Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-09-22
GARCIA WILL VISIT Us,
Cubans Expect Him In This Country
Within Two Weeks.
AN INTERESTING QUESTION.
He Forfeited Dali ROnds In Bnitt'
more During the Cuban Insurrec-
ton and May Have to APP
pear In Court.

Washington, Sept. 22-It is expected
by members of the Cuban delegation
here that General Calixto Garcia, sec.
ond in command of the Cuban forces
during the war, will come to this coun-
try in the course of the next two weeks,
visiting New York, Baltimore and
Washington. His coming is looked for
ward to with much interest in view OF
the prominent part he took in the mill
tary operations around Santiago and
the unfortunate clash between him and
General Shafter following the surrender
of the city.
His presence in this country is likely
to raise question regarding the old
criminal proceedings pending against
him. During the height of the Cuban
filibustering Garcia was arrested and
brought before the federal court at Bal
timore on a charge Of directing one Of
the leading expeditions. He was releas-
ed on bonds and then left at the head OF
the expedition he had organized, for
feiting his bonds.
At the time he made a public state
ment to the effect that the cause of Gu
ba warranted his escape from legal
prosecution and that when the war was
over he would voluntarily return and
give himself up to the officers of. the
law 1t is understood that If the gov
eminent intends to push the prosecu-
ton of these filibustering cases Garcia
will visit Baltimore and carry out his
promise to become amenable to the
court There has been some talk of
visit to this country by General Gomez,
but the Cuban officials here hardly ex-
pect 1t.
Experts Views of the War.
The British naval attache, Captain AL
fred Paget, assigned by his government
to observe operations during the recent
campaign in the West Indies, is here
preparing his report for the British ad-
miralty and gathering additional data
at the navy department. Captain Paget
said in an interview that it had been
shown quite clearly that the naval
branch of the service should have COM
plete control of all army transported on
by sea. He points out that this is the
practice the world over. In the BIRTHS h
service all transports are under the
control Of the admira ty.
In Captain Paget's opinion much of
the confusion in the transportation and
idIIdlIS VI NiC al my anu SuPPiiSo oe
Santiago was due to the inexperience
of the merchant captains of transports
and to the direction of all transporta-
ton by the army rather than by the
navy.
Captain Paget's report will devote
much attention to the destruction OF
Admiral Cervera's feet, and he is get
ting from The navy department COM
plete reports of the gunnery Of the
American ships, with view of show
ing the Importance Of 1.-The man behind
the gun"
Captain Paget's personal view is that
Admiral Cervera's sortie was a most
foolhardy venture, which cannot be JUS
titled by naval standards, even though
ordered by the admirals superiors. He
believes the most effective use Admiral
Cervera could have made of his squad
ron was to have dismantled them Of all
the lighter guns particularly the quick
flrers, and turned over the guns and
men to General Toral to defend the city.
Quick Fire Guns Useful.
These quick fire guns, some hundred
or more, handled by the trained men of
the squadron, would have been able to
sustain deadly fire on the American
advance. and Captain Paget expresses
the belief that such a move would have
made Santiago practically impregnable.
He has no doubt starvation and disease
would have broken down the Spanish
defense in time, but Cervera's guns
could have held the town from a defeat
by assault.
In case of a sortie from the harbor
Captain Paget shares the view OF Amer
lean naval officers-that the sortie
should have been made at night If
attempted in daylight, the Span, sh ships
should have directed their attention to
the American transports, as they fur
nsted vulnerable point where great
havoc could have been wrought.
In any event. whether transports or
warships were attacked. Captain Paget
maintains that the Spanish policy
should have been to rush at our ships,
taking them unawares before steam
could be got up and taking the risk Of
loss so long as some damage was in
ficted. Had this plan been adopted he
thinks it might have resulted in the
ramming and sinking of one or more of
our ships.