The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-19
THEY ARE ALL READY FOR WAR.
sAvANNAH's ARMY Is PREPARED
TO GO ON CALL

The Presidents Message Has Made II
the Tonic Of Discussfon-The
Chatham's VIII oil Their GatIInE
Gun and the Hussars Get New
6rIndstone for Their SaberS-Whaf
People Are saying About the Prob
abilities OF Fight In NeHezueIa-
The alleged impending conflict between
Uncle sam and John Bull over a uttIe
strip Of South America country, alive per
haps with boa constructors and contors.
has been the all absorbing topic since the
publication o. the Presidents message 10
congress with regard 10 Lord Salisbury $
reply refusing % ar5itrate the Eenezue-
Ian question
The subject has been extensively dis
cussed with varying opinions among the
military men a. the slightest possibility
o. a war puts them all on the qui vive.
The drilling season has opened up and
the men will ali be in good shape when
their services are called for The Chat
ham ArtlIery's eating gun has been oiled
up. Il IS understood. and 10 is currently
reported that the Georgia Hussars have
ordered a new grind stone on which 70
brush up their sabers.
have begun 70 talk about how il used to
Be ia war times. and tel the young hedg-
ling IN the military world. 10 whom his gun
has as yet been but y toy. what he may
expect Il he has to fight. The war discus
sion has been productive Of all sorts Of
humorous comments and some amusing
jokes. A well known officer who was alb
sent from the city when President Cleve-
u a
following telegram written for him to
puzzle over.
You need not return. Your company
VIII meet you in Venezuela"
According TO the latest advices he has
not as yet taken passage FOR Caracas.
That was queer message OF the
Presidents,' said a Well-knOWn gentle
man. He started out with a good deal
OF VigOr, Illumination and networks, ana
finally wound up by saying let's appoint
a commission first and see IL We have got
anything 10 fight about. England prob
ably looks on the matter just as man
owns hat or a suit Of clothes. That
man don't want 10 arbfrdte the ques-
siOn as 70 whether the hat or clothes are
his property. The President ought 20
have been In Savannah and Mayor Ny
ers would have put the curb on him. he
could never have written a message Ike
that north Of Jones street at least"
That message will bring out all the
1ingoes." said another. Every congress
man who wants a little nOtOriety, and
little praise as patriot can get II pretty
cheap by Introducing a bill to provide
for the purchase Of a few million Calling
guns and howttzers. and he might please
the pOpulists al the same time by a meas
ure TO put all the powder manufactures
under government control"
The military boys are not thinking So
riousiy Of going to war, however much
they may Ike TO talk about the posi-
biity OF Il. The general opinion seems
10 be that the United States ought Of
course to enforce its policy by diplomatic
methods as FAR as possible.
The little strip, one Savannahian said,
Is worth hardly as much as II would cost
10 send a few Warships and a small army
down there 70 defend II, and there seems
10 be a doubt as to whether the principle
IN this case is important enough to involve
the tremendous expense and sacrifice
that a war with England would cost
even II the point were gained.
There was considerable war talk around
the city exchange. Clerk Manucy has Dor
rowed a copy Of the United States army
tactics and proposes TO add proficiency IN
this lire 10 his other accomplishments.
The officials IN the exchange are already
ct work upon plan by which all the
Tammanyites viii be persuaded 70 enlist
at the FIRST call to arms. The fighting
which the Tammanyites have done at the
polls for the last several years they saw
has fully qualified them for service against
their hereditary foes and their unanimous
for some time TO come. It was even sug-
gested that council might offer a bounty
20 volunteers Of this class.
There IS no denying the fact that the
war sentiment among the Irish-Americans
IS especially strong, and that they are
more Outspoken than any other class, de-
clar1ng in favor OF a resort 10 arms If
Great Britain should not accede 10 Mr.
Cleveland's demands.
An American Protective Association
man, who was talking with a Morning
News reporter on the subject said he
would be delighted II there should be
a war. for then all the Irishmen would
volunteer and the work Of the American
Protective Association would be greatly
assisted by the consequent dimunition in
the numbers OF their opponents.
But what would the American Protec-
tive Association do If there should be a
call 20 arIns2" he was asked
We would respond to call almost to
man" he said. i admit though that the
irish Americans would respond to the call
heartily and that they would do splendid
hghtinR. A war might really settle our lit
ne differences By making better Ameri-
cans Of US ALL"
New York dispatch was received at
the cotton exchange saying: London
broker wires New York Stock Exchange
70 know II England sends her war yes
sells over whether our pleasure yachts
VIII interfere with them"
While there Is a general expression of
approval OF the tone OF Mr.. Cleveland's
message most Of the war talk was Of a
fefni-1ocular character.