The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-08
EAGAN is THE SCAPEGOAT
President Approves the Report
of the Beef Court.
CENSURE FOR GEN. MILES
His Charge That Chemicals Were Used
Not Sustained--A Good White
wash for the Packers-The
Beef Was All Right.

;nes Actine. Secretary If war MeilsIe-
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findings of the military court appointed
to investigate the charges made by
Major General Miles commanding the
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ARMY 'ial Ing oeei suppieu ~
army during the war with Spain was
unfit for the use of the troops. The most
! i,,,,r+,,t fa.+,,r.s of +,a ranort orc.
Inc hhalhs tlial Tue seheiai CUM
plant that the refrigerated beef was
treated with chemicals was mt estab-
,,a,oa IT,, .,,a..a+;ax,u o,,,aon.;,,r
i.'''eo' ''i"' ifS 0iie 9 q Niot'' s
the canned fresh or canned roast peel
were sustained as to its unsuitability
| for food &c need q, tba transno,ts and
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as lohg-contihue .i, nela ra.lon, cen u.
SURE VI 1enelai MIes loI eioi ~
laiilhs " pioi,ip'iy nosiy tiis SCI etaiS
| OF war Wheh ne ilfst Iorniea tne opil
. ION tlal t.e looa WAS u,iiit, celsuIe "
lne coiliaiiissary general lnei' Ien ieI
| Lasan' TOT tle too eAtensAve puisiiase
% .he caiineu pesl as an uiiti nc ieu -,
| eral Miles, staff. the finding that the
| packers were not at fault, and that the
| meat supplied to the army was of the
same quality as that supplied to the
trade generally, and the Recommended
ton 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 indi-
viduals failed to perform the full meas
ure of duty or to observe the Nproprie-
ties which dignified military laws COM
mand, but the court is of the opinion
that the mere statement of official facts
developed meets the end of discipline,
and that the interests of the service
will be best subserved if further pro-
ceedings be not taken
There is more or less criticism of
General Miles in various parts of the
report Probably the most direct in
stance is the one which states that be-
yond the criticism of officers found
elsewhere in the report:
THE court finds that against none of
the officers commanding corps, divis-
ions, brigades and regiments and their
staff officers should a charge of guilty
be brought.
,,,
Sehs"fe ior Miles,
1.-THE court also finds that the major
general commanding the army had no
sufficient justification for alleging that
the refrigerated beef was embalmed or
was unfit to issue to troops. 1t 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; thai
some of it was supplied under the pre-
tense of experiment that other beef was
embalmed, he did not Immediately COM
municate such knowledge or belief to
the secretary of war to the end that a
proper remedy might be promptly APP
nlied'
The censure of Colonel Maus, inspect
or general on General Miles staff, is
based upon his failure to call attention
to charges concerning the beef at Chick
amauga contained in a report of inspec-
tion made nv DIR. Tor Maior) DAILY or
the 26th of October last, in which he
stated his belief that the beef was
chenicallv treated
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the cnlonel ION an imnorta MT matter as
the chemical treated beef reported by
Maior Dalv and nersonally known to
himsalf is most remarkabIe.'
The remark is also made that Gen.
nrai Miles, failure 10 draw snecial at.
tant;or 10 this ,,enort 10 ..,,nexnlained !,
commenting ,,non General Miles ties.
, +inon,y th.t ha mad trst formed the
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