Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-08
THE WAR BOARD
Claims Perfect Harmony Be-
tween Army and Navy.
Surrender Of Santiago Hoped for at
an Early Date.
camara Supposed to Be in Rcd Sea En- Route
for Manila.

Washington July 1.-THE meeting
of the war board at the White
House again, today is taken to
mean that the campaign has arrived at
stage where it is felt to be necessary
to sum up the existing conditions and
decide whether or not they demand
change in the original plans.
Captain Crowinshield, chief of the
navigation bureau and one of the
strongest minds on the board has been
absent for day or two on depart
mental business so that the board has
been unable to hold it's full meetings.
When the opportunity arrived, today,
the President was so interested in the
subject for consultation that he de-
cided to participate in it himself.
There was another purpose in view
also, namely, to get the army and navy
more closely together and refute the
statements that have been published
to the effect that serious friction eX-
lists between the two arms of service.
On this point Secretary Long, today,
expressed himself as follows:
There is not the slightest founda
ton for the suggestion of anything bat
the best feeling between the army and
the navy. Each rcjoices i'll the splendid
herosm and success Of the other. They
are ready to cooperate for the honor
of the flag at any time and any
where.
las to the departments, the war de-
partment is always ready to help the
navy department if it should need any
thing and the navy department has
been very glad to aid the war depart
ment by the loan of it's best scouting
vessels for transports and i'll every
other way"
'"here was still another reason for
the gathering of the board at the
to leave Washington at moments
notice and it was felt to be expedient
that he consult the board before doing
so. No statement can be secured from
any reliable source as to his plans.
1t may be stated, however, that of he
goes to Santiago at this stage he does
not do so with the intention of taking
command of the army, unless Gen.
Shafter shall find himself physically
unable to continue in command.
1t is likely that Gen. Miles will sail
with the Harvard or one of the other
liners when they take the next install
ment of troops to Cuba.
The officials of the war department
thought they saw encouraging sign of
Santiago's surrender in Gen. Skaters
report. yesterday. that Spanish army
officers were deserving to the American
side.
1t is believed that this is the imme-
,diate result of the sending back to the
Danish lines in safety of worinded
Danish officers and men who had fall
Z len on the battlefield thus displacing
the impression the high Spanish ofli-
! ials have sought to create among their
ignorant troops that the Americans
were barbarians.
1t is earnestly hoped that the con-
clus.ons drawn from Skaters dis
patch are sound, for private advices
received here, speak Of the appearance
h of contagious diseases within Spanish
lines.
Three of the torpedo boat destroycrs
that started with Admiral Camara for
the Philippines have returned. Our
secret agents in Europe have discover
Il ed them lying at an obscure little port
called Pharo, in southern Portugal, in
good place to run into the Mediter-
ranean or up to Cadiz upon the APP
pearance of an enemy, while in the
meantime serving we'/as scouting
boats.
Nothing further has been heard from
Camara's squadron since yesterdays
report, and therefore it is officially as
ShhN4 eliit IL 10 IlPCttuiii- ttiHl W III "a
through the Red Sea to the Philippines.
1t is said here, that so far as is Off
ciaily known, Valdez, the reported
1 agent of Aguinaldo in London. made
his published statement as to the flu
1 ture of the Philippines. absolutely
without authorization. Consequently
Il all that he says as 10 independence
4. based on Cuban models and other
things relating to the future govern
ment of the islands, have no basis in
the shape of official agreements.
Admiral Dewey has expressly stated
o the navy department that he has
|ad no official intercourse with Aeui
lido, 50 that our government can
DE said 10 have been bound by the
nirals action.