The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-22
|IIrIEY'S STATEMENT
|. e,,s We Are Not Prepared
~ For War.
FIGHTING STRENGTH OF SPAIN

,...tor Bswiey an. United
Senate. .'@.sl. Admis'ion-Dnty OF the , un,
"''' 10 Relation to the New WORM"
view Of the spani"rd''
,oroS May 2s.-[Speciai. lin
,,' senate the other day. S Su,ahs Hawley
upon 'ne s. 1 made the remarkable state
Of COnneV" the United States is not pre-
pent tna' '"' with Spain over Cuba. we
pa,v not prepared for war WIN so,d h Senator
as rOr 4 second class power, sui u ,e g.
Grew. Inasmuch as Senator riawiey
HaNoc1uized military authority anu . enai -
srecOsD, .he military affairs committee Oh
man ol Wv this statement attracted a great
The ~s" '..ortion and has led to no emu Oh
deal Ol MO Most of our military authorities
discussV "rree with him. While they are
90 NV =" admit that we are not In condi-
WILDE ."re with the navy of Great Britain.
llOu Nth that of France, the seconu ha a
@" If the world, they scout the luea
pow go need be afraid of Spain. Whiie
tnaI v" hos a navy nominally equal to our
span u ~T officers declare that it is not In
owl, aondition Many of the ships which
sOOu ..,ied on the naval lists as first class
sv ,.,na machines, and which bear an
nsI Iuors anpearance in the comparative
u ansst;cs Of naval strength, are actually
s@', ~ Commission and not likely to be In
shape to fight for several years
The Spanish Fleet.
rho trouble with Spain, say these naval
...hOritios of ours who have carefully
Dt"dod the matter, is that she is practical
" bankrupt. Her two wars are costing
nov about sl5, 600 600 month. she mas
DOt had the means with which to maintain
s0 ~. navy nav in first class fighting trim. If
nav were 10 break out between the two
Countries. our navy, being more modern
tbsn that of Spain and in much better
condition as to equipment and repair, could
oosilv take the offensive. We should have
tho advantage of more accurate informa-
ton as to the date Of the impending Crisis
and could prepare ourselves accordingly
The result would be that when war actual
" came our naval ships could be on their
way to Cuban and Spanish waters, We
could carry the war into the enemy coun-
try and probably could keep the Spanish
fleets so well occupied in defending their
own seapOrts that none of their craft could
get away to threaten New York or Wash
ipgton or Boston. Even if Spanish vessels
were to menace New York or other of our
saports our naval men say the torpedo
system would prevent much damage being
done.
Senator Hawley has been savagely criti-
cised for this statement. 1t Is said that n
senator Of the United States, holding the
responsible position of chairman of mill
tary affairs committee in our parliament,
should not give this much aid and COM
fort and Information to a possible enemy
Of the country. AS to the good taste OF
the matter Senator Hawley Is quite able
to defend himself. If his statement serves
to call attention to the necessity which ex-
lists for preparing this country for war,
perhaps he has done the people good
service, 1t is well settled axiom that
there can be no great diplomacy without
big guns. There can be no vigorous for
eign policy without great navy to back
1t up. The United States is certainly
lacking in coast defenses, and the navy,
compared with the fighting fleets of three OF
four of the European nations, is woefully
deficient.
H Our Rights and Duties.
A prominent public man was talking Il
me the other day on this very subject. III,
said the destiny of the United States wa
to be the great arbiter of all American
affairs. We have asserted the Monroe doc
rine and, If necessary, are ready to figh
to maintain it. The meaning of the Mon
roe doctrine is simply that this country
! as the one great, powerful nation of TIL
western hemisphere, aims to occupy In 1t
relations to the remainder of the continen
precisely the attitude which the great pow
ers Oh Europe hold toward Turkey an,
ureece and Armenia and Bulgaria. TIL
udiance OF power reposes in their hands
Ihey are responsible for the preservation
Oh The peace Of Europe and for the better
m me OF the condition of oppressed peoples
Inc principle arises first in their right t
protect themselves, and with the assertio
Vi that right comes the responsibility {
using 1t for the good of all.
90 1t Is, said this man, with the Unite
oOates and the remainder of America. W
oanhot assert that right for our own selfls
eaus simply. 1t carries with it the dut
J VI using our power and influence for til
protection of oppressed peoples near by.
r = inns principle which will justify I'll
.nl.ea States in intervening to put ste
W .ne horrors of war in Cuba. This COL
,ep'ion OF the duty Of great and powe
.ui nation Is the modern idea of the SC
.n0o vi government. Power carries r
sponsipiiity with it, and this responsibility
@nnot be escaped upon the plea that v
orc not our brothers. keeper. It is I'll
. manifest destiny Of the United States
"he precisely this attitude. That is Il
s''ai ana necessary outcome of our asse
0On Oh The Monroe doctrine.
spanish Bumptiousness.
IA "a gentleman who was recently in Cul
s se,,s me that Senator Hawley's RENAL
| W., WI NC greeted with applause by the Spa
isn army officers. These gentlemen ha
=, very poor idea of America s fighting POI
S. iney told him that IL war were
S. eaN out between the United States al
Fi" "n 'heir troops would be able to land
yO",' ua ana to march right up to NJ
ON , IN ana Boston, destroying everythil
20 ro.u rne way, including the capitol. TIL
,sp d''y believe 1t. why" said these Spa
a a,m military men to him, "you have
Son "y Oh only $4,000 men. We could WI
you In week."
My friend endeavored to tell them son
ting 0, our great reserve armies, our sts
ID VOp s.o put the Spanish gentlemen laue