Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-11-12
WHAT HAS MILES REPORTED.
IT is NOT YET GIVEN OUT.
some of His Friends Claim to Know
the Contents of the Report ana
Say that 1t Criticises the Man.
ngement of General Shnfter at
santiago.


Santiago.
New York, Nov "a special to the
Herald from Washington says
Major General Nelson A. Miles has COM
pletcd and submitted to the war depart
n'ent his report covering the entire period
OF hostilities between the United States
and Spain. 1t could not be learned at
the war department whether this report
in its entirety will be given out for pub
location in the near future or at all. 1t
is said that certain portions OF the report
may be withheld The sum and substance
Of the reasons for Withholding it, it IS
said, is the fact that the report is said to
deal squarely with matters that certain
officials prefer to keep in the background.
Friends OF General Miles, who claim 20
be cognizant of the contents OF the report.
say it is exhaustive in dealing with the
minutest details and many things which
have not been clear to the general public
as to the conduct of the war are fully and
comprehensively explained.
That the report is thorough and eXhaus-
tive is shown by the fact that it covers
nearly POO sheets of closely typewriter
manifold paper and includes all dispatches
sent by and received by General Miles. 1t,
in fact, covers all the part taken by the
army in the war and deals in the most
minute details with the period beginning
with General Miles landing in Cuba and
until he left the island of Puerto Rico to
CDIue home.
All Details Set Forth.
The reference TO the Santiago campaign
alone takes up many pages. The invasion
and occupation of Puerto Rico is given in
detail. it is also mentioned that General
Miles conferred with Admiral Sampson
and asked the admiral to protect the land
ing Of United States troops on Cuban soil,
which MAS done. The report also refers tc
the warning General Miles gave to Gen
eral Shaiter and in plain English criti-
ciscs General Skaters conduct OF the
in Santiago.
The report only makes brief mention OF
the work OF the Inspector generals de
which General Miles thinks vas
insofar a. the Inspector
general had power and authority to act.
From this the inference is drawn that the
inspector general was curtailcd by au-
thCrity greater than his IN the conduct OF
lis work.
The report practically states that the
condition Of matters relating 10
the army status is due to the fact that
much information that was given out was
contradicted by the secretary of war.
TeIegrams Given in Full.
Contained in the report are true copies
of every telegram that passed between
General Miles and the war Department.
None of them are curtailed or mutiated
and it is said if the report is published in
full many Of these kilograms and portions
of others will be made public for the first
time. These kilograms, it is further said,
will tell truths that it is alleged have been
SO far suppressed.
The report makes no reference to the
so-callcd Alger-Miles controversy, but
some Of the statements credited 10 Gen
eral Miles are reiterated
A friend of General Miles said: The
general viii not make the report public
but the secretary of war will give it out
He will not dare to keep it back. 1t will
be bitter pill for Alger, but when it Is
known that the report has been submitted
the demand for it will be great"