La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-01
WILL INVESTIGATE.
THE COMMISSION IS READY.
Il Is Composed Of Representative Moe
Ths rresideat's Inssructioas to Them.


Washington. Sept 25.-The commits
sion appointed by President Mckinley
10 investigate the administration OF
the War Department In relation to It's
conduct OF the Hispano-Amcrican war
VIII begin its labors formally to-mor-
row.
4 The commission consists OF Major
| General Granville VI. Dodge of Iowa,
I Colonel j. \. Sexton of Illinois, Cap
tain Il. +. Howell OF Georgia, Major
! General j. N. Wilson, chief Of engi-
neers of the United States army, Hon.
| Charles DENLY OF Indiana. late minis
| ter 10 China: Ex-Governor Urban A.
| Woodbury. OF Vermont. Ex-Governor
James \. Beaver OF Pennsylvania. Ma
jor General III. Med. McCook OF the
army tretiredD and DIR. Connor of Gin
cinnati.
The commission effected un orgapI-
cation yesterday by electing General
Granville NJ. Dodge president. Mr..
Richard Weightmnn secretary and Ma
| tur Stephen e. Mills OF the regular
| army recorder. The President Is up-
derstood 10 be pleased with the per
sonnel OF the committee. 1t was his
effort to secure as members of the
commission men OF the highest char
| acier and standing, in whose opinions
and Judgment the country would have
all confidence. He desired. also. to
have represented on the board all
phases OF public and political feeling.
every section OF the country and ali
classes OF business. professional. com
mercial and military.
The men whom he has appointed are
possessed OF wide and varied expert.
ence. many OF them having served with
distinguished honor to themselves elth-
or in the Union or Confederate armies.
The President feels assured that the
verdict OF the commission. whatever
that may be, In the inquiry IT Is about
10 conduct, VIII be accepted and ap-
proved by all right minded and right
thinking American citizens.
That IL is the Presidents desire that
the inquiry should be rigid and search
Ing WAS Indicated 10y his statement to
the commission when IL assembled mt
the White House for n conference with
him yesterday. No limit il placed by
the President upon the scope of the In
yestigation. II is TO include every de-
partment OF the army. and the Presi.
dent assures the commission in ad-
vance that he win afford IL every faciI-
ity In his power for the prosecution OF
mar, Of tho OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, ~ ~. ,,a
In odLres,inc ,ha con,,n,ss,on ,ha pras
iden, said anon, ,,Iar ,b,nas.
Gen,Iemen~Refore smgc,s,,,, I'll.
m,t,ers ,yhtch sh,i oon,. n.,'r,s ~, M
for inves,i,,,ion dasirs 20 nr,s.s
my .nnr.ciotion ~ aoch ,, W., 90
your Willingness N occe,t rho MARRIOTT
service 10 which Won bov,. been inyi,ed |
You are TO nerform one ~ tho hi,h.
est nubIic ju,,es ,ho, c,n f,ll ,n,
citizen. and your ,,nse,dshpasc In mn
der,akjpp 4, m,les mo t,ro,n,,r,ii,.
grateful
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sever. ci,icisu ~ ,ha ,nnn,,o, - ,ha
w,o, ,y,,h snair T,ha~,,., - a.s.,,t.a,
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Imnrassion u,on tho cnn,,rr !, t., ~. |
e,rnes, ,Ios,r. ,hat ,ou shai, thnrarn, ,,
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tro,Ion nf rho War nen,r,men, in am
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