New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
SUBSISTENCE OF THE ARMY.
COLONEL, WOODRUFF TELLS OF DIFFICUL
TIES OVERCOME IN THE PHILIPPINES
CHARGES OF FRAUD EXAGGERATED.

Washington. Nov. 1.-The report of General 'oh
F. Weston. Commissary General of subsistence
shows that the expenditures for the subsistence Vi
the army in the year s15,622 22S the re-
ceipts from the sales % subsistence stores III tre
same period So 290 pa An interesting feature
of the report Is statement from ColohFi "oN
ruff Chief Commissary OF the army in the fhnP
pines in which he says:
During the first three months of the period , Gov
cred by this report here had for az 9t
causes become greatly reduced but o"lht ordI - ~,
grand Response made by the mn Energetic ac-
to every call from this office, ana tle 80 iran
ton of the purchasing Commissarles IN od +5
and this division was soon supplied 70 other
army of its size has ever been supphed III 'iie
During the period covered by this report the
command to be supplied extended from the po 1reaC
Wall of China on the north to the island OF boInto
the south and the island OF Guam on 'he tia "a
There we're $50 stations In NJ TINS ia Guam In
addition to the troops aud 5000 officers IN TINS
division the Subsistence Department supplied 'hf
deUcacies for the sick rations for 40" prisoners o
war 1880 marines. many of the stores Ior me ti1t
sfores for the army navy and marine officers Phil
ippne Commission and attaches ana [l,nta ', 9 I
employed by the army ana by thy ttt'ti ~ de-
It's treasury postofce interior ana educ'"ii''' u
partments. metropolitan police native boi'p
scouts. transports, ftr IN o,l,r airl0st dest-
100000 persons occupying country ai.HSo 90 SIM
niles suitable for Americans. supplied largely
from single base 70co miles distant
After the stores reached Manila they had 10 o'
landed in cascos and then distributed by steam YES
sells short railroad by cascos and 9ae"S p9rt
along almost botromess roads by PACK mules ana
coolies over mountain trails. often through nos
tile country. and some of the posts suppleG Wet e.
moro distant in point OF tim" from Manila thah Is
the capital Of country
Colonel woodruff says that in the period covered
hv the report g. OH0 have been returned 10 the
United States and about $1,000 have arrived in the
Philippines and not a single serious complaint mas
been received concerning III" food supply mere
have been received the Manila depot llea'is
pounds OF ration articles and 62ii4.%' pounds OF
sale stores There have been shipped from tlls
depot III IN sos pounds of ration articles ana o'u
So, Do,,Dde Of There, been some de
ter!oration OF stores. due to poor storage and c-
matte conditions
Colonel woodruff refers to the charges against
the Subsist .rce Department and takes occasion 10
say that such charges greatly exaggerated
He reviews what has already been published con
cerning the losses by dishonest officers and com
missarv serEeants. together with the trials OF
those convicted He denies any Illegal purchases
OF champagne and says tho purchases that were
made were necessary for sick and dehllltateH
troops who purchased It at eighty-two cents n
pint. .---,..- :, ..,.,,
General Weston's report deals extensively with
the Chinese campaign and quotes from officers who
were In that expedition to show that the troops
were well supplied.