The age-herald., 1899-01-13

ting briefs of reports of regimental com manders, General Eagan says this course is unprecedented in the history of the army not within his province, nor contemplated by law and regulation, and there would be just as much justice in the president or the secretary of war sending out circular let ter inviting criticism on General Miles dur ing the war.
 General Eagan said the first intimation of chemical treatment he had had was in General Miles statement, and it seemed to him the raving nonsense of madman.p His own conduct and work had been looked into, and he saw no reason why General Miles conduct and work should not be looked into on this showing, adding: Tt is high time and proper that this com mission should examine into the truth or falsehood of the statements and examine into his conduct of the war.
 No Control of the Purse Further, he said General Miles, legally had no control of the purse, as he assumed in Porto Rico, nor does the law authorize him to set aside food furnished under the law but it does determine how to hold ac- ccuntable the party furnishing improper food.
 He charged that if Chief Surgeon Daly
 with General Miles, had ever made an ex- pert examlnat ton of the beef, then he twill fully and deliberately falsfied the facts.' General Eagan concluded as follows: If 1 have used harsh language before this commission in dealing with the subject ask the commission to bear in mind that grouping together the statements made by General Miles and that l have furnished, allowed to be furnished embalmed beef which diseased soldiers and great sickness arose from its use; that have furnished meats to the army under the 'pretense of experiment., meats that made the soldiers c thia nndar the nretpnSe of eXDeTi- ment, and because of corruption.
 "Nearly all the press of America, because of General Miles high position in the United States army, has accepted these views and his statements and many of them have called for my disgrace, court Also that these statements of General Miles were held back by him, not furnished to the government for it's appropriate action and use, but sprung upon you and the coun- tray at time when the country, from the falsenoods that had been told in regard to the starvation and supplies for the army, was in state of excitement and ready to believe most any thing.
 The subject Filthy One
 The subject have treated here is filthy subject and you cannot pitch without being defiled; you cannot touch base, malicious, linelous, falsehood, misrepresentatitn with out calling spade a spade and tel ing the whole truth and characterizing things as they are. The damage that has been done by these statements is believed to be very great, but l indulge the hope and the belief that my statement when published to the country, when read by the representatives of foreign governments here, will offset the statements made by General Miles and will, in some measure at least, do justice to others that have been wronged, maigned and libeled. For myself, I content myself with expressing my profound belief that either General Miles or I should be put out of the service; either he is right or I am right either he dishonors his uniform with his false statements and libels or dishonor mine in feeding soldiers with poisonous. beef, causing their sickness and doing so under 'pretense of experiment.