The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-25
LAST SESSION
OF the Wade Court Of Inquiry
nj Lees Claims.

nlshed the army during the lc.e wls
with Spain held It's last open session to-
day and is now engaged dpon tho pre-.
lparation OF Its report.
Tais morning th 4Hurt decided not io
laccept a report ma. ly Lieut. GO. Gar
lHngton OF the Inspector Generals stan
TINS report has bcen transmitted 90 Cen
cal Miles through Inspector General
Brockurldge. The report ot Col Car
llnFton covers about eighty typewriter
lp1ets and goes cxhaustIvcly into the re-
ports made by officers and men without
drawing any general conclusion. The
board in explanation of its refusal 10
loccopt this report in evidence gave ont
The following statement
Tho report of the Investigation con-
Quoted by Lieut. COL. Darlington. inspcc-
tor general under the orders of the mt
i1r general commanding contains the fe-
suit of an inquiry carried ON for the most
part at the Same tlme and iu the samc
lpluccs as that entrusted to this court
lbv the prcs.don. During the prtgrcss ~
the Investigation Col Darlington has SUIT
lmipted the names OF witnesses aud sram
time to time has suggested subl's.s OF
Inquiry. all of which have boon fauy 70
ccived boy the court Tho reports which
were furnished him by the officers o,
the army have hecn already re1l and
submitted n evidence I'm vicw " ,h,sc
facts ana as o. d1vs not appenr ho' col
Harrington had other or bc',cr mc1us
of information than wero accessible t1
the court at every tsagc OF Its .31u,ry.
&c is ordered that The report be 3ot rec
ceived in evidence"
At the afternoon session. Nal Ice
summed mp for his side ~ The ease. Re
cordcr Davis read brief reports from
General Breckiuridgc. the Inspector gem
eral and also two of hs subordlnatcs.
Mai Philip Reado and Lieut. Col Carl
ington. as TO tho effects and result OF
their Individual work and observations.
General Brechnddgs condemned the cans
ned beef ration, an speaking generally.
sal that while the army ration fulhlie1
Ian the scientific requirement. ass 60 food
values, its component Uatgs should tc
lchangcd to meet the now CON iitons =
service. As the ration was 0Xed hy law.
lthis was a matter FOR congress 20 remedy.
lie also suggested that articles required
10y SICK and conv1lescent pcr5Ius should
be added Major Rcades report was main
IIv devoted TO the lack OF certain camp
Iequipmcnts among certain regiments and
that of Col. Darlington to the result Of
his personal inspection OF tho various
Icamps OF the country
Tho court then decided that f any Of
the dispositions for which General Miles
has called should be received prior 90 the
lcomplctlon OF the report OF the hord,
lthey should be admitted as evidence sub
lect tD the board of limitations
| Major Lee then summed mp tho case.
He read his argument from carefully
prepared manuscript dnd was given care
lful attntion by the three members or
the court and the recorder.
| Washington, April "a Major Lee. who
has represented General Miles before 40
lWade court of inquiry made his closing
address To the ccrrt this afternco1 lie
presented a .cng argument which re-
viewed the cansos which led to tne bcoi
lmvestigatii analyzod the mass lf tas
ltmony adduced aud closed by claimnl
that the charges with regard TO Tho quail
lty of the beef supplied profacing hia
Iargumont. Major Lee said
"It may be- permitted to remark that
have not appeared nor DO appear r
any technical Fcuac as lhs counsel of 10,
major general commanding the army lr
as has been, and let us hope. erroneous
Ily miuaiued hy some. that rho inquiry
under the order convculug ihis court Wt-
az much for tho purpose of iuvestlgatlns
implied accusation or imputauon against
the major general cgmmou ling for a'sr
taniug the complaints ANA representa-
tlons Of tho officers and soldiers as %
, Improper food as to luyesug1ta their mrr
q | .sf as fuIrNf
lapproprlate but the corr rouIeuce boz
tween tho court and the major geuo %
commanding shows quite clearly the az
, tent TO which he has been representc,
before this court-the purpose ba'ns tr
present and elicit evidence pertinent 60
the inquiry. His allegations are nothing
more. nothing less. than ule complaint.
brought TO his official knowledge hy h'
officers ana men OF tho army wh1 part,
. clpatei in active service during 90. res "a
! war"
Major Leo said the major general com.
mauding tho army was Obliged boy hi'
, position to institute searching inquiry
. into the allegations concerning the food
, supply of th. army lle then referred o.
D The superb little army which cmbarke,
4 from Tampa last june FOR the inyaHiof
! I0f cuba ANA won impori8hable ronown
. adding that FOO logs than mine weeks th
= remaining part Of Dc wla returned 90 th
n unitcd states pIuHhle wrark iu bod
r. and in mind" '"No unc" hc tid "ci1im
n ad any one article ot food was 10 blame
But" said h,. thc overwhelming cyi
n deucc of. we believe. NOT loss imam n p-
@ cont OF the officers and fully E per cent
u of the men shows beyond re1s7n1W