The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-29


that canned fresh beef was unpaiatabie
ratlcn, without condiments when not
cooked ana when n served with vege-
t,bles Gensral Miles arrived Mt Tampa
on Juns lkt. for the purpose OF rendering
such assistance tt the commanding gen.
eral OF the Santiago expedition as his
military experit nee ami high rsnk could
give. il GensreI Miles did nst look into
the question of food for the Santiago ex-
peditlcn, he was as culraoie as though ne
failed to inspect all other importlnt mat
tsrs. GensraI Miles charges with respect
10 refrigerated tesr were much more seri-
Gus than his imputltlons regarding
cRnn I'd beef His allegations, in sue
stance, were that the beef furnished the
army had been Artlticially preserved by
Injecting into it chemicals which were
injurious to health; toat he had over
whelming proof that this "embaimed
beef; had bee treatsd with chemicals
1t is significant to observe that the war
invest ge tlcn commission says:
ssOf the witnesses examined by this
commission, General Miles and DR.. DAILY
are IDe only leS WIN AAoAC ooAS NANe>eNs
Astounding as this statsment may seem
General Miles did not base his allegations
upon personal experience or submit any
proof In support of them. His startling
and scandalous accusations appear to
have been based entirely upon the verbal
statements of DIR. W. ii. DAILY, voiun-
teeer IN sjor and surgeon uponhis stan
during the war with spain and upon "a
single letter subsequently sent him by
this volunteer.
The processed beef at Tampa, exhibited
by a Mr.. Powell, referred to In Dr. DAILY q
letter, was brought to Tampa by the in
yentor of the method by which 1t was
treated. on his own responsibility ana at
his own expense. The inventor requested
and received permission to put TWO quar-
tiers OF his own beef on one of the trans
ports. 1t spoiled when at sea few days
later and was thrown overheard. None
of 1t was ever Issued to the troops. MIR.
Powell has stated under oath that
HIS SECRET PROCESS
was reither used then nor since by the
contractors who furnished refrigerated
beef to the army. AS matter OF fact,
the inventor of the Powell process Of
treating meat swore that the beef exnio-
tied by him at Tampa and eaten BY Dr.
DAILY, was treated by fumigati'n, nd
that neither borio nor Falicylie acid was
used at al in tbs operation.
In conclusion ex-Secrtary Alger says:
1.-THE army had won its BATTLES in Cuta
and the Philippines; Porto Rico Rad
PEACEFULLY come into our hands after a
few skirmishcs; the protocol had been in
opsration for over four months and even
the treaty of peace had been signed at
Paris. Then came the Major General
commanding the army OF the United
States with his charges. While the ALE
cations OF General Miles were not based
upon fact and were oonclusively dis
proven by two separate tribunals, unim-
pea chaple in their composition and
methods OF investigation. the irrepsrable
damage had been done. A brave, honest
and faithful officer, suffering under the
lash of such cruel, unwarrantsd and I'M
justified imputations, while exonerated
from the heavy odium of those charges,
was, as result Of than, sacrificed on
the altar of his own passion, righteous in
its existence but inexcusable in its ex-
preston Besides this, a false impression
had been created throughout the country
as to the food furnished the army, which
may never be removed. The charges OF
General Miles, twice proven false in spirit
and substance, are therefore the more
heinous in their effect. Yet the present
congress promoted General Miles to be
lieutenant general and thus far failed to
give to General Sharter the rank OF Major
General to retire upon in his old age and
this, after his magnificent campaign at
santiago as we'll as his former iistin-
guishsd services.