New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24
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GEN. HOWARD TESTlFIES.
HIS VIEWS ON THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR
HEARD By THE INVESTIGATING
COMMISSION

Washington. Dec 23-The War Department IN
ves,iSating Commission to-day was reouced TO TWO
men lers General John ". Wilson and No'oh'!
DENLY General Wilson has practically transfer ed
his War Department ofco 10 the commission
ouarfs,s Colonel DENLY of,iciaed as interrogation.
with General O. Q. Howard retired IN the witness
chair.
General Howard told how disappointed he mad
been In not securing an ASSIGNMENT for active se' .
vice IN the v.ar and how he had done the next best
thing for his country BY accep,'ng the Once u
vtss;ins delegate for the Army aEd Navy Chrs,"h
Commission and distributing tracts. ana o'her
things throurh the southern camps lie sa'o
these CAMPS rs 4 rue we're In good CONDITION. pu'
ne noticed cor fusion In he railway ar'ahse'e"'S
n, Tan,pa an inundation CT beer in one colored
camp there AID a plague Ct flies on ms seVono
visit 70 Mobile lie wsnt At some length INTO 'he
question OF odors IT Camp Thomas IN July "here
he said they we.e NDrtd and ropuisNe' ne ia"
sugges,od chloride 81 lime TO General BROOKE WHO
received the suggestion favoraoly and dif''io"'eu
;hirty-ninc barrels Of line IN one day the smells
nersis.ea The Army and Navy Christian tonmls-
s,on furnished hymn hooks and icewa,er IN aDpTe-
ctahle quantities 1T camp Thomas. both being
Thankfully received The Christian Commission
bad dane cxcclleri work he said and the soldiers
had asked - have continued. having sent
contribution Of 500 from cuba FOR that purpose
Regarding General Ices command ~ JACKSON
willie General Howard sa!1 he had not believed be-
such fine condition
General How ard said he was strongly opposed 10
tureaucracv ard thought a commanding general
should be IN absolute control Of his camp or cor s.
ce,er,l Wilson became interested in this, and
asked u General Howard thought the management
Of Cunnp Tnonas tad been hampered 10y bureau
.racv T. took about nficon minutes TO get ol'ecV
answer the witness ofyerNS numerous Illustrations
and EXAMPLES O.. what he thought constituted ou-
r.aucracy But on the third repetition o. the aues-
lion G,neral Howard SAID b. thought there might
have Leen something Of the sort in connection
with Camp Thomas.
As 10 the lessons Of me war, General howard
said he thought (; had been thoroughly proved mat
t-oops could not be acclimated in Southern camps
for service in the more malarious regions or the
General Howard said he had never approved the
law which prevented th, President from caINS Oh
His exper,ai.ce confirmed this. ana ne thougnt
there We're many experienced renIed cNlc'ls "ho
could have served the Government peter man SUN
~ Tho Young ard inexperienced men VINO were hP-
Eegular. should h. examined as TO their htness re
fore ha'rc admitted so service. lie Was d,sV AZ
fsvrr ~ n stai schooi for Off Gers. and sald that
an stan aDpontees should be compelled 10 receive
this training. ,. 49,. sr,,ro,,co
on her return from Santiago and returned win h'I
rror, Tarnua - Ncw-YGIk Tne men were IN 3
greatly rundown condition ana thought ihey nau
Coverrnsnt' rut after they had been fed aud
nursed NJ they felt a good deal mofe Klndly
toward the Atninistre ton He thought tnelr niS,
cSr1rlaicfs Here largely due 70 distorted mental
pers pecu.e that could be largely laid 10 ther re-
tn. PERMISSION adjourned until Tuesday.