Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-30
NILES PLAN REACHES HOUSE
Generals Request for Philippine Assign
ment Turned Over by President.
ALL CORRESPONDENCE is TRANSMITTED
Roosevelt sends in Proposals and
Conclusions on the Matter
Miles would Revive
Indian Methods.

WASHINGTON, March 29.--The president
today sent to the house OF representatives
he correspondence and papers bearing upon
the request Of Lieutenant General Miles to
be assigned to duty in the Philippines. The
papers were sent to the house in response
to a resolution introduced by Mr.. Burleson
OF Texas and passed by that body. They
are as follows:
To the House OF Representatives: In re-
gponse to the following resolution OF the
house of representatives. OF March 70, lSOz
Resolved, That the president Of the
spectfully requested, II not Incompatible
with the public interest, to transmit 70 ine
TO and papers bearing on the matter OF the
reported request OF Lieutenand S5shSe5rs si
~ dvtv in fns PbHSiip5ine arehipelago and
70 be allowed to put into effect there a
plan outlined by MIN to bring about a
/ transmit herewith copies of all papers
upon which final action In the matter was
Since such nnal action and since the in
PRODUCTION of said resolution, a further
memorandum has been ADDED 20 the papers
by Lieutenant General Miles,, and / trans
init also a copy thereof, together with the
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House. Washington, March Ze, 1902.
Proposal of Miles.
Headquarters of the Army, Washington,
Feb. II, 1902.-The Honorable, the Secretary
of War: Sir have the honor to invite
attention 20 a subject that l have had uni
20 request that this letter be laid before
the president.
Of hostilitles between the United states
forces and those In the Philippines, and
this warfare, has been conducted with
marked severity. More than 10000 United
States troops have been at different times
sent or are now under orders to go 70 the
Philippines, and more than 10000 still re-
main on duty there. which service, with
the assistance of the naval forces, Involves
an enormous expenditure of public, money
as we'll as the loss of many valuable lives.
During the past century thousands OF
Indians have been called to the capital
under authority, sent to Washington many
red-handed representatives of different
tribes of Indians, the result Of which has
been a reconciliation, a restoration of con-
fidence. the prevention of war, and the es-
adjustment and continuance OF peace
Our friendly relations with the people of
Cuba and Porto Rico have been largely
promoted by consultation with the repre-
sentatives Of those islands here in Wash
ington, both before hostilities began, dur
ing the Spanish war, and since; and l have
semiicl IGHnS any or cSi SGRas' " who were aS'G not
benefited by CT adid, frank and honest con-
sultation and council.
Use Porto Ricans.
In view of the above considerations, l
make the request that l be authorized to
proceed 10 the Phllpplne lSlanus, taxing
with me ten men whom / may select from
Cuba and Porto Rico, whose assistance
has been found useiu. in promoting
those ISLANDS and the United States, and
who could properly explain to the Fill
pinos the benefits their people have derived
through friendly relations with this coun-
try, and while there to give such direc-
lions as / may deem advisable and judicious
for the best disposition of the United
States military forces, to the end that they
may occupy the most %healthful and
strategic positions, with due regard to
economy, and be afforded the greatest COM
fort and benefit; also to take such meas
ures as will tend to restore, as far as pos
sible, confidence to the people of those
islands and demonstrate that the purpose
OF our government is prompted by the
highest sense OF j~usticej and that on re-
turning be authorized to bring to the
capital such number of representative Fill
pinos as / may think advisable, In order
that they may see and know the advan-
Iages of our civilization and realize the
disposition of our government toward
them, at the same time affording an op-
%portunity for a full consultation. whereby
Intelligent and definite action may be taken
concerning their future destiny. IL Is
confidently believed hat such measures
could then be taken as would be satisfac-
tory and beneficial to the 10000. 900 of in