The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-04

10 FOR WAR WITH SPAIN.
Mr. Carroll Wants to Raise n Regi-
ment of Volunteers.

Seattle, March ,. 1S9S.
To the Editor: At this time everything
IN the way OF news points TO war with
Spain. ] hope war may be averted, but
hopes of peace should not prevent Us
from preparing for war. As view the
situation, war Is very probable. No mat
ter what may be the legal international
phase of the case. a fact In the way OF 4
sr.evous wrong is TO be accounted for.
Having studied naval and military eugin-
eering and having served in the army and
navy, / may be excused If | have formed
an opinion from the published report of
the destruction OF the Maine. am familiar
with the harbor OF Havana. and firmly
believe that the report OF the board now
examining the wreck viii show that
treachery and not accident destroyed the
vessel and her crew. As q nation we
must resent and punish treachery. even
If ii involves US in war
have travelled over a great part OF
Cuba. and know the country very well on
the gulf and Caribbean coasts. Where the
war is now raging | have been over many
times. The first and only slave shipment
from Africa | ever saw / Witnessed at
Cienfuegos. Cuba has two or more ports
OF more or less importance. The most i'm
poTtant, however, are Havana. Bahia
Honda. Puerto de Cabanas. Matanzas
Cardenas Sagua Ia Grande and about
nine others on the north coast. Guanta-
mona, Santiago de Cuba. Manzanillo. San
- Cruz. Cienfuegos and about SIX others
on the south coast. Cuba ls the largest
the richest and most westerly OF the West
India islands. It lies between the Calf
Of Mexico and the Caribbean sea. and be-
tween latitude 10 degrees ~ minutes and
% degrees 10 minutes north and longitude
- degrees minutes and s. degrees Is min
utes west. Cape San Antonio is its ex-
treme westerly point and abou, 80 miles
from Cape Catoche, Yucatan. through
which distance runs the Yucatan channel
From Point Nsysi. on the eastern end.
across the Mindward passage or channel
20 s. Nicholas mole. B8ytl is about fortv-
FIVE miles. From Key West across what
Is called thc strait OF Florida "a Havana
IS about ~ miles or as the sailors say.
about sixteen hours san From English
point. Jamaica. to Cape Cruz on the
southern coast % Cuba Is abo0t eighty
miles The Island or cuba "a Ionr and
narrow. lts length. east and west. =
obou, 20 miles. with an average width
~ about elghty-five miles II varies tn
width from something less than twenty
% "a little over I0 miles. In the present
condition OF tho island ana SIS people the
United States would have little difficulty
20 make 81 one % us TWENTY-FIVE thop-
sand United States trained soldiers. with
their proper equipment Of cavairy and
artillery, would kUp4Ne the island Ia nine
" DAYS. With orr navy 70 support tho
army We could land troops az every port
on the north and south coasta. and with
our sanitary CORPS. hospital service and
nea-s % supplying our frooas. the cl.-
mate would have bul ht.le i any effect
on aGr soldiers.
Considering the prosiHact 81 war. les rs
So bow The Queen city car answer 30 tie
cali FOR volunteers. ana wita ta,s object
Napt 81 know IL We have a9 able
bodied citizens Who are willing SO serve
taeIr country should their ssrytees be
needed ier and during ;he var tAat hope
may not come. / want saw l91 voisn-
;@eTs between t1e ages Of Z and IS wears
Tuen viii comm Uut<&te Wsth me ~ letter.
g.v3ag GHe following lufe-sas,uou. Name.
place O. birth. ase. height, weNbt and
E0s{osf3ca address. Also state whe;ber
have Aervet in userc nant m&Tlae army
aavy uy mlt.la. 'fhe volunteer. as their
nAr.fs are received. VIII Ise assi snsa 70
csBuau ses. AID as ttse companies GgI up
ssss,fezv0as "A Is hs aamea where the com
lsar.es v.s4 assemble cor Inspection or o.
aan-gat.aa @s.4 &rlt
= e. CARROLL.
SEA BE- National Esak Bal.asoz. Seattle.