Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-03
GEN. MILES, TRIP.
He Will Probably Leave Washing
ton for Manila About Sep
TENDER Is, ~

Washington, Aug. 27.-The war de-;
partment Thursday afternoon gave
out the order issued to Lieut.. Gen.
Miles to go to the Philippines. It is
signed by William Cary Sanger, acting
as secretary of war, and is as follows:
War Department, Aug. 26. 19O2.-Sir: I
nave the honor to state that your applica-
ton for authority to inspect that portion
of the army serving in the Philippines is
approved by the president. You will sail
about the 18th of September, and in inspect
ing the condition of the army will give par
tlcular attention to its instruction, disci-
pine and to supplies of all kinds"
1t IS the understanding that in that
capacity, though of superior rank, Gen.
Miles will not interfere in any way
with either Gen. Chaffee or his sue
cessor, Gen. Davis, in the direction of
the army in the Philippines He will
critically examine the conditions as
he finds them, devoting his attention
entirely to matters of army admins
tration and not to political affairs, and
the results of his work will be embod-
led in set of reports. Some such work
as this was undertaken a few months
ago by Inspector Gen. Breckenridge,
who has prepared voluminous>set of
reports, which have been published,
making suggestions for the better
ment of the military service at every
point, from transportation down to
discipline, accoutrements and sup
plies.
In the absence from Washington of
Gen. Miles no one at army headquar-
tiers is fully authorized to discuss the
details of his projected trip. But it is
believed here that he will be accom-
panied by at least two members of his
staff, namely, Lieut.. Col. Whitney and
Col. Reber, the latter his son-in-law
Col. Maus, who is the inspecting Off
Ger of the staff, also may accompany
Gen. Miles if his health, which is some
what impaired at present, permits.
Leaving about September IS, and al
lowing a month for tour of inspec-
ton of the principal islands of the
archipelago, Gen. Miles should return
to Washington early in January next.
1t developed that Gen. Miles appli-
cation to go to the Philippines was of
comparatively recent date, and was in
no way connected with his application
of several months ago. When the first
application was made it was coupled
with certain suggestions as to termi-
mating the war, and Secretary Roots
refusal to grant the first request was
based largely upon these phases of the
application. In view of this, it is I'M
derstood that Gen. Miles restricted his
second application so as to make the
trip one purely for military purposes.
Although the text of the application
was not given out at the war depart
ment, it is said that one of it's features
is a request that the return from the
Philippines be by the way of the east
ern route. AS the application is ap-
proved, Gen. Miles will return by
this route, which insures his visiting
Europe on his way back to America.
1t is expected that Mrs. Miles will
accompany the general to the Philip
pines and it may be that his married
daughter, who is the wife of Col. Re-
Der, one of the generals aides, will
also accompany the party. The gen
eral will return to-day from his New
England trip, when his plan will be
more fully made known