The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-05-12
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rRkaiDEssr g APPROVES rIxDIxa
AND NATTER rs MADE PUBLIC.
GEN NILES SEVERELY CRITICISED.
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tary Of War Miskisjohn { bes 8 Il .,,s !, ~ -
lio tho report AMI flddings 81 sbe & y,;l NJ,
i.asy court appointed to inysat;o. Il, I, !.
.ne Charges made by Major aensra .
MILES, commanding the army tha. s s.. .
oeef supplied to the army dur;ng tn. s..
war with.spain was unfit for tbss n.ss s
OF the troops. -
The most important featnras of az.
!report are: = 'ne =
The finding that the geseral,s s,,s
ea'ions that the refrigerated bee, ~ !.
,.ea'ea with chemicals were not estab..
lSnea' that his allegations coscern;ao
o canned fresh or canneds roast beef
were sustained as to its unsnit.b;I;.n
.of 'ood as used on the transports and
80 iong continued field ration; cen.
sure OF General Miles for ..errou,,.
OF war when he first formed the opin-
ION that the food was unfit; censure of
the commissary general then General
Eagan) for the two extensive purchase
of the canned beef .as an untried ra- ;
tions censure of Colonel Maus, of gen
eral staff; the finding that the packers
were not. at fault, and that the meats
supplied to the army were Of the same
quality as those supplied to the trade
and the recommendation
that no further proceedings will be
taken in the proceedings.
The conclusion of the court adverse
to further proceedings based apon the 4
charges is as follows: = rsss.s:s s
-" It has beentleyeloped nj tlrsc65nrses
CT the inquiry as recited in this report
that IN some instances some individ-
ua!s failed to serve the proprieties
which dignity high military command,
but tho court is of the opinion that
the mere statement in the official re-
port of the facts developed meets the
ends of discipline, and that the inter
ests OF the service will be best sub
served II further proceedings be not
taken"
There is more or less criticism of
General Miles in various parts of the.
report. Probably the most direct in
stance is the one which states that be-
yond the criticism of officars- found
in -the-report, saying:
'"The court finds that against none
of the officers commanding corps divi-
sions, brigades and regiments and
their staff officers should a charge of
guilty be brought.
"The court also finds that the major
general commanU g the army had no
justifiy, IN for alleging that
the refrigeratedj :. was embalmed or
was unfit for isi , troops.
The censure olonel Maus, in
spector general I eneral Miles staff,
is based upon his failure to call atten-
tion to charges concerning the beef at
contained in report of
inspection made by DR.. Tor Maior) Da-
ly, on the Goth of October last, in
which he states his belief that the beef
was chemically treated.
''The silence of Colonel Maus, "says
the court, con so important matter
Major DAILY and personally known to
is most remarkable"
The remark is also made that Gen
eral Miles failure to draw special at
tention to this report is "unex-
planned"
The report places the quantity of
canned roast beef purchased for the
war by the commissary department at
6,S47,17 pounds, including $50, 900
which was brought from Liverpool and
other English ports.
This amount is characterized as ex-
cessive and the commissary general
(Heneral Engan) is severely criticized
in several parts Of the document on
this score.
One of the several rebukes is as fol-
lows:
"Condering the little uso that has
1 cen made of this beef in the regular
army, the probability that the volun-
teerS were entirely IGNORANT of IL tL ~