Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-22
ABANDON PORTO RICO.
sU. S. Military Expedition for that Island at
Present.
ms IS THE ADVICE or GENERAL MILES
Wants the Cuban Campaign Pushed Porte
Eico May be Gained without Fight
Ing Iherc-Caro Of Prisoners.

New York. June GA special 10 the
tribune from Washington says.
The fleet Of transports had barely
sailed from Tampa last week before
many officials In Washington. In the
absence OF any countefmandlng Of the
original orders for mObiiizing tho
Porto Rican expedition. again took w
DO details and wcfc hurrying the prep
amtons along on the original lines.
when General Miles returned and con-
,lnoed the highest authorities that tho
b,st VI military reason existed Tor con-
eantraunr every resource Of tho guv-
,rnmCnt. Tot the time being Ht least.
uruH the support OF General ShuftDr.
whose campaign was OF a mofu hazard
aus nature than had been generally Hp-
precIatod. Notwithstanding the cx-
r.lont equipment and the trained
forces which had been provided In this
army corps, the fact that 1900 men
uers t1 De landed Ia a. strange country
boz the face % much moro numerous
f1rcrH. whose exact strength could only
De- crtimatsd. wiii prove thu crucial
event OF the whole war it, success
may be- expected to result In spaiu's
prompt realization ~ the futility uf
fufth,r resistance. with serious re-
verse. even ~ temporary character.
might Indefinitely pr0long the duration
" huatilltioH
The Illusion that the actual possession
0i Porto Rico constituted any valid nd-
vantage from an international law
point was speedily dlHpullnd by tho
citation ~ pfccedcntH. the most recent
Di them being the acquisition by Japan
~ FomoHH nt the treaty 0f slmOnoal.
although the island WIS IN possession
of china at the close OF the war IL was
aIau made eNldrut that thH United
states had absolute Qualification which
could not hc c0mbattod hy uoutruls for
lNuctluE the surrender OF Porto lico
ly spain as an Indemnity against part
Ul The cost u the war. especially un it
vaH universally conceded that this gov
eminent already had the power Of
eventually debating the terms uf peace. I
ln fact " there existed any responsible /
argument Tor running the fl.i, ~ sue. I
uF General Skater for the &C.
lulHltlon uf Porto Rico. nt present an .
altogether negligible element In the .
Hnr, II has yet 60 De- supported with .
my telling weight IN the opinion OF .
tate department officials and mem-
icrH 81 the diplomatic corps In wash.
nEtun. II now appears 10 De couciu-
lively settled that no further attention
vii be paid to Porto Rico Tor the pres
nj. unless II develops strategic I'm.
lnrtance, utterly unrccoEnlEed at the
ne present time.
The eject OF Gen. Miles strrnuou.
representations OF the urgent military
AiEonclrH. which demand Immrdinta
'dilunnH 10 Gen Skaters army. are
Nldcnt on nll sides The decision Ia
ehd az least one regiment of yolun.
81 ~ mo last auxiliary cruiser Yale
rom Newport News on Thursday 4.
r Followed by others on the Iiurvnrd
. q feW days later and nnoth. O. brlrad-
rom Camp AlrUr during the rnsuins
Z ~ are fnlr Instances of the succss. .
Z hi recommendations.
fnflnuH problem. whose solution I
~ determined upon hy ths authorize,
'lhl' o. mat NJ The disposition of tho
1gi number ~ pflHuuars Who wts,
il lptp American hands whenever
ihiihfn clpliulntrh. This number h.
IIuualN estimated an the way fron
"" tn aNVM men, ana aH the Unlt,n 1
.ll,a WIZ nor permit them 90 Hunu
'l "Npilthlo hnrlFhlps. provision mas I
mao ai once for IN M main {
o. lnc,. ~ has heuu definitely learned ,
Ii they cannot D.. p.rmft.d t, ~.
iIn In cuba and 10 NIil thor flrs D..
'.H.1fN iU rruN'dH .i1rf. Iuffb.r "a I
lhHl.fiH iu hrinr them Boo thIH CONN 4
> Whtfr thfy may hr more rrHdIIy .
y ana guarded This will requir.
much larger fleet ~ tranaports INN 4.
li which carried Gen. Shlftsr's ~ I
3, ana cnnsldcrlng tho cNtrems aim. =,
wy which ihe war department. has ni. y
iHb encountered ln securing an adm. {,
MAJ ngrt undnf thU Impression tbIt ,
RIO rico was SIN 90 be- ucotpied n u
not tnfefeen whore an the shlpa Ion q
various enterprises are 10 b. u
urrl. THIS emergency. howrv,, y
lHt De- met for tho Precedent ma a
liIN determined that no prisoner Il
iH be permitted 10 remain In cuh, Gel
~ uhul thoy are landed Ia this conn h
ana the transports orn return 4,
nlllsn' Cen, Skaters army and AIN a
N-lutufce mrntH that nrn fDnt 10 o.
p WIN De- compelled 90 remain thor. 3.
IyHt me health conditions Of M IL
d hh warrant the issuing ~ order. hi
yen might Immediately start Then o.
HtWhfd along The route Huocessfniiy th
sued hY Gen Gomez two yrars nrt
single grand campaign IN which 20
I lingr.'. would be- marked by $.
.iunl additions On the force from an.
lnhH ports along she north ana aoutb On
Us until tho volunteer regiments "a
IN camp Nnmlugn aud other
ees "a number exceeding 100 6ob 81
% were active participants In driv. la
out The Arnniurd4 and relieving mo
tihlr conditions which compelled the wi
IIrutlnn Of Mnr ut