The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-19
|Deurmination to Send Fifty Thou
sand Troops into Cuba.
seopER TIME HAS NOT COME.
.nsne1 Oneers saa Military Ex-
..rss TAink IL Will KeQeire ut
a>ass . Month to Pot $1,000 Veil
..feees In COnaition to Reinforce
- negalars-Snatier Expedition
wfu Move Mueh sooner.

HEw YORK. May 1s.-lA special 10 the
f.nes from Washington says: The plans
4 the invasion OF Cuba by the United
s.a.ss ferces remain unchanged. The
snefys performances OF the Spanish
.uuadreo have delayed the execution OF
AN Of the programme. but Il has been
s,sssa = no important particular. The
asssrusoaisoa TO dispatch 10 the island a.
soae e pfactieal an army OF not less
thsn 80 msn competent to meet and
eaos vith TIE forces of Bianco s,ill stands.
But the time has not yet come when It
4 pfscficabie to do this for the simple
reason that the army Is not ready TO be
sn, 10 Cuba The 1900 regulars massed
Il Tampa are prepared 10 go at any time.
Ire majority Of volunteers gathered at
fanpx. New Orleans. Mobile and Chick
snsuga are not prepared TO go anywhere.
sad VIII rot be until they are uniformed.
armed and equipped. and have some
na,alng ID the art of war. All of this will
ale time. The best judgment OF military
ueeru b that 1t will require not less
:aan month under the most favorable
circumstances to put 5000 volunteers In
spadition to reinforce the regulars for the
uny Of Cuban invasion.
Il Il thought by many trained officers
skai more time than that ought TO be and
likely 10 be taken. II Is recollected that
Ssn Sect spent Six months training and
adning his army before he invaded Mex
| lss. and II Is not contended tina; the in
saksn OF Cuba is ans less formidable an
Undertaking than the conquest of Mexico.
The lngiogious experience OF Bull Run is
Z faver.te Illustration of the unwlsdom
IL putting recruits 10 the serious business
| f war too soon.
There IL one portion ct the Cuban pre-
Eamme. however. which may not be de-
| Aysd much longer That Is the Dispatch
| ag Of "a expedition. made up almost. IL
sat entirely. or regulars from the Tampa
camp 10 make a landing on the Cuban
| he var for the coming OF the army prop
" later on.
II Is not settled that this viii be done.
| but strong arguments are being used In
favor Of the project. 1t IL urged that We
usn, Into this war largely In order to save
Inc Eeconcentradcs from starving. but
tAn as result Of our present plan OF
anpaisn We are making their starvation
sire and are rendering II unlikely that
| es Insurgents will suffer something akin
/ 10 the same fate. A move toward these
seple is. i, Ia urged. commanded by every
consideration OF humanity, even II 1t be
rsa, risk A force Of 500 regulars land
ID 5: an available spot on the coast of
+ eahz would. i, Is contsnded. be able 10
% something toward relieving this suffer
&c By establishing a depot ot supplies
saea could be drawn on by the insar-
/ eats, Further. II Is argued In favor Of
/ he seizure OF a landing place without do
~, that the undertaking ID becoming
asss eitfieait every day. and thar the reg
| sass could not he better employed than
q providing foFtlheations 20 protect the
dsssfkatioa OF the army when II Is ready
. ssve
rs longer the occupation OF a landing
! Place 10 delayed Ii Is pointed cut. the
mese time Elaneo has for throwing up
ordinations sn5 mounting batteries along
30 eoas,. which will cause trouble wasn
ne real Invasion heglns.
The advocates Of this movement believe
would be easy for n force OF the strength
aentioaea TO held It's own with the pro-
'seiion that the blocksdlng squadron
esa.i Afford.
There Is 10 prospect. however. that even
Preliminary movement % this nature
likely 20 be undertaken Immediately.
fw TIE present. az least. all military
ssssStnss ~in await thu result Of the
answering OF the sauadrens 10 West
inaan waters.