The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-07
And Not Left to Dull Routtae Of tks
Camp
HOT AT TAMPA AS IN CUBA
And the Work Mould Be No More
Wearing
A GOOD SHAKING UP IS NEEDED
In Certain bureaus Of the war ne.
p"rtmc"t, which Arc Too Leia-
ureiy for Rush work.

New York. June 6--Summer has sat -
in earnest witha more fervent heat In Flor
ida and Cuba han in Washington: hut
summon weather Is not to be wasted By
tho administration in siestas, says tho
Washington correspondents OF the Times.
The Spanish forces in Cuba may have
found 1t comfortable or consistent with
tho policy of prolonging the war TO drop
war when summer came on ana they may
be inclined 10 continue their old habit: but
II they expect to do SO the administration
will create a very different impression be-
fore the summer is over
After brief experience OF summer
camping. with the men hoping for active
operations, only to linger unoccup,ed IN
hot en- nps, worried by false reports OF ac-
tivitics soon TO commence. the president
Is convinced that there will be less danger
TO the troops with occupation, even though
1t be In Cuba or Puerto Rico. than there
would be in camps remote from the scene
of war and In mere schools for drilling.
1t has come to be the opinion OF medical
men OF some experience and judgment OF
climatic risks hat troops will be quito as
well on during She summer where they can
mach the enemy aud keep from gong 10
sleep frequently as they would be frying
On che SANDS OF Tampa bay or wasl.qix
away with cnnue in the camps of concen-
traton.
The Determination to make the campaign
| on land and sea al, active one from be-
| ginning to end is carried out as we'll az
| possible There are some MISUNDERSTANDING
| lhVh pcinS the SLUGGISH response OF Sonic
| OF the bureaus II the war department.
nj Ia, ih,A nj 4 Gf.t-ft A a "a
| generals etftce, tho commissisiy genefaIs
| department. and in Other branches have
| been running business as II mas been run
| for thirty years insisting that the RED tape
| that answered well enouSh IN time oil peace
must be made to work In time oil war
| tnaer vigorous uireoUoh' thlh req taps
| could be dispensed with or stretehea 70 an
| swer. but the vigor can never be developed
| on subordindtos while there Is lack Oh
| 1t at the head. No one knows this better
than the president and ne ousht 10 pc ao1s
to find ltsont II he dors mol know II now
| ana also to ma remedy lot ~
| All plans Tor the occupation ot fuefto
| Rico are kept very secret In the war de-
| partment just who has made thom ~ no,
| escortaned but the assumption is that IN
best suggestions nave been maze py IN
careful mind OF General Scnohein Gencrs
| Miles being occupied very iuiiy WIN y
| direction OF routine business, ana only nav
| ing time to consider plans with the pur-'
pose of carrying them out. When 1t comes
to the details OF the business at Porto
| Rico. Santiago or the Philippines. IL Is UNI
| derstood that the president VIII insist that
| the officer In command OF the expeaition--
he he Merritt. Shaftcr or Miles himself
| shall be permitted TO work out each for
himself an completely as may be, with tho
operation of the navy. his own plan OF
campaign.
Hot as 1t is In Santiago considered ono
~. In. sttta
II is not cooler for the Spaniards than It
viii be for the United States army ana
navy. and the forces OF the United States,
as II appears TO the administration. viii
| be much better OFF in the matter OF
clothes. food and discipline than the Span
ish army AT all events, It Is not matter
lose their lives on the field or in hospitals