The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-09
GENERAL NILES IS
SCORED Severely
War Commission Discredits
His Testimony.
BEEF is HELD TO BE GOOD.
Some Criticism of the Manner
Transports We're Handled,
But Conduct Of War Is
Approved.
BEEF is HELD TO BE GOOD.
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press D.Spatcn.
WASHINGTON, Feb S-The war in
vest3gat4on commission has row completed
It's labors. and It's report Will soon DC IN
the hands OF the president The commits
sion held a session to-day that extended
Wei. into the afternoon, going over details.
Tomorrow the members OF the commits
son VIZ. meet al their offices. formally
attach their signatures To the formal doc
uments ana proceed in a body % the exc
cutlve mansion, inform the president that
they have completed their mission and
present their report. The commission then
Will cease 10 exist TIE commissions
quarters will be vacated Immediately and
viii he taken possession of by Cen. KEN
nedy and Mai. Watkins, who hold the
newly created offices OF advisers - the
war department on colonial affairs.
The report OF the war commission is a.
yo.unlinous publication OF 10 printed
pages The report makes important
feature Of the beef issue. ana dlsuiisses
as a general proposition the charges that
have been made against the beef fnfnisa-
cd the army Il finds II IS understood.
that most of the beet was such as could
be properly furnished an emergency
ration, pointing out that the evidence
showed 1t never was intended 10 oe any
thing but an emergency ration 1t says
there were only two witnesses who really
testified against the beef Gen Mics and
Nal DAILY, the chief surgeon, who made
the report forwarded to The commission
10y Gen Miles. AS 10 the testimony o,
these Witnesses the commission goes on 10
point out the mass OF evidence submitted
10 the contrary as oTsettns this tesi-
mony.
As TO such Of the canned beef as was
found TO be Objectionable, the comm g.
sion points out tie effect OF the tTop!ca-
climate l.quefaction OK the fat IN the meat
and the consequent rendering OF the con-
tents uapa.atabie. Most or tie beei,
though. ls found 10 have been satisfactory
for emergency use. where fresh beet or
boef on the hoof could not be procured
The structures of Gen Miles made pub
lie on the beef and his public expressions
in other ways Il Is understood are SUD-
jes.ted 10 severe criticism Tue methods
ans! manner OF loading the transports III
ten. Skaters Cuban expedition are aJso
discussed and responsibility placed for the
results.
The report nnds that sae statements Of
chemical treatment matle by Gen. aiii*s
on the authority OF Ma Day are not
borne adt by the chemical experts who
were placed On the stand.
IL quotes from Days testimony and
.Aen takes up the testimony q Chemists
Clark ana Bgniow. who examined ana fur-
nsxhesl an analysis of The beef submitted.
and found that as a chemical expTFt Mai.
paiy is net supported by ether chemical
authorities, and that therefore h<s testi
raony IS regarded as not wottay OF ere
| dsnce
There are also sad - ~ soune rscorn-
isseuda .&ons 81 70 organization of certain
branches ~ the army. b4t l. IL stated .ha
| Communications ara not ra8jcal As to
! tae administration and conaucl q the wa-.
/ the coacs1s cas- are uugersss God n be taat
j everything pcewibie was done ny tae de-
| partnsent IN the limited tin1s & h&3 AZ It's
! command ifs making lts preparations for
/ ina sar. ard tae repeE, says that the con-
/ 3a-t of tha 1ar not only worked ca eue-
| e~-xsfuiy hsIt n such 4 wav az % be ~oE-
/ ny o. great ceuluen ION.
/ re ref-crt ssys trst the evidence before
/ re sufun7lesa3ra sAows taat Secretary A.
/ rer exe7< gsee praaer diligence erd sarer-
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