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Could Name the Men Who Will Be Given
the Places Ii the Bill Passes.
THE Committeeman DID NOT ASK HIM TO I'M
PART THE PROFERED INFORMATION.
Mr.. Burleson Has Called for the Papers in the Mat
ter of the Recent Turning Down of General
Miles by President Roosevelt.


washington. March 20 -'rbe whole Of ~
fcia Washington is tonight discussing the
statements made before the senate commit
toe on military affairs by General Miles to.
day. rhc impression is that the generals
uttcraliccs will have the effect of placing
him ON the retired list in the very nN
future. one view Of the matter is that the
breach between the president and the com
handing general has now reached such
proportions MS win cause the former to ey.
clclsc his prerogatiyc and retire the ptter
at once Another is that Miles having
been finally made to understand through
tho medium Of the brutal rrnrimdud al.
mlnistercd him for his Interview on Tho
Schley case and Of tho recent rchun given
him in connection with his request to be
sent to the Philippines that he is persona
non crata with tho administration, win
seek To avoid further friction by yoluntarl
| ly going on the retired list
However this may he, It Is confidently
believed that the developments Of the re
cent past prcsaFe the retirement Of the
| commanding general
The papers relating to the request Of Gen.
eral Miles TO be sent to the Philippines and
! 10 he allowed TO put into effect there
! plan calculated to bring hostilites to an
| end without further loss Of NE were called
| for today as was foreshadowed In th,ae
u'spa,cnea ihst night Inc resolution re-
! ouestlnE that the papers In question he
transmitted TO the mousse nv the president
WIS onerro ny Representative burleson Of
,eN"s' mere ~ no reason " douhi that
the resolution will he passed aud ~ tho cor.
Iespondence asked for is sent IN another
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a,c cessation Of hositlfiles In sand phlIp
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Washington. March 2o.-The news NJ gen
eral Miles statement TODAY before the mill
tnry committee Of the senate excited great
interest ut the war department when n be
came kNoWN lNPIF ldFe III Tue Jay, IN'I'
WAS worry general inquiry as 10 whether
by passing the criticisms upon various Of
nrials rs reported in tho press, General
Miles had not exposed himself to discipll-
nary treatment The answer to this must
hc based on the exact amount Of privileges
, which attaches 10 testimony given before
committee NJ congress. This question
, arose last week In the course ~ General
Hughes testimony before the senate PM
, lppIne committee. II appeared that thcre
5 was variance Of opinion In The commit.
go itself and the question was left unset.
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the press as those maze by himself before
the committee We're Misrepresentation to-
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