The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-13

supplies 10 inc army. NlhlOE AIThhIllbil ~ blh
time was issuing every pound Of meat toth
army at ChickamauRa. and told Lieut.-Co
MAYS that he had never heard nsdd Of sue aS
treatment Of the beef. and could not Sc
the need or necessity for any such thing, TIL
IfS2i'sH sia RemSHfF 81 y MAJOR SEawl Rfgrays smut Si Is to .Sra !
your attention TO the fact that Gen. Miles
he most competent oiieers in the az
my. who had personal knowledge VII,
Sdso h sEoaId h ,sS G rsschs ead a f%fh prEo R6SSll
did reach Gen, Miles. And this was in tn,
latter Psrt Of September; while = ths report IT., 2
made those alleged discoveries at Tampa
Jecksonyille. .ChickamauRa and Porte. Rico
improper food was not fed TO the army
dated @s5 i S GsSSf5Ef9 th Sept a? 81. + P ?dSn, E FfiRSFt 'q i
communicate tito the War Department for II
one Of the first duties OF an oGicer o
any grade or rank, At no time did he in
BELIEVED it. did. he not perform the simple
to expose an imposition 7 Why wait. and spring
reached the whole civilized world,,a scan
dial calculated to ruin thousands OF people
merchants engaged in the sale Of this beef,
carries this beef TO Europe. and generally dis
crediting and putting infamy upon one OF the
lbIkpSL Industries IN America 7
Gen. Niles fatty calls this refrigerated beef
'embalmed beef, To make that still more EN- (;
phatic he calls this beef ,so.called refrigerated
beef This statement of Gen. Miles is an abso-
Lutte, unqualified falsehood. made out Of whole
evidence whatsoever to sustain It."
II is not only q falsehood. but It is a gross
libel, q slanderouss libel, IN imputation and in
effect a statement that each and every honor
able firm who has contracted with the Govern
lnnfrnRtc dnfryunn1 tho An haiGfanNa nnnnrf-
ment and the Government, and under cover
beef that is embaimei.' In ali the Ian
gnages at once | desire to pronounce. this
hood of whole cloth. and being 50 he should be
held TO the strictest accountability.
den, Miles was asked by your committee
army ration. His answer is: You had better
ask the Secretary OF War or the Commissary-
vas sent to the army as food. and the pretence
Ii. that 1t was sent as an experiment
sent H to the EARN army an as S "a preion neei for 1n exp S22n MtS
says that which implies corruption, which
ninety-nine of every 100 people vii! under
giving credit to me for furnishing it as an ox-
tence of an experiment This is aserious charge.
should not be made yany man lightly or with
S Ststs annie E; evidence tSn to support It it; Taxi T1ki biy the Inc
tended. the sense that will be. accepted by the
country, at large. the sense that already the
accepted it-ipdeed, some Of that press be-
cause of it called for my dismissal from the
arm and my conference.-the answer that it
was not furnished under the pretencs OF expe-
rlment. nor even rs an experiment. and when
Gen Miles charges that IT was furnished as a
throat, he lies in his heart. he lies in every hair
OF bis head and every pore Of his body: he lies
liciously.. II his statement is true that this
was furnished under pretence OF an expeti-
army. aud incarcerated in State prison.
t. be. then he should be drqmmed out
With other iibeiiSrs. Ills statement is a
scandalous libel. rejecting upon the honor Of
traGted for or purchased this meat. and espe-
etally and particularly on the Commissary-
a liar when he makes this statement itself. I
wish 10 make it as emphatic and as coarse as
the statement itself. l wish to force the lie
as q ,falsehood Of whole cloth. without a
he can prove his statement he should be
denounced by every honest man. barred the
and so ostracized that the street bootblacks
would not condescend to speak to him.. for he
ouled his own lest. he has aspersed the honor
dence or fact to sustain in any degree his scan
d@alous. l~ibe!ous. malicious, falsehood. viz. |
Gen Eagap reviews the alleged interview
his request for a disavowal or admission from
zen, Miles as to its correctness. He says: He
refused 70 distinctly deny, i, he should be held
made these statements. then he lied again.
and If he made the statement that
l g5sIs'nc then is he the LIED rec Mith ts ss black sS be s
ncart as the man who blew up the Maine pos
sessed. and he. deserves to be characterized
prodigious liar Of THE nineteenth century. The
as unmitigated falsehoods. vile and
'landerous. SO slanderous that il can only be
called Nth. such filth. too. as we are accus-
1ame;
he furnishing OF refrigerated meats or timed
meats, nor has he in any manner whatsoever
.racts, the awards or the purchases OF these
articles and here and now ! state that |, and I
lone. am responsible, and in this connection |
he pardon Of the committee for making any
filthy subject. we are treating OF falsehoods
md lies, and how can We. deal with such mat
without the New York Journal coming
" In this connection I desire to state to the
9mm1ttes en- my firm belief that the New York
iork Herald-or, rather. their editors and pro-
'rietors-should be Indicted and tried fer trea-
on to the United States during this war. and /
.eem 1t the duty of every Union club in Amer
ca to take this matter up aud to employ able
ounsel and, indlct the owners of these Jour
ais for high treason In giving aid and COM
ort and to the public enemy for
he sole purpose of gain. the same pur-
oses that actuated Benedict Arnold. and
hope that in America there will be
ound, especially in, New York city, able. loyal
myers who will look into this subject. and
nth the Union clubs OF America will take the
natter up, take itinto the courts and teach the
wners OF Q journals. even at this late day,
hat treason. treason for gain. for increase OF
and the, profit II brings. cannot and
hall not go unpunished in this country. We're
q, man OF wealth or means i would take this
ubject up myself. l would put journalistic
naveS, purloiners Of the secrets Of the Gov ,
rnment, ibehind the bars. where they belong"
lteierring. TO a statement by Gen. Miles that
AIMED beef was made a part OF the army ration
urlng this war. to the extent of sending 1t to
orto Rico. Gen. Eagan asserts that 1t was not
lade a part OF the army ration in this war. be-
iuse 10 had been made q part OF the army
ttion for many years past. 1t had been a part
the army ration for many y~ears-since Feb.
1898, and would be found published in Gem /
raj Orders. No. y Of that year. Reverting to the
leo by Gen. Miles. he said: !
" 1t 10 n question to be considered what right I
en-. Miles had, TO divert the customs funds TO !