |
was the only one who |
spoke on behalf of Col. Treichel, al |
though many Of the comrades stated that |
they had no doubts as to his good inten- |
tons, but they thought him in competent:
D. r.. Rozell. J. Lee Burton, W. B. johnson,
Colonel Nudge, E. B, Bailey. C. Maholm, H |
"; Cowles, L. s. Butler, Judge Smith, L. H |
Whitson, A. NJ. X. storrie, Commander Brown, |
M. R: Vernon. ], NJ Quinn, N. H. Mullen Dr. |
Hurlbut, J. W, Lee, Alex Dercourt, G. Millard, |
] d. Stewart, f. P. Johnson, E. W. Field. NJ : |
Runyan, ]. L. Allen, o. E. Reynolds, Robert |
Carnahan, J. A. Cooper, Is. w. Bennett, NJ V. |
stevens. M. McGreal, G. H. Hsskins. E. B. |
Lin dsay, H. G. Shaw General Boyee, r. |
Lyam, j. G. Murray, H. D, Mason, Lewis KIT. |
land, ]: K. Hoffman, Z. r. Quigley E. Carturv, |
n. n Myrick. DR.. Keirulff, Commander Gard, |
f. NJ. ThornIon.