The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02
That Is the Comparison Made Between the Available Forces
Of the United States and Spain
THEIR TREASURY LIKE l. TOY BANK AGAINST OURS
Their Little Warships Like Canoes Beside the
Mighty Massachusetts, and Indiana
SIXTY BILLIONS AGAINST NOT A sIxPENCE

In case of s'the Inevitable" now so
openly predicted in the journals OF Madrid,
tine United States would be in the predica-
ment OF a big man forced to tight with
u dwarf. The big man does not know how
to sufficiently restrain himself and colf'
cludes that box upon the ear is the only
punishment it would be Chris,ianIike to
infIict.
The United States warring with Spain
would no, know where to begin nor whe:c
To end It's strength on land and sea. IT'S
influence, it's wealth, and its natur;fl size
i'll comparison TO that OF Spain would
forbid any but halfway treatment in
case OF WAR. True, one of The De wspapers Of
Spain said that the United States needs
u lesson, but the boast was the bragga.io.:io
or tine little fellow who has never been
hit by the big one.
THE TWO TREASURES.
The wealth OF The United States was
estimated at Que or tie last Censuses to
he over S65, 5VU, i 10 400. This was It's
wealth In coinIDerce, IN manufacturing, in
agriculture and live stock, its natural
wealth, not counting the Official
Treasury. OF this sum only 81 900 ,00O.-
OUU was allowed for the natural ores, the
gold and silver Of the country. There was
Just a billion OF these metals ON hand, and
the hlsis was made OiSy On Tins little por-
Ton OF metal. Nothing was allowed for
that which was out OF sight in the earth,
though billions were within the sound Of
the picka xe.
II all the gold and silver were ored as
Rapidly as possible and The natural products
OF the United States placed on the market
OF the world as might be IN an emergency,
its wealth would he too great Tor rational
computation
spain 8 treasury by comparison with the
United States is a pitiful one. Spanish
organs freely say that poor little Alfonso
Is ankrupt, ana that not even the retnain-
ing crown je wells can long be upon his head
Spain isnot country veryrich i'll commerce,
manufacture or mining. which are the great
wealth producers OF the world; nor 10 It
large enough to take very important
place in the agriculture of nations. With
these natural resources limited tine Ma
tionai Treasury must suffer. 1t Is not
courteous to look into a peigibo s pock-
etbook unless tie neighbor ''twits' me
with poverty. And when "twitted' the
United States begins to count ducats &C
home and abroad In time OF long-con-
tinued peace fair Spain could be pros
porous. but now 1t is drained BY she
Cuban war
In soldiers tie best reports from Spain
can put in the field only 45S $50 men.
This number includes the Cubans. who
can be said 10 be already in the held"
but not under the Spanish flag. There
are at least 3d. 900 OF these who are
counted in the total OF Spain field forces,
and this number must be subtracted from
the whole, as they are useless to Spain
SPANS TROOPS.
Nos. OF Spain's forces are now Fighting
G~.rI.. not ru-a. or no
whole nuulber. In case Span should want
tocorIe up andattacK Florida, it would ha,e
to withdra W its troops from Cuba. And
then, i'll the language of a Cuban looking
over tie map. what would zee Cub1ns
be doing?" In a week they would have
proved their ownership OF Cuba in way
that would make &c ,IiIricult Ior a Spanish
grandee to spy the smallest turret OF his old.
home.
Should this entire available force OF
SPANS, 45S. 800 men, come to the United
States en- masse to capture us the United
states could turn out a few men OF its
own. New York State alone, without
Calling upon the other States, could de-
fend its harbor with 100000 men. And
Penns yivania, should the attack be made
up the Delaware could muster out 73o, 900
able bodied men to hold the bay safe.
Should change of base be made and
the attacking party start at the Bay OF
San Francisco the State of California
could call out at least 100000 men to-
keep back the host for a few days, IN
til selections had been made from the
1 ,OOO. 900 available national fighters.
Wisconsin and Illinois. the latter with
700 900 men, could easily supply the en-
tire country with all the needed soldiers,
leaving the other States to continue their
pursuits, peacefully unconscious OF war.
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skilled in war that any one seaport "
enough to drive back the entire Span
sh force, army and navy combined, were
The attack to be made all at once and
upon one spot.
But this is counting only the land
forces OF the United States. That is. IL
Inc Navy were to go to sleep while the
spanish warsliips were approaching the
IarbOrs. But with the Navy awake a
new element enters into the computation.
The United States now has forty-four
line warsiIips; none finer sail or steam
he seas. They are heavily armored
and are of different war,
tOrpedoes. Besides these there
are 100 Of what may be called war
ships that could be brought into COM
mission. This does not count the mer-
hant steamships that might easily be
OF these steamships there are
,iyhty-seven on the Atlantic coast and
hirty-two on the Pacific that could he
with guns and sent out to roam
he high seas!
HER ARMORED SHIPS.
Spain, Tn the other hand, has only eleven
.rnaored ships, ard these. are of pattern
md strength SO old as to he useless lined
~ against such Il ship say as our Indiana,
,r the Iowa or the Minnesota. One gun
oort and $50 guns are said to be about
Lhe total strength OF the Spanish navy,
though the last year there have been ad-
iitions made to make it larger IL not
stronger. But the contest between the
two would be a sorry one.
In addition to these facts and figures,
which stand mistaken, there are warlke
that must enter into com
sarison in an estimate Of strength.
The attacking party always has the dis,
sdvantage. And in attacking the United
states the Spanish troops would have To
iiake long, diffIcult journey by vessel
before they would get within firing dis
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