Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-04-11

great republic to the once powerful
but now decayin" Kingdom that the
criticism has been ma lie on Secretary
G. e 'ham's dispalcli that in it he has
taken on almost bullying tone, which
he would not have used toward one OF
the great powers of Europe.
Inasmueh rs hostilities betwe en- the
two nations would be confined to the
sea-except a probably brief and un-
important campaign in Overrunning
Cuba by United States troops-the
naval strength Of the two belligerents
| would determine the result OF the war.
SPANS army in 1873, when the Vir-
glnlus affair took place, was much
superior 60 that of the United States.
Possibly our Spanish friends in Madrid
may remember that fact and fail to re-
collect the growth of the American
Meet IN the last ten years. Except
the slow monitors we then had no
armored ships, aud our cruising craft
were wooden ctrveltcS, CARRYING
smooth bore batteries. Spain. how.
ever, had several toIerable efficient
battleships, and her guns were SUI
| pcrior to ours.
Today the situation is reversed.
Our lndlanna, Massachusetts, Ore.
4on, Maine Texas, Puritan, Monte.
rey, Miantonomah, Amplitude, Terror
and Observation-Disclosures of which. il not
now LII commission. could be made
ready FOR sea in few weeks-have no
worthy antagonists i'm the Spanish
navy. Even the best of the Spanish
ships could hardly hope to hold her
own against New York, while the
general run Of Spanish cruisers could
be matched, one by one. with some
thlhg every way superior to our
service
Under these conditions the result n
= war between Spain and the United
STATES cou n)I u. otherwise tnan
iiumiiatlng to. me other country. Tn
deed, 1t Is probably that on this side
mere would not be much change in
our every day peace conditions. Con-
sresS would meet and vote a sufficient
supply OF money to carry on the war:
Few thousand men would be thrown
iato 1npa, the Spanish gunbOats i'm
t,is Mese indies would be quickly cap
vuiuu ~ superior naval force, and that
would be the end of the first act.
SPAN could not make an attach
upon any United States Interest," For
the simple reason that she could nat
get at us. Her feet as specilicallv ia
scrlDed below, could not come RI tha
american coast, because il would no
met by stronger feet; her cruisers
would not attack our commerce ia
cause we haven't enough in the FOR
elgh trade TO make it worth while tn
atback IL, and our coast wise sh;nnin|r
would be well protected by faster ana
stronger cruisers than the Snan;a,.
could send hither, and besi,las ..,ha
we had Captured Cuba, Porto Rion
a M1 osner Spanish possessions IL fhn
west indies, the Spanish sbins ,yn,i1
nave tii1llculty IN getting coal
=, 9ialh would find herself deprived
~. ~ ner ciiIef sources OF revenue with
20 means OF getting them lack TIL
J y States might then sit stil, an%
=, no more, collecting the revenues ~
D.,pl ana Porta Rico to rcimhnrsa &c
~ h our war expenditure. Bnt n fnr'
1aer punishment for Spain shonld ha
Zen. lssIned desirable our fleet of hnttlo
,n Up : WIN suitable arrangements For
,ad; n. zen coal supply, could 90 tn
~ ,ia,n ',,'' ,iestroy the dockyard there
th i "' Mnnn Centa and turn IL over to
w;no n S, Orr fast cruisers cnniJ
md I h SPANS commerce Off the ocenn
,er ne ' ,,,, hsr 70 such financial disas.
80 q Gus "s would YOU make her only too ', uiad
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