The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-10
Close to $4,000 Men 10 Be
Thrown Into Cuba.
SPANIARDS MUST SUCCUMB.
Strong Effort to Be Made to Make
War Short.

New York, May "a special to the Trl-
bune from Washington says:
Aggressive action along the whole line
describes the attitude of the administration
according to the policy now definitely
adopted. growing directly out Of Admiral
Deweys great achievement in Asiatic
waters.
Amy idea that existed that Spain, after
a crushing blow, would recognize the fu-
tility of senselessly resisting the inevita-
bic, has been at last abandoned.
''The President has determined that the
fighting shall be vigorously forced with
the fun power of the United States In or
der to most speedily terminate the con-
fiict by the destruction of the last ves-
tige of the authority exerted by the Madrid
government beyond the shores OF the
Spanish peninsula itself
"The belief to which conservative Off
cials chung that Spain, confronted face to
face with majeure, would throw herself
upon the mercies of the European concert
and yield her misgoverned exterior pos
sessions TO escape humiliation, If not deg
radiation, at home, has wholly disappear
ed and the Presidents 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 spanards
are to be driven from Cuba before mid
summer If American soldiers can drive
them out
Last weeks decision 10 keep the volun-
teer army in great camps at home to drill
and harden them for the campaign of in
vasion next fall has been set aside, and,
instead. the new regiments furnished by
the states will be hurrying toward Cuba
within a week.
There will be no temporary establish
ment Of a base off Matanzas In order to
distribute arms to Gomez, no dispatch of
several thousand regulars to return few
weeks later, and no temporizing with the
grave situation that is connected with the
lingering starvation OF a half a million
human beings.
ANtht oulhdJ tlS army Ol
occupation will be established In Cuba be-
yond the shadow of doubt. and volun-
teer regiments will be hurrying forward
to reinforce 1t from nearly every state
east of the Rocky mountains.
"At the same time the regulars and vol
unteers west of the great divide win be
embarked on transports and fairly started
on their voyage of $500 miles to establish
an American colonial government in the
Philippines.
Orders have gone forward from the
War Department to utilize all the vast re-
sources OF the nation to carry out these
plans with energy and rapidity.
"The First division of regulars, aggre-
eating nearly 5000 men, will be landed in
Cuba as speedily as they can be transport
ed to a point within 300 miles Of the Gulf
coast cities. This force will at once estab-
lish an entrenched camp, fully fortified, to
be used as the base of operations OF the
land attack on Havana.
'1he transport vessels, as rapidly as
they are emptied, will hurry back to be re-
filled with the volunteer regiments, which
will be added as reinforcements TO the reg
ulars, the latter beginning active opera
lions In the field as soon as they are reliey-
base.
within ten days after the first landing,
1t is expected that the transports will COM
plete a third round trip, and the volunteer
division which has In the meantime held
the base will evacuate It on the arrival OF
Their relief and advance in support Of the
first regular division, occupying the posi-
tions which have been already establish
ed for them.
This process win be repeated until at
least two volunteer army corps OF 5000
each have been successfully established in
Cuba, with a supporting force of 5000 vol
unteers more on the Southern coast, less
than tWenty-four hours away.
1.-THE volunteer regiments to compose
these corps will be selected from among
those most prompt TO muster. State organ
izations which are earliest accepted by the
United States will be rewarded with the
most active duty, except in few in
stances, and those which, for one reason
or another, are delayed in perfecung their
ORGANIZATIONS for actual service, will have
some chance of reaching the front
Gen. Miles and the other general OFF,
GERS who have been charged with carry
ing on the aggressive campaign have lit
ne doubt that sufficient number OF men
for every contingency of the Cuban opera
tions viii be forthcoming and ready for
duty when they are needed.
"The reports OF mastering officers show
that the total number mustered was about
5000 last Thursday; had risen to 1900 yes