Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-01
GEN. LEE WILL TESTIFY
THE BROOKLYN EAGLE WILL EXPLAIN.
A Letter Has Bcsn sent to that journal
Concerning an Editorial, "medicai mur-
ders. Their Victims aud Their Cause"

Washington. Sept. 3o.-The war inves-
tigatlon commission today decided to
AJAX Gen. Lee to follow Den. Wheeler In
giving testimony concerning the
charges made agalns, the war depart
merit, and suggested wednesday OF
next week as a date when he could be
heard.
Gen. Wheeler viii be before the COM
mission on Tuesday and will be inicr-
rogated about Camp wlkon and the
Santiago campaign. the examination
concerning Santiago covering especially
the facilities Tor caring for the sick and
wounded and the precautions takcn to
preserve the health Of the men In the
irefnfhea.
The commissioners state their pur-
pose to be to make a very complete In
vestigation OF these fcatuNa Of the SAN
tlago sicso. but Vice Chairman DENLY
stated today that the policy VI calling
Gen. Niles Or Cen Shnfter mad not VT
been under consideration The decision
10 call Gen. Lee at - Early dat1 was
reached because he u In the city and
II liable to be soon ordered 10 CUBA.
The commission today coniinuld Ia
examination Of letters bearing urun
charges OF mlsmanagomcutgome call.
Ing attention 10 such charges ana
others attempting 20 r,fute them. Many
~ ihc letters referred to Newspaper re-
ports OF abuses, and IN most casta such
letters were sent 70 the editors In quca-
ton. asking them for precise lnfouna-
tlon.
Among other Newspaper articles con-
sdcrcd was an editorial from the
brooklyn Eagle. making various
charges concerning the abuse u sick
soldiers by subordinate officers, ana ~
fcrfing especially 10 the death OF Lieut..
Laffcriy, under tho heading; Medical
Murders. Their VlctimH and their
Cause"
The secretary was instructed to send
an especially prepared letter 20 Hon. -.
Clair McEiway. the editor OF the Eagle.
reading ~ foNowsi
II am directed by the presiding Of
ficcr TO ask YOU whether you have any
facts within your personal knowledge
upon which you have based the charges
set forth In the article. and whether
you will Obllge the commission by fur
ninhlnE them with those facts In COM
picie and explicit form.
THE commission would be glad TO
have the testimony OF q Kind that can
be used In this Investigation, not only
N'iANNk ~ AH' hNN'NAhHAtAN''N aHhNMNANk
the death ~ Lieut. Lancrty at Camp
wikof. ~ alleged In she article under
confederation. but also relating 10 the
other incidents 20 which you mako re-
ference. Such testimony IL exactly
what me commission wants. Win you
obllge this body with what you have
at your disposal or can obtain for the
purpoae2'
Today'a letters deal especially with
the conditions ~ Camp Wikon. They
relate TO the lack % preparation OF the
camp before the soldiers wcr received.
A minister wrote that he had pointed
out the in1scesniblllty and exposed con-
dltion OF the location and the poor con-
dition of the water before the place was
selected. The members 81 the commits
nion express their determination to
make a complete inspection o. affairs At
that point. and will wish the place be-
fore completing their work