New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
GENERAL NILES BACK.
ENDS TRIP ROUND WORLD
Sent Wireless Message to King Ed
7Card from Lucania.

manding the United States Army; Mrs Miles
and the party which accompanied them on the
recent visit to the Philippines we'll as on
their return by way OF Europe. arrived here
Yesterday on the Lucania They spent only
little time ON the pier after the arrival Of the
vessel The general. who had been abroad for
five months. gcing around the world IN that
time was not inclined to talk concerning the
result of his journey. He was willing enough 70
speak on general topics, but when asked his
opinion of military political subjects would
give the answer. II am not going into details.
The quartermaster's boat. the General Meigs
went down to meet the Lucania. but General
Miles refused to leave the liner. and the Meiss
followed the Lucania to her pier. The feature OF
the trip. not only for the general but for those
in the party. the sending of wireless dls-
patch to King Edward VII reply by cable
was handed to the general as soon as the vessei
reached Quarantine.
The general looked hale and hearty. and both
he and his wife looked though the trip had
benefited them. The general said that the re-
suit of his journey would be contained in his re-
port TO the War Department
On February g. when the Lucania was elgnty
miles from the Marconi station at Crookhaveh'
General Miles sent the following message 10
King Edward:
Midocean greeting with best wishes for hap
piless and health to his majesty and the royal
family.
The following reply was received by cable on
the arrival of the Lucania here:
I have submitted your message to the King.
for your good wishes and to say for him that
it afforded him much qualification TO receive
you at Windsor. kNOLL1S-
With the General and Mrs. Miles Colonel
and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Maus, Henry Clark Rouse, OF
this city; F. B. wiIborg, of Cincinnati. and
Sherman Hoyt- Colonel Whitney was with
the party when it started. but returned some
weeks ago.
Il have been abroad for five months said
General Miles. Il started September II for
the Pacific Coast 1 made an inspection of the
forts and the coast defences from Puget Sound
to Southern California. On October sailed
on the transport Thomas. We stopped at Homo
lulu Sandwich Islands. and then sailed for
Guam We touched at the island, then
tinued to the Philippines. We spent a month
there. I examined the military situation ard
visited the principal stations and forts. There
serious hostilities at the time. I was
there inspecting the troops
From the Philippines went to Hong Kong
and Canton. and thence to Nagasakf and YokO-
hama. We visited the military academy at Toxic
and something of the Japanese troops The
ia panese army is very well equipped and dis
cplined. and is their navy. When 1 was
there they were discussing the question Of rats-'
ing large fund for the equipment of the navy.
In the army they have most modern appli-
ances-"
How do the Japanese compare with the
American soIdiery?' asked
II am not making comparisons 3" he replied.
Continuing the general said the party went
from Japan TO Port Arthur and thence to Peking-
II remained there short time. We have there
a small detachment Of troops-the Legation
Guard-at the capitol Everything there is
quiet We were accorded an audience by the
Emperor and the Empress Dowager. They re-
ceived with great deal of courtesy and at
. tention. We saw the troops of the Chinese
army and the troop of the allied forces. which
are still there
1T was reported that you had compared the
Empress Dowager with Queen Victoria" Cen
eraI Miles told.
That's absurd. 1 never made such COM
parison."
The general said he and his party went
through Northern China to Siberia, passing
through Manchuria. and to Moscow.
We were eighteen days going from Peking
to Moscow. The roads are very good and the
train service excellent. They have vestibuled
trains. The trip. of course. rather fatigu-
ing, but the comfortable. The
weather was very cold at times, but, in my
opinion, it was no colder than I have expert
enCed in our Northwest. The railroads have
good roadbeds as the Union Pacific or the
Canadian Pacific. They have good sleeping ac-
connodations. too From St Petersburg we
went to Paris, where spent five days; thence
to London where we remained eight days, and
so on to New-Yotk-
I'VE were also invited to the Winter Palace
We had an invitation to meet the Car and to
be present at the blessing Of the waters, which
is the equivalent of New Years Day. We
were delayed day. however, so did not ar
rive in time. An audience Of the Gar would
have been given us. but could not remain.
I paid very pleasant visit to King Edward
when reached England, and most gra-
ciously received
Mrs Miles not invited TO Windsor.
through an oversight. 1t not known that
she was with me, or the invitation would have
been extended to her also. The master of cere-
tion and regret, in which he said the King did
not know Mrs. Miles present she would
have been included in the invitation
General Miles asked il he had the
new court costume of the new ambassador to
Germany
NO" he replied, II did not see it
General Miles said he going TO West
Point 10 visit his Sherman if he could find
the time. and was then going TO Washington TO
make his report.
II will in manner forecast what will be
contained in my report" he added.