| Show General Miles 0 Informs Senate SenAt cn lc Committee on n Military Affairs if I the tie Haw liaw ul fey CLI till IllI for a Organizing t General i Staff I Low Law Lawi Lal Would Decline to Longer Longcr Hold old Its Ills I Commission r I I Washington Mardi March Nelson n nA tel A Miles today told the tho commit C lJ iU tee tco on military affairs that Ihrl It If the Ml Introduced by Hawley lawley BIO Instant of tho war wor department torT organization of ot u ii I stuff staff of ot tho UI army should become law litis lal lie lio hI would Si dine to hold hoid lila his hil I Tim Tue reason lie ho for tor the lf lb I that the bill LIU II It Id 14 Utterly sul Wt the Iho Interests of ot ment and he ho said jio 11 r ho would not I I party part to such puch a U proceeding to 10 thu tent tOlt of ot even ev continuing to 10 hold hohl h us s I place phIL The Tue he statement WiH made mado In t course OUIe of ot a u prolonged hearing by II t committee which Wil conducted f hind doted doors and In which tT Tl Miles M leB touched upon u variety arler of ot ml mi II connected wih Ilie Iho ho army arl Tl V portion of ot the bill bi to which he lie III lii especial Is that cd ed In section HOton 7 rending r UN nH follows OBJECTIONABLE That front from and after tue tho passage p this nut net the tha senior general gel rul offices t the Iho urmy Ilmy lw be b assigned to lo hUeh portion of the th army arm ns as n the Ihl l 11 rosi Jent may direct or ot be detailed to hO In the tho staff alar corps All Al dull dul prescribed by law to for to the dl genera of the aimy shall be perform by hy the tile chief of oi SIlL II general stuff W other general officer by Iy th Lb of ot war provided that BO so lorTi oil as 1 the present of in i army arm continues on oti 01 the tho active Octive Hat li t U h Ii shall be bo the tho chief of at the stall sta and upon the separation from nel service serle of the said eniti lall of or this the army sold raid office olce except as 11 here In provided shall cease and determine WOULD UNITY UNIT r rOen Gen Oen Miles said ald that It If this become bO ome II it law Jaw it i would have havo Jh h effect neel of destroying the unity tUly of ot Hit th lii thIm iriny triny Im told and he rend HUH tos Including Napoleon Wellington Washington cass 1155 and ld Orall to 10 slit show the Iho ne necessity i of having ha III one Olie Ole heid It I Ithe the army and arid of ot controlling authority au I horl HIs Hla own experience and had ho he sold said lint hA the tite effect of con firming these tho o views and he lie gave gat cOl ah iTh Illustration of Its beneficial effect li ii l time Lle of Instancing In tho the be l glutting of oC id th tI ivar I JIM fd nt midnight he ld ithe IlhA Meet fleet leet hud had been b n In c cd i definitely deOnLY nt at It Santiago and I to the home of QC Long Ion whore the tho theiu iu II 1115 confirmed r Wits WR thin at II Tampa and und I sat eat down there thereIn In tin tl H I house and uli wrote u I dispatch directing him hlll tu to 0 Malt mine hums tot fur Santiago With lh the that thaI tile army Omy soon on Its I way to tile the point where whale Its 18 VOce was need led od lId wui Jie he 1 added exhibiting the II NUle which In lie II had sent to lu dm 1 I been compelled to get around to tl U a fl dozen dOn or 01 moro inure majors major us as many nm ny colonels and all n ad any number her of gen gel ernIe communing a general genera staff elaf PUNTS POINTS OUT or Then Iw hf added that In nil probability tin tim general Il rl of or this the army IrlY oud woud not hot lot trie the provision he l hind hu lm I I e been in hI a position to do thu anything and 1111 lie Ill tilled attention to time the re ro him the ho gonell of command and Ind making It possible for tur turun any un other to tu be b b He lie le Undated that under section 7 1 It I would bu lie hI competent one ono day to 10 p I captain to tu tile the position of a brigadier and alil the tue next day make him hll duet chief chIe of ot staff titus thus practically placing n a rap mIl mIlIn captin tin In at It the th hell head of or the army alm Warming Up UI somewhat he lie asserted Ils that the bill Il was Ins calculated cal to lO accomplish no nu pur purpose pose IOs except l to allow tho tue secretary of ar 01 till and Ind the Iho to 10 pro oro promote 1110 mote the Ih of their personal I fa a IMSON FOIl l 01 Bl TAMPA hen Gen Miles was vas tue an as UI to the thC reasons reU for COI or locating ilie u uI I army of or occupation ut at u and und hold hell holding ing 11 h g HO so long with rith wih the tho lion thon ton Replying to lO di the tho ito first question he heBald hl paid Bald It Il Wil vui because of the order to oc oo occupy cupy Havana The delay vuis ps duo to the thel l fact that the American army orm was sup up rl Milled led with only C 64 rounds roundo oJ i lt nl lion tiun which would not lot have been auth lul cheat for tOI mure inre than thal half halt an nn hour lUlU of ot I lighting on that was sync r one ot of the best b t fortified In II time the world he said cald that to hove have ha attacked It i hl been foolhardy In the ex ox extreme IX He declined criticise cise ls the thou then tho secretary of war sar Urn leit 1 A lIc 1 for tor tho thin condition of affairs say llY jy big laR that In the Ie have hn done dono about what lib IJ f Ill did He ilo 1 1 the th blamo ilamo tar far this lila con conIton gb Iton of ot at the door of IC COULD 0 NOW NA m FA In the th course cour o of ot Ills hiM remarks hen ll i loM jold tol the o that with the tha he could now name the men Inca ion who would hold the pi s of honor provIded under It Il but the tho committee did dIdlot not lot ask for the names nales |
