The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-12
ARMY FOOD 'BOTCH'
NOT HIS, SAYS MARCH
General Blames Quartermas-
ter's Corps for the Sur
plus on Hand.
1921, 900, 900 NOW ON HAND
Arrangements for Sale De-
layed as Perishable Goods
DeteriOrate.
spsciai DesposcA to THs suS.


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March, chfet or stan, passed the DUCK
down to-day TO the ouartermaster's
Corn. s,h.,stsne. d,v,s,on. for failure
-,... o., 800,
10 p's'ce inc army surplus iooo ''oe"'
on the market during the six months I'M
mediately following the armistice
Cav NJ. rot 30. ,..t,tv,r~ be,or. the
subcommittee on Vuarter"as'er Sorp'
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saIes NJ the Mun,t,on, Bureau. previously
had told the subcommittee that Gen.
March. through failure to set the size of
the army to be retained after peace, had
made II impossible to estimate the
amount OF foodstuffs which could be de-
ciared surplus.
As Il now develops that when the
armistice was signed the War Depart
ment had eight months supply for
nearly 100000 men, neither Gen. March
nor Mr.. Hare has placed responsibility
to the satisfaction of the subcommittee.
Don't you think in view of this huge
supply" Chairman Reavis (Neb) asked
Gen. March to-day. that II would have
been very apparent to the War Depart
ment that a very large amount Of sup
plies would be surplus, since the largest
peace time army the General Stan ever
considered was $4,000 menT
That Is partly true, replied Gen
vision ID open to criticism for this delay.
But the whole matter OF the size OF the
army was undetermined and general con-
diions were uncertain. VI course tnere
was the possipiiity that germany might
START hosuii.ies again ana 'ha' inc sup
pies might De neeneo.
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Delay by the subsistence division Of
the Quartermaster's Corps In making up
lists of surplus stocks was due TO a
general botching Of things" according
|. to Gen. March. and not to any delay on
his part In authorizing the declaration
OF surplus. On November 80 Gen.
March said he issued orders that mo
supplies OF perishable food products
should be retained" Nevertheless. and
this was not explained to the committee,
II was not until February that the sub
sistence division attempted to present
an inventory OF surplus stocks and the
inventories were SO mixed up that they
| had to be gone over and the Job was
not completed until May 20.
The Quartermasters Corps first de-
clared a surplus In February" Gen.
March testified. but the figures were
80 botched up that IT was necessary to
do all this work again. The subsistence
! division should be severely criticised
| for the delay which caused some OF the
, supplies to deteriorote." Gen. March
and bacon had deteriorated to such an
eAent '"e' "~u " NC '''N "' 'O'o'
n.s.s,, su,-.,., po,.-.. mar, IN
! ,ois,na ' nn,,.s can Ma-nh s.;d
,h. $780, .,ntti,,ds has heen tia,
a. -. -. g. g. ~, r,a-xot oil q,
! o,ca haoausa q, tn a,rac, on the va.
! uiors ,n,arss,.o
"pr. ya,, would M, oa,, che ,,,t,e fond
.,u 49, r,rnant has soId nood,ns tbs
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..,Ta All. !" r.nI,.d C.n March
| sur,Ius.s -, the denartmen. nou
ornorn, 20 ,hor. $40, ooo oo0 worth n,
food the Chic, O, SIAN said
"Ths latest ofnc,ai f,yures OF the vau,
=, s,rnims stores on July were
Cornsd hae, saI 200 600 bacon. s2a
| soo ann cornAd beef hash $40 600 900
roast haaf sao 500 400. frozen meats
incInd,ng noultrv. $40 oo0. 600; canned
,,.ge,oh,ss saa ooo 600
chairman Reayis asked II after tn,
n r,nist,ce was signed delivery of meal
products continued, thus increasing tn,
sunn,ies
~ thinL that IL accurate" said Gen
March but this was largely food thai
was on the way to camps when the
armistioe was signed"
uooxer Buyfnx Part of surpIus,
|
| Gen. Mafcn oehieo the department ever
INTENDED TO sell any large amount o,
the surplus ABROAD put said that Her,
bert hoover ID purchasing $z'ooo.oo'
OF the American E1pediuonary surplus
In europe
| The large supplies OF 1000 we nae
on hand were necessary because OF th'
fact that Gen. Persnins had ninety
day reserve supply an the time IN cast
the submarines should cause great losses
planned As an example we eomman'