Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-17
GENERAL EACAN
EATS HUMBLE PIE
Ne Reyises His Statements and Dis
infects Document Generally.
IT IS PLACED ON FILE.
commission Holds u secret session to
consider the Paper and Decides
to Make Letter Pubiic.

Washington. Jan. 1s.-Commissary
General Egan today sent TO the war de-
Investigation commission revised
statement In place Of that originally
made In response TO Gen. Mlles's
charges The revised statement ls
about 20 per cent shorter than that
which was ordered withdrawn because
Of its violent and abusive character.
The commission went into secret scs-
sion 20 read the document and decide
whether In Its present form II had been
cSpurgatcd sufficiently to permit II to
BE- made part Of the commissions
records.
Following IL the text Of the icti.. r"nt
By Gen. Egnn TO the commission with
he amended statement:
Onicc 81 Commissnry Of Subsistence.
Washington. Jan. II. 1893.
To the Commission Appointed by the
President to Investigate the conduct of
the War with in;-Gcntlcmcn--i
have the honor to hand you herr iih
my testimony. which IL now rc-submit'
ted aud revised In accordance with tho
views expressed by you In your letter
10 me Of January iath. Tho objection
able features and what II coreiderci ir-
relevant matter by you. In which opin-
ion I cnt,rly agree. arr eliminated.
In this connection l desire g state
that there was never "a thought 0r In
ivntion ON my part Of nnv dirr.arcct
Whatsoever 10 your commission. but In
explanation Of the language used by
me heretofore. | bcg to Invite the At
tontion Of the commission q tn" .aCt
that I have been accused privately OF
feeding the soldiers with poisoned bgnt
which made them rlck-"enhalincd
beef" 10 called; that I have furnished
meat 10 the army under the prctcrHc Of
experiment. which charge. Ia eacct,
" corruption and worse. because u
jcopardiEed the lives OF soldiers rcnt tu
the font M tropical climates aud who
were dependent upon such food 80 waH
sent them. that thcrc statements have
Rous To- the whole country nncuntr1-
dicted: that they have been Published.
nnd | have been pilloricd In the prora OF
the country ~ a man who has fed the
army on poisoned meat. aud cnrrupily
roi that for about three weeks iime !
have kept silent. for the reason that I
was debnrrcd. after talking with she
honorable secretary Of war. from pre-
pairing charges because OF the lmmun-
ny granted by the President 10 Wit
neNscs before your commission, not
withntnndinH the gravity Of the nccuna-
that such monstrour charges could
have any other effect than 10 work up
On AN honorable man In such way ne
10 goad him 10 desperation. ana that u
was but natural when the proper OPP
portunity was given him To- meet and
fefute the charges that he should chnr-
actcrizc them IN harsh language and
IN terms that are Deemed Improper. no
matter what the provocntion. I there
fore withdraw the Language and matter
20 objectionable and re-rubmit to you
now my sworn statement. with the
abiding faith that your commission.
having all the facts before you. win de-
eide the points at issue Justly. Very
respectfully.
CHARLES y. EAGAN.
commlsaary General Of Subsistence.
The commission after brief secret
session decided for the present To make
public only Gen. EaRnn'H letter. and
not the statement accompanying II.