Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-09-21
10 GIVE CUD.3:\,S \ U"h
General Lawton's Plan Regarding the
Native Troops.
EMPLOY THEM AT SANTIAGO,
Not on Police Duty, but Upon Cow
eminent W0rks-General Ludlow's
Board DiscMssinE Question OF sen
Transportation For Troops.

Washington, Sept. 21.-General Law
ton has made a recommendation to lhe
war department for the utilization OF
such Cuban troops as may relnqulsh
all connection with the Cuban army by
employing them upon various works CT
the United States at Santiago. General
Lawton has not recommended that tn y
be used to police the city or province
of Santiago. but directly the contrary
Last winter an attempt was maze 10
pass a bill allowing the recruiting or
Cubans in the army or the united
States, either in the volunteer or regu-
lar service, limiting the number to H.
900, but the bill was changed so as 10
allow only SO to each regiment and
these to be enlisted as scouts ana
guides.
1t is probable that the bill for re-
cruiting regiments from Cubans VIII
meet with more favor in the future, as
these men will be available for garrl-
son duty in the island. 1t IS also
thought that large number OF CupaEs
who have been serving in some ca
pacity with the Cuban army Wall pc
come better satisfied with the changed
condition Of affairs if they are al owed
to continue in military service. AT the
time the bill for enlisting Cubans was
proposed it was thought that such ac-
ton would be resented by the Am rican
troops. as the pressure to go to CUBA
among the volunteers was very great at
that time.
Major General Ludlow is in Washing
oti ,c coprpf
Meikleichn General Miles. Ganer Ger
bin and the quarternast RS d9partHl III
relative to the work Of the board or
which he is president General LHcl2w
Colonel Hecker and Lieutenant Rivers
were some time ago created a board TO
inquire into the report upon system
of sea transportation for troops. 1t IS
expected that there will be added to
this board one or two civilian trans
portation mer.
Inadequate Methods.
The war department las found that
the methods for the ira nsportsticn of
fine troops at sea are w'.cl'v inadequate
to the needs of the army. The sh 'ps are
not arranged so as to carry With COM
fort and satisfaction large bodies OF
l.
not satisfactory, while there is no pro-
vision for the cooking of food such as
soldiers should have, necesstating the
issuance OF travel rations, which do
not meet tie needs of troops on long
voyages.
The board of which General Ludlow
is president has been making thor
ough eXaminat ton of the matter and has
held several meetings in the Army
building in New York and has consulted
steamship men, with view of having
the transports of the United States al
tered so as to better accommodate
troops.
The attention of the war department
was called to the matter particularly by
report of Lieutenant Rivers of the
ouartermaster's department, in which
he pointed out the utter inefficiency OF
the present transportation service at
sea.
The Ludlow board will report upon
every feature of sea transportation, in
Guiding the remodeling of transports,
the status of captains and officers of
troops in the service and especially with
reference to the health and comfort OF
the troops in the matter of space, Sleep
ing accommodations and medical and
food supplies. 1t is expected that the
army transports will be remodeled upon
plans adopted by the Ludlow board