The San Francisco call., 1898-11-11
SUMMER CAMPAIGN IN CUBA
HOW THE FALL OF SANTIAGO
 WAS BROUGHT ABOUT.
The Capture of Porto Rico and the Conquest of the Philip pine Islands Re
 counted.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-The report of M--jor General Miles, commanding the United States army, was made pub lie to-day by direction of Secretary Al ger Tn keynote of the report Is found in ne of the opening sentences. where 1t is said: "The military oper- ations during the year have been ex- traordinary, unusual and extensive" a statement which is fully borne out by the long recital of important events which General Miles shows have made the military history of the year 1893 the most remarkable since the end of the Civil War.
 In point of interest the document di- vides naturally into four chapters. for while brief allusion is made to such matters as the military expeditions to Alaska, interest naturally centers in the portion which treats of the war with Spain.
 Under this general head the report deals with the plans of campaign, of the war preparations, with the Santi- ago campaign, with General Miles Op- erations in Porto Rico, and lastly with important changes in the existing or ganization, which are in General Miles opinion necessary to make the army an effective weapon for the defense of the country.
 Treating of the war General Miles be- gins with a statement of the unpre- paredness of the country, showing how the vast equipment left by the million soldiers of the civil war has been dis sipated or had become obsolete until the tentage. transportation and camp eQuipage was insufficient for any inn portant military operation. He re- counts the legislation of Congress just prior to the war looking to the increase of the army, and cites his own recom- mendation on April g, that 40,000 men be provided for coast defense and re- serve. that the regular army be in- creased and 10000 immunes recruited making force of 162, ,597 men, which, with 0,000 native auxiliaries, he con- sidered sufficient. Such a force proper ly equipped he believed to be better than large force partly equipped. In the letter containing this recommends tion he said: T also recommend that at least twenty-two regiments of in fantry, five regiments of cavalry and light artillery be mobilized and placed in one large camp where they can be carefully and thoroughly inspected fully equipped, drilled, disciplined and instructed in brigades and divisions
 
 He further asks flor 50,000 volunteers to make up an army of 150,0 soldiers for offensive operations in Cuba, the whole force to be fully equipped, leav- ing the State troops to defend the coasts and for a reserve"
 General Miles said in his report that in the beginning the war problem was purely naval one, and he was con- vinced that should our navy prove su- perior the position of the Spanish army in Cuba would be rendered untenable with a minimum loss of life and treas ure to the United States.
 Orders are referred to for the send ing of the regulars to New Orleans, Tampa and Mobile to begin the invas- ion of Cuba; for the gathering of troops at Chickamauga and for the movement of 7O.0G0 troops on Cuba, but none of these movements on Cuba material iZed" he says. ''The want of proper equipment and ammunition rendered the movement impracticable."
 At this point there is brief digres- sion where, in a paragraph, General Miles refers to General Merritt's Phil ippfne expedition, as organized and equipped and conducted, as being suc- cessful in every way
 General Miles then pays an eloquent tribute to the brilliant exploits of Lieu tenants Rowan and Whitney. who se- CTeIlY 6ApIOicd OuOd dild Ol u 1NISO and ascertained the military situations.
 He resumes the report with an ac count of the dispatch of General Shaf- ter's expedition, saying: "I desire to go with this command" He also stated: This expedition has been de- layed through no fault of any one con- nected with 1t. It contains the prin- cipal part of the, army, which for in telligence and efficiency Is not excelled by any body of troops on earth"
 After detailing the operations before Santiago General Miles describes the negotiations with General Toral for the surrender and the equalization of the Spanish forces.
 General Miles closes his report with some earnest recommendations for the improvement of the military service. He trusts the experience of the last few months will be valuable to the people and to the Government. The value of coast defenses. he says, has been proven and the system should be completed without ard of strength for the army to meet the country's growth. and suggests that it be one soldier to every 1000 population, yielding a force of 62.759. He also recom- mends the authorization of an auxiliary force of native troops in Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines, to be officered by United States officers, and not exceed ing two soldiers for 1000 population of the islands, and all these increases, he urges, should be made at once.
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 Pacific Coast Pensions.