Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1899-05-10
INQUIRY.
Report and Findings of the Mill.
Vary Court Given 10 the Public.
y Gen. Miles invcstigated-AIie
hat the Refrigerated Beef for
Py Was Treated wIth Chemi-
cals Not Established.
ksHINoroN, MAY s.-By directio


FINDINGS, Acting Secretary of War
Meiklejohn Sunday made public the
report and findings of the military
court appointed TO investigate the
charges made by Mai. Gen. Miles. com
handing the army. that the beef sup
Piled 10 the army during the war was
unht Tor the use of the troops The
most important features of the report
are:
The finding that the generals allie
CATIONS that the refrigerated beef was
treated with chemicals were not estab-
hshed; that his allegations concerning
the canned fresh or canned roast beef
were sustained as TO Its unsuitability
for food as used on the transports and
as long continued field ration: cen
sure OF Gen. Miles for error in failing
20 promptly notify the secretary OF war
when he first formed the opinion that
the food was unfit: censure of the
eommissary general Chen Gen. Ea-
gam for the too extensive purchases
o. the canned beef as an untried ration:
ccnsure Of Col. Maus, OF Gen. Miles
staif; the finding that the packers we're
not at fault and that the meats sup
Piled TO the army were of the same
quality a. those supplied 20 the trade
generally aad the recommendation
that no further proceedings will be
taken in the PREMISE.
The conclusion Of the court. adverse
to further proceedings based upon the
charges, is a follows
1T has been developed in the course
OF the inquiry. as recited in this re-
port. that in some instances some in
dividuals failed to perform the full
measure OF duty or 70 observe the pro-
prieucs which dignity high military
command, but the court is of the opin-
ion that the mere statement in
the official report of the facts develop
ed meets the ends of discipline and
that the interest of the service will be
best suhserved if further proceedings
be not taken"
There is more or less criticism of
Gen. Miles IN various parts of the re-
port Probably the most direct in
stance is the one which states that be-
yond the criticism of officers found
elsewhere is the report: The court
finds that against none OF the officers
commanding corps, divisions. brigadcs
and regiments and their staff officers
should charge of guilty be brought.
The court also finds that the ma ior
general commanding the army had no
sufficient justification Tor alleging that
the refrigerated beef was en- balmcd or
was unfit for issue 20 troops. II also
finds that he committed an error in
that, having belief or knowledge. as
claimed, that the food was unfit; that
II caused sickness and distress; that
some of it was supplied under pre-
tense OF experiment.; that other beef
was embalmcd. he did not Immediate
~ report such knowledge or belief to
the secretary of war to the end that
a proper remedy might be promptly
applied"
The censurc of Col Maus, inspector
general on Gen. Miles staff. is based
upon his failure TO call attention to
charges concerning the beef at Chick.
nnauga contained in n report OF in
spcction made by Dr. Tor Maj) DAILY
on the Goth of October last, in which
ne stated his belief that the beef was
chemically treated.
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