Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-25
THE MILES CASE.
Likely TO be the Cause Of Furth
er Trouble.

He has Some Very Bitter and Powerful
Enemies who are Determined TO Re.
tire Him IL Possible His Commission
as Lieutenant General has Never been
Issued.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23--At last
General Miles is to pay for his temeri-
" in exposing the ring that forced Tho
embalmed beef upon the army Ven.
geance has been slow In coming but
1t has been carefully nursed and will
fall at last--unless, the intimation oil
its intentions given by the Admins.
tration IN its delight, may cause legis.
lation by Congress that will halk it.
The army bill IL not yet ont OF confer
ence and can still be amended Had
General Miles enemies kept quiet un.
Til it was reported, nothing could
have saved him.
The intimatlon given out at the
War Department by the Generals bit
ter enemies in the Adjutant Generals
office that President Mckinley would
probably not appoint General Miles &C
the position of Lieutenant General
created by the army reorganization bill
but would appoint either Major Gener.
al Brooke or Major General Otis, has
stirred Congress deeply. One army
bill as passed by the Senate contains
the following paragraphs:
That nothing In this act shall be
ha ar "a n1 aA a "a ri h .r.F
an officer from the regular army or to
deprive him Of the commission which
he now holds therein.
1t was expected that this would be
sufficient TO protect General Miles,
but considerable doubt as to its effect
Is now raised by the fact that General
Miles does not hold commission as
Lieutenant General. by a paragraph
added TO the Military Academy appro-
priation bill last session it was pro-
vided that "The senior Major General
of the line commanding the army
shall have the rank, pay, and allow
anee OF Lieutensn General Cen
eral Miles was never nominated for
the high Office, and the Lieutenant
Generals commission was never issued
70 him. He Is simply drawing the
pay and enjoying the rank OF the posi-
tion. There is no doubt that under
the new law the President could nom
mate any other Major General.
Unless Congress so directs, the
probability that General Miles will be
selected Is not now regarded hopefully
by his closest friends. 1t is thought
he may be retired under the 30 years
service clause, or else relegated TO the
command OF the Department Of the
East, with headquarters at Governor IS
Island or sent to Chicago, where Gen
eral Otis Is In command. Both OF
these departments have been com
manded by General Miles. Should it
therefore happen that General Miles
should be refused reappointment IL
might be almost impossible for him to
accept detail to serve under officers
who have been his Juniors throughout
his long military career. General
Miles was Major General Of volun-
teers when Is years OF age, and from
that time has ranked General Brooke
and General Otis. There are others.
however. who contend that Miles will
not go upon the retired list until com
PEELED to do SO by operation OF the law
which would be on August 8, 1908.
Both Brooke and Otis retire bext year.
The necessity for Congressional ac-
tion has been called to the attention
OF the conferees on the army bill and
it IS probable that they will agree up
on provision which will retain Gem
eral Miles in the position Of Lieuten-
ant General, this being the unanimous
sentiment Of the committee. Even II
this is not done, and the President
should displace him, it would occasion
one OF the lyeliest contests which the
Senate has witnessed for some time.
The Sampson Schley controversy
would be mere ripple compared to
the struggle which is certain to occur
If General Miles Is superseded by any
other MAJOR General. C. M