The age-herald., 1898-11-11
NEGOTIATIONS WITH TORAL Were Conducted by Gen. Miles
 as Commander- er-in-Chief. HIS PLAEss7y IRE DISREGARDED
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 Was 0rdeS : ack to Washington Just as T,Ss Were About to Sail. PRAISrs iALOR OF SOLDIERS
PRAIsr. tALoR OF SOLDIERS
Equipment Was Inadequate, But Their Fighting Was Bravest the World Has Ever Witnessed-Full
 History of Operations.

WdSHlIiS tOI, NONeHDeT lV.-Ine report or Major General Miles, commanding the United States army, was made public today by direction of Secretary Alger. The keynote is found in the opening sentences where it said: "The military operations during the war have been extraord nary, unusual and extensive,'' 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 1898 the most remarkable since the end of the civil war.
 In point of interest the document divides naturally into four chapters, for while brief allusion Is made to such matters as the military expeditions to Alaska, interest na- turalIy eenters in the portion which treats of the war with Spain.
 Under this general head, the report deals with the plans of campaign of the wSr preparations; with the Santiago campaign: with General Miles operations in Porto Rico and lastly with the important changes in existing organizations which are in General Miles opinion necessary to make the army an effective weapon for the de- 1ense or the country. There is an entire absence of any evidence of direct criticism. though certain sentences in the report are italic zed in apparent desire to justify previously expressed plans of details of the campaigns and where it deals with events, the document is largely made up of a ouo- tation of official dispatches.
 Countrys Unpreparedness
 Treating of the war, General Miles begins with statement of the unpreparedness of the country showing how the vast eouip- ment left by the soldiers of the civil war had been dissipated or had become obso- lete until the tentage or camp equipment was insufficient for any military operation.
 lie recounts the legislation of congress just prior 10 the war, looking to the increase of the army and cites his own recommenda ton on April that 400O0 men be provided Tor coast defense and reserve; that the reserve army be increased and Is. GOO im- munes recruited, making a force of 162 597 men, which, with 5000 native auxilaries, he considered sufficient. Such a force properly equipped he believed to be better than large force partly equipped. In the letter containing this recommendation he said:
 also recommend that at least twenty regiments or infantry, five regiments of cavalry and the light artillery be rfiobilzed and placed in one large camp where tbev can be carefully and thoroughly inspected. fully equipped, drilled, disciplined and fin. structed in brigades and divisions and pre-. pared for war service"
 He further asked for 50000 volunteers to make up an army of 15OOOO soldiers for of- fensive operations in Cuba, the whole force to be equipped fully, leaving the state troops to defend the coasts and for rec serve. April 15 he wrote Secretary Alger as follows:
 q have the honor to submit the follow- ing: That in my judgment the available force of the regular army should mobilize in the best and available healthful position in the department of the gulf. suggest Chickamauga Park on account of its alti- tude and advantages for preparing a com mand for the serious requirements of ac. tual warfare"
 Importance of Equipment
 He also dwelt upon the importance of the most perfect equipment in all branches artillery engineering and medical with SUD- plies for six months and equipment for 50000 native Cuban soldiers.
 General Miles says in his report that in the beginning the war problem was purely naval one, and he was convinced that should our navy prove superior the posi- ton of the Spanish army in Cuba would be rendered untenabe with minimum loss of life and treasure to the United States He says:
 There were two most serious obstacles to be avoided-one was presenting an army In the island of Cuba before our navy con- trolied the Cuban waters and the other was putting an army on the island at 2 time when large number of men must die from the diseases that have prevailed in that country. according to all statistics. for the last one hundred ycars"
 He pointed out in letter to the secre- tary of war the dangers, enclosing A from Surgeon General and urged that the Spanish be merely harassed and damaged during the rainy season, unhealthy season. while tho navy damopetra tpO fs onA the volunteers being equipped. Tn that letter he says.
 "I also assert the belief have enter tained from the first, THAT WE COULD SECURE THE SURRENDER or THE SPANISH ARMY IN THE ISLAND OF CUBA WITHOUT ANY GREAT sACRr- FICE OF LIFE"
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