Show lETT RS om NOT PAN 1 J 11 Democrats Miscalcul ted on L 1 j S Miles I Papers J Jn ACTED AS A BOOMERANG ti IiI Ii-I i Correspondence Submitted to tilt House in Compliance With tha Burleson Resolution Discloses That Secretary of War and President Roosevelt Had Ample Heaeons for Turning Down the Request of the I IJ I lieutenantGeneral to go Sent to r Philippines I 4 c j i Washington Marc1 29Tile PreaU > dent today sent to the House of Roprc I aentatlves the correspondence and the f the request oC papers bearing on to duty i I LlcuLGcn Miles to be assigned The papers were I in the Philippines sent to the House in response to a resolution I Mr Burleson ot j olution Introduced by Texas and passed by that body They Tire aa follows floprcsefltatlvcsln ro 1 Ropr To Limo house of following resolution or the spouse to the or Ilarch 23 110U80 oC llcprcHontnUcs Lho IrcJldcnt of tile I I RCIIOLVCU Lhnt I Ii0 Rc bo und 11 hereby respectfully United States I JC noL Incompatible with fully rClluCJtcd to transmit to the the publlo Interest rclat copies ot aU corrcHpondcnco I home bearing on tho mat JnH to nnd papers I reported request oC LleutGen lcr ot the to bo assigned Ule9 U S A Nelson A und archipelago ito i blllppino the I to tiuty In allowcd to bo put Into ccct tboru to bo outlined by him to bring about u a plan hostilities 1 transmit hero cessatiOn of which wlth all tho papcra upon with conka of taken in tho matter was I mial action ucUon mid olncc thin such nniU SinN further I introduction of said resolution a haa been added to tho pa I memorondum Miles and i transmit LleutGcn I also pars a by copy tticrcot together with tho action S ac-tion thereonTIIEO1DOBE i hiEODORE ROOSEVELT i GEN GILESS LETTERS i LETTER-S at the Army Washington lIcndqui1Jlcrs I li looTho Honornbhy the I 1 February of arSlr I have tho honor 1 Bccrctarv attention to a subject which Iliac I to inlto under conaldcnillou for several I months liac had and to request that this letter bo II iSh the President It 13 now three i i 1lild before the opening ot hostlllllos be I years since forces of tho United States and tho tweea PWIippln3 Jftlaudi and this I of tho those with marked wlfrfaro has been conducted severity wurtaro Wore than liOW United States I different times bent ffoopa boon at lULe J troopS under orders to BO to tho Philippine and more than JOfcX BU11 r i hlllpplncH duty th TO which service with main on or the intvul forces In i tho BBSlBUincc normoos expenditure of public j wolves money an as well as tho loss of many val i S uablu t lives 1 IllS EXPERIENCE WITH INDIANS I i During ttbopuot century thousands of I Indiana jnve bed called to tho capital consultation and coundlnnd I have under Jor authority fccnt to Waahlreton many Ted hQn < led tcprcsentaUvM > of dif S S I i I I i tho rcJI1C or I JmJlinstho ft rout trlbea of JudHans st rccoICI1IatW n a rests which Ina liocna l 1 rccolleJII Jlroentlon of intlon of eonlMonce the pro I nt otnu contin 3tuUll3limont war nn the tlubI1 within the Slopes t mm Tor imnco or peace I I I rltorlls tbo l1eoplc oC Om Crlen iy l relations with been I IirgeIY I hn1 1 Cuba and Porto Rico Xvlth with the repte promotecl by consultation hr41 In iT1uI1 ihoaf 1Jl l onfAffi I wntnUvcfl 9fthoMI hostilities occurred I Inglon both before nnrt llnce nnd I during tho Span ah war wlwthtr peopl 1 have never found LIFt > or p ellIIc l who Uaitge cmlelvlllzcd frnhle and ota eUl1llhJ I b i v HC not bClollt d by honest consultation and council I ASKS TO GO > TO ISLANDS conslclrrationa I In IoW of the nbOcc I be uthollzcd to I mncc th ILucst that PJllllppll10 islands tlcllI I proclletl to the 1 fl1Y select from whom with tln men n1C I IUco whoso n8slstnnco I Cuba 111 Pprto 11rmnotln hi IULj btcn found UMnl tin leoplo oC f JI between I irIoiiUly rlntlolls nnd the United StatcJ and thOI lilllnds nn I I 11 explaIn to tM lillIplnoR tho could propcrlY derived 1mC ii bClllnt tl1ll I1coplo I t Nlnt1or with this coun I ii through friendlY while thcr to r10 such 11lrce I try lIm1 and judl hISllblo t 1 dccmt I tloni nA mny tho Unlt for the beat Ulspoaltion of I 10U8 StatS mllltnrs forces to the end that t cd and the Spy tho I moSt healthful may I il strxtoKla iioalUoug with duo regard to i economy and bo afforded tins grcalcat 11 j comfort and benollt also to take such II 1 I measures aa will tonil to restore as far I 8 it AM poealblc confidence to tho people of I hISj1 Islands 1 and demonstrate that the purpose of our Government Is prompted by the highest sense of justlcor and that on returning J bo authorized to bring to S the capital such number of representative representa-tive Filipinos as I may think advisable In order that they may seo and know tho nJ milages of our civilization and realize the disposition of our Government toward thtm at the same time affording an opportunity for a full consultation where 1 > Intelligent and licllnlto action may betaken be-taken concerning their future destiny It is confidently believed that such measures crtukl then bo taken as would bo Hatlsfactory and bcnellclal to the 10000000 10OOOiOW inhabitants of the Islands and highly cmdltable to our Government U > this means we would be fully in formed of the condition and wants of tho people of those Islands and they on tho orhor hand would become fully apprised of the purpose and final disposition of our Government toward them This need not rcltoct In the slightest degree upon till services of the military nor Interfere with civil governments that have or may be eslaullohcd I 1 Should this request be approved I am conUdcnt It would icsult In a better con I < lltlon of our military forces In that cll I ylulon In the cessation or hostilities with JM a reasonable time thereby permitting 1 tho return of a alt = c number of our i troops from those remote and unhcalth fill stations and I shftUld hope In an umicjjblo adjustment of affairs In thosd llilands which would bb satisfactory to the JnhnIJJtmts thereof ai welt ns to the Ileo plLi ot the united Stntes Very rejiect 1I11 NEISON A MI L1S IlcutnantGoneml Comnian1W United StiUs Army I r REQUEST TURNED DOWN I t War Departmont ra G l WmaMhlngtolm 1Inrch I 1JZncspcctCUl1 forwanlcd to the Irlsldemt DhmpIJrocd Tile conduct ml1llUy Ghnftet aTalN 11 Limo Phmihippimies JJI Gen and hit I > cccisors and tho i couiduct oC civil affairs IJV Coy Tafl and his a5oclatcs In tho Phlllpplno l l conim I FloIi hav < been smmccefiii Much mora I IIIhl Progress has bC2U made toward the f QomphtC acceitIIicc oC American sovor I clnty the 1Ilorallou of IHace and thc tablJslncrL i oC civil Povcrnmcnt than aci had au night to an mlelpalc when tho treaty oC Paris vas ratified Jhc lan Proposed In tho within paper In vovS KoitrlbiJupcracilillsr thl officers men I tioiicd fn the control which they now cx crchi Not only Is l this without Juatlflca Ion In their conduct but J t I should regard wifS8i 1 raout unfortunate Intorferciwo vitli thC m V10 l0111 satisfactory prosrasH ihero have been exceedingly Yull extend cd and lonBcoiitlnued f Untl continued consultation and I IQunst i fiLial IJclwccn q Ulc Government of tho Stales and toners P of opinion I nmnn the InauTcctionary ih r Filipinos ro fHi In Vlll nderotanding and moat irjcn ly feeling between bv far the great I tr part of LImo Filipino peopln und our 1 fieS and nt parliclpa10n by many mem I rtvi L limo ARiilnnldo government In time Soernmcnt under AmerIcan govern mont I Srnd hereto n tIlt of wentyllirco Sinn < rH of tho Insurrectionary govcrn Jw hnow hold Toaltlons oi rust ui bfm our Gocrnincnt Agulnaldo himself L hnK t31n the noaltlon of carncatlv urginff nn3iC mlryraci to accept our Bovorolwi and most eC them have I his advi lcee ° already follow I NO KBNJ3PIT OBTAINED 1l Is not Ilcr lcd that cMMUnSiVcrclvcdtliat any additional I bcnent could be obtained by taking dele nlIon6 or Cubans and Porto Rlcana to tj lho Plilllppinea or by bringing dolega I 110m fremm 1 time Philippines to the United f Stlt S In advttnco of tho cliolco of oftl t dal iieiegatci Provided for by the bill now J P < ni nSii In Conre On the other hand l Jl wOUld be cry difficult to keep such u t Hoecdlns fro from spectacular and I MIIAatlonul features which would be In jurlouH 1t Is h ° LihewrilcL that tho arm r flr ar-m In tho phllllJ > lnc8 hajj been conduced I With xvm rkwl VCVcrltyi on the contrary thC warfare nabcen conducted l with 1 marked humanity a111 niagnanlmlty on the part of tho United States army ELTIIU ROOT i Secretary of War J3 f APPROVED BY PRESIDENT II i Conclusion of tho Secretary of War j I arc hereby approved rrT11EODORTJ ROOSEVELT < Miltu HOUicVmihlnJLon March 0 1P2 I l FILiPINOS HOLDING PLAQ1 List i0r mcn who have served under 1 AgUh1aldo 0 and ut Present holding posjl 1 enmcnf = trust und r Ul ° Amtrlci Goy I ernmcllt Ii i C 4 S Aiellano Chief Justice of the Su Jrlt1t court vps Secretary of State in 1 1 tho irt CublhCl oC tho RcValUtioflnt > Ooycrnmcnt I IVorentlno Torres AsuocUtu fuatlco I f WI1 chairman OCL hoard to confer with PR1101 Presided over by Gen IluglioS I dvr thc outbrcsik of hoalllltlcs between I AnierlciinB ana Filipinos lctorlno Mapu At1 qciate Justice wan CCuneelol o l he Revolutionary Govern mont In tho lelund oCPanay t t 1 alpldud li Paiilo do TaVLra commlBi I I l 11tQ J wi 1 Ii flloncr was Associate Secretary of Stato and member of Congress l Benito Lcgarda commissioner wna An Hlfltant Secretary ho Treasury under tho Revolutionary Government and Vice President of Its ConRrets Joso Luzorngiii commisflloncr was Prcc Irtent of tho Revolutionary Congress of thu Island of Negron Felipe Biicncamlno member of tho civil service bard was cotmHcIor of Agumuldo In Cavjte member Congress of Malolpa und secretarY in Mulolos and Secrotnrj of Stato In San IsIJro do Nuova kcija Felix l L Roxaia Judge was member tho Filipino Junta In Purls Jgnaeio Clllamor Judge wag member of thc Malolos Congress Grogorlo Arnneto SolicitorGeneral was I Secretary of JusUco and member of tho Malulo1 Congress Martin DclgadC Governor of Hollo was commanding General of the evolutionary forces In tho Island of Panay AmbroBlo Flores Governor of Rlzal was Gonfenil pf tho revolutionary member mem-ber of the revolutionary Congress and As slwtant Secretary of War Mariano Trias Governor of Cavite was commandlpg General of thc revolutionary forces southern Luon Secretary the Trcoaurv nnd Secretary of war Joseph Serpuhlo Governor of Bulacan was Colonol of the revolutionary army Graclo aonsalnga Governor oCasa van was member of tho revolutionary Con giess and Secretary of the Interior Arsenlo Cruz Herrera president of municipal mu-nicipal board of Manila wtm member of Mnlolos Congress and AssistantSecretary of tho Interior Joso Alejnndrlno city engineer in Manila Ma-nila was General of tho revolutionary army Modesto Reyes city attorney of Manila was member of tho Filipino Junta j in Madrid Ma-drid Daniel TIrona provincial secretary of Cavite Agulnaldos JlrsL Secretary of War and commanding General of tho revolutionary revo-lutionary forces In the province of Ca jayan Mariano Cunanan provincial secretary of Pampanga was Major in tho revolutionary I revolu-tionary army Aarlano Crisostomo fiscal of Bulacan Joso M Ierma provincial secretary of Bataan Solia Aiandy fiscal of Taynbas were all C6ngics mon at Malolos II BETTER MTLESS SECOND I Headquarters of tho Army Washington Washing-ton March 21 1r 211 accordance with tho verbal message received from Col Carter through Mr Brandt a clerk In tha AdjutantGenerals office I have t leI le-I honor to return my letter of February M2 with indorsement thereon I In connection with my letter and the Indorsements thereon i desire to say that I regret that tho Honorable Secretary 1 Secre-tary should have been under tho Impression Impres-sion that a proposition that was prompt dd with tho Interest oC humanity would In any way bo regarded as spectacular and sensational J should not anticipate any su result I would call attention to tho last page of my letter in which I dls I Inctiy said This need not reflect In the slightest degree upon the services of tho military nor Interfere with tho civil gov crnmeiilH that have been or may bo cs iabhished I Illlnlt It will bo admitted that no such objection was ever raised by any of tho Governors f States or Territories or department de-partment commanders wheit the numerous Indian delegations left their territory to coma to Washington APPEALED TO BY CUBANS I would also call attention to tho fact that last t winter while on an official visit to Cuba 1 was appealed to by members convention who of the Constitutional mild they wished communicate directly with tho President and 1 advised them to make such a request On returning to AVaejhlnaton JC reported too fast to President McKinley and urged that he grant tholf rctiuust should it be mode 1Io did ao and tho delegation came to Washington The result was gratifying uot only to our Goveinmcnt authorities hut to the people of Cuba as well All this was dono without the slightest roftcc lon on MaJGen Wood or objection on his part as far as know Referring to that part of my communl catlpn which states that the warfare In the Phlllpplno Islands had been conducted wIth marked severity and to the remarks of the honorable ctetur on that point It is proper in say that I had In mind such Information as Is conveyed In tho letter of Gov W H Taft addressed to the honorable Secretary dated Washington Washing-ton February 7 VJQ2 as well as other communications that have been referred to them headquarters received by me PROPOSED TRIP TO ISLANDS I Concerning my going to the Philippines It was my purpose nearly a year ago to do HO and thin Vas with knowledge of the Secretary of War and tho approval of thc Into President McKinley but tho Journey was postponed In consequence of the Increaue in and reorganization of tho army 3rm1ho suggestion contained in my letter that in going to the Philippine mYTeucri I take certain natives of Cuba and Porto Rico and on returning bring back certain of those of the Philippine Islands was prompjed by my belief that the result would bo satisfactory to all concerned Since this measure Is not deemed advisable ad-visable Ido not ask for its further consideration con-sideration and making my delayed visit to the Philippines which 1 hope to do in the near future I 1 shall devote my mitten lion to the condition and requirements of tho troops in that division tho uamo as 1 have In respect to the other portions of the army NELSON A MILES LloutcnantGcncral Commanding U S A ROOTS SECOND LETTER TO PRESI DENT iSni ttppartment Washington March 2o 1902 Several weeks after tIm final din position of the within unnllcnllon bv tho Pres dout on the Oth of March and after Ihr Introduction of a resolution In Con grcta culling for tho papers the Lleutcn aulGencral attached Uiom Jtatc to tmuni a state moat dated March 21HlO with tho aii pnrciit purpose of showing that Ihoac LIon taken was wrong Without com menting upon tho propriety oC a mlllUry officer undertaking to icviovv the action of the P1ctihlent 1 again submit the Imr for such reconKlrleratlon as thc Pres PIL ideaL may thInk advisable with the Col lowing romarlcJ att iTlllidclccatlon from CUb ferred to In this paper consisted of Public re officers tho with denned powers charged with performance of a spcclllo ditty M of HQlai reprcbentatlvca of the people of I I Cuba and appointed by the constllu tlonal convontion elected by that people Tho Pre ldonts concent to receive the commlltco was asked l for by Gen Wood through tho Secretary of War mnd was communicated to Con Wood by the Secretary Sec-retary of War who never heard Gen 31IICSB name mentioned In connection wlth tIme transaction V MILES S APPLICATION FILED SccondOn the ISth of July1000 COn Mllis l unnllcd lobo sent to time Philippines Philip-pines and1 to Cuba In his official capacity At that time Gen MacArthur had reported re-ported that not a single additional iegl meat could bo spared from the Philippines Philip-pines without putting our Intorcals thorn in Jeopardy nnd had shown tho reasons and the gravity of the sltuallon there In dispatches which had passed through Gen Mlfcas office In tho face of these dispatches dis-patches Gun MUCH accompanied his application ap-plication by a recommendation that 16000 bo withdrawn from thc Philippines and bo sOul to China Thc withdrawal of 16000 troops from tho Philippine would have made necessary tho practical abandonment aban-donment of JL largo part of the country and the restoration Inaurgont control therein At leaut twpthlrds of the 15000 were wholly unnecessary In China unlesa for tho purpose of enabling tle United Stnt s to furnish a greater number of troops than any European power and upon that score to claim the supreme command of tho allied forces The application and recommendation wore in fact accompanied a request by Gen Allies tnat such supremo command of the allied fprce should 1 be obtained for him Under the circumstances President McKlnley declined authorize the sending send-ing of Gen M119S cither to tho Philippines Philip-pines of to China A year afterward tho Secretary of War authorized the Licutcn antGcncral to extend his Innpcctlon to the Philippines for tho purpose of inspection in-spection only He han never been au tnorlzQd to go for any other purpose The question wliether the order which tho LloutcnantGoncral asks Bending him to the Philippines would interfere with tho prfcSent military and civil control must bo determined not by what tho application ap-plication says about the order but by tho terms of the order llbelf The Lieutcn anlGencral asks authority lo give such direct conventions na I he may deem advlanblo and Judicious for the best disposition dis-position forces of tho United States military That of course means to command Gen Chaftct1 nnd ho auks authority also to take such measures as will tend to restore re-store as far as possible confidence to tho people of thoflo isloids and demonstrate that the purpose of our Government Is prompted by the highest sense of justice Jus-tice WOULD SUPERSEDE COMMISSION That means if It means anything au Ihorliy to do himself or to require tho civil officers of tho Philippines to do under his directions the very duties which were charged upon the Phlllpplno commission com-mission and the civil Governor In tho islands 1 by President McKinley and which I they are now engaged In doing The au thority asked Is not to recommend but to take measures If the measures to bo taken nro to be determined by Gen Miles then tho power of tho commission to de termine upon them must end There Is n6 place fo any such authority under tho present government and If It were to bo granted the syalcm of civil government by I which wo have gradually and steadily tcadl superseded military control and have superseded su-perseded It throughout the greater part of tho archipelago would again bo subordinated sub-ordinated to military power and the people peo-ple of the Islands would bo subjected to lalor the arbitrary control of I military dlc tatolrAFS LETTER EXPLAINED The reference in the memorandum to tho letter of Gov Tuft to the Secretary df War dated February 7 1002 Is to a iQttcr transmitting for the purpose of an Investigation by the military authorities a report by the civil Governor of the province of Tayabas containing in general gen-eral terms and without apcclllcatlona or names serious charges against the mili tary administration In that province and against tho conduct of the army generally In Its relations to the civil grmcraly REPORT SENT TO CI AFFEE This report was on theJOth of February sent to Gen Chaffcc Jl the following direction Then Is BO much contained In this re port reflecting not only upon officers ot the army but lho general conduct of affairs and the administration of tho military branch of the Government that tho Sec rotary of War desires you to caU See a careful Inquiry to blr mado concerning tncl0 Ittcment and IC they be fQund true that the necessary measures bo ap pled to correct these cJs mesures also to mikp a full report of tho Investigation heroin directed na soon n possible NOT YET ACTED UPON There has not yet been time for tho report to be made and the direction for thd Investigation can Only Juat now finvo reached Manila I la to he regretted tlllt army tho reference should to assume tho highest the truth rcrele of in charges reflecting upon tho credit of the army In ttlvnilco of tho Investigation whIch has boon ordered and without olon Inb Gen ShnrrcJ upon woao particular command the partcular charges reflect charscs an oppor refect tuill to bo heard Coy Pacts letter shows that tho civil Governor of the cl1 covernor Plilllppinea was unwIU ng to unwiling i accept the charges aS trU Without an InvcMUgaUon D1 SIN Oil MIL15S As the JrieLloutcnantOncrnrs dlmofllnrch 2Itim wan not made mcmoran until after the Introduction of a resolution In I the reoluton HOUCQ of ReprcsontatlveH RcprcHontnlvc1 calling for all C ° nOnU cuCo and lmlpers cluI mut leI an plJer tcrof hlo or npplicumtfoti to go to tim Phllln lincs lho putting into lhe ° Ptiporli of sPlclnc rcfcronco l ° the IHtor trans mlttng tho cllllrKCB Plainly evidenced a OIJemccd rlsln lo procure the pubiinntion 1 pu 11rn lon of the charges mtntl or the LloutenuntGenoruln acceptance thc1CO Ul true In nrlvmcc of the iflyQ5tigmiti1 oC their irulh und Of o report thereon bv Gun Glmrrec Charee Jn tho Intorc5l of good Discipline and effective service < l8elplnc nnrcCCecto Huch > L courao is much to bo rc gritted Such eharrcs ot1imt not to i ptihlinulmett tric iht 3 llnal Slur coiiman whom l have sent to labor awl ilgimt under OUr u other sIde laS on U10 Of the world before they can be heard In their own tlofenoo ELIHU ROOT Secretary of War White House Washington March 27 Whlo Vashlnson 1002ALL ALL MEMORANDA INDORSED The memorandum of the Secretary of War Is approved asa whole and as to every part Had thcro been any doubt before as to the wisdomof denying Gcn Milcas retort these papers would remove re-move such doubt THEODORE ROOSEVELT |