The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-30
INVESTIGATION. TO
EXTEND TO PACIFIC.
Gems. Merritt. Merriam and Otis Re-
Quested to Furnish Certain In
formation to Commis.ion

WASHINGTON. Sept. 29-The war in
, vesIlg,ating commission confined Itself
Ncaton of complaints which have been
made TO the president. These complaints
relate especially TO the food served TO SOL
Gers ana TO hospital accommodations. aud
none were OF very strong character. The
commission expects to begin TO take ,es,i-
m0ny next week.
The examination OF complaints to the
president was continued at the afternoon
session. A dec:son was reached at this
session TO include in the work OF inquiry
into The conduct Of the war department IN
the Pacific as well as in the Atlantic re-
sion and 10 this end letters were written
TO Gen. Merriam. in command Of the de-
pariment OF the Pacific. TO Gen. Otis. IN
command Of the Philippines. and 10 Gen
Merritt. who occupied this latter post un-
III rseGen.ly- The letter to Gen. Merritt is
We. have the honor to reques. you to
furnish rs. as early rs possible. with such
Information a YOU have a. to the de
qu4cy or snadequacy Of the quartermaster
and commissary and med cal suppl es and
medical staff for troops under YOUR com
m4nd While n this country. while en- route
and while you were in command al Man
la. and whether or not such supplies were
promptly and sufficiently issued to all
Also as to the proper or improper prep
arat!on OF the transports for the trans
portation OF YOUR troops 10 hat station
We Will also be pleased TO be informed
"a TO the rations issued to the troors"
The letters issued to Gems Merriam and
Us az 1Sh4So ~ ttAc iSAASI 10 tg%I. M%T-
rift, except that Merriam IS asked 10 e1Ir,-
ply Information concerning the expedition
to Hawaii
Gen. Miles Talks Again.
CHICAGO. s p. 23.-The Daily News
Washington special says that Gen. Miles
al reception given at his home last
night 10 his comrades of the Medal II
Honor Legion. denounced as fails. the
claim that volunteer officers and soldiers
were Themselves responsible for sickness
IL heir camps. He said:
The volunteer troops Of the United
States - The war with SPAIN were as
bravo and as patriotic body of soldiers
as ever took The tisia n any campaign the
world has eVer seen. The battles rhfv
fought were won as CALAMITY as any re-
corded N his Dry, And yet the peril whirA
oar soldiers rad most cause 20 dread was
NOT bullets. 1ut dlseas So. which swept OVER
cur camps ana destroyed hundreds whtra
into the feVcr-stricken camps as they went
Up the hi. IN tne face NJ the enemy with
a courage ard devotion that mus: omen
L mem the glorious pages Of history
Those VINO SaN that these men sick
tfl"Si ana died because they wished %.
those WAC blame the soldiers and AZ, Gers
ot oar army fcr disease and dData. trat
devastated fae cE-nfs ana thfnrsd ,na
RAJ Ks; ;hose MAO assert that our soldiers
sGEeE : through tDelr own fault-trsaltt a
quarter OF million q The hraves+ ~
IhesN men Gii not suffer and d. beans
! trey Hae1 e.. aGi whoever saws tha.- Sff
l1su y OUR array ac5 The ner qh3 orf1,err5
H. II .~ 80 attr1rf % reason I D. =
nothing ~ ssv 4 he blame tor me 80,
Of those brave meu.' '