Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-09
SEVERAL OFFICERS
CENSURED IN REPORT.
War Investigating Commission Abou.
Ready 10 submit IT, Findings
to the President.

Washington Feb s. President Ne
Kinlcy will receive in a day or two the
war investigating commissions repmt
ru the conduct of the war The COM
mission has directly criticised the -ecre-
tary of war Tor lack of hrmne,- ia his
administration of the war department.
No specific Illustrations ul .he ccr ,a-
rvs weakness Is given hy lhe commits.
sion. but through Dos report ibe c.i
dencos Of this fault of the secretary win
b. found particularly in the matter 0f
his relations with Major General Miles
The commission had determined not %
dwell upon matters Of strategy. and lor
this reason has left ont all references o.
the action Of General Miles in going 10
Santiago Of the secretarys permission
for him 20 do 30. and Of his dispatch TO
General Shafter that he was not 10 b.
suppnnted In his command by the major
general commanding
II will h. found that General Miles Is
severally criticised aud the president
will find ample material, from the
standpoint Of the commission. TO take
action against the major general COM
manding
The commission will devote an impor-
tant chapter Of It's report 10 General
Miles charges concerning the beef aud
meats generally furnished to the army
and will find they are practically with
out foundations Il will report that the
beef was not chemically prepared. that IL
was Of good quality aud that the charges
Of the use of chemicals probably grew
ont Of the fact that four quarters Of exc
perimental beef were placed on board %
transport at Tampa by Mr. Powell. i'm
veutor Of preserving process which be-
desired 90 test
This meat was thrown overheard by
the direction of General wood No
chemicals according to thc commission.
were employed in the preparation of the
canned meat but 20 viii br found that
the meat was unfit for use in thc tropics.
because of the climatic conditions
which made 30 unappeuziug boo appear.
anco though it was perfectly good rz
cept boz those instances where Che cans
had beon accidoutly puucturcl or inn.
perfectly -olderci thu, allowing the air
. to enter
Attention will be called to the fact
that of the l3uilicer, whose reports Gen.
Miles submitted showing that the beef
supplied 90 the Porto Rican army was
bad. not one served on that island u
will also he shown that General Mile.
was responsible for the selection Of a
number of camps 40 Chickamauga and
I Miami, aud that this latter recommends
alton was adopted Notwithstanding the
protest Of the secretary Of war
According 10 the commission. the pri.
mary trouble lies Ia the defective army
organization A recommendation viii
be- made that the inspector generals de-.
partment Boz radically rcorganized aud
the report will sharply criticise General
! Breckenridge for abiicatiug bis Office Of
inspector general 90 accepta commission
as @ major general Of volunteers
The secretary of war viii ba cleared
Of an responsibility for the transport
horrors hut Colonel g.. D. Humphreys.
now Ou General Bruuhc- staff. who h Z
charge OF the fitting out of the trans
ports and officers of the quartcrmastcr.
departments iu charge ~ them will be
held Co boz responsible The conditions
which existed 40 Camp Thomas prior 20
is removal will be- ccnsurcd and attcn-
ton viii be called 90 the fact that Major
General Brooke was IN command Of the
camp 40 the time.