The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-08
CENSURE OF MILES
Such in Effect the Finding Of the Beet
Court Of Inquiry.
THE CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED
Refrigerated Beet Was Good When De.
livered to the Army.
COMMISSARY GENERAL EAGAN SCORED
Ne Is Charged With Buying Too LARGE
Quantities Of Rations.
CHEMICALS NOT USED AS PRESERvAIIvEs
Daiy's Statements Go For NauEht
Cattle on the Hoof Could Not
Have Been Utilixed.
Ne Is Charged With Buying Too Large
Quantities Of Rations.
CHEMICALS NOT USED AS pREsERvA1lvEs
Daly's Statements Go For Naurhe
Cattle on tho Hoof Could Not
Have Been Utilised.

Washington. May by direction OF the
president, who approves the findings. AS
sistant Secretary OF War Meiklejohn to-
day made public tho reports and the find
ings of the military court appointed to
investigates the charges made by Major
General Miles, commanding the army, that
the beef supplied to the army during the
war was unfit for the use of the troops
The most important features of the re-
port are;
The finding that the generals allega-
tons that the refrigerated beef was treated
with chemicals were not established; that
his allegations concerning the canned
fresh or canned roast beef were sustained
as to its unsutabilty for food as used on
transports as long continued field ration;
censure of General Miles for error in fall
ing to promptly notify the secretary of
war wher he first formed the opinion that
the food was unfit, oensure of commissary
general then General Eagan. for the too
extensive purchases OF the canned beef as
an untried ration; censure of Colonel Moss
of General Miles staff; the finding that
meats supplied to the army we're OF the
same quality as those supplied to the trade
generally and the recommendation that no
further proceedings would DO taken in the
premises.
The conclusion Of the court adverse 10
further proceedings based upon the charges
is as follows:
1T has been developed in the
| course of the inquiry IA rccited IN
this report that In some instances
| some individuals failed to perform
Z ,he full measure OF duty or 70 obs
serve the prophecies which dignity
| high military command, but the
court ~ OF the opinion that tho
mere statement in the official report
of the facts developed meets the
ends of discipline and that the in
| tercsts of the service Will he best
subscryed IL further proceedings be
not taken"
There is more or less criticism o. 'isn-
era Miles in various parts of The report
Probably the most direct instance Is the
one which states that beyond the criticism
Of officers found elsewhere Is the report:
The count finds that against none oil
tho officers commanding corps divisions,
brigades and regiments and their STAFF oifl-
GERS should a charge OF guilty be brought
"rbe court also finds that the
mnior general commanding the
urmy hnd not sufficient justihcatton
IN, alleging that the refriGerateu
hccf ,yas embaip,ed or unit for issue
al
committed an error In that haNi"s
! belief or knowledge as claimed ehat
The food was mint. that IL causeu
sickness and distress, that some OF
/ IL WINS supplied under the pretcnse
of experiment, that other beer was
cmbnImcd. he did not Immediately
r.uort such knowledge or belief 10
an. secretary OF war Ia the end that
4, ,rouer remedy might be promptly
applied"
The ceusurc Of Colonel Maus, Inspector
general on General Miles stan Is Dasea
IN hiy failure TO call attention TO charges
concerning the beef at Chicamanga con-
ifained in report OF inspection made py
Dr Tor Maior) DAILY, on October ~ lds.'
IN which ne stated his belief that the
beef was chemically treated
THE silence OF Coionel Maus, say sne
court. ION so important matter as lne
lchemlcalized beef reported by Major Day
ana personally known to himself, Is most
remarkable $500,
Miles failure to draw special attention
to this report Is unexplained.
Commenting upon General Miles testi-
mony that he had hrst formed the opin-
lon last August that the refrigerated beef
had been PROGRESSED the court remarked,
Whatever the date upon which he formed
heIlef or a reasonable suspicion that the
Meath OF the troops was being impaired
by the use OF deleterious food. u was ms
bounden duty in the opinion OF the court
} Instantly to take the most effective meAf
ures within his control to ascertain
actual fact and TO correct the wrong
any should be found. II would hafeH
practicable to obtain SAMPLES of ing
then being supplied to the army
contractors and to have submitte'
samples 10 chemical examination
(, would have resulted in the der
the presence or absence OF