The Red Cloud chief., 1898-11-11
MILES MAKES his REPORT.
Publication Rests Wholly With the
War Department
AN INTERESTING DOCUMENT.
The Geserat Commanding Coyered the
Entire War and Did Not Forget to
Mention the Part Played By shafter
and Secretary Aiger.

WASHINGTON, Nov. o.-hajor Cen
eral Nelson A. Miles has completed
and submitted to the war department
his report covering the entire period
OF kostilities between tho United
States and Spain. IL could not be
learned at the war department wheth.
e. this report in its entirety will be
given out for publication. 1t Is limited
that certain portions of the report may
be withheld. The sum and substance
Of the reasons for Withholding 1t, IL is
asserted, Is the fact that tho report Is
said to deal squarely with matters that
certain officials prefer to keep In The
background.
Friends Of General Miles who claim
70 be cognizant Of the contents of the
report say IL is exhaustive In dealing
with the minutcst details. and many
things which have not been clear TO
the general public as to tho conduct OF
thc war are fully and comprehonsivcly
ex lsined.
That tho report is thorough and ex-
haustive is shown by the fact that it
covers nearly 200 sheets of closely
typcwrittcn manifold paper and in
eludes all dispatches sent by and re-
ceived by General Niles. 1t, In fuct,
covers oil tho part taken by tho army
IN the war and deals In the most
m mute details with the period begin
ming with General Niles landing in
Cuba and until he left the island of
Porto Rico TO come home.
The reference to the Santiago cam.
paign alone takes up many pages. The
invasion and occupancy of Porto Rico
81 given in detail. 1t is also mentioned
thlt General Miles conferred with Ad-
miral Sampson and asked the admiral
~ protect tho landing OF United States
troops on Cuban soil, which vas done.
The report also refers to the warn.
In. General Miles gave to General
Skater and It's plain English criti'
cises General Shafter's conduct Of the
campaign In Santiago. Tho report
o v mal6cs brief mention OF the worl;
Of tho inspector generals department,
which General Miles thinks was salts
fa,,ory insofar as the inspector gen
eTSi uAu pOHCk uuh uushotioy w uSt'
FROM this the Inference is drawn tina,
th. inspector general was curtailod by
authority greater than his own in the
conduct of his work.
The report practically states tina,
the muddled condition OF matters re-
lating to the army status is due to the
fact that much information that was
r ven out was oontradicted by tn,
Sc rotary OF war.
CNntained In the report are true
copies Of every telegram that passed
between General Miles and the war de.
partment. None of them Is curtailed
or mutilated, and IL is said il the re.
port Is published in full many of these
kilograms and portions Of others will
Do made public for the first time.
These kilograms, 1t is further said
will tell truths that it Is alleged, have
been 80 far suppressed. The report
makes no reference to the ~so-callcd
Alger-Nilcs controversy, but some oil
the statements credited to General
Miles are reiterated. A friend OF Gen,
eral Miles said:
'The general will not make the re
port rub.io, but the secretary Of wal
will give il out. He will not dare &c
keep it back. 1t will be a bitter pill
Tor Alger. bat when IL IL known tina,
the report has been submitted the dc,
mand for II will be great"