The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-13

he procured, ana asked Ninl nm pic tDLDUllSSNf,
funds be furnished by iNst steamer. In repl,
20 this / have to say that ] ncvereaw any sucl
report or cablegram from Gen. Miles Of such
date that since ] heard he made this state
ment have made inquiries 70 know
~ any such cablcgram,, was In the record,
e should DO II It oyer came. and an
informed that no such cableEram or lettci
IL Of record there. He says: Seven days
beef be sent He ~teiegraphcl Aug. = to that
effect, which telegram was received by me on
Aug. 9. Previous TO its receipt | had ordered
100000 pounds Of Refrigerated beef to be sen
% Newport News and there loaded for Porto
being loaded on the. Manitoba al, Newport
fiSSd at T Pon ssea on the hSI' 1S 81 'f The ~ aq sRE %,.
Ponce; ro The ey r tSS Map fhSS t taaf The b no trd Sse,
a. S's Ponce until the arrival q, Eieut.scpI.
4, l.. smith. the Depot Compulsory. who
this refrigerated beef. not embalmed beef. TO
the troops, and this eommlttSe mas ms psRorIS
By the ne f troSps s" TO whom T Il was y issued 'by Col
smith. who fortunately was there under tho
Ord Gs5 of the 3, tbs .eeIS4 Msjor. sRa nSi 81 Sn tSe
Army, commanding In Porto ltico. Gen. Nelson
Zen. Miles says that his commissary and
a"uartermnster supplies were supplied IN a way
mot, in my Judgment the best way; that ne
%rntions be sent instead of sending them In
bulk II he ever made any such request az
any time or anywhere never saw It, ana II /
that II came from an ignorant person who did
not know what he was talking about. or worse;
II have TO state that beef cattle on the hoof
In tropical climates are not wholesome or ft
food. because. as IL well known TO every, one,
the meat goes to the fire before the animal heat
is out OF the body. In this war refrigerated
meat for troops on the %seacoast and adjacent
thereto was furnished by me as the best posi-
BILE food that could Ue furnished. Gen. Shnfter
has repeatedly In person expressed 10 me his
profound gratitude and appreciation of the
this same refrigerated beef. Gen. Miles says
that he requested that no more fresh beef
a day from the coast. C%onceding the fact
that 1t could not be used more ne, than a
% dag sa tTSm t fGS fS9 eei 10 ! Be E issued Gle anISss h he H aafy
lively knew, not mere surmise. that the beef
furnished by. the Government for his troops
lance from the coast. Gen. Miles says there
were 1927 tons of refrigerated, beef. which he
that whoever calls 1t embalmed beef lies, tells
a falsehood. falsitles, the fact, and in so doing
perpetrotes 2 seanfalogs libel; INVOLVING a
part OF the men who furnished it.
Il desire to say that L have observed in the
therSeabouts. Of this food vas condemned
M r ASSERT f tRst Gen. 40 Miles, hSs f has m nnH | this ds
statement. but the statement, by whomso-
ever MADE De- l s Wish t to Ghiarac dI tHs as so a false hss
condemned in Porto Rico. nor do the records
OF my Office show any material quantity of this
meat condemned there or elsewhere. The first
report ever received by me against refrigerated
beef was a report from Santiago that an igno-
rant board OF survey had attempted to condemn
refrigerated beef simply and solely upon its
appearance. The Conmissary-General. know
ing the Ignorance Of the average volunteer Gtli-
things. cabIed back for Gen. Wood, an ex-
and able doctor of the regular army.
refrigerated beef; whereupon Gen. LAYTON.
was then in command, Gen. Wood and
the beef and. determined il was
good. L have nc knowledge of any other fault
being found with this refrigerated beef,
regarding chemically prepared beef.
he could not believe it; 1t seemed to be the
raving nonsense of a mailman. The statements
In the newspapers were SO utterly at variance
with the truth that he expected to see an i'm
mediate denial from Gen. Miles of the false
Refrigerated beef" he continued. will
keep good in the tropics; II has kept good
Porto Rico; the very beef sent to him in
Porto Rico kept good. was good. and. as you
was fed to the troops was good and had kept
good; That part of the cargo OF the Manitoba
as the reports, show you. failed to continue
good because the ammonia used in the pipes
to keep a low Temperature, gave out; 1t is in
on the transport up to the time and long after
his beef should have been fed to the troops.
4 couple OF weeks. by Col. smith. shines out in
with the failure to issue by the volun-
selected out Of the Whole nR1o army ARMY To to1 BE- o his G Gbief
Commissary.
Right here the question arises. what motive
as Chief Commissary2 Why did Gen.
Il, other general officers. most of whom
.sked me to assign them experienced OF
l 'Ee re and esEss sbstsfsn If p9DS sP54tm Officers anf 6 Of
Zen; Miles have the interest of the
Older lat heart when he placed such a man
lion should look, into. and in this connection
s any man In the army who should be investi-
;ated. whose conduct should. DO looked into
fh sG G9iea lit it is ab Gen; M Nj oS:,f And And ttRRasmuGh as as
lis statements before you on this beef matter.
nasmuch, as he has made positive asser-
think. and proper that this commission
hould examine into, the truth and falsehood
n this war. as mine has, been examined into.
am profoundly glad of the examination:
profoundly glad that the truth can be told pro
glad that | have been given the oppor-
unity that no honest man, no honorable man.
70 I truthful man can object TO, never objects to:
rofoundly glad that cach and every act Of mine
an be pr3bed, examined and determined.
i. Gen. Niles says: If was furnished for
Nth, such stun meaning this refrigerated
eefl | would prohibit the men from taking it,
he law never intended he should have. The
'T~'H' 'f''HS $500 49, IAffhAS ~ 'NA'NI HI
ance may believe such a statement. but tell
GU and that public that it is not true. and
erein lies the fundamenta troubles. The laws
I the land never give. and never will give,
lank God, the purse in addition to the sword
any General. and whenever Congress per-
hts any General. be he whOmsoeycr he may.
} control the purse as well as TO WELD the
word, that day the mistake Of this country will
e made. and that day designing men, with
hillary command and the purse OF the United
tates, at their disposal, may set themselves
. and do those things that this country is and
ways has been afraid Of"
In regard to the statement of Gen, Miles that ]
beef had been shipped to him {
lree days after his cahleGram was received at I
10 department, Gen. Eagan said: {
1t was not shipped three days after. Strictly 4
Gen. AIiles's cahlcgram was received !
y me, on the ID. and on that very day the 4
which had been purchased in Chicago. /
adj been shipped by Swift a. Co. by railroad nj {
leir expense. was being loaded on the Mani
at NoWpor News, and left Newport News c
! the 9th. Had this cablegram been received {
efOre this beef was purchased. before the j
had gone TO tho expense of ship ]
nR u by rail To Newport News and loading IL q
! the Manitoba. there, ] should have taken !
IL cahlegram of Gen. Miles to our common {
lperior. the Secretary of War, and should Z
ave been governed by his decisions. and in ali q
the beef would not have been 9
'ipped not because il should not have hecn l
tipped, but rs tine usual ana frequent c0nccs- =
on to the senior Major-Genera OF the United {