The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-19

Washington. June 1s.-The original
plans Of the conduct of the war viii be
adhered TO, and viii be pushed with
Vigor- That decision was cached at a
war council today, at which We're pres
ent President Mckinley, Secretaries Al
ger and Long, General Miles, Assistant
Secretary Meiklejohn, Admiral Sicard
and Captain GIahan.
OF course there will be some slight
notifications made necessary by the
changes that have occurred since she
beginning OF hostilities, but these, after
all, VIII not affect the general plan of
operations.
General Miles returned from Florida
with store OF Information respecting
the condition of the troops. the difficult
ties TO be encountered in the progress
OF the campaign, and the matter of
transportation and terminal facilities.
which VIII be freely awaited OF 10 cor
rect the defects in the present sys-
te:---
The general was present during the
War cou-ci!. The only reason the
commanding general GId not visit the
White House yesterday was because of
desire on the part of the president
thaI ms war councillors should have the
benefit of General Miles recital of his
observations at first hand.
The stories that there has been fric-
ton between General Miles and his Of
fetal suDeriors are pronounced to be
absurd, and today his proceedings gave
ample evidence Of the fact that the ut
most harmony characterizes the rela-
tons between the chief executive AID
he military branch Of the government
There We're, Of course, some differences
of opinion among the persons present
at the war council but there has been
no disposition IN any quarter TO resist
Tor an instant any conclusion which has
occurred the approval of the president.
The official declaration that the cam
paign IS to be pushed with Vigor does
not necessarily mean an immediate at
tack upon Havana, although such adj
vice has been rendered. 1t does mea-:,
however, that the very best efforts are
to be put forth to put the army in con-
clifton where it can be used with over
whelming effect at any point. at almost
moments notice. To this end the
troops now in camp are TO be thor
oushly trained and hardened. With
such an army at command, numbering
no less than 100000 the fate OF Ha-
Vana cannot long remain in doubt Chen
the army is once hurled upon it. Mean
while the smaller eXDeditionary move
ments are to go forward uninterruDt-
eddy
ON TO PORTO RICO.
If Santiago is captured. the trained
regulars who do the work there will be
pushed or to Porto Rico. If all CT Flost I
OF them are needed for his expedition, Z
then the provision forces referred TO /
by General Shafter in his orders. prob |
ably viii be dispatched Immediately I
from the United States to garrison The /
towns Of Santiago. and TO relieve the !
regulars Probably knowledge OF some /
such intention has led to the rumor .
which found currency today 10 the eff /
feet that 1000 men from General Ora |
hams camp had been expected to pro- !
ceed Immediately to reinforce Shafter /
at Santiago. AS a matter of fact, Sec
rotary Alger said this afternoon he had /
as yet given no orders for the sending
of troops away from Camp Alger nor
had he ordered any extensive n Q e.
ments elsewhere.
The rooms OF Secretary Alger were
thronged today ny friends of the many
candidates for appointment from civil
life as second HeutenantS in the army. |
There are 10 be 200 Of these appoint
ments, and it was announced this after
noon they viii be made public in the
Monday morning.
ANOTHER CALL FOR VOLUN-
TEERS.
It has been suggested that, owing to
th. heavy demands for troops, which
have far exceeded the number original
ly believed to be sufficient, there viii
b occasion to issue another call for
Having in mind the length
Of time required to develop raw mater
ial into seasoned soldiers, as revealed
by that experiences at Chickamauga,
Tampa and Camp Alger, there is no
doubt the president viii be forehanded
in this matter and that upon the eX-
istence of a reasonable doubt as to
the sufficiency Of the present military
force he VIII take steps to increase it.
But before any effort is made to raise
more troops, the war department will
see TO i that the ampiest facilities are
provided and that the equipment will
be ready for the men. The material
secure under another call would not
include national guardslnen and the
men would not only be absolutely green
Dut would be wholly without military
equipment Of any kind.
RELIEF FOR CUBANs.
The projected dispatch of the relief
expedition with food and supplies TO
he suffering Cubans is no new f. =
ure OF the campaign as seems to have
,een supposed in some quarters. From
he first the president has had in mind
he probable suffering Of the reconcen-
radoes. whose lot was likely to be made
LOUDLY hard by the war unless our peo-
lie came 10 their relief. 1t was his !
,arDOse to lose no opportunity in send
ny supplies TO these people and the
exported preparations of expeditions in
florida to carry these are no more
han the natural execution of the pres
dents plan. !
There was much anticipation in Of !
cial circles tonight over the official dis 1
atches telling Of the arrival of the c
a,rnnGf- =
ions st their respective destinations.
Long, in response 10 cues I
ion as TO the probable date Of arrival I
{ the FIRST Philippine expedition, said c
Onight:
1T is likely to reach there any day S
oR / should think tomorrow 4
Asked when word Of the landing OF a