The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-05


as We. faced bullets, but there is no ob.
1ect in II. The four immune regiments
ordered here are sufficient to garrison
the city and surrounding towns and
there Il absolutely nothing for US to do
here, and there has not been since the
city surrendered. 1t Is impossible to
move into the interior. Every shifting of
camp doubles the sick rate in our pres.
ent weak ened condition. and anyhow,
the interior 10 rather worse than the
coast, as have found by actual recon.
noissance Our present camps are as
healthy as any camps at this end Of the
island can be.
write only because l cannot see our
men who have fought SO bravely. and
who have endured extreme hardships
and danger SO uncomplainingly, go to
destruction without striving go far as
lies in me TO avert a doom as fearful as
1t Is unnecessary and undeserved.
Yours respectfully.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Co-onel Commanding First Brigade.
All the Omcers Join In.
After Colonel Roosevelt had taken
the initiative. all the American general
officers united in round robin ad.
dressed to General Shafter. 1t reads:
I'VE, the undersigned officers, COM
manding the various brigades. divi.
sions, ETC., OF the army Of occupation,
in Cuba, are Of the unanimous opinion
that the army should be at once taken
- h. =, 1( Nd
some p6nt on the northern seacoast Of
the Unifed States; that ii can be done
without injury TO the people of the
United States; that yellow fever III the
army at present is not epidemic; that
there are only n few sporadic cases;
but that the army is disabled by uala.
rial fever to the extent that Its eff.
cheney is destroyed. and that it is in a
condition to be practically destroyed
by an epidemic Of yellow fever which
IS sure to come in the near future.
I'VE know from the reports Of com.
petent officers and from personal OBJ
servations that the army is unable to
move into the interior. and that there
are no facilities for such o move il at.
tempted, and that it could not be at.
tempted until too late. Moreover the
best medical authorities Of the island
say that with our present equipment
we could not live in the interior during
the rainy season without losses from
malarial fever. which is almost as
deadly 40 yellow fever.
This army must be moved at once
or perish. AS the army can be safely
moved now, the persons responsible for
preventing such q move will be re-
sponsible for the unnecessary loss Of
many thousands Of lives.
"Our opinions are the result Of care.
full personal observation. and they are
also based on the unanimous opinion Of
our medical officers with the army.
who understand the situation ab.
solutelv."
Must He Moved Now or Not At All.
Major NJ. w. Wood. the chief sur.
geon Of the First division. said:
The army must be moved north. !"
adding. with emphasis. "or il will be
unable to move ITSELF"
General Ames has sent the following
cable message to Washington:
The Hon. Charles H. Allen, assist.
an, secretary Of the navy: This army
is incapable. because Of sickness, from
from marching anywhere except to the
transports. If it is ever to return to
United States. it must do SO at once"
To correspondent Of the Associated
Press. General Ames said:
III had theGpower. would put the
men on transports ut once and ship
them north without further orders ]
am confident such action would ul.
timately be approved. A full list Of
the sick men would mean copy Of the
roster OF every company here"
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