The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-11-12
WHAT HIS MILES REPORTED
IT is NOT YET GIVEN OUT.
Some OF His Friends Claim to know
The Contents Of the Report. and
say that II Criticises the Man
ngement OF General Shafter at
Santiago.

New York, Nov. "a special to the
Herald from Washington says
Aiajor General Nelson A. Miles has COM
plcied and submitted to the war depart
ment 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 reporu
IN its entirety will be given out for pub
lication in the near future or at all. 1t
is said that certain portions of the report
may he withheld. The sum and substance
OF the reasons for Withholding it, it is
said. is The fact that the report is said to
dead sQuarely with matters that certain
officials prefer to keep in the background.
Friends OF General Miles, who claim 20
be co9nlant OF the contents of the report.
say ii Is exhaustive in dealing with the
mlnutest details and many things which
have not been clear to the general public
rs to the conduct OF the war are fully and
coniprehensively explained.
That the report is thorough and exhaus-
tive is shown by the fact that it covers
nearly 200 sheets of closely typewriter
mauifold paper and includes all dispatches
sent by and received by General Miles. 1t.
IN TACT, 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'
CVlue 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. 1t 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 sol.
which vas done. The report also refers tc
the warning General Miles gave to Gen
eal Shaiter and in plain English criti-
ciscs General Skaters conduct of the
campaign in Santiago
The report only makes brief mention of
the work of the inspector generals de-
partment. which General Miles thinks was
satisfactory insofar as the inspector
general had power and authority to act.
From this the inference is drawn that the
! --A-l'N''St E'hCidl WAS cu1IalIeQ by
thollty greater than his in the conduct of
lis WORK.
The report practically states that the
muddled condition of matters relating to
the army status is due to the fact that
much information that was given out was
contradicted by the secretary of war.
Teiegrnms Given i'm Emil.
Contained in the report are true comics
OF every telegram that passed between
General Miles and the war department
None OF them are curtaiied or mutilated
and 1t Is said if the report is published in
null many OF these kilograms and portions
OF others will be made public for the first
time These kilograms, it is further said.
VIII tell truths that it is alleged have been
50 far suppressed.
The report makes no reference to the
so-callcd Alger-Aliles controversy. but
some of the statements credited to Gen
eral Miles are reiterated.
a friend of General Miles said: "Tbe
general will not make the report public.
but the secretary of war will give it ont.
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"