Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-06

Americans are showing the most ex-
traordinary vigilance | do not wish
TO remain here without taking an. ac-
tive part In the war and l desire duty
in which | can take the initiative and
do something. 1 shall be extremely
gratihed to nave ship in order to
run the blockade or torpedo boat;
anything rather than playing second
fiddle. However. If there is no other
remedy I would go perfectly willingly
on board n large ship. | am very
sorry that this war finds me so low
In rank. and II offers opportunity for
any one who wishes to work and to
risk himself | cannot believe that Don
Pasquale could be In Santiago. as re-
ported by the American press. He
entered 1t on the 18th, ana II he had
gone Immediately to Havana he would
have met only two monitors in front
of II. ! am of the belief that he en-
tered that place only to coal and for
the moral effect 1t would produce in
Spain ! suppose he went out Satur-
day, the 20th-if he had gone to the
north and drought the Providence
Channel he would have passed into
Havana right under the nose of the
Americans who had only small cruls-
ers for Schley was at sea on the night
of Thursday, Sampson on that OF FRI
day, and on that Of Sunday, the 22nd
he took the lower channel for the east
and on Wednesday turned back toward
Havana. Schleys squadron has been
reinforced by the Iowa, and Sampson
by the oregon. | believe that In war
one has to take fortune. II It had not
been because Sampson was afraid Don
Pasquale might go to Havana and
that Schley would not be there or that
our confidence Is well grounded that
he found himself very short of ammu-
the stealing in the ordnance depart
ment the fact remains that 1t was
logical for him TO remain near Snnti
ago and Cienfuegos, and II he could
not prevent the entrance of our
squadron to shut 1t up, and thus close
its campaign, as those people over
| there already believe 1t closed. / can
not believe such stupid thing is pos
sible l suppose that he went to the
south of Porto Rico and that he had
| oil dered n cruiser or two there to cover
| the Terror, and that he will appear at
San Juan the 9th or 2sth. He will
coal there and win rest a day or two
| and will then return TO delay and an
noy them and delay the invasion.
The vizcaya and Oquendo at least
need go into dry dock l telegraphed to
| Don Pasquale on the morning Of the
| GOTH when ! knew he was as Santiago,
saying that the squadrons were at Key
| West. He did not answer me That
afternoon came telegram from Madrid
saying he had left Santiago. con-
| tinued sending messages to Gen. Blanco
in respect to all the movements ana
| now, so far as / know, Don Pasquale
| has arrived at Porto Rico, where l
shall try to communicate with him. If
he should have set out for Martinique
or Havana. having twenty-four hours
advantage, he would have arrived be
fore now. ] am very much afraid lest
they attack Porto Rico by land and sea
and put off the attack on Havana
They are not going to do more than
try to take the latter, ana they think
then, IL they destroy our fleet, of TAX
ing the war into Spain with Havana
already in their power They have no
confidence in their army, but they have
in their navy, and they are afraid OF
our army and yellow fever. because II
the men should begin to die in Cuba
there would be q tremendous row, as
they are not like our people. Anyway
we shall see when there is news of the
fleet. / expect II tomorrow. With them
cleaning their hulls at Key West we
should be able to clean something in
three days at Porto Rico. Each day
that passes is worse for us on account
of the almost total lack of preparation
The Cadiz squadron is to come to bonn
bard Boston, Portland and Long Island
I
months II would be too late, and We
shall lose Cuba and Porto Rico and al
that this war has cost us, and in ad
dition to this we shall be charged will
the cuban debt, for which we are mo-
responsible. There is no doubt her'
that we cannot continue this war, al
| we have nothing to gain and may lost
our three colonies, and be ruined To-
fifty years In the matter of money
there is no patriotism. Proof is giveI
by the bank. which sought TO hav'
bought gold, although at n premium o
100 per cent. and issued notes agans
IT in slightly greater quantity witt
1850, 900 900 1t had made thirteen hundred
million. This Is the moment of tn
war at which, instead of returning 2
or "a per cent. returns only IL or 10 pc
cent. As regards Its buying, gold ex
change has gone down, and IL, instea'
of buying 400, 900 900 1t issues five hun
dred million. paying six or seven hun
: dred lnasmuoh as the state subscribe
! at the rate of five per cent and woul'
represent to the bank an interest o
about three per cent and us dlVlden'
would have gone down very little. TIL
bank is the nation. and with the ma
tion II has grown rich by offering
. pnper money which II did not have II
: its treasury, and by getting rich on tina
! which It really never had given out.
, But whatever the bank does, nobod
. money in their pants If they shout
u call for 1t.
l have written to the minister, but
|, did not give him so much news of tn
a fleets as to you, because l had othe
4 things to speak OF. II you should Sc
r him you might give him some new
we shall see him when they relieve IN
and send some one here to work an
not nmuse himself. l can imagine you
q anxiety for Francisco and the rest, a
anxiety that we share. Their terribl
. ships do not go MS fast as ours b
y perhaps two and half miles; As f. f.
I; m,,cb, they can he used to bombar
: only in a smooth sea, and besides can
not go fast, and carry very little Goa
They have delayed Sampson during tn
whole voyage. My regards to Rafa'
s and daughters, and you know ho'
$ much your subordinate and kinsma
: tsigned) RAMON CARRANzA;.
n should be glad to have you writ
me your opinions. You know now inuc