Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-09
BEEF IS THE
STAR TOPIC.
War investigating Committee viii
Report Today.
SAYS ALGER Is A MODEL.
garding the Embaimcd itcef ttc-
cciyc severe criticism.

Washington. Fob. S.-The war invcs-
tignting commission has not completed
liz lnbors and It's report viii be In the
hands Of the President tomorrow. Tho
commission held session today that
extended well into the afternoon. soc
lng ovct details Tomorrow the mcn-
beers of tho commission will meet At
their old offices. formally attach their
signatures TO the formal document.
then proceed IN body 20 the executive
mansion. inform the President that
they have completed their mission aud
present their report. The commission
then viii cease a. exist The commits.
sion'H quarters viii be- vacated immc.
diatcly and win be- takcn possession
~ by Gen. Kennedy and Mai. Watkins,
who hold the refrigerated offices Of
advisers to the war department IN
colonial nnaim.
The report Of the war commission IL
a voiuminoua publication Of 100 pflns-
cd pages. Each member has been sup
piled with "a printed copy TO- retain and
arrangements have been made W. that
the President will have aa many
printed Cupicn aH he wishes when H.
makes the document public.
The report makes an important fca-
turc 81 the beef issue and dlamiaucs
no a general proposition the charges
that have been made against th' W'og
furnished the army IL finds. IL ~
Understood. that most ~ the beef was
such as could be properly furnished
NJ an emergency ration, pointing out
that the evidence showed II never was
intended 90 be anything but an
emergency ration. II says there were
only two witnesses who really tcau.
ficd against the beef Gen. Miles aud
Mai. paly, the chief surgeon. who
made the report regarded 20 the most
sensational forwarded to the eouWla-
muny Of these two witnesses, the COM
mission. II " understood, goes On 10
puin, out the mass Of evidence sub
miticd TO the contrary aH ouscttlng
this testimony.
As To such " the canned beef as was
found 10 be- objectionable tho commits
sion points out the effect o. the tropl.
cal climate In producing llducfactipn
81 the fat In the meat AMI the cpnSr-
qucnt rendering Of the contents un-
paiatablc Most ~ the beef though,
IN found to have been satisfactory Tor
emergency use. where fresh beef or
beef on the hoof could not be- pro.
cured
The structures ~ Gen. Miles made
public on the beef ana his public .N-
prcssionr In other ways. u N UNDER
stood. arr subjected 10 a Fevcrc crlti-
ciFm
The methods and manner ~ loading
the transports In Gen, shnf'era cue
| ban expedition ARE also discussed ana
responsibility placed for IA" results.
The reports ind that tho statements
| 81 chemical treatment made 10y den.
| Miles ON the authority or Mai. DAILY
are not borne out by the chemical cN-
pcrtH who are placed IN tho stand.
II quotes from Mai. Days testimony
and then takes ~ the tcftinion. OF
Chemists clark and liigclow. who ok
amlncd analyses of the beef submitted
and found NJ chemical expert Mai.
DAILY ~ not supported by other Chom-
teal authorities and that therefore hin
testimony II regarded as not worthy VI
credonce,
There are also said o. he some
recommendations ns 20 organization ~
certain branches ~ the army. hut II
- stated the recommendation nro not
radical
A. 10 the administration and con-
duet of tho war the conclusions are
undrrHtood 10 be that everything pcs
riblo WAS done by tho department In
the limited time II had at lt4 cfiriuhnd
IN making IT. preparations Tor the var
and the report says that ihc conduct
of the war not only worked out huc-
ccHHfully. hut In such u way ~ % b.
worthy ~ great commentator.
The report says that the evidence bc-
| fore the commission shows that Sec
Rotary Algor exercised proper diligence
ana supervision and that his aubnr,li
natcn also wcro efficient, experienced
aud faithful. The commission " a init
ON III report and thorc IN NJ minority
| report.
At the outset the commission divided
/ Itself Into subcommittee for the rop-
nratc consideration of deriHnatcd
| branches of tho main subject ~ in-
aulry. The Hub-rcportH VIII 10 added
/ ~ the principal statement OF conc'u-
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