The evening times., 1902-06-04

The p-odgci ION IN tae senate vzster-
/ day by Senator CaIberzon Of copies Of
War Departments documents. obtained
/ in some secret manner. he's stirred up
/ TIE War Depa-mezt officials even more
than the publication nearly year ago
+ CT TIE secret report OF Captain Lewis
on MS INQUIRIES regarding the French
{ gun carriage.
! The PresidcEt and Assistant Secretary
of War Sanger rad conference this
morning on the subject. and later Colo
mel Sanger had consultation with A6-
jutant General Corbia.
Senator Cua5e1son hod endeavcrsd
several tines 10 have the Senate call
uIcG The Secretary CT Var Tor the Ba
De-s n the ease Of Lieutenant arnold.
9f the Fourth Cavalry. charged by Prf-
rate Weir, of his regiment. Hith author
!ziag cruel treatment OF FIiipfnos. a
resolution ealing Ter papers vas re-
ierred 20 tee Philippines Committee.
Meanwhile the Secretary Of War had
ordered an Investigation Of the. charges
h2sed on the reeort OF Capt. Parker
West uao had previously reported on
The case while AZ inspector in tae Phil
irD!nes.
Papers 0btainsd Privately.
Failing 70 seeu~c th5 papers tsroura
Official channels. Senator CuIberson o.
taired them privately AID presented ia
thc Senate yesterday copy oE the
charges, together with Captain Vests
report Senator Beveridge, after repeat
edly asking If tbey had come ron the
Var Department. finally inquired OF Sen
.ato7 CuIberson if he had not secured the
psners from General Niles. Senator
CulbeTson did not Immediately reply.
but later denied that he had received
them from General Miles and declared
that they had come TO him from some
one not connected with the War be
partment- He did not say, however
how they had been secured from the
War Department
Apart from the Implication that Gen
eTai Niles was concerned in furnishing
Democratic Senators with material with
which TO assau the army, the War De-
partment officials are interested. because
hey say II shows that. however import
ant the document may be it IS not safe
even in the official files.
Niles Absent From the City.
The Lewis French gun carriage report
leaked out through the ordnance bureau
and the officers concerned in its publiea-
tioE Immediately applied for retirement.
General Miles urged an Investigation to
discover The guilty parties and it was on
his recommendation that the investiga-
ton was made. he Is now at Fort Riley,
kan, Witnessing a test Of the Lewis gun
carriage plans.
As result OF the conference this
morning between Assistant Secretary
Sanger ard the PresiGent a preliminary
investigation vas begun this morning
at the War Department This disclosed
mat the papers in Lieutenant ArnoId's
case had passed through but four
branches OF the War Department. When
he papers reached Washington from
Manila they were recorded in the Office
o. the Adjutant General and then re-
Ierred 10 army head. quarters for the IN
'-- AA-'>l tsstl va A4~l--.- Miles. HeF were
next sent to the judge advocate general
Tor his acCion. and by him laid before
the Secretary of War
Corbin azG Davis Heard.
tdiu,aHt General Co-bin and Judge
Advocate General Davis have each stat
cG 20 Assistant Secretary Sanger that
he papers d.d not. come from their bu-
-cau- CaDt- Parker West. who made
The report when Senator CuIbersou pre-
5ented II the Senate. IS in Washington.
and declared ne had no knowledge Of
acw Senator Cuibc-son had secured q
COPY Of tie report. Captain West said
lie had forgotten entirely his !nvestiga-
Ion CT tae charges against Lieutenant
Arnold until the subject was called TO
iiis mind by the incident in the Senate.
Secretary Eoot Is now in New York and
upon MS return tomorrow morning he
matter VIII again be considered It IS
the determination of the President 20
lu1lsh severely any breach OF confidence