Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-05-05
FOREIGN OFFICERS TO ACCOMPANY
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
SOME ALREADY ON THE GROUND
ALL THESE EXPERTS UNITE IN
PRAISE OF DEWEY.
Tributes Are Unmistakably Sincere
and Genuine-Much Interest MAN.
ifested In Approaching Act
i've Movements In Cuba
and at Manila.

Washington. May 4.-The STATS of the va
rious embassies and legations at Washing
ton are being rapidly recruited by military
and naval officers who have been assigned
to make observations of the military and
naval operations in the present war with
Spain. Lieutenant J. Rodley. of the Aus
trian imperial navy. arrived here to-day
and. after securing authorization from the
naval authorities, he will go forward TO in
spect the operations of the United States
feet in Cuban waters. Captain Lee. Of the
toned at Halifax arrived three days ago
and, after securing credentials from the
authorities here. proceeded TO Chickamauga
and thence to Tampa. Fla
He is an expert On explosives Major De
Grant Prey, the military attache of the
French embassy. will start for Cuba as
soon as a military movement OF any pro-
portions is begun there. Count Won Goet-
zen. former military attache Of the German
embassy. has been ordered to return here
and he. too. will proceed to Cuba. He ieit
here about two months ago. after his mar
riage TO Mrs. Lay. OF Baltimore. to join his
regiment at Berlin. which Is a part of the
imperial guard near Emperor William
The war and navy departments are de-
sirous OF affordins every facility 10 the for
eign military and naval attaches. and they
have been furnished credentials which will
aid them in observing war operations Cap
tain Lee, the British officer, will 60 forward
with the first military expedition. even il
this be OF a preliminary character Count
Won Goetzen. the German. and Major De
Grant Prey, the French attache. will not
accompany this first movement, the former
not being likely TO arrive in time, while
the latter will wait until a more general
movement occurs. Lieutenant Rodley. the
Austrian attache. probably will go on
board one Of the American ships now on
Havana His observations. being of a na-
val character. will be rather more general
than those Of the military observers, as ir
will take in not only the operations IN
Cuba. but also those Of the flying squadron
and the other forces along the North At
lantic coast.
These military and naval experts are
united in giving Commodore Dewey the
highest tribute for his recent daring en-
trsrce Of Manila harbor and the fearless
attack on the Spanish feet. When II was
suggested to-day to one Of them that some
Of the foreign press comments were dis
paraging. he promptly answered that this
In no way reflected foreign military and
naval views. Commodore Deweys achieve
ment. he said. was beyond criticism. and
in time would rank him with Farragut
and other American naval heroes. A lead
ing ambassador. on hearing this remark.
added the statement that a statue OF
Dewey In time would be erected in Wash
tngton, along with those of Farragut, Du-
pont and others.
The foreign tributes to Dewey are un-
mistakably sincere and genuine.
The observation Of the foreign experts
Is now directed toward Commodore
Dewey's next move. One Of them pointed
out to-day that. while Dewey's force. of
probably $500 men, was not sufficient for
him to occupy the town of Manila. yet
it was ample to allow him to garrison the
two commanding forts Of Cavite and Cor
regidor. He believed the strategic move
of Dewey, following the humiliation of the
Spanish fleet, would be to silence and then
occupy these two forts. About 1000 men.
he said, could be spared from the ships
without crippling them, and with these
men at Cavite and Corregidor, Commodore
Dewey practically would hold the city OF
Manila and all its surroundings. without
the necessity Of taking possession of the
city itself.
The foreign experts are also much inter-
estec In the approaching active movements-
In Cuba. One of them stated to-day ths
from q strategic standpoint, he thought
would be unwise to attempt militar
landing at any point within the presen.
line of blockade. The danger Of such {
landing. he pointed out. was that railways
run along the coast Of Cuba. connecting
Havana with all the points covered by the
blockade. These railroads are in the hands
OF the Spanish, and would permit them
to mass 5000 soldiers at any point threaten
ed with a landing. For this reason, he
said, the expedient move would seem to be
to take q port remote from the present
blockade. such as Santiago. 1t would be
difficult to mass Spanish troops there in
time to prevent landing. Once taken.
no said, the American forces would have
a base from which to supply arms and am
munition to the insurgents. He believed
a base from which the insurgents could be
fully equipped was Of far greater value
than one for offensive operations by the
American troops.
There continues to be complete silence in
all foreign quarters as to any move Of in
terventfon. f..
PENSIONS.