Fair play., 1898-09-24
FOR CUBA AND PORTO RICO
An Army Of Seventy Thousand Being Con.
esDtrated In Southern Camps for Gar
rison Duty In tho Antilles.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE military
movements are being directed rapidly
towards the assembling of a large
army in southern stations for the win
ter camps and preparatory to the mill
tary occupation of Cuba and Porto
Rico. About 10000 troops are now To-
Gated in the south and orders will be
issued sending the First, Second, Sixth,
Ninth and Tenth Cavalry from Nom
tauk to southern stations. The Third
cavalry already has gone south, and
the First and Second infantry were
Thursday afternoon ordered to Annis-
ton, and the Eighth and Sixteenth to
Huntsville. This leaves the Seventh,
Twe,ity-fourth and Twenty-hfth in
fantry, the Second Y oluntcer Engineers
and companies q, and II. Fourth Ar
tilIery, at Montauk.
VIII be Ordered South In Day or Two.
Within a day or two these last re-
naming troops will be ordered south
and Camp Wikoff will be no more.
The purpose is to establish winter
camps between the Thirty-frst and
Thirty-fifth parallels.
The major part of the army thus as
sembled is destined for service in Cuba,
with a much smaller force for Porto
Rico. and a reserve in the winter
camps. 1t Is not the intention, how
ever, to send the army of occupation
to Cuba until after the unhealthy sea-
son has S-1sed, and meanwhile the
troops will be put in the best possible
condition.
No Chances Will bo Taken.
On account of the desire of the war
department that no chances shall be
taken in the way of exposure OF the
troops to the dangers of the unhealthy
rcason, no impatience is felt on ac-
~ season, no impatience Is felt on ac-
count of the rather slow progress OF
the work of the commission of evacua-
ton at Havana. Great satisfaction IS
expressed at the progress being made
in Porto Rico, and the evacuation is
expected to occur speedily. but in con-
nection xith the occupation OF Porto
Rico the same anxiety as 10 the health
of the army is not felt, nor are there
similar difficulties in connection with
establishing the government, Porto
Rico becoming ut once part OF the
territory of the United States.
Poss,ble Trouble with Organized Insur.
gents Not Taken Into Account.
In assembling and organizing the
rrmy for the occupation of Cuba the
consideration of possible trouble with
the organized insurgents is not being
taken into serious account. The Ha-
vana dispatches stating that there has
developed 4 strong sentiment in favor
of independence and opposition to an
nexation, coupled with hostility to-
ward the United States, are read with
rather an air of amusement by Otfi-
cials of the administration, who sug-
gest that il is absurd to give as rea-
son for hostility on the part of Cubans
toward the United States that the Gu
| bans are in favor of entire independ-
ence. The purpose of the Cubans TO es-
tablsh a stable independent form OF
government is strictly in accordance
with the terms of the presidents proc
lamation. and. therefore. furnishes ne
reason for feeling of hostility.
Cordial Relations Exist.
All the information in the possession
Of the war department. il is said, in
dicates the most cordial relations and
harmony of purpose between the Gu
bans and the representatives of this
government