Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-08
NANFTLLY STAYS BY IT
GIVES US SOME IMPORTANT FACTS
,,,,, reference TO the santiago Campaign
secretary AiEer's Treatment OF
Request. shows Ills sire.

.,ytirulre his statement a. 60 events
i.,BIpa no 30 the investment Of sanu-
~, aid that when finally called upon
- spbmn a plan u campaign ne ala
=, and put O. In writing. In substance
n. isik the stand nrst that every ef-
f,r, should he made TO equip the Gu
i,na and thereby enable them 70
b,r,., No., spanish forces. THE cry
m oop 50 Havana" should b. cncour-
cr.d bull when the transports loaded
vim troops were on, OF sight OF land
.b.v should sail az straight a. steam
,,.vsr could bear them 20 me Ease OF
ne Anulltf and Che Key or ihe Whols
p,e .' ami occupied that island. a
movement Do cuba was 10 follow by
$500 ~ a .trarr cavalry force which
ss,s ts hn organized ana equipped by
August or September lie cuniempllt-
III mai 10000 cavalry b. thrown o. IN,
cor.sF % Cnba, cutting the spanish
forces IN two and moving wcA 90 Ia
vana hy she time the rainy season was
nsn.uv"r AL army; We could move
ng1inst that city woll.0rganlzcd,
weii.eauipped AMI wcll-dlsclplinsd
army aud complete the capture OF tn
Spanish forces The Enclosure u Ger
vsfa'a Nee, In the harbor " Santiago
changed the conditions and made u
necessary 90 move military Force 70
that point.
cen. Milca. while AZ Tampa organic
ing the expedition. felt tho importance
~ the enterprise 20 greatly That he re-
uutsird pcfmlaslon g accompany thlf
expedition. or 60 Organize another 20
j~n it THIS was not granted. 40 Tar
us Accompanying that expedite was
curcsrned, but authority was Hranted
a. cqulp a second TOR movement and
operation againas the enemy Ia cuba
and Porto Rico" However, before this
expedition Was equipped. calls were
made Tor additional forces TO ~ TO
sinillEo, and they were Immediately
forwarded.
on thu third day Of July Gen. shat
ter ieluaraphed that his lospea hail been
Erniiy undcfesumatcd. that he mo;
with stronger resistance than he had
anticipated. ana that h. was seriously
clnaldering The advlsabliliy OF falling
back % plsltl1n i've miles 20 the
rear, and that h. had not been able 90
D. ~ during the pas, four days.
Under such circumstances Gen.
MILES iclegraphed Gen. Shafter. that
b. would be with him Within a week
with strong endorsements, OF course,
uni eNpcdltnu. which had been ordered
by ihe President 90 operate againsi the
iiirH.
Theae endorsements were pushed
rapidly forward ard some OF them ar
ryfi IN advance of the commanding
ignerh ana were put In position Ia che
o. hes around Santiago.
undsr verbal Instructions Of the
President. Con. Miles was dlrcr;sd /,
~ wherever he deemed his press nee
was required. and that he should give
such directions az In His opinion were
vest Tor the army and the government.
Ihcse were The circumstances under
Whlch Gen Miles left Washington, ar
.lNed az HanslaEu July iiih, ND a. q
private Individual nor a. a ylsltor.
10y .pretcnse that h. went .here dls.
fuued % his authority or official ca.
pieltN j. too childish 90 be considered
b. scnrible men.
From the moment he arrived At san.
uaE1 he was responsible for What
.nlsht occur Tie arrived there with
tho Yale. Columbia aud RITA.
loaded with Infantry and three min.
loaded Win artillery. besides those al
frady dlaemharked. lie designed 10
ulHemhark the troops and artillery
NAh,l on the west side OF Santiago,
a. was Understood before leaving
WMhlnEton, ana before he went ashore
%. n3le inc necessary arrangements
ile then proceeded 10 the front and
a',,r euauliing with Gen. ahafter, a
Nlln was sent 20 the spanish com.
nAnd'r by Gen. Shafter, saying that
W., commanding general OF the
NMl'l states army had arrived In his
t'.iN WIN strong endorsements
"nl would meet him between the lines
. al 80
lnn spanish commander WAS mat H.
m1rulnE.
Inc meeting was held. and after
h'mc conversation between Orn' shaf.
w ana ucn. Torai, Gen. Miles frankly
Su H. 70 ne Spanish Evneral that
" 'it washington six days be-
ahu ihat u was then the deter
minailon OF the government that his
I'l u3n or the Spanish army must h.
Altuleu or destroyed. He also In.
.,n.l The Spanish general that his
t'ni1fcemenis had arrived with him.
a1't some " those forces had ALREADY
L.. hrd and the remainder would
nNrmhafked on the west side ~ mo
harhor and that II was us.ies, f,r Mn
M contend against the inevitable'
transports could be plainly seen
.ht. elauiHh from Moro Castle and
',n. roral replied that 10 long .as
H. ,H ilupnl ana ammunition ne had
.tnN IN order 10 maintain the honor
h,t 'pahlHh army. In response 20
ran, vas Informed that he had al
u,-t maintained that honor and that
,tl,it' 'Hnfia would be useless and
bt.A l,.ult IN a Nanton sacrifice Of
y.i'n Nie. lie then said that he was
ant lo hear from his government
b. ma .nleImei by Gen. Miles that
tb.ta AIrady taken much time FOR
d.yfI tullNsf ana would be given until
L.thnl NJ The following morning. II
sh men o'clock, 10 submit an am
..rr lr hrEgrd FOR longer time and
nsst ~ igquesied until ~ o'clock
by cs.l ThlH was finally agreed f1
ana ~ al,lrs the meeting dissolved
lnF H., ulcers separated. on return
waa UllH conference dispatch
W. ,eelNed by Gen. Miles from
W.sthlen a. follows;
Gen NIinlslon, u. C., July ia.-Maj. |
by ..,l-i-iou may accept surrender
The ,giHus parole 10 officers ana men, |
m of9.ta f.talning their slde-nrms,
peru,it,. ana men, after parole, % be- |
"A gi.u 70 return 10 spain, tho Unit. |
the, assisting. II not accepted. |
sr asluli' unless In your judgment |
ssn,...aAull would fail Consult with |
M Gnu pursue such course as 10 |
No, Ault 49, you Jointly agree upon.
should be settled promptly
NJ \ Al.lER, Secretary on War.
we statement says, does not |
yf.i,.H u Gen. Miles was there as q |
st..1 lie was charFed with re- |
on "a, lulllty % ordering an assault I'M |
n, n' entertainments and fortlncntlons |
n ~" army which. IN successful. would |
holiln9 "a az least 1000 men, or Of With