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Show LETTERS DID NOT PAN Democrats Miscalculated on Miles Papers. ACTED AS A BOOMERANG Correspondence Submitted to the IIoueo In Compliance With the Burleson Resolution Dl-closts That Stctetary of War nnd President Iloosevelt Had Ample ltcasons for Turning Down the Request of the Lleutcnant-Gcncrnl to Bo Sent to the Philippines, Washington, .March 21 - The President Presi-dent toda) sent to the House of rtcpre-Bentatlvos rtcpre-Bentatlvos the itirresrondente and the papers bearing on tho request of Ue-ut.-flen Miles to be assigned to duly In the Philippine The papers were sent to the House In tcsponse tn n rtM-ulutlun rtM-ulutlun Introduced b Mi llurleson of Texas and passed Ii) that bod). They ale us follow a. To the House of lloprteontiii.it c i -In re. -Ik. use lo Uio tndiwllig lisolilllull oj the Itoiiso of Itet.rteelit.itltes ot Msrtll .1. lliitf, Ilistillld, lliitl Ihe l'r sl.Ulil of tho t lilted cuius Ito anil is n. u l ' St tl-louy tl-louy lequtsled, If net iniomimlltilu Willi tn puniit inn rtsl in tuiiiBiiiil in ll" lioiiao loples ot uli torn (.ponotiRe relating relat-ing lo, tilnt papets U irlng no Ihe in villi vi-lli ot the reitmtl ie.iu.si nl l.lenl -Otn iMlsunA Milts ll H A lii I" SBslgne. in iltll) In the I'hlllpiillit Mlthlltlnmi and lu be ullone.1 to Ik) put Into tlielt lllero ii lilhll outlined by bun lo lillng about u tti-satlon ol lioBllilll.s, I transmit here, with copies of uli tin pipers upon width liual acilon in Hie niaitei was taken Mine such llnill uill.in iill'l since the llitro.lnctli.li ol rul.l resolution, a further nifiii. .ran. nun hits littu a. 1. 1.. I to Ihe pilars pi-lars b) l.leul -l.en. Mlltfl and 1 transmit a is. i a toiy lliiltof tugelh. r with the uc-tin uc-tin I '"'ijui-oDomj HOOSUVELT. (JEN MII.ESS I I.ITEII I lendouarters of th Armt ashlnRtnn I'tliriuir) li. 1jC Tho lloiiuriihlt, Hit Bein-iar) of W ur -Sir I liuvi Iho hunor to Invito iilltnllon to a subject which I llilte had under cunsl.Uriitt.m for stveral months and to riqu.si tint this litter bo laid before tho 1'risl.lent It Is now three )iurB since the opening of hostilities b--tweill Ihe forces or the I lilt. si Suites und those or the Phlllppln' hdiiuls mil this warfalt Ins bt en i..n.lucl..l wllh marked settrlt). Jtortt llnill IJumi t nlttd Slates troops hatn been ut dlrTerent times sent or aie now un.ltr ordtrs to go lo tho l'hllliipliiis and mere lb in l.ni Btlll re. iniilii on tints ihtrt, whl.li si i vice, with the usslstnnie of Iho niiiul roit.B, in voltes an enoimuin expenditure of public main) ns well as the Pub ol inmy valuable val-uable 111 o During Hie past conturt thousands of Indians Into bo. n culled to Hit iipltitl for ions iltallon and ctmntll und 1 have, under uiitliorit) sent tu Washington man) reit.h inileil itpresiniHlltts or dlf-lerent dlf-lerent tribes or liulliins the result or whtih lias been a recinit Illation u restoration resto-ration of (oiitl.lonctt, .Hi. pr.tentlon of wur und the latabllshm. in and cnnlln-ininet cnnlln-ininet ot pi-ue within tht states and 'territories 'ter-ritories Our frleiitll) relitlotis with the people of Cub l uud Potto llloo hut. bo, n lirgol) iromottd by coiisiiliatl.iu with the rnre s. litalUfB ot lllnse Islands litre In Wash-liigton, Wash-liigton, both before hostllitt. s incurred, .luring tht Hpanlsh war. and slut r, nnd 1 hate never round an) p ople wh. thtr sitage somt-iltlllzod or .Itlllxe.l, whn wire not hencllteii by rindiil frank mid honest fonsultHllon und council la view of Iho aliutu tonsiderallnns I make Iho rttiuest that t ho iiiulinrlli-.l lo iroceetl to the l'hillppino Islunds, taking wltli nie ten men whom I inaj s. Pit from Cuba uud I'nrlo Into whose usaKt inre lias been fount! useful In prom 'ting frltndlt relations liflween the ponio of those islinds nnd Ihe t'nltt.l Stalls and c.iuld jiroperlt explain to the rillnhms tin. hnicllts their p.opli hate dtrlted throimh fri ml!) r.litlons with this loun trv uud wlilln llu re lo Uie suih dlr.c-lloiis dlr.c-lloiis iib 1 inn) ileeni adtlsiible uutl Jiidl-lous Jiidl-lous for the host disposition ot tin I nil id suites mllllnr) fortea. to the md that Ihet may oriilii) in. most h. alllifiil and stnitiKln positions with due rtgnrtl lo eifinoin) und hi arfordttl the ki.utist toliifort uud bout lit also lo tnkc sutli lutasiiirs ns will ton I to roster us far as possible, coallilont. to the p. ei.l, of those Islands, and deinnnstriile that tin purpose r our (lot.rmiunl Is pronnl.tl by the hlkhest nst if Justice ami lh.it on returning 1 lit aiilliorliod to bring in ! mil'!1"' "u-h ."uniber or ropusenta. lite I fllphios us 1 mi) U,hli iidtlsHbl, In order that tin t inn see and know Hie advantage-1 of our clillltatlon and realise the disposition of our ilnvrrnm.nl Inward Hum nt the mm. lime lltTordlug an 1 portimlt) for a full . Humiliation wlicie b IntelllKinl and tl. ilnlie ucllon niai In nf!.!lr."",.?r".l"K tlwlp rntur.i tlosliii) It is innndently hellot,,! II, ,t Bud, i)M,ure, i'.li -. ." ''?. ,Hk''" " would he rrV?n.c,nr """' "ll. llrlal lo th. Wistlmi 'uhii'ilianls or ih. isluu.ls and highly "ni".',1'.1' "ur Oiiv.rmiient 5 t lly this means it. would he. rniu i &.,o',,:h:1o,ff.,ip,j",n,,mi';n ""! ' "V I."; pM).P or tlDHtt III h)i Ih Hill) tllt-V tin Ili. umlnhli'"ii,."V1' ' """I hoi'" hi in 'r,b'l""erfiwHlnBVf??i,.,.,'n,h" tie of the LTnli. ,1 i .. T .? lo '" P o. ' H m.,.-'';n,'n,r"1 '""'naiidiilg'-bnlt,,! ItllqUIJHT TI'ltNin, DOWN in-r; .Ef'T.it ',', '."' " r " ."' SiK iv-v'-vin'-.c': ,nc,,'t'",v'rl"n"u ""l,r AmerlSi'ignwrn" I impend hrrpto t lint of tuonu ii.e Ills countrt men in n, , , ,,t o ir soveri cniv no iiKM.rii nnriNi:n lienstTi !Sf.iVr,c'1V:l,"lu.,.""r "ddlllonal nVbSs. "a "c. rfun','": T !?,.!" Wcun'-' To Siliie. n. m,iK.' ' ''ll,ln' I" I e I'nlinl 5siXil2.?,"n"..r "" ihf.lee of ortl. elal itelecsirs pn.tl l.i! ror l.y the bill now '"'ding la dingus on u,e o her hand urtailldlnS Xfr" 'J""'"" '" lee.uct a priH eitllng fro, (run si erlnclil ir nnl t nsntloiial f.nir,s tti,i, woiiltt l In-jiirloiia In-jiirloiia It Is no lln ta. i thai l ho war. fal In the .llll,.,.l, . !fc a b." comliu ed ri.'ViVfn-':1 h""! "" Ih" lontrarT mriiarV.,M, ,S" '"'." '"nduciod with El IIIH Ilrfor APPrtUlMi HV li'tlS?i)Ef,"lV"r ar.','in"'i1i"a, ri"" Ho,r""fy of War .. ,, '111' ili'illl IIOOSPM l.T W mo Ho t In , mo MnirhU . HI ll'IV i ll(. ll ,tl 'I Ci; Mi rf t-i n who h to icrvid under I I I Ag dn iin I nl ,n tent rn lb g j -I I Huns of liuil under Ih. Aram in l i rumen n lh(,f j,lBtcr or the Sil pl.im. nirl was S.-crelarv ot Snlo In tht nrst (ablnet of the Revolutionary (Jot eminent . , ., rinrenllns Torres, Associate Justice wss chairman or a board to ennler witn another presided oter by Oen ltughes btfnre ihe outbrenk of bostllltles betwe. ll Amerlrans and l'lllplnos Mttnrtno MaM Asnclste Justlrt nss Counselor or Ihe ltevolutlonar) Ootern-meni Ootern-meni In ihe Island of I'anay Trinidad II I'ardo d 'laterB, commissioner, commis-sioner, wos Associate Secretary of Stole and memlicr of Congress llenlto Legarda, commissioner, was As slstant Sttr.iar) of ihn Tressur) under the Iievoliitlnnsr) Ooternment and vice. President of Its Contrrss J ise I iirfrngil tommlssloner was rros-Ident rros-Ident nl Ihe Revolutionary Congress of Ihe Island of Negrns fillpo llueniiimlno member of the tit u service Iwiird was counselor of Agulnal.lo In t atlte member of Congress of Is1"'0" nnd eetretsrv In Jlnlolos, nnd set rotary or Stale In Hun lsldro de Mleva I-elJs Pellx M Iloxnes, Judge was member of the Filipino Junta In Paris Ignaelo Hlllainor. Judge, was member of the Mulolns Congress (Iregorlo rsneu Hollcltor-nenersl was SecreTarj or Juellro ond mimber .)f the Malolos Congress Mnrlln Delgsdo Ootrrnor of Hello was commanding (Iencr.il of the revolutlonnr) Amhioslo rioros. (Jovrrnnr of Rlial ws Oenernl or Ihe rotolulloiuir) armt mem 1 rr or Hit retnlullonnrv Congress nnd Assistant As-sistant Serretur) or War Mniinno lrlss (Jovirnor of Cnylte, was rnmman Hug (Icnernl or the rcvolutloiiiirt forns of soiiilirn Luzon Secreinr) of the 'Irtasurv and Btcreniy of War loseeh Perimhlo Oovernor of Hainan wus Colnn.l or thu revolutlonnr) nrmt (Irstlo (.nnnlaga. Oovernor of Cnganll was momls-r or the revolutlonnr) Congress Con-gress and Senetsrv of the Interior Are.nlo crur lltrreru president of nui-nltlim! nui-nltlim! board of Mntilla was member of Mnlolos Consn ss and Assistant Secretary or the Interior , . ,,, Jose AlojBiitlrlnn tliy engineer n Ma nllo was t.onirnl of Iho rcvolulloiiiiry Urv"loleslo Rov.s city nttnrno) ot Manila wus mctnlitr nf the 1 lllplno Junta In Mi- Ilnnlol Hi .inn protlrclnl secrtlnrv of Cntlto w ib VBulnaldns llrst St;reiar of War and t. nimnndlng (Pneral of the re-vn-lutlnnar) forces In the provlnte or L i-KMa?lano i-KMa?lano Cunanan iiroMnelal "ecrelarj, or Pampangu was Major In the levolil-llonurj levolil-llonurj armt , ,,,,. Autlaiio ( rlsnslornn. Ilsral of llukican. Jose M I,, rmn provincial secretary of Human Holla Aland) list al ol Ta) abas vtero at! i nngressmen ut Malolos MIMISS SECOND t.ETTElt Ilend.imirt.rs of Ihe Arm). Wnshlng-lon Wnshlng-lon Mnrih 1 162 -In ntcordince tilth Ihe verbal inessiig. i reived from -j CHrttr. through Mr tirnn.lt f clerk In the Ai liilanl (lineruls olllci ln lm honor to rrtitrn m litter of J'ebrunr), 1h. tiilh Indorsement Ititrtou In ct'iineillon tvilh m letttr and tho Indoistmonts Ihtrion I desire lo sa that 1 l.erel that lie Honorable Secre- ?r, should have lr.o under the mpres-Blon mpres-Blon Unit .. proisislllon tin I'"!"1, 1'.; ed with the Inlertst of hunmntiy tvooni in ii mi be ngslded ns speelncutar nml sensational " , I should not .in I elpii . iinv stub nsull I would call attention lo theyi'st pigeof m letter In which . is- in. lit sal 1 This need noi re ect hi le slightest tlegroe upon th" "rlie f llu rr,nm,,s"VnAn,.tahrebeVhoJhn,IyV,.,H.'i".. S K "cifiirrwnb'n-iliro'f u!.u""i , delegaitons left their territory lo APPP.AI.1.D TO lt CPItANS I woiill also can attention to the foot that list winter, while on nn offlcl il visit lo Cuba I was appealed lo b) niemU-H of He Constitutional ""","on!rw.hS sail the) wished to cnmmunlcile . Iretlly Willi ll" President, and 1 Bdvis.il h- a lo make such a iciuest On ritiirlilng o Washington 1 renorled the fact to frost lint Mcknle). and iirged Ihn ho grillt Iholr liqueat shmill ll be ni-lile lie did so nn.l the delegation canu lo Washington Ihe rtnult was grntlfvlng not nil? lo our (lovernment aul horllles bill tn Hit ptoplt of Cuba ns will Ml this was done without the slight, st rello. lion on MaJ-C.en Wood or objtilloii on Ids pari, ns far ns I know Itf forrlng lo that part of my communication communi-cation whtih states that Ihe vvnrlure In the l'hllliplne Islands had len imnliieleil wllh mm kid senrlt). and lo Iho ri marks nt Uie honorable Seirelarv on lint point. It Is proper lo say lint I had In mind such Inroimutloii as Is i.invoitl In the lftl.rotll.it W II I'ufl. addressed lo Iho bonoiuble Httrotar). lilted. Washing, ton IMiruir) 7. l' as will ns other ininniiuilinllnns that lluvt been leferre.l lo lluae ho.i.liuarlers or recelvtd b) me PltOPOilA TRIP TO ISLANDS Com t riling nn going In Ihe Philippines, Ii tt is mt piiipose ii. aril i )'ur ago to do s. anil lids tas with the kuowhiiM of 'the Stiritiiiy ot War and lln approi il of Iho lilt President McKltilet but the joiirnt t was nostpontd In tnns.itit nte of the linrtase in slid reorpunlr itlon of tho Iho suggestion contslned In uiv btt.r, thut In going tn the Philippine islands I tak. certain natives of I una and i'.irl.i lllrn and on returning brlnK bark leriahl or ths. or the Philippine Islands was irmmitnl hv m) lieher that the result wniild lie satlsrnclor) lo all conceint.l Slllte this measure Is not tie. mod ad-vlsnlle ad-vlsnlle I do not nsk for Its further ton-sldorallon ton-sldorallon mid making ins tl. In) id tlelt to the Philippines, width 1 hop. It. do In Ihe ntar future I shall detot. m) utten-llon utten-llon o Ihi oondltlon and requlremenls of the troops In that division the sun. us I liiitt In ris)iect to the mher portions ot the arms NELSON Mil, i:s l.lotittnant neiiond Colnlnnndlng I H A ItOOl S SECOND I ETIl.lt TO PltKSI. DENT War Deparlment Washington Mnrih 25 lr: Sotornl weeks arier Hi. thill dls-poslllnn dls-poslllnn nt the Allhlii uppllrnllnn h Iho President on ihe l th of Mar. li anil nflir Ihe Introduction of a resolution in Con-grtss Con-grtss tailing for the papers, the Liruttii-unl-liilirral altailusl lo lii. m a Ktate-m.nt Ktate-m.nt dil.d Mnuh Jl, 192 wllh tho up. p irrnt purpose of showing thai iho ni-llon ni-llon laktii was wrong Without com-minting com-minting unon ihe preprint nf n mllllnrv olTlcer limb rl tklug lo rnlew the anion of Ihe President. I nkiiln submit the pi p;r for sin h reioiiai.lirallr.il as th. fr. s dint mi) think udllsubli with th. foi lowing ii in irks I'lrsl Th. delegation from Cuba ie ferred to n this paper, tnnslsl.d of i.ul.ll, fiffli ns wllh itellne.1 imwirs, charged with Iho ii.rfnrnuince of a spiclllt dm" na llilll Uliistntalltts ur the t.eople r I ill... and upooinleil bj t ouslliu I tonal .oiiteiiilou .ted by Hint p. .pi. Hit l'r.sldtnfs innstpt rto.lt, in. tonimlltoi was asked tor hv l.ni through the Secreinri of War, and was itinimillllouled to flelf Wood by the H, , . rfturj or War, who newr hnird il,,, li!!Uion,r,a,Lum!,r,!IOne" '" """-I""" MII.EH8 M'fllCAHON Pll.ip Heniiid On Hit ISth or Julv Ui.i (, n Miles apiilled In be sent lo iho INillli" l th.lt Ihno lieu MaiAllluir had I. -porlt.l that nut a single a I nil .nl ng. o"i cn!'," ."l "iwre-l from th, fhn . J'll" '""" nulling our Inl.nsts I," In Joopirdv, and hud shown t reasons und the Kinvlt) or the slluall ,,, t, "r" In .VIllrsB office in i hi fine of these ills. !",li!.,h;" ,':." "l" '"..impanicd Ids "p llcatlon hy a roiomimniluii, that Hin le withdrawn from the fhlllnnlnes in ?.."'" " '''''on The w C riwnl of ii troops from the Phlllppln. i would hiiv. made n. rissnrs the piactUal al.iin. donni.nt of u large par. I.f the Vow try and tho restnrni on ot Insurgent ronir.S therein At least two thi "b. of ,hc "l' n wore whnll) limit c iry in China uio... Sutes'et.r'frur'r'n"l'.h'r''nabll,1B "'" "'ll" itiuies to furnish a kiouitr number or troops than any l.iropoan poi " and upon Ihit wore n. cl.ilm the suurei ,1 commind of the nlllcl forces ul'r""1 HH! Ulllfll fOP.r Fhotl ll llri olltlliiin.l ,-. iSdWrSKS K : !'is..;', bciisr S Bern tary nt War uihoilsnl the t til C il,1 "r-nueslVon whether Ihe ord??"w hi, I. :r,h,i,-hi',,l?,Toi.Pd'N,WoH! Ihe preseiii'mllltar) and tin T e, ..ol'", must he deiermlned not hv whu, ih ' ..' l.lloatlon says about Iho order but . ,i lerins t.r I he order hseir "he Lie,o M" ail (, i ml asks authority to giv, ''",, pr-sllfiil or the Ul,edrfcr,n,1,rHhn,Vm';i'-y (ie,,!',a.7,l,enrk.-a,,!,,r7,,mm;-' to take Biuh measuret as will i, ,, 1 ,,.""" ?,," nB" " " llbln cnniiVi, n. i , m I" "Pie of Iliose Is Umls nml Im,,, '" that the purpose or our u , .'"'f ' JMomiii.l hy the hlUir.t , ""","il UOl ID HI ITIISI DIICOMMp lV 'Ihit m una, If It mi-mv , ,, , Ihr It to dn him If or to r .,,,; ." ivll utTlrirs of Ihe I h(l,,p r "1,r ,n 1. r his dlr (Ions th. t erv dull Is w . hhh Isu'dsn'ttsnl'MtKinlei anthhl.h !ii,.".r'ked X ;;-"- rolie tfkon ."Te deVormrnoTh", if " Miles, the' the po", or "f lh "immlf '0?hVre l, , resent Pivernmenf. nn. I If ' " rn'mcnt R5hl1,fc haVongrh,al!t ami s.oatillt sssssrii vtr& 'WS'n! t of Ihe arihlPtlago would ngnln be sub-ofd sub-ofd naled to"rnUharv poit.r and the People Peo-ple of the Islands would he s uW"'"1 ,1 the arbltrar) control of a mllltar) uic-tator uic-tator TPTS LETTER 15XPI.MM.I'. The reference In the jueinornndiim In the letter ..r "o,V Tnri .to t,h,,1cr'lln,rS of Wnr dittd Iehruirv ., n1- is to a letter iransmlltlng for the inirpose " an invesllKiitlui by t he mllltarv authoriiies, ii reiiort by Hie tlvll Oov.rnor nf Ihe Rnivln.fi- of To) lists containing In gen-era! gen-era! terms an I without sn.elilc.it Ions or names serlois charges against ll h mill Ian idminlstrallon In thai prov hue ur 1 against Hit conduct of the irmv gintridly In Us relations to the tlvll goveriimtnt REPORT SENT TO I lt.UTEE This report was on th. Pill of Pthriitiry sent to rten Chiffee. wllh tht following There Is so much contained In this re. rort reriecllng net onlt upon ntfliers of the arm), but the grncril conduit of nrfalri and the idmlnlsirotlon of the riillltir) I brnnili of Iho Oovtrnmclil thnt Ihe Sei. r.larv of War desires toll to laiise a ciueful liuiulrv lo be in i.P inni.rnlng Ihese slali ments, and lr thev be found true that Ihe neicssnrv measures be np-plletl np-plletl in lorrect llltso etlln ind also In make a mil report or the Investigation htleln dlrciled as soon ns possible NOT ET ACTED 1TON There has not )el been time ror the report tn be made anil Ihe directions for the Investigation inn onl) Just now have leached Manlll It l to ho regrctlid that iho reference lo Ihe highest rank In Ihe nml) should assume the truth of clinrgtB reflecting upon the irctllt of tho arm) In advance nt the Investigation whiih has lioen nrdricd and without glt-Ing glt-Ing Hen ( huffoo upon whose parllciilnr command Iho chirgcs rollett, nn oppor-lunlls oppor-lunlls to bo hoard Oot Tiitls loner shown Ihit Ihe civil Oovernor or the Philippines wis unwilling In ncerpl the chnrgts as true without all Invest Igillon DESION OP MILES. As the Lleiitenanl-Cleneriil s memorandum memoran-dum or Mirth .'lib wis not made until nrtor the Imrohirtlon of u resolution in the House of RoprestnlntlvcB calling for nil corrisponiltnct und pipers In the milter mil-ter of lil.i application to go to the Philip pints the putting Into ihese pipers of iho spetitlc nftrtnee to tho letier trans milting the chari.es pltlntv rvldtucetl a design lo prontrc the publication of Ihe charges and of Ihe Lleiitenalit-Ocnerul s acceptance thereof us true In advance of Iho Invtsilgallnn of their truth, nn.l or a report Iherton b (1. n ChnrTe. In Ihe Interest of good .lis. Ipllue and eflectlve B-rvPe such a course is much to lie re. gre t lei! Such chnges oitghl not to tie published ngalnst our rountrvfiif n whom wo hum sent to labor ind light under our llag on the other el le of Iho world liefore they tan bo heard In Hit Ir own defense ELI III HOOT, "tnlar) nf Wnr While House. Washington, March 27, M.I. Ml:!ORND INDORSED The nicmor in.lnin of Iho berrel ir) of Wnr Is niproi.il ns a whole nn.l ns lo everv part Had Ihere bttn nnv doubt before is In tht wisdom of .It living (ien Miles s retort, those papers vvnuld re. mow such doubt 1 IIEODORE ROOSEV ELT. |