Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-08-11
1HEur'- % ROOSEVELT,
Colonel { on, i..anding LIST Brigade.

After Col. Roosevelt had taken the
initiative, all the American general
officers united in rouud-robin adj
dressed to Gen. Shafter. 1t reads:
We, the undersigned officers commanding
the various brgades, divisions, etc, OF the
army OF occupation in Cuba. are Of the unani-
nous opinion that this army should be at once
taken out of Cuba and sent to some point on
the northern seacoast of the United States;
that it can he done without danger to
the people Of the United States; that
yellow fever in the army at present Is
not epidemic; that there are only a few spor-
adic cases; but that the army is disabled by
malarial fever 10 the extent that its efficiency
is destroyed and that it is in a condition to be
practically destroyed by an epidemic OF yel-
low fever which is sure To come in the near
future. We know from the reports of
competent officers and from personal OBJ
servations that the army is unable to
move into the interior and that there are no
facilities for such move If attempted. and
that it could not he attempted until too late.
Moreover. the best medical authorities on the
island say that with our present equipment we
could not live in the interior during the rainy
season without losses from maarial fever,
which is almost Ms deadly aS yellow fever.
Thi, army must be moved at once perish.
As the army can be safely moved now, the per-
sons responsible for preventing such a move
will be responsible for the unnccc ,sary loss of
many thousands OF lives Our opinions are the
result Of careful personal observation and they
are also based on the unanimous opinion of
our medical officers with the army, who UNDER
stand the situation absolutely.
j. FoRDK KENT
Major general volunteers, commanding LIST
division, 9Th corps.
j. {. BATES,
Major general volun tecrs, commanding pro-
visional division.
ADNA CHAFFEE,
Major general, commanding 81 brigade, I'd
division
SAMUEL s SUMNER
Brigadier general volunteers, commanding
LIST brigade cavalry,
WILL LUDLOW,
III igadier general volunteers, commanding
LIST brigade, ii division
ADELBERT ANEs,
Brigadier general volunteers commando
ing Sd brigade, LIST division
LEONARD WOOD
Brigadier general volunteers. command
ing the city Of Santiago.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Colonel. commanding I'll cavalry brigade
Maj W. NJ Wood the chief surgeon Of the
list division. said: 1.-THE army must he moved
nort2," adding with emphasis, or it will be
unable TO move itself"
WASHINGTON. Aag. 5-Aftcr con-
ference with Secretaries Day and
Long Thursday the president had a
conference with Secretary Algcr, Sec
rotary Long and Assistant Secretary
of the Navy Allen, at which action
was taken for the prompt transporta-
ton of Gen. Skaters army from Cuba
to Montauk Point, l.. l., the confer
ence occupied a couple of hours and
there was an informal general presen-
tation of the needs of prompt
action and of the means at hand to eff
feet it. 1t was finally concluded that
there were sufficient vessels off the
coast there now for the purpose. When
the meeting ended it was officially
stated that the number of vessels now
there was adequate for the removal OF
the arm. The dispatch OF the troops
home accordingly will begin at once,