The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-29
ALGER TO MILES
EX-sECRETARY or wan RENEws
OLD FEUD.
ARMY BEEF MATTER AGAIN.
HE UPHoLDS EGAN AND CONDEMNS
MuES.
says Canned Fresh Beef Wa.
standard Army Ration--slr. AIEcr's
Article In the Next Issue of the
North American Review LIKELY



North American Revievv LIKELY
90 Create sensation.
New York. Dec. 2S.-The North Amcri-
can Review. In its next issue. will con-
tain an article on The Food Or the Army
During the spanish War" By eN-secre-
tary OF War Russell A. Alger. The ar
ticle cites the creation Of the war inves-
tgation commission. and says;
"on the gsi day OF December isas. the
major general commanding the army of
the United States appeared before the
commission, then skiing iu Washington.
and mado his statements with respect 10
the canned fresh and refrigerated beef
furnished to the army during the war.
The article says:
Gen. Miles refused 20 be sworn or
affirm. as every other Of the t95 Witnesses
had been, declaring In substance ,ha, he
would make his statement without heing
sworn and was responsible for what he
said
Although the commission had been sii-
ting nearly three months. the charges
with respect 70 canned and refrigerated
beef were now made foV the FIRST slime,
and stranger ana more inexousable ana
more unsoldierly stnl during all those
months, with this pretended knowledge of
facts. which. II they existed should have
been made known 10 the Secretary OF War
for the protection OF the army-Gcn.
ni'es never "''" "''"ne" N'e
Old ever hear rumor OF ehemioahY-
treated beef being purchased for the army
untu the Generals testimony was given
before the oommisston fn answer To In
aulriea aa 10 how canned beef became "a
,.sr9 IN IN. .rrnv ration. cen. Miles said.
You had better ask the Secretary
~ War az the Comruiesarv General.
think 4hey can tcll YOU ] know IL was
semi "a the army a. food aud the prc-
tense il thai IA was sent az an expert
ment There Was sent 10 Porto
Rioo xz5 tons OF what Is known rs. or
called refrfgerated beef. which YOU might
call emtalmed beef
Vow N YOU want to ascertain the cost
10 The government OF this so-called re-
srtgsrated heef-.mbalued beef-take the
orIr4nal cost do not know
u,h.t may have been injected IA a.
The understAnding is that
thta ga a secret prooeag OF preserving beef
IL may be thar they are
afN e. fnHFH. 7
knovr II a was furnished
- anv cxpedition ia this country or any
other with such stun 1 would prohibit
the men from taking g.
I do not think that beef such as was
sa,t 20 cuba and Porto Rico would b.
900 la any country. la the stomach OF
anv man. They oouh get some
haeon but thas is not considered
suitable food Tor the tropics. .
a
th,, Waa one of the serious causes OF 90
u,rh sickness and distress on the part
az o,tr sroops'
.fsof lantent with these grave and scan
daious charges. thus made public for the
Grst time beforo Tho var intestieatinF
eomuission. Gen Miles permitted himself
a. ~ interviewed on the following day at
cincinnsft ,gh,n he made similar charges
.yrbo Allegations that unsuitable food.
not a mari OF the LEGAL ration. had been
furns.bed 10 m. army under prctenso ~
,..,,-,;,,,.,,f. and thss REFRIGERATED beef
t,ratea ,.tth ,.oi.onoue chemicals. had
b.en ana vos boing sippiied TO our army
~ gTs oln men were indeed serious. Imply
ing a. thev asd. criminal tncompatoncy on
Ire mar, Of the commissary department.
v,illf,1 negligence and dishonesty.
..Ifpon Commissary General Charles r.
Egan the chsrees fell with tho sudden
ness and sharpness Of a blow from an a.
sasair,s knlfe out Of the dark Gen
Fgsn haa been an onicer OF the regular
arm, Tor thir,v-slx wears. No other sun
~, hnrea,, ~ tbe army mad exeelled me
eonrtsuarv departmeut IA promptness.
.eartenrv ana su,ressful aau,lptwtratiou
durtos ,hc war rrae charges Of Gen
Afnes ,n..de "a nuhlolv ana - positively.
ana ~ r,.nre,. 4, which thev vyera Tor
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