Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-03
IN CASE OF WAR.
General Bradley 7. Johnson Gives His Views
As to the Proper Line Of Action.

| are laws of nature. and one war which
has happened goes far to demonstrate
| what will happen In another
| do not know. nor does any one ont %
| the official Spanish circle know, how
many men Spain has under arms in Cuba
| Up to a year ago over 100 900 regular
troops from Spain had landed in Cuba
| How many have fallen in battle or by
| disease or have returned home | do no.
know, and have no means of estimating
Besides the Spanish regulars, there Is
| a large body Of volunteers enlisted from
the native-born Spanlards. clerks, bust
ness men of the cities-probahly $1,000 81
| them They are better troops than the
regulars. The latter have been conscript-
ed in Spain in the cities and from the
country boys. and are deficient in disci-
pine, in drill and in esprit de corps
They are well armed but they certainly
do not know how to use their arms
| They are infinitely worse clothed than
even our confederatcs in the war between
he states, are ragged filthy and badly
fed Their pay is generally months In ar
fcars and the commissariat utterly in
efficient. The volunteers. on the other
hand. handle themselves better are more
alert show more esprit, and are fairly
wei clothed. Therefore. in case of war
YOU must calculate on meeting 80 0pa men
In the field, good and bad-Somc good and
some good for nothing. The Spanish Of
liccrS are gentlemen and men Of pdiICa-
ton. but ! got the impression that they
are utterly deficient in military training
OF the simplest and most elementary
Kind. gentleman told me there had
b'eh SUM spanish troops, campcd Oh his
estate for eight months lust outside of
one of the cities, and in ali that time he
had only seen on" drill-a captain Of Il
light battery drilling In artillery move
ments. Ny informant was an American
soldier of Experimental been captain Of
thu Twelfth Mississippi
ht IN of 81 -
the Moro fortress at the east entrance. a
heavy. Fashioned work Of masonry. and
armed with antiuuated guns. 1t mas also
a number uf krupp guns. en- barbette. on
Two uputnu, d. 49,. ry it.,.. t
but tho MORO masonry wntlld moi stand
modern gums for an hour Inside Inc
MORO further up tn. harhor Il ,hn a.
hAMaS fort. walled with ma~nnr, ana wen
armed II e,-.,a4 ,s If ~. iutrri., b.,ri,,
Mas wen dcf,rdrd vim Submarine mtrr1
ana these woiIa h. r,Ij.,i III rnltrI ,,,.r..
than tn gums Of IN. fnrf4 az ~. ,,,s,
sid, H. another heavy fortircttinn
''It would seem. therefore ihat IIayan.,
would not b,. Il good pl.ra to attack tilt
Xix miles east Of tia Morro IL (.otjn4r -.
summer resort Win u sandy h,.5,T .,,,I
uecp water.
"Uerc the Finnish lar1ad in 1--9 and
took Havana III thrr, davs. rhcsc tronps
marched from coiir,.r md f,,,.n.,i..,,.,.,
seized the range Of hiils =, sburt ,jist.r,.1
two or three. miles il, r..,r ri ,ba Norr,
and the Spanish fhrt Surrendered The
British held cuba until it was restored Ia
S,,,ip h, ~, fr.,,, 81 ,.',,. e., -,
a good navy I, il ny.is.i,btrI b,. H.,
metal Of rho American usy[> Inn, IL u5r
he utter folly To underestimate ~ nov,.r
ar tts ttgbtinr, ut,.ti.ies !, u,,.,,id an. $50,
Il game aud hard dgbt Torrref u.eJ ~
say th, who'll, ar, If ,x9r = IN Oil th.r
fust with Inc mnsast mr,, rhe t-ni,sd
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