The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-12
GETTING READY.
United States Navy Is Beirg
Placed on War Footing, and
Why 1t Is Called For.

NEW YORK, Nov. IA sun
special from Washington says:
Apprehension of trouble with
Spain, growing out of the Cuban
war, has determined President
Cleveland and Secretaries Olney
and Herbert to put the navy on an
effective war footing at the earliest
possible moment Since August %
last, when Minister Taylor at Madrid
informed the state department of
the defiant attitude assumed by
Spain toward the United States,
vigorous steps have been taken TO
keep the navy up to its full fighting
strength. During the past few days
the activity has been renewed, and
orders have been issued which show
the intention of the navy depart
ment to have all the ships ready by
December 1.
TAYLoR'S GOOD WORK.
On August % last, Minister Tay-
lor at Madrid learned at a dinner
given by the British ambassador to
the representatives of the foreign
powers, that two or three days
previous the prime minister of
Spain had sent a note to each am
bassador, saying that in view of
the policy of the United States to-
ward his government, there might
follow a resentment of its attitude,
and in that event he wished to be
informed as to the probable atti-
tude of the European governments.
The note was sent to every lega-
ton at Madrid, and but for the
British representative its existence
would not have been known to Min
lister Taylor. The morning after
this dinner, Mr.. Taylor sent to the
Spanish foreign office a peremptory
notification that unless the COM
munication to the ambassadors was
instantly withdrawn he would de-
mand his passports and return TO
Washington. This severance of
diplomatic relations would have
been followed by the recall of the
Spanish minister at Washington.
The promptness and vigor of Mr..
Taylor's threat produced its effect
and within "a hours, every ambas-
sador had returned his note. The
incident became known in Wash
ington, however, at once through a
cablegram from the minister and
the London and Paris foreign Of
fees, no doubt, were informed OF
the Spanish governments request
by their representatives at Madrid.
For a month the state department
has known that Spain is irritated,
and annoyed at the manner in
which filibustering expeditions de-
part from the southern ports with
insurgents.
THE EXTENT OF IT.
The president, however, did not
realize the extent of SPANS hos
tility, or that she was secretly en-
deavoring to sound other govern
ments as to their feeling toward
the United States but recently Mr..
Taylor has forwarded to Washing
ton additional evidence that Spain
has seriously thought of forcing
trouble with the United States in
order to escape from the Cuba
dilemma.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
From the White House comes the
unofficial statement that there is to
be no reversal of the administra-
tons policy, and that unless the
situation is decidedly changed in
Cuba, the president will adhere
strictly to his original intention of
Withholding recognition of Cuban
belligerency until there are strong
evidences of the ability of the in
surgents to maintain some form of
government. There is no reason
able ground to believe that Mr..
Cleveland contemplates any change
in his attitude between now and
March 4, unless Weyler is utterly
routed in his present campaign and
the insurgents are enabled to hold
some town sufficiently long enough
to inaugurate some form of gov
eminent.
General Miles and the military
experts Of the army can see no pos
sible way in which Weyler can de-
feat the insurgents if his campaign
as now outlined is to be carried
out.