Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-01
TROOPS FOR CUBA DELAYED.
Col. Warnings Death Has Demonstrated he
Wisdom Of Being Cautious.
Lieut.. Cot. Rowan Returns from Tour Of
Exploration Armed with Naius-
bic Inf rmstion.

New York. Nov. Ia dispatch 20 the
Herald from Washington says;
Col Warnings startling death has
been the dominant factor Iu the change
Of plan on the part Of the administration
aH 10 thc time Of the sailing Of United
states troops Tor cuba. ~ the official
orders ION 90 before Nov lrl" had been
mentioned and had been received as
final, but there VIII be a delay Of prob
ably three weeks.
a high Official said that this delay
would no; be- regretted By the admin
.airat0n because otherwise she troops
would be thrown lnto needles danger
II was recalled that three prra1na who
Went with the commission ana had
trru Quurtrrrd under the best aus
pltcs. hid died. Had not the attention
uf the administration been thua sharp
" drawn 10 climatic dangers there
would have been an attempt TO start
on tho seventh army corps from Sa-
Nanah a. AN Early day. But az u turns
out this would have been tmpossiblc on
account Of the lack ~ preparation In
the department - transportation. 90
tho twelve transports owned by the
government on the Atlantic coast all
but four are undergoing repairs.
10 u not couieuup plated that the day
ot taking formal possession 81 Cuba
VIII Do postponed beyond Dec. / aud
Jan. I has been fixed upon as the limit
within which che evacuation must take
place. but 10 IL not believed that this
EfHAt understanding can been accom-
plIshed lu ~ short a time.
The report that shis government
mouli contribute toward the expense
ui transportation was denied with ems
phlsH ut The office 81 The secretary u
W.T. The authorities do NOT seem I'M
such haste since she danger 10 our
Troops has been emphasized
Ia connection with Che relief o. Gem
erAl Graham, 10 Or stated that General
l.aWtun viii rl io cuba with part Of
the Second army corps TO be designated
later.
Llout. Cot Rowan. who was detailed
to make tour of exploration through
cuba. has juHt returned 10 Washing
ton. tie travelled from Santiago 10 Pinar
del RIO. about 900 miles, Visiting the
camps - the insurgents ~ he went. lie
found thcm dlapDHrl 50 yield 70 the pol.
icy N chs government.
Tho people IN this country" said Col
Rowan, do not understand why the In
aurgrnts are unwilling 20 give up their
uflns. AZ the beginning ~ the war ID
was decfced that Co the Cubana under
arms an prlpcrty should be- common.
~ that No objection III made even now
a. Insurgents helping themselves when.
ever food 1fers Itself should they now
lay down their arms. the right thus Co
take property whore they found Il
would not exist"
COL Rowan thinks about 20 900 Cuban
aDldlrrs are nov lcfl Most 81 Thorn are
armed only with "a mlehete, and Col.
Rowan thought that az this was used
~ an implement ~ pcicc also II would
not be confederate o. take II away.
There q one possible cause OF veNa.
tlon that seems o. have been over
looked" said Coll Rowan. namely. the
spanish Eucrlllhs are volunteers. These
guerllhs are ln most Instances no bet.
Ter fhnn brgands The Spanlards are
chasing them over the Island trying 10
dlsarm them"
As nearly aH can De aaeertained.
thcr' arc about co 00p volunteers and
5000 guorillas ana col. Rowan does moi
View she problem of disarming them aa
simple.
col Rowan believes that the spanish
troops viii Doe drawn .u toward Havana
as Ear a. possible. s1 that this point
may De- the last one 90 De evacuated.
llo called attention 90 the fact that the
customs receipts there now are about
81 100000 a month, nu lnducemens that
would cause hlanco 10 lingor as long AS
possible,
Cll. H1wan's views In a deyeloped
form, together with recommendation
of certain points FOR garrlaons, will be
comprised in his report.