The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-15
WANT AL OF IT.
Demand for Miles Report Is Still
dissatisfied.


Washington. May 15.-Secretary Root
and number of other officials in the
war department have received a circu-
lar letter from Herbert Welsh of Phila-
delphia which has also been mailed 10
a number of private individuals IN
reference to the report of Lieutenant
General Miles. The letter desires that
letters be addressed to the president,
Secretary Root Adjutant General Cor
bin Judge Advocate General Davis, AS
sistant Adjutant General Hail and AS
sistant Adjutant General Ennis asking
them to publish for the information
and guidance of the country the full re-
port of General Miles regarding analrs
In the Philippine island He suggests
that they especially request that the
report of Major Hunter into the facts OF
the whipping of Filipino prisoners of
war for the purpose OF extracting IN
formation from them pe lncluded IN
the publication
He saws he has not seen Miles report.
having in vain tried to secure copy
of 10 from the war department., but
believes that il contains Information that
enlightened citlzefE should have. Mr..
Welsh saws that 100000 souls have
perished 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 with a few thousand letters sent
to men he names the object viii be Sc
cured. He suggests that persons in
terest their senator and representa- tive
I'm the matter. Secretary Root referred
the circular letter he received to Judge
Advocate General Davis. The war de-
partment TO-DAY made public the letter
of Adiutant General COrbln to General
Miles answering one sent to the secre-
tary of war yesterday regarding the
publication of General Miles report
Following y the letter of General Cor
bin to Genefal Miles
nv the cnprpfaT.T of
war to infom you that he is in receipt
of your communication of May 49, 1903
which reads as follows. I have the
honor to request an exact copy of my
reports as furnished by the war depart
rnent to tie public press and also desire
to be informed as to who gave them out
and who received them
"CompEing with your request 7 have
the hon0 to inform you that copies of
your reports as furnished by the war
department to the public press were
compler and exact copies of the entire
reports being your general report upon
affairsin the Philippine dated February
H. lg0f and your special report on al
legged iruelties in the Philippine bearing
the same date For your convenience
dupM&te copies of both documents, as
given out are transmitted herewith. ]
havethe honor further to inform you:
.'Frst-That your report to the secre-
tary of war dated February 10, 1903,
was given TO the press in full by the
w. r. Hall, A. A. c. to the authorized
representatives. of the press associa-
tiols. and.
Second-That your special report OF
tiP same date was given out with the
approval of the secretary of war, by the
5ldge advocate general of the army, the
Gll text Of which was furnished to the
pess Representatives
In General Miles report on the alleged
ruelties was also a criticism of the
ice transa ction in the reconcentradt
camp in Batangas province. Genera
Niles in discussing this matter refer
to report he had received from th'
Commanding general in the Philippines
his report saying: Copy herewith en-
dosed." This copy was not furnished
With the report of General Miles and i
has been charged that it was suppress
cd. The war department has mad
public the copy referred to. 1t is a re
rort of Major General Davis addresse,
To General Miles and contains all tn
correspondence, teiegra ms and all docu
Tlents that refer to the purchase. dis
tiibution and sale of rice to the peopl
81 the rsconcentradO camps. 1t is
ylry voluminOus document but the mali
features were covered in summarize
which have been published heretofore.