The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-05-06
'APLAN OF WARFARE.
The Philippine Islands to Be Oc-
cupied by American Troops.
Our Army to Form Junction With Gen.
Gomez and an Advance Upon Havana
Made-TrOopa Concentrating
On the Pacific slope.

I
WASHINGTON, Nay An elaborate
/ plan Of warfare has been outlined by
I the administration to be started at
once This programme is Of course
/ subject to change by the rapidly
| changing circumstances Of war, but If
not interfered with viii proceed about
/ as follows: The Philippine islands
viii be occupied without much delay
/ by military force Of the United States
under Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, provided he
VIII accept. His nomination as major
/ general viii 60 in as soon as the senate
/ meets again The Philippines viii be
/ put under military rule and held pend
/ ing treaty Of peace 1t viii be made
| the base of operations for the Asiatic
/ squadron, which is to be reinforced by
/ the Charleston, now on the Pacific
| slope Supplies viii be shipped at once
I from San Francisco to Commodore
| Dewey, who, incidentally, is to be
/ raised to the rank Of a rear admiral
without delay. Gen. Lees assignment
/ is a great surprise, but it is the present
! plan Of the president, which may be
[ changed BY the objection Of Gen. Lee
| himself, who has exhibited from the
first desire to win military laurels in
Cuba
For the Atlantic squadron, the first
consideration is the creating of a base
/ Of supplies on the Cuban coast, to be
| occupied temporarily by the regular
troops to be sent there in a few days
These troops, chiefly cOlOred, will 90
TO work at once to erect powerful for
| tiicatiOns. When the work is com
! Pleted these troops will be returned to
the United States to become a part Of
the regular military reserve in this
country to be held in readiness for
/ emergency The permanent guarding
and occupation Of the Cuban base OF
supplies viii be intrusted TO q detach-
ment Of yellow fever immunes with
Gen Joe" Wheeler, who is himself
/ a yellow fever immune, in command.
The nomination of Gen. Wheeler,
it is said, viii therefore 60 to the sen
ate the same time Gen Lees name is
sent in, and Immediately thereafter
Gen Wheeler viii depart for the south
to get his troops together and organ
ize for the campaign. The same plan
cOntemPlates the intercepting and
crushing Of the Spanish fleets from
Cape Verde or Cadiz before they reach
a base Of supplies on this side Of the
Atlantic. If necessary for this work,
the blockade Of Cuba will be tempo
rarily interrupted,
THE INVASION OF CUBA.
WAsHINGTON, May 4.-BefOre the end
Of this week. probably next Friday,
the United States will land so, 900
troops in Cuba 1t is semi-oficially
said that a brigadier general and 5, 900
Cuban insurgents, as well as a large
body Of American troops, would be
landed at Matanzas and a junction
would be effected with Gomez at once.
Another division, to be composed en-
tireIy Of American soldiers, is to be
landed at Port MarieL The land
ing of both armies will be IN
der the protection Of Rear Ad-
miral SIMPSONS warships and
an advance upon Havana viii
begin as soon as GOmez's army
can be equipped with rifles and ammu-
milton. Between now and Friday
Adm Sampson viii completely reduce
the forts of Matanzas and Port Mariel
and clear the harbor Of submarine
mines. While the attack is being
made on Havana Adm. SIMPSONS feet
viii lie OF the city. He viii not bonn
bard unless it becomes necessary to as
sist the army. To protect Sampson
from surprise and sudden attack the
st. Louis, st. Paul, Harvard and Yale,
the fast auxiliary cruisers, viii be at
once dispatched to southern waters on
a scouting expedition. They will en-
deavOr to locate the Spanish armada
SOLDIERS TO HOLD THE PHILIPPINES
WAsHINGTOS, May AT the cabinet
meeting yesterday it was finally de-
cided to concentrate all United States
regular troops now located IN western
states and volunteer quotas of Wash
ingtOn, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Colo
RADIO and California, preparatory to
embarkation for Manila. There is no
doubt now about the intention Of the
administration TO take full possession
Of the Philippines and keep them until
the end Of the war. The revenues viii
be collected and martial law viii pre-
vail Secretary Long has asked for
SO, coo, 900 TO defray the cost Of send
ing men, arms and coal to Manila
The money VIII be granted at once,
and il is promised that within ten
days from this date 5000 American
soldiers VIII be on the Pacific en- route
to the Philippines Orders have al
ready been sent BY Gen. Miles to con-
centrate near San Francisco the re-
naming regulars in the far west and
at least 5, 900 men from the volunteer
quotas Of the Pacific coast states
Transports viii also be engaged and
supplies prepared, so that no time
may be lost when word comes from
Dewey that assistance is needed
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