The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-18
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Washington. Jan. l7-Discusslng Gem
eral Miles statement that he wanted
complete rations sent packed Instead cs
in bulk, General Eagan said he never
saw any such requests and II he had
he would have regarded It as "extraor-
dinary. as there is no such thing as send
lng rations otherwise than IN bulk"
III General Miles can explain to your
commission what the difference f.. he
will do more than think MIN or any 9TH
or man can DO, and I respectfully ask
the commission to note this as one Of
che things bearing on the entire subject
Taking up General Miles testimony that
the food was one OF the serious causes
OF sickness among the soldiers. General
Eagan denies this and points out that
General Miles gives it as his Judgment
Because he merely expressed his judE-
mont that way, / cannot take further
issue with that question than to dis
pute it."
Genral Eagan declares that General
shafter eabled his appreciation Of the
character OF refrigerated beef to santl-
aso and says:
FINE Cd CATTLE.
'You have before you reports OF var
ious officers describing the character or
the superior and fine cattle % that Por-
TO Rico has furnished to the United
states at tho low prices mentioned by
General Miles-buls. stays. rounts. de-
formed cattle which means old work
oxen--a class and character Of beef hat
the subsistence department never pur.
chased In this country nor anywhere else
II II could get good refrierator beef"
Upon the question OF the refrigerated
beef, General Eagan says
"Genral Miles testified that s21 tons
OF this refrigerated beef might be called
"embalmed beef" This statement means
In regard to calling It "embalmed beef
ruption on the part OF the men who fur.
nlshed IL. That is what I have to say
in regard TO callln II 'embaimed beef.'
General Eagan says General Miles gives
what purports TO be a abatement OF four
ten officers expressing dlssatisfaction OF
the canned fresh beef.
General Miles" says he, "does not IN
form the investigation committee how be
obtained them"
General Eagan submits that such n
vitations TO criticizs are apt TO procure
adverse criticisms and would be taken
"a evidence OF desire for adverse reports
We adds:
AN INSPECTOR GENERAL.
I'm this connection. It is proper to say
hat there is what ls known as an in.
pector generals department IN the army
whose official duty Is when directed b,
'roper authority, 10 examine into matters
II this kind and make an intelligent 60
'ponsible report A report that can be
net and refuted II Il II false. a rep1.r
hat n untrue the author can be he'd
leountable for"
General Eagan repeats his former stat,
nent Of thsnkfulnesR that this land
ever gave, and never will, thank God
he purse In addition to the sword to any
General and whenever congress permits
my general, TO be whomsoever he may
o control the pruse as well "a 10 wie:d
he sword, that day the mistake Of ,hir
'ountry win he made: and that day. de
'gning men with military command and
he purse OF the United States al their
'lsposal, may set themselves up and H.
hlngs that this country Is. and always
laNc Detn AFRAID 10 90.
As to the presence Of on experiment
harged by General Mines IN connection
with the timed beef, General Eagan
says:
PRETENsE FOR EXPERIMENT.
General Miles IN saying that this 'ood
was sent TO the army as "pretense Tor
experiment" says that which implies
corruption which ninety nine out OF ey.
cry hundred people viii take to mean
corruption, because Il was a 'pretense
II experiment. ne says. not even giving
-redit 10 me for furnishing Il az an ex-
pertinent. but that I furnished Il under
the 'pretense OF am experiment. This ~
serious charge, should not bo made
by any man lightly nor without ample
evldenve 20 support f. Taking the state
nent IN the sense that was probably In
tended, the sense that has been accept
I'd by the press OF the country-indeed
some OF that press because OF Il call
FOR my dismissal from the army and my
court martial 1 anhwor that Il was not
furnished under the pratense OF an ex-
pertinent nor even as an experiment His
statement reflects upon the honor Of
very officer In the dpartmnt who hns
contractd for or purchased this meat
and especially and particularly on the
'ommlssary general-myself" In ,on.
fusion, General Eagan declares. on oath
hat the secretary or war had nothing
whatsoever 70 DO with the furnishing OF
refrigerated beef or timed meats. "or
has ne IN any manner controlled or at
tempted 70 control contracts. the awards
or purchases OF thes articles"
General Eagan sums up his whole sase
ln conclusion and finishes hoping thit
this statement "will offset the staten ents
made by General Miles md viii. IN some
measnre az least 90 iuatlce 10 those who