Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-10-12
The Liars lmpaIed.


Democratic press-and this state has
its full quota-are gradually being
shown up in their true color by the
testimony before the war investiga-
ting commission. General Joseph
Wheeler. who is an ex-confederate
and a Democrat, was before the COM
mission last week and testified al to
conditions at Santiago and Mon
tauk substantially as follows:
At Santiago-Except in a few in
stances supplies We're adequate. On
several occasions this was due to the
fact that the men going into action
threw away their rations (three
days supply and did not recover
them.
The wounded were promptly cared
for.
Only once was there a lack of sur
geOns, occassiOned by the illness OF
the surgeons themselves.
The men slept on the ground in
stead of in tents, because the tents
had been left on the transports so
that no time would be lost in remOv-
ing them.
The amount of illness among the
troops was due entirely to the CHM
ate and to necessary exposure in the
trenches. And to the further fact
that many of the volunteers did not
know how to take OF themselves.
All complaints were promptly rem
edied.
The plan of hecampaignc could not
be improved upon.
He returned in the transport sup
posed tn be i'm n worst condition OF
/ oil nnI fnun1 in snrnfnrtnhlp
At NOTWITHSTANDING splendidly To-
Gated. Climate first-class. Good hos
pitfalls. Scarcity of nurses at first,
but a complete quota obtained in five
days.
Supplies, including d~elicacies, in
abundance.
These same set of liars have also
enlarged upon the conditions at
other camps, and our readers have
more than once seen the statement
that President Mckinley was pur-
posely shelving Fitzl,ugh Lee and
trying to prevent him from seeing
lowed General Wheeler as a witness
and here is what he said among other
things:
Governor Beaver read a letter COM
planning OF the situation in the Jack
sonville camp. This letter said the
camp was filthy, the bread mOuldy,
the doctors generally drunk, etc.
lis that from my command?" Gen
eral Lee asked in evident surprise.
When informed that it was, he said
that he was astonished and asked
for the name of the author. He said
in this connection that occasional
complaints had come to him, which
he examined and in every case found
them to he unfOunded.
"Then,' said Governor Beaver. after
some further questions, you can
consider yourself in good condition
in every way to start on the eXpedi-
ton to Cuba?'
II do" replied General Lee. 'Touch
a button and we are prepared even
to go to Madrid"
He expressed the opinion that it
was impossible for foreign troops
to do any great amount ofcampalgn-
ing i'm Cuba in the summer months
ON account OF the heat.
Captain Howell asked General Lee
if he considered that he had been side
tracked.
II don't think So" replied General
Lee. Il have from time to time seen
something in the newspapers to the
effect that it was not the OF
the authorities that l should have an
opportunity for active participation
in the campaign. l, OF course, had no
claim to go to Santiago or Porto
Rico, as other officers in the army
ranked me-. L always thought that
my corps was organized for the Ha-
vana campaign. L a some ambi-
ton to go there because L had not
been allowed to stay while L was
there. 1 wanted to go back with
some men and show IL enemie that
L could stay
He continued by saying that the
president had told him within the
past few days that he had always in
tended to send him to Havana, and
in ease there had been an assault up
on the city, that he should have led
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