The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-10
WAR ALL ALONG THE LINE

New York, May "a special to the Tri-
bune from Washington says:
Aggressive action along the whole line
describes the attitude of the administra-
ton, according to the policy now definitely
adopted, growing directly out of Admiral
Dewey's unparalleled achievement in AS
iatic waters. Any idea that existed that
! Spain, after a crushing blow, would recog-
nize the futilfty Of senselessly resisting
the inevitable has been at last abandoned
The president has determined that the
! fighting shah be vigorously forced with
the full power of the United States in or
de rto most speedily terminate the con-
| fict by the destruction of the last YES
tiges of authority exerted by the Madrid
Spanish peninsula itself.
The belief to which conservative officials
chung, that Spain, confronted face TO face
with force. would throw herself upon the
mercies of the European concert and
yield her misgoverned exterior possessions
to escape humiliation, If not utter de-
graduation. at home. has wholly disappear
ed, and the president advisers are now
united, to a man, in supporting the policy
OF extreme aggression. The bugbear of
the yellow fever scourge is to be ignored
and the Spanish are to elected from Cuba
before midsummer if American soldiers
can drive them out. Last weeks decision
to keep the volunteer army in great camps
at home. to drill and harden them for the
campaign of invasion next fall. has been
set aside and instead the new regiments
furnished by the states will be turrying
70 ward Cuba within a week
There will be no temporary establish
ment OF a base at Matanzas. in order to
distribute arms to Gomez no dispatch of
several thousand regulars to return a few
weeks later. and no temporizing with
the grave situation that is marked by the
lingering starvation of half million human
beings. Next Sunday the permanent army
OF occupation will be established in Cuba,
beyond the shadow of doubt, and volun-
teer regiments Will be hurrying forward
TO reinforce itfrom nearly every state east
fine Rocky Mountains. At the same
time the regulars and volunteers west OF
the Great Divide will be embarked OF
transports and fairly started on their vow
age Of $500 miles TO establish American
colonial government in the Philippines.
TO utilize an the vast resour-
ces of the nation to carry out these plans !
with energy and rapidly. The first divi- I
sion OF regulars. aggregatng nearly 16.- |
600 men. VIII belarded IN Cuba as speedily !
as they can be transported 70 point with /
in 5000 miles OF the Gulf coast cities. This /
forcs VIII az once establish an entrenched Z
camp. fully fortified. 20 be used as ne I
base OF operation for the land attack on /
Havana The transport vessels. as rapidly /
as they are empued. will hurry back 10 be /
refiiler with volunteer regiments ordered /
as reinforcements to the regulars. the lat
ter beginning active operations In che field /
as soon as they are relieved OF the duty OF /
holding the established base. Within ten
days after the 1rst landing Il IS expected /
that the transports viii complete 4 third
round trip and me volunteer division
which has il the meantime held the base
Viii evacuaJe II on the arrival OF their re-
lief and advance in support OF the first
regular DIVISION. occupying positions
Which have already been established for
them. This process wiu be repeated Until
81 least two volunteer army corps OF 8
20 men each have been success ively es-
,ablshed in Cuba with a supporting force
d 5000 voluute GERS more on the southern
coast. less than "a hours away.
The volunteer regiments 10 compose the
iocce NIL be selected from among those
1lost prompt to muster. Stale o-asniza-
1ons which are earliest accepted b. the
United States viii be rewarded wfth the
most active duty. except N few iasta1-
IS. and those which. for one reason OF A
''her are delayed IN perteciins their or
;anszatio2s Tor actual service viii have
II a.. chance OF reaching the front.
General Niles and the other general o. !
lcers VINO have bean charged with carry
ne on1he aggressive campaign. have IL I
le doubt that = sufficient number q men !
or every contingency % the Cuban opera
ion VII be forthcoming and ready Tor /
Iaey Wnea tney are needed TIE reports !