Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-09
MILES, REPORT FILED.
II Contains PLAIN Statements Of Facts
Without Mincing Matters.

II Contains Plain Statementa OF raSs
Without Mineing Matters.
New YORK, Nov. "a special to
the Herald from Washington says
Major-general Nelson A. Miles has
completed and submitted to the war
department his report covering the
entire period OF hostllitles 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
publication Ia the near future or at
all. IL is said that certain portions
of the report may be withheld. The
sum and substance OF the reasons
for withholding IL, II is said, is the
fact that the report is said to deal
squarely with matters that certain
officials prefer TO keep In the back
ground.
Friends OF General Miles, who
claim TO be congnlzant of the con-
tents OF the reports, say 1t is ex-
haustlye In dealing with the mluutest
details, and many things which have
not been clear to the general public
as to the conduct of the war are fully
and coinprehenslvely explained.
That the report is thorough aud ex-
haustlye is shown by the fact that 1t
covers nearly 200 sheets OF closely
typewriter manifold paper aud in-
cludes all dispatches sent by aud re-
celyed by General Miles, 1t, ln fact,
covers all the part taken by the army
10 the war, and deals In the most min
ute details, with the period beginn-
ing With General Miles landing 10
cuba and until he left the island OF
Porto Rico to come home.
The reference to the Santiago
campaign alone takes up many pages.
The invasion and occupation OF Porto
Rico is reviewed In detail. 1t also
mentioned that General Miles con-
ferred with Admiral Sampson and
asked the admiral 10 protect the
landing OF United States troops on
Cuban soil, which was done. The
report also refers TO the warning
General Miles gave TO General Shafter
and In plain English criticises Gen
eral Skaters conduct of the campaign
ln Santiago.
Thereport only makes brief mention
of the work OF the inspector generals =
department which General Miles
thinks was satisfactory In sofar as
the iuspector-general had power and
authority TO act. From this the
inference Is drawn that the inspector.
general was curtailed by authority
greater than his own in the conduct
OF his work.
The report practically states that
the muddled condition of matters re-
lating TO the army status is due TO
the fact that much Information that
was given out was c0ntradicted by
the secretary of war.
Contained Ia the report are true
copies OF every telegram that passed
between General Miles and the war
department. None OF them are cur
tailed or n,ueIlaf~a-s-l l.i' ran, many
ot these kilograms and portions OF
Others will be made public for the
first time. These kilograms, 10 is
further said, will tell truths that is
ALLEGED have been so far suppressed.
The report makes no reference TO the
so-called Alger-Mlles controversy, but
some OF the statements credited TO
General Miles are reiterated. A friend
OF General Miles said
"The general will not make the re-
port public, but the secretary OF war
will give H. out, He will not dare 10
keep 10 back.It will be a bitter pill for
Alger, but when IL Is known that the
report has been submitted the demand
for IL will be great"