Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-11-09
GENERAL MILES HAS
MADE HIS REPORT.
II Covers the Wa with spain, hat.
10 IL said. win Sss Ne oIvsn
out Very soon.

New York, Nov. Z. The Herald from
Washington says:
Major General Nelson A. Miles has
completed ana submitted 20 the war de-
partment his report covering the entire
period Of hosiiliiies between the United
States and Spain.
II could not DO learned at the war de-
pariment whether this report In its on.
tirety will b. given out for publication
IN the near future or ata.l. IL Is hinted
that certain portions Of tho report may
be withheld. The aim and substance Of
the reasons for Withholding IL, IL u as
serted Is the fact that the report is said
20 deal squarely with matters that GER.
tain officials prefer 10 keep in the back
ground.
Friends Of General Miles who claim
to be oognizant Of the contents Of the re-.
port say it Il exhaustive in dealing with
the minutest details and many things
which have not been clear 10 the general
public a. 10 the conduct Of the war are
fully and Complementary explained.
That the report is thorough and eT.
haustiye is shown by the fact that it
covers nearly 200 sheets Of closely type
written manifold paper. and includes
all dispatches sent by and received by
General Miles In fact IL covers all the
part taken by the army In the war. and
deals In the most minute particulars
with the period beginning with General
Miles landing In Cuba and until he
left the island Of Porto Rico 10 come
home.
The reference 10 the Santiago cam.
paign alone takes up many pages. The
invasion and occupation OF Porto Rico
Il given In detail Il u also mentioned
that General Miles conferred with Ad.
miral samp'on, and asked the admiral
70 protect the landing Of United States
troops on Cuban soil, which was done.
The report also refers 10 the warning
General Miles gave % General Shafter
and IN plain English criticises General
Shafter's conduct Of the campaign In
Santiago
The rp0rt only makes brief mention
OF thework n the inspector generals de-.
partmeni, which General Miles thinks
satisfactory, in-so far rs the inspector
general had power and authority 20 act
From tbs the inference il drawn that
the inspector general was curiailed by
authority greater than his In the con.
duct q hi. work.
l The IMPORT practically states that the
mudd.ea condition Of matters relating
10 the army status l. Tue % the fact that
much Information was given out and
coninoictcd by the SECRETARY Of war
Contained in the report are true COP.
ie, Of every telegram that passed BE-.
tween General Miles and the war de.
pariment None Of them are curtailed
o. mutiiated and u u said II the report
ispublished In full many OF these iele.
gnms and portions OF others will BE-
made public for the first time. These
ielegrams, it l. further said, will tell
truths that IL Is alleged have been 20 far
suppressed
The report makes no references 20 the
socalled Algor.Miles controversy, but
some Of the statements credited % Gen
Miles are reiterated A friend Of Gen.
Miles said
THE general viii not make the report
public, but the secretary Of war will
give 10 out. He viii not dare keep IL
lack IL will b. bitter pill for Alger.
bat when u IL known that the report
has been submitted, the demand Tor IL
will b. great"