New-York tribune., 1899-02-14

him are marked for personal criticism III coh
snicuous exception 70 all other officers. we are
told that Camp Algor was "undcslrahe' "u"
was not abandoned too soon." but hear no'h
ing about who made the mistake or Seiec'hE
H. Fut Of the camp at Miami. Fla, Whlch WIS
"found I'm all respects unsuitable ana anau
doned we are not allowed 10 forget that IL
"was selected by the Major-General command
ing" The Commissioners before thcF hn""
II are started on course Of rather ShaIp CRU
iclsm Of deficiencies in management M san
tiago. hut Just oil the point OF saying VINO ihau'
the mistakes they bring themselves ND lu'N-
lv with a glowing tribute 10 the men VINO
won famous victory In spite or hlohueIS'
In dealing with the beef question itself the
same partaty is shown In one breah 'eH-
oral Miles and Surgeon DAILY are cenSured ioT
not having more promptly reported their suS
nicons Of chemicals. and in the next 'he! are
discrcditcd as lihcllcrs and their allegations
thrown contpmptuously out of court
Tho method adopted by the Commissioner
who told Surgeon DAILY that he was on triai
when he dared 10 come forward to report wha'
he had discovered Is fully copied IN the report
Nor IS his discovery which was confirmed ny
Professor Clarke's analysis. dlsproVed. me
C,opmisslon contents itself with sharply re-
hiking Surgeon DAILY for "conccalnG the knoWi-
edce Of the commission OF a crime when II
sovs never was committed. and with report
inc that # had analyzed some other beef ana
rornd II all right In It's view either Professor
clarke does not know how TO analyze or Sur
econ Dalv deliberately doctOred his sample ana
cova neriured testimony. The Commissioners
do not say this hut they can get over that
earnnlo Of salicv!lc acid in no other way. Inc
-o,ort's defence of canned beef amounts 10
rothino at all It quotes General Miles as once
fovorlng canned meats put mp by reputable
Grr,s" and seorns 10 assume that that disposes
of the great mass Of testimony OF Regular
Arr,v officers that the particular canned meats
issued were unpalatabe, Of poor quality ana
oDparontlv composed Of the refuse att"r the
hoef extract had been removed. No real at-
temDt IS made 10 deal with the questions 50
raised nor 10 discuss the widely published and
apparcntly authentic telegram to the packers
from thcir agent telling them that they neeu
not mind about the quality OF canned meat sent
10 the soldiers.
The Commission gives sound advice Wheh II
urges that the routine Of the Department oe
reformed 50 that its capacity for transac'lnE
husincss shall no longer he inferior 10 'hat Oh
on industrial concern. 1t IS right in caliihg Tor
better preparation for war in time OF peace ana
for that cooperation Of the medical corps Win
rolief examinations which was SO tardlly WEI
coined hv our officials. These ana many olner
CONCENTRATIONS in the same line are wise and
tinelv and ought 10 he needed by Congress
and the war Department The commissioners
were competent to give valuable hints on those
srhiects II is pity they went beyond them
q become partisans in controversies on which
,beir judgments will carry no conviction ana
from which they themselves can gain no credit.