The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-23
HOStilities in Cuba to
Be Pushed With In
creased VigOr.
HOT FIGHTING DECIDED ON
Santiago is to be Attacked
and Placed Under the
American Flag.
A BIG RUSH 70 CAPTURE PORTO RICO


WASHINGTON, d. c., June 1S.-The
original plans of campaign for the
conduct of the war against Spain will
be adhered to and will be pushed with
vigor and energy. That decision was
reached at war council held at the
White House to-day, at which were
present President Mckinley, Secretary
Alger and Secretary Long, General
Miles, Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn,
Admiral Sicard and Capt. Mahan.
Gen. Miles returned from Florida with
a store of information respecting the
condition of the troops, difficulties to
be expected in the progress of the cam
paign needs in the matter of transpor-
tation ahd terminal facilities that will
be freely availed of to correct the eff
fects in the present system that ex-
perience has developed
AN ARMY OF 100, 900 FOR HAVANA.
The official declaration to the effect
that the campaign is to be pushed
with vigor, means that the very best
efforts are to be put forth to put the
army in condition where it can be
used with overwhelming effect at any
point or points at almost a moments
notice. To this end the troops now in
camp are to be thoroughly trained
and hardened, and when they leave
the Uuited States their equipment
will be the best soldier can have, fit
for any season wet or dry, cold or hot.
With such an army at command, mum
bering no less than 100000, the fate of
Havana cannot, longer remain a doubt
when once this army is hurled upon
it.
MILES AND ALGER TOGETHER.
The presence of General Miles with
Secretary Alger in the Presidents
room for an hour and a-half before
the representative of the Navy De-
partment arrived stimulated all the
gossip about the differences of opinion
between the Secretary of war and the
General of the army having brought
them to the point of actual hostility,
but both of them declared afterward
that there was no foundation for these
stories, and that while they did not
agree as to all the war plans, their re-
lations were not effected by their dis
agreement. AS matter of fact, they
do not want their differences to appear
publicly and will do everything they
can to keep them within the Depart
ment.
PRESIDENT OVERRULES MILES.
President Mckinley, although he
does not always agree with General
Miles, values his advice and informa-
ton, which were particularly desired
as aresult of his observations atTampa
and he was summoned to Washington
because the President wanted to hear
the results of his practical experience
in getting the Shafter expedition off,
and his suggestions for sending the
additional troops to Santiago and for
sending the Porto Rico expedition.
These two topics occupied most of
the time at the White House confer
ences, where the practical difficulties
in the way were frankly and fully con-
sidered, with the result that, in spite
of them, the plans of the President
will be carried out as promptly as pos
sible in both cases.
NAVY BOUGHT IN ALL THE SHIPS.
The lack of transports sufficient to
carry all the troops, animals and sup
plies was recognized as the main OBJ
stacle to speedy action. The War De-
partment was disposed to complain
that the Navy Department had gotten
ahead of it by securing so many of the
available vessels before the war ac-
tually began and the War Depart
ment got to work on this line, and it
was disposed to think that the Navy
Department ought to share with it.
The Navy Department argued that it
must keep up it's scout service, and,
moreover, it needed its vessels for reg
ular auxiliary work.
FAST CRUISERS AS TRANSPORTS.
But it professed willingness to help
the War Department out of sharing
its vessels as far as doing so did not