The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-26
ROOSEVELT on The STAND.
navs n wae Not . FIT Article 81
Feed for Men-The RefrigerafeA
Beef. - . Ruie. Was Good, Al
tAsugh Spelled Getafsg - Camp.

NEW YORK March I-The army
court Of inquiry eonyere3 in this city To-
day. Before the hearing began MAJ, Leg
said he believed Coy. Roosevelt wosle ne
the only witness heard here. Roosevelt
too the stand
when was the nrss compliant yoa
heard about The ratsasssT' asked Cob
Davis
well. Il Was aboard ship at Tampa
saw . man throwing away can OF So
called roast beef / Ask@s1 what Tas tne
matter, ard ne said he could hot sa[ X
thought 70 more Of the matter uHli
I heard complaints were being made On
ali s.fs9s Ter 7 made Inquiries ana
was sata that The roass beef was part 81
the regular ration. and slat All the sosafs-
feers were complaining. ] spoke 20 ipi-
Wood about II and he said IL Was TIE
regular ration. l tasted mouthiai OF
two myself bat I could NOT eat H.
GOV Roosevelt spoke of the Issue OF
r..fors In Cuaa. and said that. although
ne did not like the beef and his raen
would ROT sat X. ne never HsarS aiASoAS
oay II was al unfit ration.
What did the meas lock Ike asked
Col. Davis.
4 covering of slime. II was unattTaetve.
The meal was s,ringy and II did not agree
with Inc JnsD who ate -, -
t1ov Roosevelt tod al length or his at
temps 20 ggs supplies 10 s sa9a refrser-
atsd beer. asked Col. Davis
What was the proportion that was
Z cannot exactly say but ! doubt i
there we're more than two u three issues
when the large proportion was nssd.
ssHad you reason 70 believe the relrixer-
.,ed beef Was treated with chemicals be-
fore you received II?
II never thought about II until ! re-
turned home The meat seensd good 10
us We etc II and enjoyed II. II do un-
doyb;edly give The men diarrhoea."
..IJ3d you hear ANY c0mplaintsF
.sWSi. 4 heard that some Of the oimcers
and men thought there was sometnIng
wrong with tho meat, but l have known
meat n kept for a few days OF, hunting
trlp. 10 have d ike effect None OF us
we're in very good health and II took iesa
TO upset IA than II would have at any
ibid You attribute their iIi-heaith to
the rattous?" asked Col. Davis.
..To : certain extent. suppose. yes.
When ] left Cuba less than per cent.
Of the brigade was d. for active work.
What Was given the men on their voy-
age home as a ration
Canned roast beef
ITO what extent Was II accepsabie!
n. was utterly and hopelessly unaceept-
sbiA''
some oil II was BAT II could not be
eaten uy TIE HAiI H1NA aAS ss*S wa Ast@''
Maj lee was about TO ask question
when tho governor interrupted 10 say ne
w.shed 10 speak OF the talk OF the 'em-
bAimed beef"
when We left Tampa he said. two
or three quarters OF beef were pat aboard
olr snip. J was told 10 put II Ia me
shade. I understood II was spscaahy
and d board OF investigation decided to
throw IL overheard
.y,an you remember the brands or labels
on the canned roast beef complained CT.
either that Issue In Cuba or at Montauk?'
Il do moi think can. Some were swift's
and some Armours. believe
Roosevelt said he had submitted reports
re rarstinx the ration through regular ar
my channels. ard again September 10
These reports were omitted from the pub
lished records OF the war department. but
were 20 be- printed. 30 he said. In the next
report.
made part OF the minutes of the courts
proceedings.
Answering a question OF Lee. regarding
the roas. beef, Roosevelt said: 81 wish 10
say unhesitatingiy 10 IRIS utterly unfit and
unwhoiesome for troops Ny experience
proves beyond shadow of doubt or ques-
ton that canned roast beef was unpalai-
able at It's best, and aneatable and un-
wholesome
The court adjourned TO meet at Govern
ors Island.
Eugene McAiexander. OF the quarter
masters department, who was on Gen.
kenta staff In Cuba WAS th~ first witness
At the Governors island ~ sson. He said
fha cans Of roast beef when opened pre-
scented a gelatinoua whtish mass with
aoms nhrous looking meat beneath. which
hooked ~ IL II had been boiled
Was the meat good 10 eatf" asked Col
pavtA
s''-he majority Of the contents OF the
cans l SAW could not he eaten. Il 10 men
refused To eat H." replied the Witness
AcAleSaudeF sali The greater part OF
the refrigerated meat appeared very fair.
Thu men complained they could eat only
p very small portion oE each can OF roast
beef. II any at ala. continued the Witness
Under the conditions that surrounded
M. II vas ITO Esa Ter complain. IL could
not be Bothered. Perhaps ak or eight
ounces Of the contents of each two pound
car WAS meat"
se~xt Jsrses ID. Guthrie. Company ID.
canned roast beef was rot az good oder
and had ao nsttrtmeBs II became tainted
after tbs cans had been opened nSe ar
ten minutes None II u VAS very COED
ousy alsent Eight Ounces IN each two
pound Tin Was eatssbse az all Tie only ats
The meat ance, ans then II made him sick
60 vomiting.
As "a rule, the sergeant said the rvfgsx
Grated beef Was sowd. although perhaps
a. per cent. az II WAS tainted
Capt NJ r. Saffnsi said he had oaly
tried thS roast beef a1ee. IL. was tois
that IL made the man Sch ana he made
ar inspection
III looked. said cant. saao'a sMke
boiled meat With all tie strength sSsslesa
ent ~ IL, and 1t Is stegt lgke tslfsw afa u r.
ter
''5aa YOU any reason u ,ssltsse the ~
frtEeFated beef tad aeea treated -sstA
chemicals -
ABSOLUTELY ROSS aaawaree9 Capt EsF-
fe4d. Z never Thought og sDrh n srtna
The refrigerated a.st. 80 (ax as AaeW,
was x8ssd 70
Eerr Kelly. ~ Company = Th{r{n.s,ssA
tRsan'ry, was the arsf sitfsass 10 sss- q
gs~ss N0Fa fur tAe tss3zeA3 a astxs.ss ssgssssta
roast lsees stv sail s's faueA "a es,a
rssst lse~g Thought II strEngY AL ~
salt had been used IN sn0ktmx / af@ n4t
est rsGCh u Il; ste ee94sak 4 sFr~sa
tswass II Sd nnt i7k Re reasf Ases
Tsss c0@rt tsew adjourned urtI Noa.lmv
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