Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-06
WADE COURT REPORT
Will Be Made Public When the Pres
ident Acts.
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ARE UNLIKELY
Believed That the Findings Have
Been Approved.
NO STEP AGAINST MILES

Inquiry at the War Department today
elected the information that the report of
the Wade court of inquiry the beef
scandal will be made public by the adjutant
general as soon the President has. taken
final action upon it. Gen. Corbin made the
positive statement that the report would
certainly not be made public today. but he
would not commit himself as to whether it
would be given out tomorrow, Monday or
Tuesday.
In explanation of his doubt on the sub
ject, he said it had not yet been finally de-
termined exactly what day it would be
given to the press. Although he would not
say positively that it would not be given
to the press tomorrow, he intimateG that it
more likely to be withheld until Mon
day at least. He said that it had been de-
termined to give out the entire report in
full, and with that end in view it had been
printed in pamphlet form at the govern
ment printing office. This was done for the
special benefit of the newspapers and the
numerous persons who desire to have copies
of it as soon possible.
The action of the President on the report
will be made known at the same time,
that the transaction will be complete and
no room left for idle speculation as to the
purposes of the executive in the matter.
No Changes.
The report that the President has made
certain changes in the report is secuted al
the War Department as ridiculous. 1t was
also pointed out that it would be impos-
sible for the court to reconsider its report
for the purpose of changing ii in any par
ticular for the reason that all the men,
bers of the court have left the city. and
are at such widely distant points that it
would take considerable time to get them
together again, even in case it was deemed
I'D
court. is at ST Paul. Gen. Davis, another
member, left New York last Wednesday
for Porto Rico, and the other members of
the court and the recorder have all gone
back to their regular stations in different
parts of the country.
Conferences with Gen. Wade.
The Presidents conferences with Gen
Wade after the submission of the report,
q few days ago, it is explained. We're for
the purpose of enabling the President to
prepare his Endorsement of the report, indi-
eating what further action, If any, had
been determined upon as result of the
courts investigations.
1t is said at the War Department by GER
tain officers familiar with the precedents in
such matters that it would have been mani
festly improper for the President to have
changed the report in any particular, as
that would have been an infringement upon
report having been made by the court IN
accordance with the Presidents instructions
for full and complete investigation of the
questions at issue, it remained simply for
him to approve or disapproVe its conclu-
sons, and to take whatever further action
in the premises that he deemed necessary.
Findings Approved.
There is every reason to believe that the
President has approved the findings of the
court as whole, and that he has concluded
that no good purpose can be subserved by
against any of the officers of the army who
may have been shown to have exceeded or
neglected their duty in connection with the
feeding of the army during the Spanish
That the President is not fully satisfied
with the investigation of the proper char
acter of rations for the army is indicated
by his action today in ordering further
special investigation of that subject by the
commanding generals in the Philippines,
Porto Rico and Cuba
Although it is known that the President
and Secretary of War have not indorsed
General Miles course in the beef contro-
be extremely improbable that any action
will be taken at this time for his relief from
command of the army, and the assignment
of General Merritt to that office, as has
been prophesied by officers known to be in
imical to the cause of General Miles. All
doubt this point will be removed, how
ever, when the report of the court and the
Presidents Endorsement thereon are made
public early next week.