Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-10
TO RE0RGANIzE
THE CUBAN ARMY
GOVERNMENT HOPES TO INCREASE
ITS EFFICIENCY WITH THE
=. CHANGES.

Correspondence 81 the Associated Pre~~.)
Havana. Mar. G.-Thr long studied
plan for the reorganization If the Cuban
Army. 10y which itS efficiency Will w. in
creased. Is nov going into operation.
The most important feature il the rNtinc
ton. aS a separate corps. OF ne famous
Rural Guard. This corps was organ
lied a. a mounted constabulary force by
Colonel Hubert Slocum of the United
States Army. aud based un the iuc body
of men known AZ the Guardia Civil Of
the days Of the Spanish domination.
The ~l,urales will ~ merged ia the cav
airy of the Regular Army which will bc
composed ui six fail regiments. armed
and equipped on the moucl of the United
States Cavalry. OF which five regiments
will bc assigned a. service aS rural con
%stabulary and one % regular military
duty a. be- stationed at Havana.
The number oi infantry regiments will
bc reduced from two "a one. ~ d. station
eel in garrison at Camp Columbia. The
artillery will consist II one regiment. in
Guiding batteries Of field and mountain
guns and a corps of roast defense artlll
cry which also will hc trained ~ infan
try. The machine gan force. which has
hitherto hrru 4 separate organization.
will hc divided into squads 10 be- attach
Ell t. the various cavalry and infantry
unit, H. accordance with modern prac-
ticc. There will also BE- a eenrnl STAFF
and the customary stan corps.
The whole force will aggregate some
what more than ten thousand men uf all
arms and the President. for the first time
becomes the Commander im Chief III the
t..... L. HI ..I FH. a..l
Mcndicta will be the immediate com
.mandcr Of the Army aud under him Brig
adler General AvaloS. for MANY wears
commander Of thr Rural Guard and gene
ralr esteemed hy American officers who
served her M the best soldier in Cuba.
Plans ARE also IN contemplation FOR the
formation IF a reserve force. and renr-
ganiZation Of the Navy.
The placing az the national forces oH =
strong footing meets thg general approx,
al Of tuhan>. Some fears were enter
tanned that in the event # the United
States being drawn INFO the European
conflict cuba might not he able 10 hold
alooi and that an attempt might ~ made
10y some European Power 20 violate her
neutrality. For the same reason inter
c>i j. rr,iving i'll the long prOtrartpd nc
Eollsilol> Tor lhf fffittl lN ln* I nlltf
States Of certain land, ia the vicinity Of
Guantanamo Hay which are supposed 10
be- essential 20 III. effective fertilization
of the Naval Station.
For the moment there is . lull in polit
zeal activities. tn Cons ~rVHtiVr> find
that President Mcnocal 4, holding fas;
10 his Oft repeated declaration that und
or no circumstances can ~ be persuaded
10 accept another nomination. I'm the cv
cnt Of former president Jose Miguel Go
mcZ becoming i candidate the remark
able prediction H. made that All past dif
fcrcnctr between him and his former vice
president will hr buried and thatsDr. Al
trr,lo /ayaS viii hc his running mate.
General Gomez will soon give e reception
a. mark the opening ~ his new palace on
the prado which cXcitcS great interest
ON account Of rumnrS that il will DC
made the Cccasion of a declaration ~
his intentions in regard TO the PrcSidcn
rN.