The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-01
BOARDS SCOPE WIDE.
Forthcoming Investigation to be
Exhaustive.
THE WAR INQUIRY.
Series of Questions Addressed to
Heads of Divisions-Public
to be Heard.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 27.-The war
investigating committee resumed its la
bors at 10 O'Clock today in the Lemon
building and at the close of the morning
session gave out Il number of documents
bearing upon the work to be undertaken.
These comprise the letter of Secretary
Alger 10 the President requesting that
the investigation be made, Il brief address
To the public III the shape of Il resolution.
| il letter from Chairman Dodge 70 the
secretary of war enclosing Il list of in
qurles To the secretary and to the heads
of the various divisions of the war de
partment calling for specific information
bearing upon the conduct of the war.
With letter To the secretary of war
We're enclosed questions indica ting the
character of information desired at the
hands of the surgeons general. the quar-
ter mastcr-general, the subsistence de
partmcnt- the ordnance department and
the adJutant general.
At the conclusion of the morning ses-
| sion of the war investigating committee
the following letter to Secretary Alger
outlining the scope of their work was
given out:
Office of Commission Appointed by the
President to Investigate the ConducJ OF
the War Department i'll the War with
Spain-Lemon Building. Washington, u: &,
sept -. IN.'N.-- u lIt NttlfidlN u W al =
Pursuant to authority conferred upon Us
| by the President we have the honor to
request that you direct the adjutant-gen-
| eral, the q,Iartermu ter general the com
missary general, the surgeon general the
chief of ordnance and the chief Of engineers
| to furnish us as soon as practi"able infor-
alton as to the condition Of their several
departments at the time of the declaration
| of with Spain and the operations Of
| those departments from that time until
the present.
We desire the information to include the
| following, viz:
/. The times and places of the mobilza-
| tion of the regular and volunteer troops.
>. The organization of these troops into
the various subdivisions of the army, the
personnel Of the brigade, division corps and
army commanders and of their staffs.
whether appointed from the permanent es-
! tablishment, from the National guard OF
from civil life.
3 The amount and kind of camp and
| garrison equipment and other supplies that
| were Oh hand at the beginning of the war,
the amount subsequently purchased, when
! and where purchased. when and where de,
| liyerod to your department and when and
where actually issued to the troops.
4. Similar information III regard to fur-
niShing the troops with arms ana acc"utcf-
! mcntS.
>. Which Of the volunteers were armed
and equipped i'll the various state camps
! and which in the general camps.
Il. Ipon whose recommendation or 1ndg
meut the various general rendezvous were
selected and the reasons for such Sciec-
tiUn.
/ Full particulars relative to the trans
portati0n of troops by sea, giving an ac-
! count of the provisions made for the ac-
commodation and care of the sick ana
wounded.
: An account of the quantity, quality
and Kind Of food furnished the troops, and
in ease that any OF them falIed oi htInE E
plentifully and soasonabIy supplied, state
| the reasons therefor.
. AS TO the proper tentage, beds, linen,
medicines, food and all other necessary
puuipment and supplies for the HSr ut the
hospital corps of the army. If there was
any lack of these things at any time, state
the reasons therefor.
10 Whether the medical staff was ef-
ficicnt and sufficient at all times for the
proper care of the sick and wounded, and if
not state the reasons therefor.
II. Such information relative to the con.
engineering departments as will be of value
to us in our Investigations. ,,.,,. ,,
We have outlined briefly portion ohIH o.
the information that trust that You VIII
be able to give us. 1t VIII he satisfactory
| TO have II communicated to US i'll writing,
or hy the chiefs of the several bureaus Ii
person, with the submission Of such records
confirming their statements as they may be
70 aid you in complying with this request
there is submitted herewith a list OF special
question to which as far as Is possible an
GRENvILLE NJ. DODGE.
To Secretary Alger the commission has
addressed six queries for his reply.
Information desired from secretary OF
war.
I Plan Of campaign proposed immcti-
,,tr,,taI ",.iG ',,IN to m"ye at once on Havana,
"a that +bn comn,ign shorld be postponrd
until the autumn:
= When was the Santiago campaign
datormiped upout
. Why was TAMPA selected Us the base
IS onarofiousr
VI fWi, ~, ,,-,,., .,7,,uor c,r,ns organized
=; NHN IIIll,',.;II aa,,l rrnrr,,o
at fcrnal'!'lfi'' y tach,''It ny l "l'' q,
-. When was the lorto hlco cam u
determined upon:
WHY were the troops held on transports
of,,r rml,arkotiou at Tampa and not per
niit+.,l tn sail for several days?
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