Deseret Evening News | 1905-02-09 | Page 7 | Gen. Miles' Statement About Jefferson Davis

GEN OEN MILES STATEMENT ABOUT DAVIS II Feb 8 In a n statement IB Is today concerning the recent die dis discussion of or the f Imprisonment of ot Jeffer Jetter Jefferson son Fall Davis lit In iii Oen Jen Nelson Nel on A says The fhe matter has ha been heen at out different during tho the last 40 o years but never before Mil his It II been dh diM cussed In ill the tho halls hails nf ot A As far nr loll 1111 lilY my action Is concerned It wa ivah directed by hy tha tim highest It the tho approval toil and line has never nover no r rh been h ell questioned rIU hy iP my by superiors or hr thin th government I 1 litt hl no Ito apology to tn II niter of or any allY kind to 10 any poison pl File Tho haigo that the tho acts of the th highest of or ortho tho government or 01 m self welo ere ete prompt prompted ed Id for tor the purpose of o humiliating Mr 11 Davis or the people who nut and sympathized with him hull h is as RIS puerile an as anIt n nIt asIt It IH IK utterly untrue It IB is to 10 be ho regret regretted regretted ted that the high President Johnson H and Dana Dalia Judge Advocate General Holt and Maj Gen Clen len I tire lira not nol living In order orI that they lie might answer the tho vicious vi vituperation vituperation 1 hy by h which their names nrc now 1101 Still I am 1111 sLurP mire that they thoy tho acted In good olith and UH lit they he be for tOl tho the heat best Interests of ot tho the country upon lIlon tho Information then lieu In their and the th condition of ot the tho country countr ot pt that Ihal time