Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-01

Washington, Decs. q. - President
Roosevelt took a han. In the sampson.
Schley embroglio voday, and the hand
was heavy. II Jared the Army and
Navy to the foundation. and officers OF
both branches of service are standing
aghast tonight at the rebuKe admins
tered to Lieutenant General Miles
Through Secretary Long, the President
called for the instant resignation OF
Edgar Stanton !-.aclay, the maligner
Of Schley. Through Secretary Root,
the President administered censure to
General Miles in such terms that tho
sting Of II will last forever. II IL
causing all kinds o. talk tonight in the
hotels and clubs, but the one point
agreed on everywhere IL that there
Will be no more open tain by officers
| In either branch. The 'Schley
controversy may be threshed over IN
the newspapers until doomsday, but In
the Army and Navy Departments there
wIIl be the silence Of tue tomb.
General Miles. In addition to writing
two letters Of explana on to Secretary
Root, In the last one asking that the
President be made acquainted with the
contents personally called on the Sec,
rotary and stated his position. The
interview was frigid ana unsatisfac'
tory TO Miles. He was informed that
he had violated the ..rst RUE Of an Of
fcer and that the offense could not
be overlooked. Then miles called on
the President. There we're about fifty
! persons. as usual. In the large room
where the President receives visitors
General Miles tried TO have a private
| n NTH .pNlAnt ht,f t..a A.
unsuccessful. Fully twenty-five per
q singing Tcbuke to Miles, who LEI;
the White House Illuminated.
The President assumed the entire
responsibility Tor the censurc Of Gen
eral Miles, and not only tnaC. but ne
look matters IN has own hands. roceiv
ed the Lieutenant General command
ing the Army In one OF the window
seats of the Presidents office, and
mayed him alive Tor the interview nc
gave out In Cincinnati. Inc President
was much in earnest, and no toiu Gen
eral Miles. without mincing words
that his printed interview commencing
the course OF Admiral Dewey, and, by
inference, denouncing the majority o!
the court, was a gross breach of mill
tary discipline, which cou,u not anC
would not be tolerated.
The President went to his work witt
the impetuoslty characteristic Of him
and was so much IN earnest ana fel
tnat General Miles was SO much /,
blame that ne made no attempt to con
ceal the matter. On the contrary, /
appears to be true that General Mile
was Inundated by having the sCathinl
robuke heard by many other people
According to common report, II wa
even more severe than the official let
ter OF censurc signed by SeCrCtar,
Root, but which Is understood to haN,
been practically dictated by the Pres
dent himself.
General Niles freely admitted ~
ruthendcity OF the interview. He de
Clared, however .hat he had not III
remptcst idea that mis- words reflect,
upon the court In any way. He toll
the President what he said in mis- lei
ter, that the interview referred Ontir,
~ to those persons who had declare
SChlGy to he coward and pOltrOOI
and cast no reflection at all upon III
Navy Department or upon the court.
This personal explanation was nc
received AZ at all sufficient by tn
President, who was entirely out of pl
thence with General Miles, and tol
him that an officer of his IeXpcrienC
should have sense enough 10 refrai
from any comment whatever upon
controversy which concerned the Nav
Department alone.
The days Developments began wit
the approval ny Secretary Long oil Il