The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08

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a-E --rv I is ---c.-.s-5.1g etI1ce-s whose
-ulc!-- IS given IN ne testimony! co.lc-lsI
With 1-- - ,-e .1-r-a- .czc.--tS .. ---eAl--
G.ercy g such 9 -r2-5ct- ne c--I- c21clIs
II ne cc.-L-1 G.. those men. whose experience
II active I-----ary service --le- -Fo-- 30
Al instruction 0f the President 10 the
court was II -Le packers Of the CCuu-
-ry z-e guilty - must De known Re-
plying 70 This direction the court says.
The e-.-, 1-5s cha- ~ the outbreak u hos
--.-es u Arr.. ISIS tls packers - cz1Cel
80. - - --=i55-5 ---a-1-S v--I .Zr5vrr - ~
--- z-s --z subsistence department under
--= name .: cs--e1 roast b=--- T1e methods
1- r-cz.1g then IN use were tle same those
---a, e IN article 4 couue-ce and tae court
dos -o- IND that clsy underwent any change
curing TIE progress O.. ne 'ga-. The large pur-
~ re months -s May ana June ISIS were
made. --- 81 The solicitation ~ The packers
~ j Consequence = efforts Put forth by rh=m
t1-. .-.Se 1l- ~ ne order and upon
me initiative = 11s c1-r--issa-y general q
s-1S-s---c=. s-c1 purchases being made IL
every case 5y 1t5cers e his department IN the
although tae subject q he -eazJgs,,ea- ot
---t---t,rs rT1s 17c referred t5 -he c'ur- il
appears t-1rn che testimony mat whenever ar,,-
=-cs department slcH cans Sa,-. - -s-.sr.I
q every Instance
heI-y;ng specifically 10 other questions
SCI OH by The President ,he court SAYS.
Thar The canned beef was described as
-r@S1 because Z was not ss5t=i. t-c -1a- The
al=- a~=- ------shec t1e army vas IL, do
-.-=- -- treated with any agency other than
c-- ar That ne 0es- purchased sor -cs
@--- "-S t-= -2tat - r--E.ll=-1=- that blth
S--1s--=ir--era-=L and czcneL-ve-e such as
V ere wei known n t--E hs--}zuEeres as com
r-=rc.sl articles. = wGIca t1er= = and has
t=s- 9 very large consumption. 11- only by The
trade generally b1- b. tt5 United states nay
and ty the armies a-l -av5es II Europe. That
a---- 81 o. ~ -r
F=et se-- from IN C-.te- States were for
"--5e- q Tie war Department. y any seas-2-
t1= nj q 1e-a'l11s were u I-7sreSS n
were z-- s--- reports resolved ---t- mere than
s--1e -s-ec-5 II methods n inspecting TIE c=st
ana -Ee 5=5--ery - -he Subsistence Depart
--=-- r1s =--e-to-stc-- y the meat IL ship
-=-- was due @ -He .a-.r u n one
The charges o. General Niles. made in
newspaper ic-srF.eNs- a. Vel a. nose
made before the War Investigating Com
miss lL. are referred % ~ length among
-lel being the interview with IEr Gen
eraI sem sui from me New York Office
u TIE Associated Press or January 81,
:. which General Miles was quoted as
say-2E that h bad .'overE 1elInlng cyl
feEre rLa- t1e beef was treated with
chemicals a preserve u and tI2- ne had
= ar5lda Wits from men who saw The oe--
undergoing The eDha -r-l-.-E process The
Miles made on this part d the conTeEs
-.on as i was printed u IRE New YORK
Herald but prints ne e1G-ge as paT-
- -1a allegations saving or this point
Berry O.. r-e EeW E1-S TINES as-e- n ne
-.-t-- " -1- Interview 1--el dy ne
former. arc c.-S -ou1- n " H--t-- e-.s
ping The cr-r- does uc- Therefore ignore i1ts
-a-ac-s-1 r--- treats L - Fzr- " tae 1---Sa-
t---s which are r-Lrr investigation.
Summing Up the resIlt q the invesrt-
court says
The contents 81 ar -ze cases which COR
sisted o- ba-=i rather than reaSt tee-- Te-z
----jz4f meat The beec IL nearly all th- cans
zt-.sa-s= O. 1ave heeu so5-e-=1 uE =Ns 1S-l7=
- r-7- b-.- a-,-.r=-.ly 7r.ta1u. injurious
- -t - - - - " --sr- - ~.
u ...s rrer- Is M testimony taat 10 en- Z
cza canned h2es S--pp..e5 = Re Subsistence De-
IcsIlv treated - subjected 20 ;A@ acton %
rr=zervarives Y any kind save snail gian,l-
ties 4 cc--lC. salt have be=1 added as season
i-E - tie production II i1a PAGERS
Detailing the numerous Investigations
OF The keeping quality u the can1s-l
fresh beef. rhe court concludes t4at n
NJ case did he number CI STeLe3 Or
tainted cans greatly exceed II amount
Cre per cent O the entire number eX-
Several pages q the report are devoted
made 5v General Miles that the Tef-lE-
Grated beef was treated with preserva-
ives L44lS --l1----44r-tl- - MAJ -|--
the threshold oI tals GIeStion ll@l DLS
little testimony was submitted 1y him
in support q thls conte2 tion-' The IN
ference drawn BY the court from the sb-
se7cI 0f such testimony Is adverse % the
existence Cf ne pTaccce alleged 10 pre-
vail by rhe Major General Couma1di-g.
Attention is then Caue- 10 the fact that
the testimony bearing upon the chemical
fza-f00 of The beef deals with L only a.
the time of its issuance 10 The troops.
and analysis q his testimony IS mace
with the result OF showing ''consid-
erabIe difference Of view as . The
substances used and the mode Of their
Considerable attention IS given 70 Dr..
DaIy's testimony concerning the refr-g-
and also 10 his report concerning the beef
supplied 70 the iImCles stationed al
CliCk1mauga. Referring 20 the Doctors
analysis of residuUn from Dee. secured
"a -he transport the court calls atten-
ton % the fact that ha approved the
finding q The Board of Survey; and that
cal officers or board. TO reference was
made by him 20 MS suspicion tnaI me
meat had been chemically treated
Referring % this and % another incl
dent. the court says
The testimony shows that he beef treated
b. The Powell process. which was declared By
T- Laiy % contain h1Ts1ic and salicElic ACIDS.
was f. tzrt treated hy FUN cation. and the ma
te-izis employed contained neither h0ractc nor
salicylic acids The oee- from which the n-oth
was made on the Panama has not been pos'-
lively identified az refrigerated b4ef. and the
connection between the residuuru of the sample
taken from the SHIPS cauld-cn and that ana
wed BY Dr Clzrk has uot been established 70
The satisfaction of the c1u-t-
: chapter of the report is devoted .
the consideration OF the cause of the
sickness IN the army in the Santiago
~a arT7T1afg ign but that the court finds L i'm
r70seible 20 conciuae that either the
canned fresh beef or refrigerated beef
ared 20 aEy appTcCiable extent as
Ca,Ises of intestinal diseases.
SDeak king OF the ration as a whole, the
court says.
- he effects q the food su0oIy having
-e~a-i % both sus6ciency and quality. il seems
- - clearly established that the army rati0ns
rs supplied. without modification. II the
80 by 10 means adaoted to- use
- tr37!Cal climate Il this b true.
Re t1rftaess q the ration should have mani
.es-aT frseIf by its failure 70 keeD The troops
-rricL ellbsisted u0on = n the best possible
-r-4fri-u fo- service = hot climates This. IN
- --fnio7 y The court. = fully established ln
-,-i+s--s The tasufhcieucy % the food supply
IN Cr1bs and the irTeEularlty attending upon
i+e dls+-fbrtic- due primarily % markell de-
e~fa7~v IN transportation facilities and 20 the
~--55+t--s q the Weather and re roads. AZ
-se-.t - some extent causes Il disease
sr1o-e ne troops who were thus .asufnctently
and i--eguIarly subsisted
Tho report closes with the following
statement:
Tho curt. with deep sense Of the respoasi-