The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-01-14
STILL
Inclination in the War De-
lr,mcnt to Discuss Recent
Events.
kbility That Official Cosni'
lance Will Be Taken Of
Eagan's Talk
70 BE Rather Small.-Presi.
lis Promise Protects Those
Testifying.
E,iyating Commission Sends
cans Testimony Back for
Correction.

INUlNGTbN. Jan. ~ -hIAuS CIICies
| k,arrolv recovered from the shock
|, bv the statement Of Commits
6,neyal Eagan. Still. in the con-
Itian .. the matter the officers have
n the pain, where they begin to
ltA,r The real gravity Of the event,
understand that il is not to be
I'D lightly and without due
b., Of the consequences. the case
uuc entirely without prcccden; in
Military history If our country
p there is n notable disinclina-
-An part Of the officials to cx-
! Publication any opinion on the
J +. tine case. This was true from
rE tlger down To the lowest
i,,ianrl officer. but privately it
kysatnt that nearly all regretted
bcident and deplorcd it as calcu-
l. lnlure the whole army. /, was
Il II. tha, the immediate effect
l." - aecentuatc more sharply
'~'all Il the army into two camps
q - lnlnre the chances Of the
pm, u legislation favorable 10
ill.,, bill.
>1trr second judgment Of the
|
7 minds on both sides. meaning by
3r friends Of General Eagan and
flend> II General Miles. inclined
opinion that no action will follow
flp'ion.
War Department Cannot Act.
|h> already been intilnated Mt army
)naF'"rs, according theoretically
r. Ia-an ; disclaimer Of the re-
h..i'y u the major general COM
fh- II" army rs binding. that this
IN" responsibility for anything
or docs on the department. The
iA'ht' however, is stopped from
III tins ease. no matter what the
'oon oi the officials might he. by
That the president has given his
l ! f'lilse TO protect the witnesses
"Sh' appear before the war in
"a"li commission from the con-
e. oi any testimony they might
'''' lie was compelled to give
'''se at the beginning Of the in.
'ioi! 10y the open intimations in
quarters that army officials
not dare TO testify to those things
h'w would reflect upon the ad-
'",''h Of the war department.
GENERAL Miles made his first
I'M before the commission, in
~ SPOKE Of embalmcd beef being
- tn" soldiers. General Eagan
= ms, but found on sounding
"'Als OF the department. that he
' no. prefer charges against Gen.
,''' Tor slandering him, as he
10 do, because the president 4
y Protected the commanding gen.
well as other witnesses.
~"''d Miles 10 Commit lsimss,s.
''' 10 General Eagan's attempt,
''r addressed to General Miles,
:, !. he had said the things pub
a,l ~ ''e newspapers a. part Of hi,
~! ny The purpose was to secure
.u'h, ;.' II possible, outside Of the
@ ss.'hs chambers, Of tho offensive
l.n's' n' IN which case the founda.
ha..' .",rai Eagan thought. nigh,
NJ 81 !. la'd to formal chargea. Thi,
=, -! however, failed, and Genera
ot'ng thrown back upon the tes
,ys gwen by General Miles, before
"a'll'Sslon, and finding him beyond
s., s".a,.ording to the rules Of militar,
a;" ".'ed himself Of tho same means
ia' as to his friends, Of redreesin,
',' .ahces. According to this view
e' ,a the matter has narrower
a om personal issue between th,
II, ,ers' s.' for. for the reason
=, ,'l9 STATED. the army officials I'd
Llen. = .n's view, state that neither th,
|rm' the co'nmander-in-chief O
n 'y' y. the secretary Of war, nor an,
co VI war department Official On,
ce esnzance . Of It. There was onl,
fer. ana "a desertion in tho army he'd
!. - n!.1s ana the inspsctor. ssnsral'
Neither 0suesal lgilee - ~