Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-14
Evasion or CUBA.
Iwui its Landed on the Isiand
~ fast ~ Possible.

lluf N'n'fluf. tit hltituht oi llih AAiitth-
istniion, acc)riing 10 the policy now
definitely adopted. growing directly out
Of Admiral Dcwcy's unparalleled
achieved In Asiatic waters.
Any idea existing that Spain, after =
crushing blow. would recognize the fu-
tility Of senselessly resisting the incvi.
table has been NJ last abandoned, The
president has determined that the fight
ing shall be vigorously forced with the
full power Of the United States, in order
most speedily 10 terminate the conflict
by the destruction Of the last ycstiges Of
authority exrrted by the Madrid gov
eminent beyond the shores Of the Span
ish peninsular itself.
The belief 90 which conservative Off
cials cling. that Spain, confronted face
10 face with force would throw herself
upon the morcies u the European con.
cert and yield her misgovorned exterior
possessions 10 escape humiliation, II not
underdcgndation at home has wholly
disappeared, and the presidents advis-
err are now united 10 a man in support
ing the policy Of extreme aggression.
Tho bugbcnr Of the yellow fever
scourge Il 20 h. ignored, and the Span.
iards are TO b. elected from Cuba before
midsummer II American soldiers can
drive them out Last weeks decision
10 keep the volunteer army In great
camps at home, 20 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 hurrying toward Cuba within a
week
There will bo no temporary establish
mont ~ base az Matanzas IN order 20
distribute 20 Conner, no dispatch Of scy.
oral thousand regulars 10 return few
weeks later, aud no temporizing with the
grave dsation that j. marked by the
lingering starvation u half million
human beings Next sunday the pr
mancnt army Of occupaiiof ~ b os-
mbli.hcd IN Cuba beyond N shadow II
n doubt, aud volunteer regiments viii D.
hurried forward % reinforce IL from
nearly every state east 81 the Rocky
mountains. At the same time the rcgu'
lars aud volunteers west ~ the great
divide will d. embarked on transports
and fairly started on their voyage Of
goo miles to establish American colo
NAL government In the Philippines
Orders have gone forward from the
war department 20 utilize all the vast 10
sources 81 the nation 90 carry out the-'
plans with energy and npidity. The
first division Of regulars, aggrcgating
nearly $1,000 men will BE- landed Ia
Cuba NJ speedily n they can DO Trans
ported to n point within 400 miles n th'
gulf coast cities. This force will nj ono'
establish an intrenched camp, fully for
titled, % b. used ~ the laso Of opera
tons for the land attack on Havana
The transport vessels, A. rapidly as thel
are cmptied, viii hurry back TO b. r.
filed with volunteers ordered as rcin
forcements 20 the regulars, the latte
beginning active operations In the fol'
~ soon as they are relieved Of the dutl
Of holding the established base.
whMn 10 days after the fut landing
IL Is expected that the transports vii
complete q third round trip, and the vol
untocr division which has In the mean
time held the base, viii cvaonato u OF
the arrival of their relief and advance h
support Of tine arst regular division, 90
cupying positions which have alrcad.
been established for them. This pro
cess will to repeated until NJ least tvs
volunteer army corps Of $4,000 men oac
have been succcssiycly established d
Cuba, with supporting force Of 5000
volunteers mor ON the southern coast
less than - hours away.
The volunteers tO compose the fore
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