Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-08
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WlHhIngi1n. Aus. SCION. gurtr
haH t".rruIh'l lhe President t.rudlnr
thl publication no the "RouuI Robin"
a.rurd by lh7 general oMg.iH o. hH
command. as f1uuWH.
20 en- very readily poo what intense
excitement the publication must have
ocoual'u.l. gf,,t deal mon, than the
Sltuluuu warranted m, situation ls
greatly ls7uyai.d from the fact th1t
before 900, ut tho men Rar. taken 20
They wore thoroughly exhausted A.
least 90 per- cont " the command had
boon down with mallrIal f,ygr from
which they recover very slowly ani
are in no condition 90 stand au attack
of yellow fever or dyaeuiory. Placed
hero now in th. condition In which
they were when they came hero. / do
not believe they viii d. ln any pnrilC-
ulnr danger Tho regiment ul im-
muuff thnt recently arrived IH NOT Huf.
fofing ut lll ana DO not holirvr thoy
VIII. They can keep out of the sun.
are Wen clothed lud wen fDd, what
| put my command ln ~ present c1ndi-
ton NHH when ihry had nothing but
]
ul clothes. Without any shelter what.
ever, ana during period twice nH
stormy lH u hIH been since ihH sur
rrnd Fresh troops reaching hero
in the middle M August. with good
camps GOOD water. abundance " tent.
uruH uH.1 They viii nuI h0rDHu".I
not 1ruHu ma serious danger thank
You fnr Doc h'gh regard ir which sou
hold my command and me value ut lhn
service th,y hHyr rendered. 10 u1Ir for
800 the suffering we hHyU endured I
have rsfrrtrj this iD General wheeler,
LlWtnn. HlirH and kHui who concur
with me In the Wow expressed above
THE Issuance OF tho statement from
Gen. shafiHr was tho sequence of
conference held Ut the White House
ih'H m moon between thu President.
Secretary AlrUr ana Secretary iuur
% was fUlt that tho statements made
aH tu tho condition uf the troops 100
Santiago mIEht create d grave lmprgH-
H.Hu aufuli.
While tba statement ns issued was
brief n occupied almost an hour iu iin
DIuHli'rutIIp, u being feli that tho at
most 90 caution was pHHtut 4 1t tho
prevent stage ~ tho Negotiations h.-
tween hiH country and Spain. which
had az nrHt lrfu fflt ut least Go bt
lmpudnd hy tho knowledge or tho Hr-
ri1us condition revealed To tho appeal
HEurl by the officers thorr. The IH-
fulurr uf the statement was ths rrs
uuli ana he HTpaks for itfrlf Aftgr tha
portions of tho dispatch made public
had InaiY been passed on. there was
lHmr discussion Hf lhv status NJ thn
peace negotiations. 90 was the opinion
of me President and hla two war Cuuu-
salura thut un communication ~ thU
action ~ th0 fplnifh cabinet would Do
made bv 49, Clmhuu before tomorrow.
This. however was hlH "a merely Hu
ths circumstances attached 90 thH
Transmission NJ s1 important r. dispatch
with frequent trauHiatiuus from olrhHr
When thr conference ended each party
90 % stated that the pr .drni was
without word from any lihDlll source
informing Do government NJ thU nr-
c,niuurr 10 may o. rrii "rItrd. how
ever. that there Dr. uu lWuitDurr fU't
on tho present score of tnn delay M
sulin lu taking week iu reaching ln
decision They recognize th1i th' iu'
tsruBI situation ln Spain i8 very crltl.
al ana Tint manipulation and tho
most careful drlibeutlln Boz necessary
ta adjust everything 90 satisfy the
Spanish people with the acceptance.