Arizona republican., 1898-09-07

A Deliberate Invitation of a Court of Inquiry Which Would Fix the Resp0n- sibility for the Disastrous Con-
 ditions About Santiago.

Washington, Sept 6.--It is believed here that General Miles in giving out the interviews published recently is deliberately seeking a court Of inquiry in order that the responsibility may be fixed for the deplorable conditions ex- isting around Santiago. Otherwise it Is difficult to conceive why he should have spoken SO freely or should have handed over 10 newspaper man cop ies of official correspondence It is recognized that nobody in Porto Rico but General Miles could have given out that correspondence. Without his connivance the members of his staff would hardly venture on such lib- erty. There is no question, therefore in the minds of officials here that the publication of the Kansas City news Faper interviews is part of a plan conceived deliberately by the general commanding.
 It is surmised at the war department that General Miles, suspecting an in- yestigation would be in order, and foreseeing the indignation of the pub lie, believed that in precipitating aR inquiry he would relieve himself in some measure of the odiup which public sentiment seems determined tc fasten on somebody
 An official of the war department said today that in his opinion General Miles had made a grievous mistake Miles has started the wheels whicL may crush him." he said. eff there has been m smanagement in the army camps, who, pray, is responsible for it more than the general commanding the entire army? How many camps has General Miles visited for the purpose Of inspection? Not one. He went to Tam pa. it is true. at the time of the em- harkation of the Santiago expedition. Yet he seems not to have undertaken any inquiry there into the condition of the troops. On the contrary he was very much in evidence on dress parade. Whoever before heard of the general commanding an army going away. with small detachment of the army, and leaving the rest to get along az best it conld. Miless place has been at home. Instead, he has gone to San tiago and Porto Rico with 15,000 meE and has left 2t5,0O0 at home in camps. which he ought to have inspected per sonally aud improved. Miles's con duct has been amazing from the begin" ring"
 The same department official says 'I do not think Miles is responsible for the condition Of things at Santiago The responsibility there lies clearly with General Shafter, who has much to account for. He was fussy at Tam pa prior to the embarkation, delaying the loading of supplies by his insist ence on eexapliping in ,nerscn all sQrfs ofA things which had been Examined 5 by his subordinAtes, and making.a "a bae matter worsef by 'poutingly negfeetinf tc- unload supplies which were there. ,
 What I am about to tell you wouls hardly be conceivable if did not know i it to be a fact which will be developed whenever there shall be an official 1n- vestigation. There were five trans ports lying of Santiago all through th- operations there. well vfiled with SUD- plies of all kinds. Those transports were never unloaded,i although men were starving ashore, and all becauss the necessary orders were not given They left Santiago at the time other supplies arrived, went to NewporT News, were Inspected there again ano