The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-26
SHAFIER TELLS HON
He Won at Santiago, With
Only One Mistake.
Is DINEO AT DElM0NIC0'S
Rev. Henry Vandyke Roasts
ExpansioniSm

New York, Nov. c.General shafter was
the principal guest tonight at a banquet
gwen at DeImonico's by the Sons of the
Revolution, OF the state Of New York.
In the course of speech he said:
~ wish 10 say something ABOUT the
late war-about the success in Cuba
suppose you all know now that campaign
has been bitterly criticised. 1 want 10
tell you that it is much easier for man
to say now thing should be done than
TO do it,
General Shafter then detailed the prep
arations for the Cuban campaign. and The
enabarkation for Santiago. Continuing,
General Shafter said:
War was declared in April, al TIE
beginning OF the sickly season in Cuba
II was the express intention OF the pres
ident, and he told me. so himself, 60 delay
the war until after that season, no matter
what the public clamor was. He would
not send volunteers into Cuba during the
sickly season"
PRAISE FOR HIS TROOPS.
Apr referring 10 the conditions which
Shafter told of the authorization at Tam
forces, and said:
Il will say right here that there was
no strategic point. ! learned OF consid-
cradle body OF Spanish troops in and
about Santiago and in round numbers I
will place them at 1000. knew we
would have some sickness and 1 deter
mined 10 make sharp and forced march
straight to Santiago. I had 20125 men. all
of the light artillery and all OF the avail
able cavalry. There were three regiments
OF volunteers, one composed of cowboys.
who. while they lacked IN the discipline
OF the regulars, were Injured by past life
TO hardship. and did good work. There
are also the Seventy-first New York and
Second Massachusetts. They were good
regiments and did their duty well. Gap
piause)
There IS not a regiment IN the volun-
teers on the face OF the earth who could
he made soldiers in the short time and
training that rsese regiments had
''Of course We could not carr comfort
able homes with as. Every man had three
days rauons. All the generals except
General Wheeler went on foot with their
haversack and their rations, like pri-
Yates"
CONFESSEs ONE MISTAKE.
General Shafter then described the
various marches and the methods of the
Spaniards in fighting, and continued:
81 made one mistake in that march
towards Santiago. 1t was the only serious
mistake made. That was at the battle
OF FL Caney. On the first day we ap-
preached the town from the northeast. I
sent several of our best men 10 recon
noitre. On their return they told me
that the place could be taken. On learn
ing this from them I ordered an advance
on FL Caney."
General Shafter complimented General
Kent's and General Lawton's forces. OF
the FL Cane Wight he said
1T was the most direct way I knew
that sickness was certain and 7 was de-
termined 70 reach Santiago before the
sickness came upon the men
Il knew that the surrender Of Santiago
was only a question OF few DAYS" said
the general 81 was told by the British
consul afterwards that the town was ours
There was much clamcr for me 70 assault
The town. had TO exercise the greatest
Effort 20 withstand It."
ALWAYS SUFFERING N WAR.
In speaking Of the sunerings OF the men
he said:
I've had lots OF suffering. viii sdmf1.
There is always suffering in war. There
was not = moment when could have pre-
vented il that any man suffered unnec-
Out Of the 100 wounded but
thirteen died. was informed. in July.
That Is a small percentage, hive never
heard q complaint from any officer or
man OF the regular army"
General Shafter closed with a tribute
n the Sons OF the Revolution and eat
down, amid great applause.
ROAST on EXPANSION.
Rev. Henry Van Dyke. D. D, was intro
iuced and created a sensation by vehe-
meatly denouncing tho policy OF expan-
sion. He declared that the purposes FOR
which We went 70 war were freedom for
Cuba and the cause OF humanity. and not
for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of territory. He
referred TO the evacus ton o. the British.
and said:
imperialism means a reaction 20 the
iays % ne. when the colonial policy was
oauished from Americs by Washington.
do you propose. sons OF me Revolu-
ton - change this republic into a con-
luer.rg eTnpire?'
The grest=<. excitement prevailed -
this point. and the speaker had 70 wa
Tor quiet Then he paid wonderfully
eloquent tribute 20 the HaS ard hoped .
would never foa- above any country
whose people were uuwiilinEiy under tne
dominion o. thls Fovernmeut. and that j.
never should stand for conquest and TN
Derislis-n. instead OF humanity and en-
irate-rnent. lie read sectlons from
Washington farewell address and de-
-lared mat Washington vas rot a fool
,- Cd FOXY. but had A prophetic v-sloa
= the present situation.
PLUMP AGAINST GARCIA
View York. Nov. E--w-tii- passing oct
- the FToh Avenue hc-eI toriEnt G~u-
.-ai ssarter and General CaHx-9 Garcfa
net. for the frs tine since sc Gag. tra4-
ion - Santago. Tne Ee-eraia sa-1's1
-ussltsne-1u=sy thea shooz H-rts and
-ouvrrsef plszsantly - --veral minutes
-arh seemed rl%ased AZ ere mse-ing
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