The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-10
INVASION OF CUBA.
Troop. WIN he Landed ON the Island
a. Fast ~ Possible.

Aggressive action along the whole
line describes the attitude Of the admin
istration, according TO the policy now
definitely adopted, growing directly out
Of Admiral Dewey's unparalleled
achieved in Asiatic waters.
Any idea existing that Spain, after
crushing blow. would recognize the fu-
tility Of senselessly resisting the ineyi'
table has been az last abandoned The
president has determined that the fight
ing shall be vigorously forced with the
full power Of the United States, IN order
most speedily TO terminate the conflict
by the destruction Of the last yestiges OF
authority exerted by the Madrid gov
eminent beyond the shores Of the Span
ish peninsular itself.
The belief TO which conservative off
cials cling, that Spain, confronted face
20 face with force would throw herself |
upon the mercies Of the European con.
cert and yield her misgoverncd exterior
possessions to escape humiliation, II not
underdegradation at home, has wholly
disappeared, and the presidents adyis-
ers are now united 20 "A man In support
ing the policy Of extreme aggression.
The bugbear Of the yellow fever
scourge Is 70 10 ignored, and the Span
iards are to Be elected from Cuba before
midsummer II American soldiers can
drive them out. Last weeks decision
to keep the volunteer army in great
camps at home, 10 drill and harden
them for the campaign Of invasion next
fall, has been set aside and instead, the
new regiments furnished by the states
will be hurrying toward Cuba within =
week.
There will be no temporary establish
ment OF a base at Matanzas in order TO
distribute TO Gomez, no dispatch OF sew
eral thousand regulars 10 return a few
weeks later, and no temporizing with the
grave situation that ia marked by the
lingering starvation Of half million
human beings. Next Sunday the per.
manent army Of occupation will b. es-
tablished in Cuba beyond the shadow OF
doubt, and volunteer regiments will be
hurried forward 10 reinforce II from
nearly every state east Of the Rocky
mountains. At the same time the regu-
lars and volunteers west Of the great
divide will BE- embarked ON transports
and fairly started on their voyage Of
600 miles TO establish American colo.
NAL government in the Philippines.
Orders have gone forward from the
war department to utilize all the vast re-
sources Of the nation 20 carry out these
plans with energy and npidity. The
first division Of regulars, aggregating
nearly 1900 men will be landed in
Cuba as speedily as they can be trans
ported to point within 200 miles Of the
gulf coast cities This force will at once
establish an intrenched camp fully for.
tilted, to be- used as the base Of opera.
tons for the land attack on Havana.
The transport vessels, as rapidly as they
are emptied, will hurry back to Be re.
filled with volunteers ordered As rein.
forcements 20 the regulars, the latter
beginning active operations in the field
as soon as they are relieved OF the duty
Of holding the established base.
Within 10 days after the first landing
u is expected that the transports will
complete a third round trip, and the vol
J unteer division which has In the mean
time held the base, will eyacuate II on
the arrival Of their relief and advance in
support Of the FIRST regular division, oc'
cupying positions which have already
been established for them. This pro
cess will be repeated until at least two
volunteer army corps Of $4,000 men each
have been SUCCESSFULLY established IL
Cuba, with a supporting force OF 5000,
volunteers more on the southern coast
loss than % hours away.
The volunteers TO compose the forc'
will be selected from those most promp
TO muster. state organizations which
are earliest accepted by the Unitet
States will be rewarded with the mos
active duty, except IN few instances
and those which, for one reason or an
other, are delayed in perfecting their or
CARNATIONS for actual service will hayu
some chance Of reaching the front. Gen
Miles and the other general officers wit
have been charged with carrying on tn
aggressive campaign, have little doub
but that a sufficient number OF men 10
every contingency OF the Cuban opera
lions will Boz forthcoming and ready 70
duty when they are needed. The report
Of mastering officers show that the tota
, number mustered, which was about 3, 90
last Thursday, had risen 10 $1,000 Fri
/, day, aud as all the questions which dc
layed rapid mastering in the bcginnin
have now been settled, the voluntee
force is expected to be 10000 today an
G0WO by next Thursday.
As rapidly as the regiments are pei
fectcd and equipped they will be hun
ried to the front. The ruling has bee
made that the regiments should be CON
pletely equipped in the order Of thei
4 mastering, first come, first served, an
q that equipments needed by the Garlic.
d regiments should be taken II necessar
}. from regiments not ready, In order {
q secure most expeditiously the dispatc
Of men to the gulf states
blockade Effective and Manila Helpless
. London, May 9.-The Hong Kon
g correspondent OF The Chronicle says:
Manila Is helpless and surrounded b
the insurgents The blockade is efTe,