New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
MILES'S TRIP TO EAST.
LJEUTE,NANTGE GENERAL'S S 1OOR
AND ITS EANING.
VISIT TO BE ONE OF ADVICE. NOT OF
ACTION-POSSIBLE VALUE OF
OBSERVATIONS.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.I

Washington, Aug 25-General Miles is going
the Philippines to observe the military S'""
ton there. His application for PERMISSION u 80
for that purpose has been granted by the fre'i-
dent. Without any further consultation wiz.
the War Department, all that remains TO oe
done is for the commanding general oI 'iis
army to issue the necessary orders 10 his s'"--
to accompany him, and to the teuarterihas'ei .
Denartment TO furnish him with transportation
BETTING his rank and the whereWlthai 10 mee'
all necessary expenses will be promptly forth
coming His relations with the military es'ao-
Iishment during his absence from Washington
will ba in no wise changed from those that nave
existed since his return from his field operations
in Porto Rico in 1898. All orders TO the army
will continue to emanate from the AdJptaii'
Generals office, adjoining the Office OF lhe Sc
ratary of War, and will continue 10 pea inc
formal line. BY command of Lieutenant to'o
oval Miles which has been made with a rub
Der stamp every week day for the last fout
wears no matter in what part OF the couh'iS
General Miles happened to be for the moment
Beyond the Pacific. on his way there anu oi
his way hack again. the lieutenant general com
manding may exercise exactly the same au-
thoritv as in 1897 when he went to Europe 10
observe the Greco-Turkish War. tour that
carried him to the Queens Jubilee, to CONSTANT
nopIe to St. Petersburg and to the German
manuuvres to be recipient everywhere OF iAe
marked honors due his high rank and record
At the War Department to-day nothing What-
ever was known of General Miles s TOUR aS "ds
to he expected nor were the members OF MS
staff acquainted with his plans; but 1t Is known
in Wasnington that the general does not pro-
pose to interfere with the conduct of the COM
ing eampaign in Mindanao. That was eA-
rresslv prohibited whel several months ago
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of the field operations and set in motion new
plan. patterned much after that pursued IN
Porto Rico to effect the speedy pacihcatlon or
ali the disgruntled elements ,
General Miles had hoped to have authority
to ahlish permanent peace with the Meros
hut that being in competent hands can
not lightly he superseded. General Miles can
hardly more than offer personal ADVICE 10 beh-
ers1 Davis in Mndanao. he did to tIenerai
extent His friends here do not believe that ne
will sail for Manila before the latter part OF
October as he has promised the Grand Army
Of the Republic to attend the national eneahp-
ment here six weeks hence. Ihat gatneFiHs
promises to give TO him good reception.
General Btiles's observations In the fhlllp-
pines may possibly prove of considerable value
10 Congress next spring He will hardly get
hack before February March. but In the time
al his disposal beyond the Pacific he may ada
much 10 the store of information collected ny
the prominent staff officers who have preceded
hin, on similar inspection tours. among them
heing Adiutant General Corhin, Commissary
Pavmaster General Bates and Inspector Breck-
inridge. The reports OF none or these o!lCetS'
n they had made any. have ever been puo-
Iished