The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-14
ROLLERS UNDER EGAN.
His Highly Denunciatory Ian.
guage Causing Him Much
Trouble.

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Washington. Jan. 1s.-There was no
abatement In the interest exhibited here
today I'm all the Incidents connected with
| The bitter attack made yesterday by
ICqmmissary General Eagan upon General
| Nelson A. Miles as might have been
| expected. a matter Of this official con-
| sequence was sure TO attract the atten-
tion of the president. and IN consequences
a greatr part Of the session on the cab
met today was given 70 its consideration
! The principals in the case, General Miles
and General Eagan, contributed little dur
| Ing the day 90 the controversy. but the
war investigating commission today act
/ ed promptly to redress the offront, put
upon the board itself, as the members
regarded It, contained in the excessive
| language used by General Eagan Their
letter returning this latter statement did
not indicate positively khether or not
they would receive it os evidence even
thoagh On Objectionable language was ax-
crclaed nor dld General Eagan himself
! give nny sign OF any intention o. his
part TO avaH himself OF the offer made
| by the board. flis friends did not hcsl-
tate 20 intimate that 40 would expunge
the Objectionable language but he would
say nothing for himself and any intima-
ton ON that score must be obtained from
the board Itself The war department Of
hclals are not yet clear as to what would
be the effect Of withdrawal or modif-
cation of the statement
PLEA or EXEMPTION.
Another aspect Of the case Is tho bring
lnC forward of tho plea OF exemption
which was guaranteed IN the name Of the
president TO all witnesses before the
board from whatthey might say. but
again tho officials were divided and this
vna also true Of members of the cab
met as 90 what exemption could be claim.
ed IN this particular case
Meanwhne General Miles Is apparently
waiting for the war department 70 act.
taking the pos ,tion that II s incumbent
upon Il and the war commission, to pro-
tect the army from such attacks.
I'm the excitement the pending Issue be-
fore the commission. tho quality OF army
beef was wcll nigh lost sight or There
aro, however two pIquant additions TO
the part Of the proceedings. ono consist
ing Of the testimony of General Wood
10 the effect that no one who amounted
TO anything had made any complaint ~
to tho ratlons, and thc other from The
odoro Roosevelt. making n very severe
complaint fcHufuinF the beef
FIELD OF ACTION
The court Of inquiry, as It's name i'm
plies has a broader field OF action. and
might, without being bound closely. in
quire into all the facts, not even conhn.
Ing its inquiry 10 tho officer alleged 10
be the offender. but perhaps as has been
known in the past, TO return finding
that involved the court martial OF more
than one officer. In other words, a court
Of inquiry in case like this II 1t found
reason therefor, could indct for trial be-
fore court marital both OF the parties to
the controversy. However, the best opin-
Ion Is that court of Inquiry is beyond
reach. u has been known for a month
past that a bad feeling existed between
the commanding general and tho COM
missary general of the army, yet such
mas been the effect through military dis
cipline that before yesterday THIS had
not been manifested openly. II Is true
that the two men have not come into
close contact frequently, and their rela-
tions being confined strictly to the ex-
change OF official communications. there
was no occasion for the development or
personal friction. but IN view OF General
i.hEans known bitter feeling, II Is now
learned that Il was with some anxiety
that the friends OF the two officers saw
them meet last week. the occasion being
periodical session OF the managers OF
the Soldiers Home. General Miles IA OK.
ofheio president OF this board and Com
missary General Eagan is member OF
The board The two officers met, sat AZ
the same table and transacted busineas
without the slightest signs OF M feeling
ana without showing a trace OF animos-
tty for what had gone before. II
matter OF speculation, however. whether
falling proceedings before a court mar
tlal or some other judicial method OF
disposlng of the Issue betwee nthe two
men, tho relations between thin can be
preserved to the point where even official
business can be transacted.