The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-08

WASHINGTON, May by
- direction of the president.
svho approves the findings, Acting
Secretary Meiklejohn today made
public tie report and findings of the
military court appointed to invesH-
gate tie charges made by Maj. Gen.
Miles. commanding tie army. that
the beef supplied to tie army during
tie syar svitb Spain was unfit for tie
ase Of tie troops.
The most important features of tie
report are:
Tie finding Is that Gen. Xles'
charges MafMe refrigerated beef mas
treated w&A chemicals were nat es-
tASiksAe6S Haf Is alIeyaftons con
cemiae tie canned fresh o. canned
roast beef vere sustzine. as to It's
unsuaabflYy for food as used on tie
transports and as 4 long-confinued
field ration; censure of Gen. SNiIes
for :" error" In failing to promptly
notify tie secretary of war qvhen he
first formed tie opinion that tie food
has unfit; eensure of tie con,missary
general, Gen. Easan. for the too e.
tensfpe purchase of tie canned beef
As an unt1ed ration: censure of Col.
Maus, of Gen. Niles staff; the
finding that the packers were not at
fault and that the meats supplied to
the army 1Dere of tie same quality
as those supplied to the trade sener-
ally, and tie recommendation that no
further proceedings Be taken In the
premises.
The conclusion of the cou1 ad-
perse to further proceedings based
upon tie cbarges Is As follows:
~. has been developed In the course Of
the inquiry recited In this report. that
In some instances some individuals failed
TO perform the full measure Of duty or to
Observe the proasr .esIes which aignifed mill
ttary laws command au, the court is Of
the opinion thar the r,~re statement Of Of
fcia, facts levesoped meets the end Of dis
cfplsre. and that the interests Of the serv-
ice viii best ia subsesvei IL further pro-
cecd.ngs be ncs taken"
Critfci.a, Of Gen. Miles.
There IS more or less criticism Ok Gen.
Miles in various paris OF The report Prob
ably the most direct instance Is the fol-
lowing.
The court finds taa. against none ~
the OFFERS comma nsing corps. divisions
arfgaoes and regiments ana their s.ssT
officers should charge OF guilty be
brought
The court also Hnts that the major
general commanding ,h. army hasf no sas-
sseiev; justification for alleging that the
refrigerated beet Was esnSaiue3 or was
unftt for fss2e 20 srsees. I. also nrsi~ that
ns committed an error In that having be-
lief or knowis~swe as re claimed ssaf the
roei was anrt. that 4; caused sickness and
distress that Sgane of II was supFii~i an
der tire sr~tess~ cf experiment. that other
beef WAS cGTsssfysei. ne ssis not irnt,assliai
~ communicate ssaeh knewis-fge or o>liss
Z, the secretary ef ear. - the snd tlss; a
Proper remedy asigh, be aroynsssiy applied
TIE censurr II t'ol Naas. inspector gen-
eral % Gen Miles san Ia base3 span RS
failure 10 cali attention - tAe charges
concerning the Aeet a; CsiekausAnEa coEs-
snsrsea In IS reToyt os inspection made by
pr. sor Masors Daily en- the .ssa O, O,o,oeer
iss., ~ which Re stated ais BELIEF that the
beet eas cherTsAc ally ts~atei
TIE silence ot Col Ma@s" says the
ezsars. ~ar 50 important, a matter a. TIE
chsy-sacasissi s%sf reported ey Ma Daily
and personally kGswn 20 asrsef - most
remarkable"
Ire remark ss also nsds that Gen.
Miles sas,4re sc draw special afsez,.on 10
tass rrne-t Is "-tn esnsAsfe@'
Miles Duty TO Have Reported.
Commenting apo- a~-- Miles tss-iz7ny
taAi - bad Graf formed TIE osiaion last