| Show FOUGHT BY REGULARS gen shatter talks about the santiago campaign if REGARDS IT A AS S A SUCCESS this not only in regard to the military operatic as but moro more especially la in tho great results achieved first timo the secular regular army was waa 33 brought rought ir in Civil war a war of 0 volunteers one in cuba ought fought I ty by regular soldiers solders replies to some sams criticisms ew york tork aug 26 prior to ember embarking it on the steamer Bl mexico exico at santiago shatter consented to be majcen mil cen ani dewed lie said aid to a herald rep 1 I look upon the campaign lust just closed as a a su successful cee 5 s fill one in the highes t degree not only in ili regard to the military in illta y operal operation lonI but more especially Z IV in regard to the great results acha iad from a military point of 0 view I 1 perhaps took look steps which m might I 1 slit not be deemed justifiable under other jhc thc circumstances u instances but I 1 knew the temper gna nil capabilities of rny my soldiers and the moral effect of 0 our gradually cooping cooking up the enemy within hla his ON jovn n lines my bly engineers were very apprehend 1 ive that the spaniards might break I 1 bough on my left and cut oft off sl kinty boney this from rom a pu purely rely military gand point might have been truthfully correct but personally I 1 had bad not for or a moment any tear fear on that score the result has I 1 think proved the correct anwa ne ot at my conclusions our primary object was to drive cartera carrera out and next to take the tov jovn n lve hail had gradually driven the spaniards lick back on their lines linea circling the city end and slowly adva advancing neing day by day the enemy began losing spirit as aa soon as an our guns had been placed in a position to eav ivr r tho the tov n whon whai cervera lett left the situation was waa changed the town was waa at my mercy anil d had I 1 given the order for or a direct Ivi sault it would have been taken within four our hours I 1 believe that ith the forces then at my command reinforced as i they had been I 1 was in a position lork to take the city by force but it if I 1 had taken it A stop of such 0 a character what ahat would have been the result I 1 estimate that our hae ha e been zoi wl aud the hie action I 1 took has haa had more brilliant real results without nit hout the bwy loss of lives from the moment gen toral made mad L i props proposition fur for a conte conf reme I 1 andl kne knew he waa nas to give up and I 1 scud accordingly per rial reflections lime have been cast upon rno because causel I 1 aas as noton non the fighting line that ft as not the place for a general in command of an army it must mul be I 1 ii remembered red that I 1 was connected by telephone phone with the officer 4 at the front and A as a better belter able to direct position I 1 had laken me fir two aa ON hon liw anaa 40 a direct command con mand of this camp campil tica cn I 1 wath I 1 consid consider unique in american america n tor for it was really the first tim time e the lilt states had ought fought its regular arroy army the civil mar ar was a 1 of but ahlf campat campaign agn i aaa gs fought by our rg agular ular troops 1 I uld did not notice the fact at first but there nere only three volunteer olun teer regi engaged against the spaniards while the highest credit la Is to be given laero and they fought bravely and the moral support ut of backof it all our oar irs ra lacked that unity coh ahn vion and individual support noticeable in our trained troops but at the lime time no disparagement should be ba made of the volunteer in the palen what they lacked ot hern ise they made up fir in enthusiasm and spirit and I 1 desire to command no better army than the one of the blabs of 0 volunteers tinder me in the hantla santiago go campaign the operations of the regulars in th the e campaign havo have proved conclusively y t superiority over some lions of state nil in vi aich men or are e partially compelled to serve B i ve by a sense 4 i shame imme but do not show the al of to volunteers u steers there haa ban ben bea some question cc con mang the transportation facilities of j to the facilities were all there then and line the transportation equipment pro ildea aed nail all it should have be ben been n but our ur difficulties mere bere enormous there gas ts only one road and to have built another aher her would have taken two years yeara ithe T nature of the country the weather 1111 these things helped to disorganize this is department the use of ia goins as almost impo impossible sible |
