Show MILES AGAIN LOOSE Writes L Letter to Army and Navy Journal Regarding His Trip to Islands f New York May iThe > fArmy and Navy Journal will print tomorrow a letter let-ter from Gen Nelson A Miles In which the writer says that he went to the Phil ippine islands not as a tourist but In an official capacity and that the Instructions Instruc-tions addressed to him as Lieutenant tons commanding the ram came from the highest authority viz the President In which he was directed to give especial attention to the Instruction Instruc-tion discipline and supplies of the army In referring to his offlclal report on the Philippines Gon Miles says that no one can have a more sacred regard for the honor of the army than myself Coming to the subject of cruelties In the Philippines Gen Mlless letter reads as follows It Is Idle to assume that cnmpalnlnl In tho Philippines has conditions con-ditions that warrant resort to mediaeval cruelty and that such departures as have existed should not be ovcrlokcd and con don doned ed It Is gratifying that the serious off of-f nsea have not been committed by the soldiers unless they were under the direct di-rect orders of certain oftlcers who were responsible Soldiers have withheld lire when ordered to shoot prisoners protested pro-tested against acts of cruelty and written writ-ten to relatives at home urging them to take action to put a stop to thoaq crimes I will ever be one of the glories of the army that such deeds committed by whatever authority arc abhorrent to the American soldier The officers who arc responsible using cjilefly cruel Mnca bebes do not by any means constitute the American army and there must be a very unmistakable lino drawn between the great body of honorable and faithful officers and brave soldiers whoso records have been commendable and those of whatever station whose acts have received re-ceived and should receive the earnest condemnation of 1 honorable men |