The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
THE "soUAD" At sPITHEAD.

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The recent naval review with which when the Eng
lish celebrated the sixtieth anniversary OF the crown
ing of Queen Victoria, they gave TO the worlds sight
giving In spitzhead. over the Mancha Canal the spec
tacle OF a squad OF moro than on hundred and sixty
war vessels. the majority Manufactured By the best
models. gave an idea to an American eorrespousal
that had never occurred to any one. before now. and
that being expression Of the truth, lowers . great deal
the power that till to-day all the world has agreed in
granting the marine war OF the superb Albion.
There 10 no d~oubt-the named correspondent say
that It Is q monstrous squadron. bus the vulnerable
that It presents, is...... that England has not enough
men TO make Its tripulatfon.
From the French press to the hottentote, that il,
like the civilized world a. the barbarous. all bow
their head in signal of conformity In recognition Of
the naval power OF England. but TO an American
redactor Of 4 cosmopolitan newspaper.-The Herald
the demonstration of spitzhead. has caused him the
same effect rs OF artificial lights. whose sparks
brighten the high. but that once that they have
shined. their foundation falls on the public that had
them shining above.
Let US hear what are the reasons the Yankee critic,
POUNDS himself on.
England has vessels. yes: but with all the respect
due TO that press that represents the civilized and tho
barbarous world. How many men. I ask has the said
nation to tripulate them? In an another way. arc
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service those vessels require?
Has England the Same recourses a. FranoeP Has 10
the same as Germany or Russia?
According to the last census, all the masculine
population Of Great Britain. assembled 70 1e. oos. s37.
with 4 land army OF 222. 1874 men. and Of tn ~, Il
only 8 $3.50. between Officers and sailors.
Now, France has . population OF 3s.517.o7i in.
h~abitants, and an army. at tho hour Of combat. of
$500. 900 soldiers.
Germany with a population of Se. a7e.s col souls.
possesses an army OF 5000. 900 combaters-
Italy with the same number of inh abitants.c can put
over her arms 8. 800. 600 soldiep. and Russia. besides
her enormous army. has Its innumerable hordes Of
farmers. who would quickly let themselves DO cut. o.
the nst order of its Imperial master.
by those ciphers. It causes compassion to SEQ the
forces with which England counts. and moro when IL
Is considered that its masculine population. cannot
proportion II, greater contingent in case OF war"
There Is Q great majority OF business men that com.
pose the town OF England, which would not light, for
anything In the world.
Meanwhile. That naval manifestation Of spitzhead
is applauded. and meanwhile all the press. including
the American. congratulated England. and the Eng
lish. for tho sp endid feasts realized. Europe should
not allucinate itself and close Its eyes, to the truth;
but that at tho Same time It points to something. that
on the contrary accuses q great debility, II 10 Just that
1t should remember. the words OF Martscai Leboenf,
that cost France so dearly: There 10 not even one
button missing Of any gaiter".......
I'VE belong to the Americans, to the AngiosaKon
race. and Of It we feel proud. a. we are also proud of
the prosperity and the advancements OF England; but
for this Same thing. we do not wish TO soc. that our
Anglo-Saxon brothers. should deceive themselves. nor
that they should pretend to do so with the rest OF the
world"
England would md herself in o M. II she should
battle against Russia. France and Germany. II These
should unite themselves against her.
May God forbid that anything Of the sort should
happen. because England Is . brave nation end of thi.
she has given proofs to the history.
But she still r~emembers, Notwithstanding, that It Il
not agreeable, that such nations. a. Russia and Ger
many. should ding in her face-as q glove OF chal
lenge-those ono hundred and seventy I'VE vessels OF
war. th.t they well know that arc nothing but paper
little ships, and that It would be sunici mt to squeeze
them q little with tho fingers, to have them all at the
bottom Of the sea.
He is not a bad tailor. II he knows the cloth-we say
when remembering that like this Judg .ment thai
THE said critic gives. has deserved ideneos persons
some OF them from the American nation, the Yanke,
squadron.
SeouiturQue patron. passibus eouis.