The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-27
MORE TROOPS ARE NEEDED
spain viii stay In the right UntI She IL
Utterly Eoutcd,

WASHINGTON. May GA dispatch
to- the New York Tribune from Wash.
ington says:
Another call for volunteers is under serious
consideration by the military authorities. al
though II may not be issued for at least n week
or two. or. AT any rate until the invasion OF
cuba has begun and the necessity for addition
al troops Is clearly demonstrated Tho unex-
pCrted and extraordinary drain on the regular
and volunteer force by the Philippines expo
dItiOn. ncC"SSitating ~ the outset l5,UD men,
together with the prospect that spain will not
be influenced by European powers TO abandon
her futile struggle. but will wage war until her
resources are exhausted. IS causing She mill
tary authorities considerable anxiety rCgardin"
the >uiici"ucy of tn" armed force Of the gov
'rnmcnt for carrying out the responsibilities
which have boon undertaken,
The simple task II freeing Cuba has been in.
creased. though the necessities arising In the
Philippines and through tho probability Of be-
ing compelled TO maintain au army OF occupa-
ton In cuba several years Is be-
ginning to assume tremendous dimensions. II
Porto Rico l. added to- tn" scales eventually, rs
the Philippines wcrr, the magnitude Of Aucri-
can responsibility will be- materially increased.
and further increase Of the army will be- com
puleOry. Many public men are beginning TO cN-
press the conviction that the forces Of the
United States will be- as diincult TO withdraw
from cuba aS those ~ England have been
from Egypt, although there Is no modification
up 70 this time NJ the resolution to make
cuba n free and autonomous republic and not u
mere dependent territorial acquisition. with
regard TO the Philippines and Porto Rico, how
ever. n disposition Is already manifested to re-
gard them as fruits Of victory, and, In view OF
the notorious incnpaCity Of their inhabitants
for self.govcrnmcnt, to take permanent pos
session ~ Thorn and provide them with COM
plotc colonial establishments. Eventually they
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strong arm oi the United States may have to be
cNnrtrd indefinitely to preserve their peace and
prosperity.
Tho authorized strength Of she army n month
ago was !j.OyJ men. 1t has now been increased
to 1870. jOO ana - tn" latter number l9iOU will b"
actually under arms aud IN the field before June
I. " this increase. by the expansion of the reg
uldr service through its reorganization under
tho three battalion formation, 5000 men
have boon added, the other portion having
brcu acquired through the call for volunteers
and hy means uf the enlistment OF i"O Origadcs
Of imMuuo- and one of engineers.
II l. already the prevailing belief that the cx-
'uu,ion OF the regular service. though Cuutcm-
plated only FOR the duration ~ The var, will hc
permanent. and that th' standing army Will
never arJiu taM below $500. The latter mum
! r"r IN the opinion %! General Miles, j. essential
for operation "a CUBA nest uumcr. although
mos, " ~" invading fore" va! necessarily be
COMPOSED II volunteer.
Whc rapid development %: the cuban Invasion
= project 3, given &C. another indication ~ the
| fur'ncumIa" necessity for additional volunteers.
In Il. inception months ago the programme
contemplated force % only 5000 men TO c>tab-
li>h 90 base Of supplies from which the Cuban in
! surgruts were to bc armed, clothed and fed and
| their campaign against the SpUniardS supported
! ~ occasion required. This plan was based on
the presumption thG' reports regarding the in
surgcut strength which had been received from
,,..Hs.. .,,,.tf1. mud al llr - for thn last aA
YEAR were accurate. and that the nbilit; of
! Gcncrlr Gomez to crush the SpaniardS and shut
them up ia the rouSt cltio, had not been cNHE-
gcratCd. For nearly two years positive ass"r-
tons had been numerous that the 'uban>, with
merely the moral encouragement OF the
United states through Il recognition OF bclIgcr-
cncy. would quickly accomplish their own indie
vcndrncc. Within the last month the fal>!ty OF
these assertions hH, been demonstrated 10 the
complete satisfaction OF the authorities here,
and through IN" reports OF regular army officers
who have made reconnaissance In the island
4, Is now definitely known little or no assist
anrc from the vauutcd armies Of liberation
need be- expected. On the contrary, the latest
information. which IS OF undoubt"d truStworth-
mess. indicates cOnclu>iycly that had 30 small IA
force ~ NJ tir,t contemplated been landed in
CUBA the rapid concentration Of spanish troops
against II would have caused It's speedy retreat
or resulted in it, annihilation.
TIT, radical di,illusiunmCut OF those enthus-
lasts who predicted spanish abandonment ot
cuba at the first evidence ~ u threatening attl-
tudc ON the purt Of the United States, in part,
at least accounts for the precautions and de-
lays winch are now apparent IN the prepare
tions for invasion. The numerical strength OF
the advance guard Il now placed AZ nearly 70
Cp. with the assertion that no movement will
occur until twice that number are equipped aud
ready To- respond Instantly TO any call for rein
forccmcnts which may DO imperatiycly de-
mupicu.