New-York tribune., 1890-03-30
, drr.,,,e pun or submarine battery.

.hin carving a dynamite gun submarine battery
think that Is q question rot yet dcterlilncd' Dul
ur greatest danger in my opinion, is OF being driven
out Of deep water where 1t would be mposslpY ior & Us
To attack warshps in harborS or begin the con on
struction OF fleet to cope with tie haNes VI INC
Ut has been stated continued General Miles;
that In case of with foreign power we o"sia
at out privatecrs to prey upon the commelcc cl pa
seis even our cruisers that could escape the great
Atlantic greyhounds and others which esa1M ' s
converted almost instantly into shlps Di ol
war. Their armamentS are pace" svorsv q.
and other places, to which they run lines OF tic,o
great steamers. These vessels can ouirun any
cruisers that constructing and any pnVatcsts pt
that we would be likely TO fit out. The ohccrs ana
men those vessels are accustomed to plunge .hc, III
through every cyclone and run them win as
much regularity as our overland trains wher as on
The other hand have but one line on INC faeinc n
1.-THE Pacific maiD. and its crew. with the exception
NJ the officers are Cinnamon. In other words we ar'
educating men for the Chinese navy. ,.,u~
on both the Atlantic and Pacific coast that coal be
occupied and fortified by an enemy. and II Woun
not to allow ourselves to be put into condition which
invites hosttes against US , l., ,d
take from fifteen TO twenty years to put our country
in proper condition for defence -
Your motto then. Is always ready =
81 think washington's advice is the best. In time
of peace prepare for war or. at least be pr lreu ~
The sqsn theory that we are safe because rich and
Increasing in numbers Is deusioA TO some eNlth,.
%sshinery. and That is what war is getting
ouestion of mathematics and mechanics. and the
machines that used now in war make hefpisn OF
personal vaIor almost secondary consd ration: o,n
The band of Apaches now exiIed IN At.aa hdd S1I nv
the redoubtabe Geronimo VINO was recently alleged 10
have rcpented OF his innumerable SINS ana In
and to be leading simple Christian life. even TO me
extent of teaching Sunday school class, or something
Of that sort Geronimo who has had some exp,rI, ISjI
forget would undoubtedly oyfuly make th1 prSpoa
pilgrimage into Arizona 1t Is to nm ana ms .,,s in
Ceronjmo and since II first suggested TO pIlns
him and his people back to the indian dcrr,2S' @ oI c
sfa Sows Mes 10 dS he Reporter biz bundle Of
clippings which demonstrated that ne ha9 the snpIre %
removaf but that OF many Others all the country
There has been as one Of the nsWspapcrs pns sotb IT,
west who declare that the Indians would in Iors Sat
Sill within striking distance Of the a SooHry trss sps'
General Miles presented strong statement of the
case Of these professors to the Committee on hd'a
YESTERDAY 9s s. saS aS0y IhefS ss InSapi Sdopo aG c
public sentiment elsewhere as well as there Is very
strongly against # Let s0tR them % stay G my aS They
san be- humaneiy treated occupations be given to
he sssp ssssppi sas r4dy e1H Of that
ton to remove them to Fort sill was iadvlsed ana
Perkins and the committee OF the House who made
careful investigation of the case have very pFope'H
run any risks by sending Geronimos band west OF the
There Is small band OF lhoals III |Hlva .L ~.
committing dcpredations One OF thenl is the & Nerg
man who escaped from this band OF APacAes Wien
they were going East lie got of the cars near ar 81 e.
Ionis worked his back TO the settlements, ana IS
now in the mountains of Arizona. The Others are
men who were in confinement but were released on
the theory that they were good Indians and now they
II is no wonder that United States citizens In the
Southwest object to have these 10, the poor IN.
dams for neghbors. Here is the certihcatT OF
character or want Of character that General Miles
gave concerning them to the Committee on lnoian
Affairs: = 49,, - ..,., ..
war and peace or broken their promises as many
times The Chrcaua Apaches are The lowest most Sst
brutal and cruel of all the Indian savagcs on WIS
continent They kill for the pleasure OF killing ana
they take iendIsh delight in the most cruel tortues
hills 10 have the flesh slowly eaten OF. until death
relieves their victims Of the most excrcatng agones
Hanging little girl up by the under Jaw npon meat
hook to suffer slow death. men with their feet up
and their faces slow fire. are some OF their |
methods Not only do they delight In human tor |
ture but they torture and mutilae animals and birds
In n1ortals they the most DEGRADED OF savases"