Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-30
MILES AND shat TER
New Light on the Army Con-
troversy. -
OFFICIAL /. DISPATCHES
Correspondent OF the Kansas city Star
ln~tsts That the Commanding Gen
eral OF our Forces Criticised
the War Depart llent.


| KANSAS. CITY. MO-. Aug. 2o.-The
Star this afternoon printed II three col
umn exclusive dispatch from MIR. !. d.
WhelpleS, it's special correspondence
who has just returned from Porto Rico
bearing upon the Miles Ager co1ltro-
versy. Mr.. Whelpley takes occasion to
deny the statement that his recently
| published interview in Porto Rico with
| General Miles. wherein the latter was
quoted MS casting reflections upon this.
| War Department WAS: not genuine ana
| i'll support of the statements already
| made by it. the STAR prints interesting
| telegr:,nls that passed between the War
| Department and Generals Miles and
Shafter on the points ut issue.
Doubt is expressed by some says
| Mr. Whelpley. " as To- whether General
| Miles ever said these things credit him
with. Others suggest he may have said
| hem in confidence which was betrayed
| l feel confident" continues the cor
| respondent. General Miles will stand
! by the interview referred to.
My talk with him was not confitien-
| tial Went to him as /; newspaper re
porter. for the avowed ana express
purpose of securing an interview There
| was no reservation from publica ton
| his refusal TO answer some questions
which he would have answered had this
not been so. There Was no hint of con-
| hlenrc.
''ln this instance. however. no uucs-
zion of veracity need arise. General
| Miles. even if he 50 desired. could not
conceal the proof Of all he said 1t is
written in the records of the War De-
partment. and it only needs clearing
away Of inconseuuent matters to tell
| the story clearly and in full" o@
| The stars article says:
| THAT General Miles was in command
| of the entire army when in Washing
! ton is of course evident That he did
not resign this supreme command when
| he went to Tampa and that it was he
| who was treating with the G'ubans for
cooperation in Cuba as shown by thu
| numerous kilograms exchanged With
T-tn,s lgt;i Miles as chief when he was
in Tampa:;.hf,,,. ,-ae 18th IL telegram
was sent to him from Washington,
| which begins:
Following extract of telegram
from a dmiral Simpson To Secretary or
| the Navy Is repeated for your infor-
| nation etc.
When General Shafter went to ca
ba and General Miles returned to
| Washington the latter did not resign
his control of the situation, but on the
contrary kept in as close touch as pos
sible by Wire With the movements of
| Skaters command. .Hr
On the Fourth of July General Shat
! Ter sent the following dispatch to
Washington addressed to the adjuiant
general:
'Headduarters Fifth Army Corps, in
| Cuba, near Santiago de Cuba, July
4:
mere seems to be no reasonable
doubt but that General Pando succeed
ca IN entering Santiago last night with
ms force, said to be 5000 men.
| rms puts different aspect upon
affairs. and while we can probably
MAINTAIN ourselves. IT would be at the
COST OIL very considerable hghtlns and
''sS.
| Iehefal l-aWton reports that Gene
IA e'arciSl' VINO was TO block the en-
francs. ., ot Fahuo, ihlorned MN at ~
CLOCK last night that Fando had pass
~ ~ M va. .l'e y up' II rosiu: l.a"toil says
ims,,u.tio, oo,ilei e'aicii 70 OBEY my
:. 'iiu 90 pace eneii.s.!VeS IN
t;.i, go ~ :, ~" ;s .t!ss WI h4.Hs ~
ro ia. .,.;u y We 'its1u 70 reduce
| s''iititiSo We !" III HiNe 10 uepenu alone