The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-03

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30 ALL THE FIGHTING NECEs-
sARY ON THE ISLAND.
Washington, u. c.. May 2.--Presi-
dent Mckinley is reported to be con-
fident that our war against Spain in
cuba Will end in an American victory
within ninety days.
The optimistic view of the admins
tration was illustrated by the report
current in official circles today that
General Fitzhugh Lee would not be
sent to Cuba in n military, but in
civil capacity, to act as provisional
governor while the liberated people of
Cuba are setting up their own indie
pendent government. General Lee
himself has been telling his friends
that he now saw no chance for him
to do any fighting in Cuba, and there
fore did not care to become a major
general or brigadier general of volun-
teers.
He believes that the Cuban soldiers
themselves, with the assistance of the
arms and ammunition, medicines and
supplies which our government is
sending them, and the cooperation of
General Skaters eXpeditionary force
Of regulars, the cowboy regiments and
possibly some of the so-called "im-
munes," will be able to do all the land
fighting necessary to soon bring Cap
tain General Blanco to terms of sur
render.
THE BLOCKADE EFFECTUAL.
According to the view of the presi-
dents most intimate advisers, we shall
be wondering within ninety days why
we did not do more quickly what we
will find can be done so easily. All
the reports, official and unofficial, re-
ceivcd from cuba today indicated that
the blockade was CffeCtually working
out it's object; that the condition of
the Spanish troops we getting worse,
and that the Cuban forces and their
sympathzcrs were taking encourage
ment from the assurances of speedy
assistance from the United States.
The only unpleasant report that came
from Cuban today was the story of
the sufferings of the reconcentrados
through the seizure of the relief sup
plies by the Spanish soldiers. However,
President Mckinley is hopeful that
the arrangements now being FASTENED
To land the eXpeditionary force and
the supplies of all kinds for the Gu
bans will be carried out so promptly
and successfully next week that the
lives of most of the survivors who can
be reached will be saved.
TO INVADE CUBA BY FRIDAY.
BY next Thursday or Friday the
president hopes to have report that
the landing of the regulars and sup
plies has been successfully made, prob
ably at Sagua, where there are no con-
siderable Notifications and no consid-
crate number of Spanish troops, and
where General Gomez could easily
bring his forces into cooperation and
secure so much of the supplies for them
as might be landed there. But land
ings may be made at other points, so
as to reach other detachments of the
Cuban forces with supplies.
Our government will follow the eX-
ample of the filibustering expeditions,
and, indeed, has already done so, at
least in one instance where supplies to
comparatively small amount have
been landed for the insurgents.
DOUBLE MOVE ON HAVANA.
When our expeditionary force is well
established on the island, and the
Cuban forces have been We'll equipped
with our supplies, there will be a for
ward movement on Havana by the
land forces. and at the same time the
squadron will shell the Havana bat
teries from the west side of Havana in
such a way as not to injure the city,
but it is believed, with the inevitab BILE
result that the people of Havana will
force Captain General Blanco to sur
render.
Secretary Alger, Admiral Sicard, Cen
eral Miles and representatives of the
war board had a three hours confer
ence this afternoon over the plans for
the campaign just outlined which was
originally suggested by General Fitz-
hugh Lee.
NO THRILLING WITH SPAIN.
The war ends with the fall of Cuba.
The United states has no other object
and will carry on hostilities no longer
than is necessary for that purpose, un-
less forced 10 do so by Spain, and Spain
will not be allowed to carry on a guer-
rilla warfare on the sea, such as in re-
taliation she will probably attempt.
tice on both governments informally,
but none the less positively, that the
great commercial nations, of which she
is chief will not tolerate an indefinite
prolongation Of hostiltes after Cuba
is surrendered.
CAN'T AFFORD TO LET 1T GO ON.
Great Britain, with her commerce on
every sea, and with such intimate COM
mercial relations with the United
States, cannot afford to let Spain keep
up a desultory naval war, while Ger
many, Russia and France are in a
similar position, France having the ad-
ditional reason for wanting a speedy
termination of the Cuban war because
Of it's interference with her exposition
of 1900
All the European centres of the tour
lists will feel the absence of American
travellers this summer, aud the loss OF
a considerable part-perhaps half-of
the 500 1000, 600 which they are supposed
TO leave behind them in Europe every
season, and win be clamoring for a
return to the old conditions.
Therefore, Great Britain would un-
the great powers in bringing about the
restoration of peace between Spain and
tle United States.
ALL WILL KEEP HANDS OFF.
There is absolutely nothing in the re-
ports that there win be interference
with our operations by the great pow
ers before the surrender of Captain
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