The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-23
| CUBAN CAMPAIGN
!. If the Invasion of For to
Rico Is Now Discussed.
| r,lesT PLAN IS GEN. MILES
l,,.r's Expedition Nav Need Con-
siderable Support.
|, GET PORTO RICO ANY HOW
In No Great Necessity for
Hurrying n Big Army to
that Island.

10 VtN"f'
hSsest military authorities of both
.nv and navy as practically removed
,rmsdiate consideration, and unless
,..,h mite of General Skaters army
diseases indigenous to Cuban SOIL Is
.siucy high, the present desire for the
.,suton of a general aggressive cam
throughout the entire island of Cuba
j !, ,romply entered upon the moment
Ia,so Is captured.
n suggestion of a Porto Racan cam
n nrecede the Cuban evacuation is
NJ probable. The unexpected difficult
mot with in organizing the great vol
!, army needed for the Cuban cam
together with the urgent warning
ysred by medical experts against the
Euhl,y of exposing raw, unacclimated
.rats TO the pestlential climate of Hav-
and the surrounding country, where
uostaae conditions are said TO be I'M
I,lly favorable TO a devastating scourge
vsl,ow fever. together with the com
l,Hve salubrity of Porto Rico and the
Lively small Spanish force holding that
M worked strongly TO bring about the
|royal Of the scheme to obtain control
AL war necessity The desirable
oratic point supposed to be gained
|,csh actual occupation before Spain
|. sue for peace in Difference to strong
sure in that direction. which 1t was
known was being eXerted at Madrid,
no little weight TO the project and
amtions for its accomplishment went
hard 50 theoretically that, even after
tra had shut himself up at Santiago
both Commodore Schley and Admiral
hpson had confessed that an attempt to
h him would prove futile without the
operation of an army corps, the Porto
Ia enterprise was not abandoned, but
temporarily pushed aside by the more
kaatite necessity OF sending General
lher 10 Santiago as expeditously as pos
ls fleet Of transports had barely sailed
b Tampa last week before many off,
! ID Washington, in the absence of any
atermanding Of the original orders for
mobilization Of the Porto Rican eXpedl-
again took up its details and were
rying the preparations along on the
Flnal lines when General Miles returned
convinced the highest authorities that
best military reasons existed for con
aallng every resource of the govern
fl for the time being. at least, upon the
Ntl Of General SKATER whose campaign
o. more hazardous nature than had
generally appreciated.
ewlthstanding the excellent equipment
ne trained forces which had been pro-
N this army corps, the fact that
" men we're to be landed in a strange
any In the face of a much more num-
iorce, whose exact strength could
% estimated will probably prove the
Eal event Of the whole war. Its success
Mexpected TO result in SPANS prompt
Alauon OF the futility Of further resis-
~ while a serious reverse, even Of a
poary character, might indefinitely
Sae the duration of hostilities.
" Illustration that the actual possess
y Porto Rico constituted anv valid
aaase from an international law point
,peedlly dlspelled by the citation of
esuents, the most recent of them being
sNulsition by Japan of Formosa at
Isay OF Simonoseki, although the
was IN possession of China at the
I Of the war,
S also made evident that the United
aau absolute justification, which
III, nO' De combatted by neutrals. for
"as the surrender of Porto Rico by
Is an Indemnity against part Of TIE
Bajlv 'ue war, especially as it was uni
.oueeded that this government al
aaa the power Of eventually dictat-
tsS "a .erms of peace. In fact, if there
any reasonable argument for run
h, rlsK of sacrificing General Shat
M, .ne eeauisition of Porto Rico-at
an altogether negative element in
M ~ Is not to be supported with any
Ne'ght, in the opinion of the state
sr.,,u othcials and members of the
sa ue corps in Washington.
~, appears to be conclusively set
bor,a ~ no further attention will be paid
r. nco for the present unless it de-
Nm. Strategic Importance utterly I'M
sa'.sd at the present time.
.... eaect OF General Miles strenuous
k,ss IONS OF the urgent military ext
d Il cn,cn demand immediate addi-
In s,s neneral shafter army are evident
p,i,s The decision to send AT least
IN rs OF volunteers on the fast au-
|fhurssser Yale from Newport News
Barr.,' 10 be followed by others on
(ade .e,o Few days later and another
u wal. camp Anger during the en-
vi H., are lair instances of the sue
,., a's Recommendations
Frninsd pronlom. whose solution was
d. a;s upon by the authorities. is that
krisonos,lon Of the various numbers
b ws.s which must fall into American
~, senever Santiago capitulstes. This
p es ooo Dusty estimated all the way
Ma S,,, $1,000 men. and. as the
INV aross WIN net permit them to suf-
n mad hetdships. provision has
has az once for their maintenance.
ID, M Nm definitely decided that they
h WIN nerm'tted to remain in Cuba.
alaryo therefore be necessary TO pro-
\ 10 ~. number OF transports to bring
h rs.aa,' country. where thew may be
tss req and guarded This will
IA, sen larger fleet OF TRANSPORTS
snd heh carried General Skaters
h Mir, nsidering the extreme diff
yfaear, we war department has al
r-dsr ered In securing an additional
stilI "a he IMPRESSION that Porto Rico
N nccup'ed. 1t is not foreseen
ears ~ ships for the various enter
sf ma. ne secured. This emergency.
y1>llv % me- Tor the president
y er,,. mined .fst no prisoners
'ted to remain In Cuba. and