Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-23
SECRETARY ROOT
REPRIMANDS MILES
Occasion is Generals Interview on
The SchIey Case,
LANGUAGE Is VERY SEVERE
Says So Him, "You had No Business
In tbe ConiroversyH-IIis Opin-
ion of "No Consequence"

h,s,noss 4, H. oont,o,or,y and no
right. holding the office which you do,
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was III VOCATION OF tne leBulul'oh
above cited and the rules of official
nronrietv. ana vou ara instlv llable 10
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This was the concluding sentence Of
letter from the secretary of war
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"'''Vu 'ou"S' "''V'i Se'e'eiy tyr '''''''N
ed Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles OF the
army.
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administration apsolu'ely 10 tellhlh"'c
further discussion Of the Sampson
scblev controyorsv took shane IN the
pup"Va'loh louay OF some ieilVrkap'
correspondence that has passed be-
tween Secy Root ana Lieut. Gen. Miles.
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,odon ,hese Muvm IVY upprl In
strumental In the destruction Of one
ne eooi,nos ,hat onno,,,noss an oWce,'
under g,c6 condtttons I ,bint nevvev
mas sury,ned IN he motte, in n cleor
and conciso manner ana heIleve his
conclusions viii ne endorsed hv the M
triotic noo,,lo 40 no TTnitod S,otes
have M sv,nnathv with mo efforts
which have heen mode 10 destrov me
honor or an oftlcsr nndar pnob circn,n-
stances I"
Whom tbe Inte,view anneared Il at-
tracted much attention oficIally but
after lance M two davs without
any sior ~ official action Tho oonclu.
sion ~ ,a General thot the interview
would uorod Therefore the nub-
lioatlon oftornoon NJ tbe full COR
responaen an this subiect created a
sensation I'm army nnd navy circles.
NNRl SEVERE REPltlMAND.
II IL soldor ,bot On soyore a ron,l
mana 10 odn,,rtptnred to az otpcor az
hioh rank in eitber ser,,ice Wbot tha
rosnn ,gn bo carnnt ha fore,aid ~
thourh II is assumed thot cen Mines
win submit ,pithn,tt curther comment
CASE OF MEADE.
The nearest parallel of this case Of
connected Win the reiehreted beef in
ouirv was maj ~ Rear- A dniral rich
ard Meade who unon returning from
a ernlse in VenesoieiInn waters Xylth NE
white soiadron accorded an ,n,erviev
ia New York newsnannr eavhtep
crltlclzing The administrations FOR ia
lack of yipor IN deallne Win Ike Vene-
Nielan question. The ontconie of tbat
case was the early retirement of Inc
rear-adniral from active servioe
That Gen Miles anpreciotos the Sit
uation Is shown by the deep concern
NE manifested today and hls treatment
visits 70 the Office Of Secv Roof N
ems ne,essarv for hin, tn vgrito t,,o
letters TO meet the demands Of fine de-
partment and even then there WAS no
expression OF satisfaction on the Sec
retary's part at the second explanation.
tho ,ocldo,t i c,""od 'i'' ,d ,es"' h We
does moi purpose to take any fur.
ther action unless Obliged TO do so. The
.ext of the correspondence which
PISSED between the secretary of war
and Gen. Miles follows.
.....
kOoIS LETTER ~ MILES
War Denartuent washington Dec
"a Sin am instructed nv The presl.
dant ia call vour attention TO the in.
closed renort IF an lnterview win YOU
ennearlng IN The Associated press
newsnaners Of Tuesday December H.
and 10 INQUIRE whether the observa-
tons nnon the action of n co-ordinate
branch Of the service In a matter now
nending In the navy department were
made az reported and If SO. 10 AFFORD
Won sncb onnortunity for explalning in
writing as you NAV degire
Very respectfully,
ELIHu ROOT.
SECRETARY of war.
Tieut Con Miles. Headuuarters Of
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Headquarters OF tle Army, Nashlns-
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