New-York tribune., 1899-02-10
WAR COMMISSION DISSOLVED.
IT'S REPORT IN THE HANDS OF PRESI-
DENT M'KINLEY.
HE TELLS THE MEMBERS THEY HAVE
DONE THEIR FULL DUTY-NO AT
TEMPT To "wHITEwAsH"
ANYTHING

TEMPT TO "WHITEWAsH"
ANYTHING
Washington. Feb 9-The report Of the War
Investigating Commission is in the hands Of the
President. and tho Commission is dissolved All
the members Of the Commission. including the
secretary. Mr. Weightman. and the recorder
Colonel Davis. met by appointment AT the White
House al ! ~ o'clock this afternoon, and were
at once shown into the Cabinet room. where they
were received by the President. General Dodge
the chairman of the Commission. presented the
report and I'm receiving IL the President congrat-
ulated the Commissioners on the completion OF
their task Seated around the Cabinet table.
the members went over their work In general
way. and AT the request Of the President read
portions OF their report which covered certain
points I'm which he had expressed an interest.
The conference lasted an hour and half and
as the Commissioners We're about TO retire the
President said that he satisfied that each
member had done his whole duty He himself
had rendered them every assistance possible
and said that they would bear witness that ne
had not sought to influence them in any man
ner or In the slightest degree.
According t. present plans. General Dodge
leaves this city tonight for New-York Colonel
Charles DENLY starts tonight or tomorrow for
l.
San Francisco on February p for the Philip
,,r.s 70 iofr HE osso,iat g. members ~ the Philip
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COMMISSIoNERS STATEMENT.
In speaking OF the report to-day 70 a star
rcnorter prominent member of the Comms-
sion said. The repor, does not "ghtevash' T.
criticises bur not persons or things not war
rlnted by the rvi lonce before Us W. started
out with the assumption that tn conduct OF tho
war was al Ilfn'' ana men we "'"' n'''"I
near anu ''''
Inc 'ep''' .,' W.. ~,
e'e'S ''7''''' -'',
uI@I'''4ouS j" "N'p1-'- '-- say ~
o- the opP'S''r '''l,'"i 'a''" ''''
ana ooh WAN any '''"s '''' ''''
ton
I know that every line of me report repre-
sehts my iha.' .'i'ua' ''e"' anu '' '''
tried hard-T 'hah o'u I'D Eel d. ana '~' ''' S
facts nave yer io Gee Aih'. l"eit WAS "' SII
preston or concealment and no point broush,
o,,t IN tho ayidauc. was evlde1 or CLOSED over
W. ,o,.a- ,. he.eore hearing a witness and
,,t-., 49,. -., - ,c,,cb r,or
agreed not 70 examine hln or "'' l' l'I'" u''i
certain matters that might turn out unfavor-
ahlv F,,erytbin1 hat n man knew or thought
1"' ''''.'7
il" hH'" va '''' SUI W '''f'''''' ~
satisfied when the country gets our report IN
fuu that there Will be no complaint either 10
o,,r ,ne+no5e ~ results
O"' '' , - .
The President never "a" i"'e o' ou' '1i''.
- ,..too, ,os ,,,' g. ,a,l,e6 Win ar,
WORD. NOT indeed mas ~ e'e' 'a.'' "'''' '--
of the Commission ao'u' IT, NJ nus "e'
in any way by word or action or messenger
evinced wish to have us develop anything
Dul 'he "u." u e@i '''0
ol OUT "'iN
No w III Wv - 7r''"
I'VE have questioned more than five hundred
witnesses. and the majority - them had some
complaint they wanted u relate. III no instance
can II be proved that We nave ''''e' '' '''-' any
witness VINO mas ue-h 'r'"|'' To- 'u'
as having important ta'ls [" ulSoi'S'' nN'' ~
We desired To White"@Sh the ADi''''''''' '-''''
We could nave ha' o." '''N',"' 49,.
could tu'hiulN 'e7''' INA ''''
war was al 's"' .,-.
"Of course there "ef' som '''' l.,..r W.
TO be expected no so'ul''s W. ln, -. 80,
never had hospitals oI medical attentAh'e ~
good was given those IN IN" "tt WE" 49,, 49,
And their Army ration then was no, - a., .e
a. II is nov ne l''" nv ~ . -. liz,
most Of the food. We found. were very ETi'-' '-.
the militamen from inc Interiors o' g., s,-h
who had been allowed = I.' .'su .'' .,7,r,
5isi ence stores " me M 80 e.b.tnq .nlv
When they went into the ar'V" ishliht '"',
~ -.t..,5,,C, tbaea mon nearly all con
in 4ueS'iotlus tod oiu.a,e received me
iessea 20 uH 'i,%, =" al -. ~irbt ~ e,.rect any
Army ration. l",9 "".' - .,r,, stories 20
more could 'i SUM- ''
ilur,ra'e lil,s ,,, c,,r-,fairts brought 10 ne
IheIe 49, t ~ ,,.r. fo0''sh and false but
Ia oi'' ~, -, e,ar, trouble and expense 20 inquire
W" went q" ever. ''' 30
in'o eVe'H E''D'' .-...,u.