The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13
REPORT Of THE
WAR COMMISSION.
consssue4 Frsrn Page One.

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Adfatanf Generals Department
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ard trans ~ - take oaFn of szzAaa regSl-
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EaSiF nezs ~ shs army having rAs Ezsssi-
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ss@ ssssgssaa by shs ia@bi-1sy II LIS e@1ast-
rss@nsx 10 Immediately ress0ssa 20 tie Co.
sssas9&s. Tee sessGoTgy OF gfFsTsqSs years.
Ivy wbies4 fsaax9y every artlcAs u equip
nasfss not sfszas1latssy nessi@e ~ tas army
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emergencies raF.zssvsa Immediate efsr1lTa
exssAns0H - tbe array sSutoss.sis- N Tie
cTEanlsaf{ass - the array f3f active GUY
fsroyia4sn xas rsaGs tgg eight c9rIAs even
Of wblcH wsre tgsly Equipped asa2 placed
in ire nal#.
.-,Tfs.. suggestion has t.een rna6s. ard
olanson ssven tnas Il woala have been
f<-ste= 80 have differed rs army ard
arxsps-~ <4-e trFsygs 81 saeb ~ tHsir Satos
s,szsf~S they we're --@z.e&s trAts4 ard Ts-osa--
tied fafo gssgaaas ags9Esofss and oaTEs. but
fhs war department had not ths off3eaTs
70 asns to Sab ssafe ~ nrgagsi2@. ff'assHFl
feed sn8 equip them scr Rad st offieeFs
Of sgffsefsazt rank 80 COMMAND. 6FH ard
distl pslne tie troops while n stale CAMPS
Harry Eeusoval ~ troops ExoEn state CAMPS
has thu advantage IF avoiding the disturb
ing iDGuence Of saassse sooaliiy.
Way Deficiencies Exfstsd.
''D9e4ng TIE organization aid equip
usssss ~ the army - daily Telegraph report
wak received from each camp Where tEss-
p1rsant deficiencies were reported. tie
ssoSsiAFy or war called attention to tfse
fact ard In rrost easss IL was found thai
ssscA deficiencies we're due 10 tse noTa-
sxfstealess 81 tae articles,
'~Inege were about 20 resasuepts bas- |
talon ard SEPARATE organizations IL the |
army srosn ouiy twenty five Of which came /
complaints. asiJe traan those affecting the /
messtssa asssartGsnt. Investigation has |
shown THAI fae naoat 81 these complaints |
were b~ca ~ of iack Of supplies not so- |
talnabie at Frat. OF ware due 20 the |
tntS p@risnce ~ offiesra In command not. |
10 faT ~ We can discover. from any Inteu- |
tionaE negiscs-
oneer. Appointed From civil Life.
1T WAS found necessary 10 40 outside /
ana appoint officers from civil life. the |
ssaeo.zoiss fseins frequently mad. from Of |
siceEss who had had experience In the na- /
fiana4 guard, graduates from military coli |
iagen ard schools ard citizens whose buse- /
ness Of professions attsd thsIa for the 20 /
sdtieus Tor which they were selected The |
shows that ihoze were honest |
and manifested deaifs 10 bs~cone FL |
eiens. Ne ore has been cougtnaftlai4d aud |
but few dropped as Incompetent
Net Deficiency Of Dollar,
'"Ths adiutant general testified thai ,hsre
had cot tean a deficiency Of 81 reported on
the part 81 tie volunteer sis,fr officers auf
That 10 wished 90 make r. a matter of
recssfd that IN ;ha distribution us many
1alElens 9f 5e.iafs during this war. th@~a
waa yet TO - male tire first charge %
defsleatlon agsinst All army officer. regular
or ya.antaer.
'~rAasae have been very few complaints |
against nits department. The records and !
testimony stanw that II faas been .~nsnpt |
Ia i's work ard has aGdesi greatly % the |
efficiency Of the army
Inspector General. Department
'inapsetsr generals department, Brig |
Gen J. = Hrss ksgsv5dEo trslsasssor general |
Ifated States army. ia charge
s9Ifse commission flfis that thv inspector |
gsner@{S da.sa rssneat waA rat as aaflelsns
IA II nt.ht Ia haze beea Ter. s~ssr.x -
have BEEN question "a 20 ashasity hv
to- H..
"a lsstSt cfaa oseasun May =. the seegss-
tasy - w@s snstr4~sea thr major reuera5
commanding thv army 10 Inspect certain
s.ssnt@ viz
rhose - Cfack asuanga Atlanta New
tlTs leans. No1sla Tanpa Miami ana KEY
W~si The major general di3 tsszt at szrsan
s'peh 'f-stFfsefloos stating Is "a ea his p.aes
- oeisv iusgesSs9n
Further the COMMISSION Fv.f tha. al
taeaEh ssvess} oftleeFs of fasas aspart-
mart ~@f@ assigned - duty in command
~ f3sass 80 $40 fels. esfll competent 90.
1gefs were heji ga charge or TIE siefsass-
hsf0f ih Washington To perform such ssts-
fz@ "a were assigned 20 saegA The eAs-
Ean!ras}"u - the fo1s was arntsa ana
go" i'p9ectees male Tepovfs 20 enc eosy.-
s0aff$ aE "fssers ~ asesn taef hsA teen
assew1srs E--s~ r.--rts vr.r., &C. -.
Asff3 80 as wee uat forwarded - the
@as ia garfu *sc4c
uaaFteraaa~fsF'. Department
''Taa saart rfgsasf ss-~ ,s,,-,a-trssns T. s.
\. E@w tsen. ~ fa1lnsfen. ,i.sarses-.
S1zas1rT s@sFaesi = y 4. fu oaa~xe
UT n's>s a I. isS Vita tN. Esoss-at.st.
90 @pr WIN Spain the ,a,sa-es~sssazssrt
department fous.5 itss's ,asyrrs1 visa xzr-
Sell. numerous end sfuTsrtwnt Fsi.tee -
anaf' s5'gi AFFAIR ssrsl snt gs.'ine tas t,.,,sa~
s$sHy er large army isag saoa aysaa-
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