New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-08
SATISFYING SPANISH "HONOR.'
From The Eagle

From the Eagle .. .,.x. .r.
nHe gN%' pcrstous and because Of the mis-
fortunes which nav os s h,s shaken oft the
stigma It was lookout on me deXas w ord ~
- from I'M, deck OF the Texas that me oooihIns
of big guns began. ln,Ir htallYi, t'V Sou vas in
command actIay. S S,; MS tis nag futtered from
mediate case ag9n2, Sprn and he viii figure
in American history as the central ngure IN "n Va
,sins Of he Texas oregon and Iowa. however 10
NV that there WAS little signalling. Ihcre Wa ~
and few chances Tor issuing general orders ,in
mouth OF the harbor was guarded oy -FOUR ua, az
did no, safely leave the trap and il was a fair
nsht the extent that four iousnE LOU, sbios
much more than an hour three 81 NerNets S hnnS
,,ora lost TO spain and in less than another hour
the nas OF lee o' 9n WV which even the most fas-
tid!ous American would desire To recall i""' -
schl@y has lite nothing to lose even by com,
parson win Dewey iic has paegd Ms name Hmsb on 10
be pretty wen satisfied with our Navy. the dlh, ,
Guilty IS to md in II c9mmandeE wno W." "ns
who is likely do otherwise when opportunity , IS
afforded. pewcy wa 's:tsd anS oI ne hSd chance
and he has added To tho establishment EI'het o on
Srauiards are the worst-perhaps they are the
beat and the Spanialds the worst. Witnout a
doubt Simpson bitterly regrets the adverse fate
when dictated that he should be far away when
the light began Wltn3u1 be "o fnrtuncs ~ wa
Certain T. is that not many more nayai pat'es are
among the possibilities. Certain IL Is Una. tIalh,
of he Oregon would undertake to cross the ocean
with a collier At his heels. to engage Camara single
handed OF such distinctions as have been won
there can be- but one moro duplicate, ana thete
may not be even that. The Spanish Cabinet - TO
meet today The general IN oo h nome a, sov"T
mont that ne cannot hold out much longer. WIN
the doom OF Santiago written N esihe eers me me
Cabinet may conclud" that spanish honor mas
been satisfied And Spain may conclude that a
santiago is defended by more soldiers than are
but they must take the offensive-tney must leave
the Entertainments which IL risky thing to DO
Sampson shall work In harmony with each other
Any attempt take Santiago 10y storm under the
tended by a Wholesale loss of life These conditions
can be modified in one important particular II
TO make his way into the bottle from which
Ccrvera made his historical dash for liberty There
certninly save thcysands Sacriiices are essential
but they can be reduced to a minimum. with an
American fleet In the harbor the situation OF those
BAD to infinitely worse. The guns in santiago are
now directed against shafter and his followers. and
Rombardmcnt from both sides would double the
have not been few. There is no reason why We
should not take time about reducing the
city. There is every reason why we should create
conditions most favorable to the preservation OF
shooting distance of the beleaguered city and its
capitulation may result from mere show OF such
In their power TO make
spain Is literally at our mercy Because the
Atlantic separates the two countries at II was
commended from the outset that the nayes would
do the bulk Of the lighting. There can be but one
more encounter at sea. II Camara does not keep
out OF harms way his ships will be sunk He is a
factor in American calculations. but II would be
almost safe TO eliminate him from them Resist
ance AT worthy OF the name Spain Il now
unable to make. She is about as defenceess an
home she Is abroad. II Is officially announced
that our Eastern fleet Will sail In the course OF
few days. II is also announced that only the ships
originally selected will be sent across the ocean
The selections were made when there was still
plenty OF work for Sampson to do at the mouth ~
the SantlaSo harhor. e fact that no additions
VIII be made To Watsons list tells the story of the
extremities to which Spain is reduced. we can 90
safev INTO Spanish waters with three or four shins
They Will not be seriously menaced by ali the
marine monsters Spain order TO the rescue
For Ihe e., purpose OF this war. which was to be
we can devastate der Her sen porfs . 20
iorlineu, nut her guns have no terrOrs for our
patte,ships. None OF her colonies can look n Sar
Ior II helping hand. She Is on the brink OF revoi.
tlon ana on the verge OF bankruptcy Her ias,
ray OF light became invisible when Ceryera. woun5.
ed ana broken hearted. left his flagship to hecnme
a prisoner. Spanish scamen have been shot down
by Spanish officers at Spanish guns. so that one
more useless charge might be fired What more is
essential to the satisfaction OF Spanish "honor''-
that hlmy phantom OF rredeemable barbariSm?