Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-05-11
INQUIRY.
The Report and Findings of the Mill
tary Court Given to the Public.
{ harges by Gen. Miles AIIe-
cations That the Refrigerated Beef for
the Army Was Treated with Chemi-
Gals Not Established.

WASHINGTON. May s.-By direction
Of Ike president. who approves the
findings, Acting Secretary of War
Meiklejohn Sunday made public the
report and findings of the military
court appointed to investigate the
charges made by Maj. Gen. Miles, COM
handing the army, that the beef sup
piled to the army during the war was
unfit for the use of the troops. The
most important features of the report
are:
The finding that the generals allie
cations that the refrigerated beef was
treated with chemicals were not estab
lished; that his allegations concerning
the canned fresh or canned roast beef
were sustained as to ITS unsuitability
for food as used on the transports and
as long continued field ration; CEN
sure of ten. Miles for error" in failing
to promptly notify the secretary of war
when he first formed the opinion that
the food was unfit; censure of the
commissary general then ten. Ea-
gam for the too extensive purchases
of the canned beef as an untried ration;
censure of Col. Maus. of Gen. Miles
staff; the finding that the packers were
not at fault and that the meats sun
piled to the army were of the same
quality as those supplied to the trade
generally and the recommendation
that no further proceedings will be
taken in the premises.
The conclusion of the court. adverse
to further proceedings based upon the
charges, is as follows:
1T has been developed in the course
of the inquiry, as recited in this re-
port, that in some instances some in
dividuals failed to perform the full
measure of duty or to observe the pro-
prieties which dignity high military
ion that the mere statement in
the official report of the facts develop
cd meets the ends of discipline. and
that the interest of the service will be
p'St Nu'StINNu II lullutI pIOcttulurs
be not taken"
There is more or less criticism of
Gen. Miles in various parts of the re-
port. Probably the most direct in
stance il the one which states that be-
yond the criticism of officers found
| elsewhere il the report: The court
finds that against none Of the officers
commanding corps, divisions, briCades
and regiments and their staff officers
should charge of guilty be brought.
| The court also finds that the major
| general commanding the army had no
sufficient justification for alleging that
| the refrigerated beef was en- balmed or
was unfit for issue tn troops. IL also
finds that he committed an error in
that, having belief or knowledge. as
| claimed. that the food was unfit; that
it caused sickness and distress; that
some of it was supplied under pre-
tense of experiment: that other beef
was embalmcd, he did not Immediate
ly report such knowledge oT belief to
the secretary of war 10 the end that
a proper remedy might he promptly
applied"
The censure of Col. Maus, inspector
general on Gcn. Miles staff, is based
upon his failure to call attention to
! charges concerning the beef at Chick
! amaug" contained in a report of in
J spection made by DIR. Tor Maj Daily
on the Goth of October last, in which
stated his belief that the beef was
emically treated.
The silence of Col Maus,- says the
art, Ion so important a matter as
II chemicalized beef reported by
Iaj DAILY and personally known to
Unset. j. most remarkable"