Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-15
WANTS MILES REPORT

VAN L - Hl2LAS AaA1 VAa
War Department Officials Receive Cir
cular Letter Requesting Its Pubii-
cation for the Information and Guild
ance of the Country.
Washington May 15.-Secretary Root
and a number of other officials in the
war department have received a circu-
lar letter from Mr.. Herbert Welsh, of
Philadelphia, which also has been
mailed to a number OF private individ-
uals, in reference to the report of Lieu
tenant General Miles. The letter de-
siras that letters be addressed to the
president. Secretary kcot, Adjutant
General Corbin. Judge Advocate Gem
eral Davis, Assistant Adiu.ant General
Hall and Assistant General Ennis, ASK
irc them to publish, for the inform.-
ton and guidance OF the country, the
full report of General MICS regarding
affairs in the Philippine islands. He
that the report of Major General Hunter
into the facts of the whippings of Fill
pino prisoners of war for the purpose of
extracting information from them be
included IN The puSlication. He says
he has not seen General Miles report,
having in vain tried to secure copy
of it from the war department" but be !.
lieyes that it contains information that
enlightened citizens should have. Nc.
Welsh says that 100000 souls have per-
ished in those islands from war; famine
and pestilence under our flag. In the
letter he refers to the military record Of
General Miles in the civil war and IN
several Indian campaigns, and says that
with few thousand letters sent to men
he names. the object will be secured.
He suggests that persons interest their
senators and representatives in the
matter.
Secretary Root referred the circular
letter he received to Judge Advocate
General Davis.
The wor deoartment Yesterday ma lie
public the latter of AdJutant General
sent to the secretary of war the day be-
fore regarding the publication OF Gen
eral Miles report. The adjutanr gen.
eral says to whom the report was given,
and encloses copies of the reports which
We're furnished the press.
The following is the letter of General
Corbin to General Miles:
Il am directed by the secretary Of
war to inform you tina: he is in recent
of your communicate of May IL, 1903,
which reads as follows
T have the honor to request an ex-
act copy of my reports as furnished by
the war department to The public press,
and also desire to be informed as to who
gave them out and who received them
Complying with your request l have
the honor to inform YOU that copies OF
your reports as furnished by the war
department to the public press We're
complete and exact copies of the entire
reports, being your general report on
affairs in the Philippines dated Feb. 13
1903, and your special report on alleged
cruelties in the Philippines, bearing the
same date. For your convenience dupli-
cate copies of both documents, as given
out, are transmitted herewith. / have
the honor to further inform you:
81. That your report to the secretary
of war dated Feb. 10, 1908. was given
to the press in full by he then acting
adjutant general Colonel w. p. Hall,
A. A. c., to the authorized representa-
tives of the press associations, and.
80. That your special report of the
same date was given out with the APP
prevail Of the secretary of war, by the
judge advocate general OF the army, the
full text of which was furnished to the
press representatives"
In General Miles report on the al
legged cruelties was also a criticism of
the rice transaction in the reconcentra-
90 camp in Batangas province. General
Miles in discussing this matter refers
to q report he had received from the
commanding general in The Philippines,
his report saying "(Copy herewith en-
closely" This copy was not furnished
with the report of General Miles and 1t
has been charged that it was sup
pressed. The war department yesterday
made the copy referred TO public. 1t is
a report of Major General Davis adj
dressed to General Miles and contains
all the correspondence, kilograms and
all documents that refer to the pur-
chase, distribution and sale of rice to
the people in the recontration camps. 1t
ie very voluminous document, but the
main features were covered in summa-
ries which have been published hereto