The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-09
EMBALlIED BEEF
WAS ALL RIGHT.
General Miles CHARGES Were Not
Sustained, Says the Commission,
Good EmergencY Ration.

WASHINGTON, February S.-Tao War
| Investigating Commission has now come
pleted dts labors and its report viii De
in the hands of The President to-mOr-
row.
The report of tho commission is vo-
luminous document of $50 printed pages.
The report makes an important feature
OF the beef issue and di-misses as a
general proposition the charges thai.
hayo been made against ,ae beef
furnished The >army. 10 finds. lt
SIS understood. that most of tne beef was
such as could be- properly furnished as
am emergency ration, pointing out that
the evidence showed 10 never was intend
ed 20 be anything but au emergency
ration. IL says there We're only Two wit
nesses who really testified against the
beef-GcnerM Miles and Major Daly the
chief surgeon. VINO made tle report re-
/ larded as the most sensational forwarded
20 the commission by General Miles A.
20 the testimony of these TWO witnesscs
the commission. Dc is understood. goes
on 20 point ont the mass OF evidence SUBJ
, United 90 the contrary as offs .tng th.
testimony
GOOD FOR EMERGENCY.
AS to such OF the canned beef as was
found 90 Dee Objectionable. the commits
sion points ONT The effect Of the tropical
climate IN producing liQreiacuon Of th
fat in the meat and the consequent rem
dcring of the contents unpa atable. Most
Of the beef though. is found 90 have been
satisfactory for emergency use. where
fresh beer or beef on tne hoof could not
ue procured
Tho structures Of General Miles made
public on the beef and his pu6lc eN-
pressions in other ways 50 ls under
stood, are subjected Go a-severe criu-
cism. The methods and manner of load
ing The transports .n General Shafters
Cuban expedition are also discussed pnd
responsibility placed for The results
The report finds that the statements
OF chemical treatment made by General
Miles on the authority Of Major Daley
are not borne ont hy the chemical oX-
perts. who were also placed on the stand.
1t quotes from Major Days testimony
and then takes up the testimony OF
Chemists Clark, OF the Geological sur
yey, and biee.ow. of the Agricultural De
partmeni. Who examined and analyzei
the beef submitted SO them, and finds
that The repor, of Major Daily Is mot sup
ported Dy other chemical authorities ana
therefore DIS testimony is regarded as
not worthy of creicnce.
WAR WELL CONDUCTED
There are also said to Doe some recon-
mendati1ns as t0 the REORGANIZATION of
certain branches OF the army. but 30 is
stated. tho recommendations are not
radical AS to the administration and
conduct of The war The conclusions of the
commission are understood 20 be that
everything possible WAS done by the De
partment in the limited time that 20 had
at IT'S command in making its prepara-
tions for the war and the report says
that the conduH OF tho war not only
worked out in the end successfully, but
An such way as to be worthy OF great
commentator
The report saws that the evidence be-
fore tine commission shows that Secre-
tary Aleer exercised proper diligence and
supervision and that his subordinaies
also were efficient. experienced and faith
ful
The commission IS q unit on it's report
and there is no minority report
At the outset the commission divided
Itself into sub-commissions for the con-
sideration Of designated branches Of the
main subject Of inquiry These suh-re-
ports VIII be added 20 the princinal
statement of conclusions handed to the
Chief Executive.