The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-29

is not deemed advisable, 1 do not ask for it's
further consideration; and on making my de-
layed visit to the Philippines, which l hope
to do nthe near future, 1 shall devote my
attention to the condition anu requirements
Of the troops in that division, the same as 1
have in respect to other portions of the army.
Miles Would Command in China.
Under date of March rs, Secretary Root
says:
Without commenting upon the propriety of
a military officer undertaking to review the
action of the president, l again submit the
paper for such recommendation as the presi-
dent may think advisable, with the following
remarks: (The secretary argues that Cen
eraA Miles name never appeared in
nection with the case Of the Cubans) On the
18th day Of July, 1900, General Miles applied
to be sent to the Philippines and to China
in his official capacity. At that time General
Macarthur had reported that not single adj
ditional regiment could be spared from the
Philippines without putting our interests
there in jeopardy. In the face of this Gen
eral Miles accompanied his application by
recommendation that 5000 troops be with
drawn from the Philippines and sent to China.
The withdrawal of $1,000 troops from the
Philippines would have made necessary the
practical abandonment of large part of the
troll therein. At least two-thirds of the
$1,000 we're wholly unnecessary in China, I'M
less for the purpose Of enabling the United
States to furnish a greater number of troops
than any European power and upon that score
to claim the supreme command of the allied
forces. The application and recommendation
were In fact accompanied by a request from
General Miles that such supreme command of
the allied forces should be obtained for him.
President Mckinley declined to authorize the
sending of General Miles either to the Phil
ippines or to China.
Authority Lacking.
II the measures to be taken are to be de-
termined by General Miles then the power of
the Philippine commission to determine upon
them must end There is no place for any
such authority under the present government,
and If it were to be granted the system of
civil government by which we have been
gradually and steadily superseding military
control, and have superseded it throughout
the greater part of the archipelago, would
again be subordinated to military power and
the people of the islands would be subjected
to the arbitrary control Of a military dictator
Referring to the memorandum men
tioning the letter of Governor Taft to the
secretary of war, dated Feb. z, 1902 the
secretary speaks of charges made by the
civil governor of the province of Tayabas
against the military administration there,
which charges are now being investigated.
He says:
It is to be regretted that the officer of
highest rank in the army should assume the
truth of charges rejecting upon the credit
of the army in advance of the Investigation
and without giving General Chaffee upon
whose command the charges reflect, an op-
portunity to be heard.
AS the lieutenant generals memorandum
nj
introduction of a resolution Gin the house
calling Tor all correspondence and papers in
the matter of his application to 20 to the
Philippines, the putting into those papers of
the specific reference to the letter transmit
ting the charges plainly evinces a design tn
procure the publication of the charges and of
the lieutenant generals acceptance tberoof
as true, in advance of the Investigation of
their truth and of report thereon by Gen
eral Chaffee. In the interest of good dis
ciplne and effective service such course is
much to be regretted.
Such charges ought not to be published
against our countrymen whom we have sent
to labor and fight under our flag on the other
side of the world before they can be heard in
their own defense.
Presidents Final Verdict.
President Roosevelt writes, March 81:
The memorandum of the secretary of war
is approved as whole and as to every part.
Had there been any doubt before as to the
wisdom Of denying General Miles request
these papers would remove such doubt
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