Show I TRAVEL PAY OF SOLDIERS I I War Department Unable to Tarnish Statistics Without More Help Washington March lo Acting Secretary Sec-retary Meiklejohn today Informed the Senate that it is practically Impossible I prclcaly IrIosslble for the War Wnr department without addi tional clerical assistance to comply with the resolution Introduced by Sen ator Turner calling upon that depart ment for D detailed statement of the amounts paid to Individual officers and olcerl enlisted men brought home from the Philippines on account of travel pay and subsistence and also as to bounty paid to soldiers In the as < Philippines fur PhUpplncs reell8tment Mr 1 j thc Melklcjohn Incloso8 n report from PaymasterGeneral showing that the Vat department showlg 1IUtll lccorcx relating to these leLthl thC5f aciHut have Passed Into tiiq Hands of the auditor V for thq1 the cullol fol Wa 61 1 I 1EL pnrtment an ofllclnl under the Treasury Treas-ury department The PaymasterGen eral also states that a compliance with exami the resolution would require an nation of from 15000 to 20000 muster rolls and would occupy the time of an extra force of clerks for many months f Mr MelkleJohn suggests that In case the Information is InHlsted upon the I Treasury department is the proper department de-partment to supply It 1 I f SUpplylL |