The Monte Vista journal., 1898-06-25

almost proverbial fiction Of "the cow.
! ardly business man." which for years
has been n by-word in Congress. has
been cncctually demolished. and II is
! this class which Is to-day most effect
lively supporting those features OF the
military campaign which promise cx-
tension OF markets for American prod
ucts and the widest trade relations.
The men who pay the hills OF war
have apparently awakened To the ne
ccssities Of profiting by their invest.
mcHt. and business men have suddenly
come to n full realization that trade
follows the flag, and that the United
States with It's ovcrproduction. cannot
nnord 10 surrender the commerce OF
the world to few foreign countries.
These are the interests which have en-
nblcd the government to hoat $780,
100000 3 per cent. loan without send
| ing abroad n single penny aud without
undergoing the mortification Of decker
Ing with foreign syndicntes.
In fact. no more significant object
lesson OF the progress Of the war eau
In found than In the steady decline Of
Spanish securities to the bankruptcy
limit and the strong contrasting pre-
MUM inscparable from American pa
per. From the proclamation OF the
Cuban blockade. April 20. until to-day.
the active prosecution OF the war has
devolved altogether upon the navy.
and every blow that has humiliated
Spain and crippled her forces has been
struck by vessels of that splendid force
which was found ready for action at
the first signal OF hosfilltlcs.
until to-day, when the first troops OF
l...
ultnncously In the island OF Luzon and
In the province of Santiago. the mill
tary service has taken no aggrcssiv.
par, on acoun, Of the necessities for
radical and thorough preparation. The
delay has demonstrated the grave
dangers Of unprcparcdncss which have
mcnaccd the country for nearly three
decades through the policy Of main
tanning the insignificant standing army
In the fancicd security from hostile nj &.
| tack.
The futility OF Spaln's resort 10 arms
has been more thoroughly dcmonstrn.
ted nj Santiago than anywhere else
Since Admiral Ccrycra entrappci him.
self In that harbor the American ships
having cruised about Its entrance for
three weeks. repeatedly bombnrLing
the fortitcniions and fenrlrssiy np-
pronchlng TO within point. blank ranges
Of observation-disclosures. The Spanish gun.
ncrs have thus far been unable to
land n singl. shot. though they have
been repeatedly driven from III. ruins
created by the guns Of the bntil.ships
and even the secondary batteries OF
the smaller cruisers.
To destroy Cervcra's fleet and 10 Sc.
cure control Of the eastern half of
Cubn. Major Skaters cmbarkntion
with 15,00O troops on thr,y.,wo trans.
ports, accompanied by sixteen armed
conveys. from Tampa on the I1th.
marked one Of the most Important en-.
| tcrprIscs ever undertaken by the Amer.
icnn nrmy. TIL, WINS the largest single
military force ever set nnoat by the
United States. The project was one
involving manifold dlfiicuities. alto.
gcthcr beyond the appreciation Of the
public nj large or even of the army
officers charged with Its details.
A. II wns annliy organized. the OK.
i'csiltion was probably ~ efficient NJ
similar undertakings have been In Eu.
rope. where they nrc familiar with
such affairs. II will he n matter Of
only day or two before tho wisdom
OF Its thorough preparation In demon.
~umh'u w Wv uUuCutNS VuC TuRls
nicnts meet and overcome In elYcctinr
| . landing In the cnctny's country.
Somc of the difitcuiii~~ at least will
have hsrn removed by the magnisi.
cent performance of Colonel Hunting.
tons battalion Of marines, who have
horne the brunt Of locating the base at
Guantanamo hay and the seizure Of
The cable landing there. entailins Q ioss
of ak dead and ak wounded. The In.
ccaaant fighting forc~d upon tho ma.
rines Of Camp McCnlla has taught two
lessons which will serve ~ waruings
10 the AmcrIrnn army operating In
cuba. the nrst being that thr kpMn.
larda will cling 10 guerrilla warfare.
hxhtlnR only from ambush. aud tho
second that they cannot lpp relied ut1u
70 respect the law Of civilized war.
bot will MT hesitate barbaruusiy to
mett1ate tke dad.
1hs museerins Of an army Of 3n0000
voenaeeesn, No eqalpnent and osxani.
J anteea. VIII. n TIE oplnion of military
oueooeee6ea, peove 81 lnvalvatls sxpe-