The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-08
UNFIT AS RATION
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refrigerated beef was treated with pre-
servatives, but the statement is made
that but little testimony was submitted
by him in support of this contention. The
inference drawn by the court from the
absence of such testimony is adverse to
the existence of the practice alleged to
prevail by the major general command
ing
Considerable attention is given TO ,)r.
Daly'S testimony concerning the refriger-
aied beef on the transport Panama, AMI
also to his report concerning the beef
supplied to the immunas stationed at
Chickanauga Referring to the doctors
analysis of the resiGuum from beef secur-
ed on the transport, the court calls atten-
ton to the fact that. he approved the find
ing of the board of survey, and that, not
withstanding there were other medical
officers en- board, nc reference was made
by him as to his suspicion that the meat
had been chemically treated.
CAUSE OF SICKNESS.
A chapter of the report is devoted to
the consideration of the cause of the sick
in the army during the Santiago cam
paign, but the court finds it impossible
to conclude that either the canned fresh
beef or refrigerated beef appeared to any
appreciable extent as causes Of intestinal
disease"
Speaking of the ration as n whole the
court says:
"As to the effects of the food sup
ply, having regard to both suff1cien-
cy and quality, 1T seems to be clear
ly established that the army ration
as supplied, without modification,
to the troops serving in the West
Indies was by no means adapted
for use In a tropical climate. If
this be true the unfitneSs of the ra-
ton should have manifested itself
by Its failure to keep the troops
which subsisted upon 1T in the best
possible condition for service in n
hot climate. This, in the OpinfOn
of the court, Is fully established in
evidence. The iEsuficiency of the
food supply In Cuba and the irreg-
uIarity attending upon it's distribu-
ton, due primarily to marked de-
appear to some Z extent as causes
OF disease among the troops who
were thus insufficiently and irreg-
uIarly supplied"
The report is signed by Gen. Wade and
the other members of the court.
MILES IS SILENy. ss-sas
Maj, Gen Miles, when asked tonight
whether he had any comment to make
upon the report, said he had read it., and
added: 'I have nothing to say upon the
report, the decision reached, the manner
OF taking testimony or the conclusions"
Does that. mean that as far as you are
concerned you will let the matter rest
where it lays?" asked the reporter.
81 have nothing to say" said Gen.
Miles.
Maj. Gen. James F. Wade, late presi-
dent of the army board of inquiry into
the beef charges, was seen last night at
his quarters at the Ryan hotel and asked
for a statement regarding the decision
of the board, made public in the press
dispatches He refused to discuss the
work of the officers composing the board,
except in a general way, and pointedly re-
fused to make any statements in any
way connected with the boards decision.
THE report went from the board to the
president" said he in answer to Ques-
ton, land it is being made public after
his consideration of the document, sup
pose. In case the president makes any
statement, I am inclined to the opinion
that 1t is his right, but cannot say any
thing, either in an official Or Individual
capacity.
Eyes, was president of the board Our
sessions were two months and a half long,
and, as everybody knows, we examined
a great many witnesses. The work was
tedious at times, but it had to be done.
The decision was the result of our exam
ination into the charges made and fur
Their than this have nothing to say
WAS the decision the result of a unan-
imous vote Of the members of the board?
You must excuse me, can say moth
ing further