The Meeker herald., 1898-07-23
GENERAL M'KINLEY.
KNOWS somErHlnoAsou WAR
M. PosItien on the Surrender OF santiago
Proven to 30 Wise One-Progran
for the Future.

| ,,,,,,hed his paper us follows yester-
| day:
| wiser Than any of his generals. His
| military sagacity has been demonstrate
| ed We shall probably hear u good
many explanations from Miles, Shat
| Ter and the other bold warriors at the
| front as 10 why they recommended the
acceptance of the Spaniards' offers of
| ,apltulation: but it Is fair to assume
| that their Judgment was warped by
the rains and floods and The mud and
| the discomforts of the men. and partic-
| ularly by the fear of yellow fever.
The President was immensely graft
fed when he got the message that the
surrender was absolute, with only the
condition that the Spaniarls should be
| sent home ut our expense. That Will
he more of au accommodation TO us
than the Spanish government. Prison
| ers of WIZ are always Il nuisance. and
| Torals men would have been particu-
lurly SO because of their contagious
diseases and their poverty. Uncle sam
| mnst not only feed hut clothe them.
| Nearly every man in the Spanish army
| /. in rags. and ii wonld bc much cheap
| er and easier to send them 10 Europe
as first-class passengers than keep them
| here on r.itions for six months. Ihe
| ulnns for their disposition have not yet
| been decided upon. but il is the under
| Standing at the War Department that
| neutral vessels like the emigrant ships
| of the German and Italian companies
| will be chartered and sent 10 Santia-
| 20 10 furnish the transportation. II is
| not thought best 10 risk our transports
| in such treacherous waters rs those OF
Spain. and besides the Spaniards must
leave germs in them: we need them FOR
other purposes.
| General Mckinley. who has proved n
bigger man than Miles or Shaf,er. does
| not propose TO let the present triumph
| interfere with future ones. Willie he
| expects that Spain will now ask terms
of peace. he believes the best way to
realize that expectation is to keep
| pounding. and General Brooks has
been called 10 Washington to confer
concerning the preparation OF his
| troops at Chickamauga for tie Porto
| Rico expedition. 1t is the purpose of
General Mckinley 10 call home all the
| boys at Santiago except the artillery
| rs rapidly as possible. and give them
n chance to rest and feed up and tell
the folks about their fighting. while
several regiments of inmuncS will be
sent down to garrison that city during
the summer and assiSt Il military gov
ernor. who will probably he General
Shaftcr. to restore order and rebuild
the town and revive business and agri-
culture in that province. Every possi-
BILE encouragement will be offered the
residents of eastern Cuba to recover
their prosperity. Steamship communi-
cation with New York will be resumed
at once. public improvements will lie
| introduced and the owners of plant,-
tions will he afforded protection while
they clear their fields aud plant their
crol,r. The. Iron mines will be In OPP
GRAFTON very shortly. because the ore IL
needed in Baltimore. Pittsburg and
Chicago, and before the summer Is
ended eastern Cnba will be In con-
dition to Illustrate what may be ex-
pectcd of the rest of the island when it
is relieved from Spanish despotism.
No attempt will be made to attack
Havana. General Bhnco will be al
lowed to contemplate his fOrtiticatons
and study the art of war within his
own lines without disturbance from
our ships or soldiers. He is entirely
cut of from communication with ,Ia-
drid and the last news he will hear
from the outside will be that Santiago
has surrendered. One can imagine the
unhappy and hopeless situation in
which he is placed. with his supplies
Of food rapidly growing less and no
prospects of rescue or reinforce
| ments.
Commodore WatsOn's missionary ex-
pedition will also be hastened in order
to furnish the Spaniartis n practical
example of war and emphasize the
determination OF Uncle Sam to have
his own way. While his orders will
not be made public, it IL generally as.
snmed by naval people that Watson
will be instructed to blockade if he
| does not lombard Cndiz or Malaga.
which. with the exception of BARGE
Iona, are the most important ports in
| Spain. 1t is expected also that he will
seize Seuta, the Spanish outpost OH the
| African side OF the Straits of Gibraltar.
and hold 1t as base of supplies John
NY Bull would he tremendously
| pleased il that could be accomplished,
because the Spanish Notifications are
almost in sight of the guns Of Gibral-
tar. and billions of dollars worth of
British commerce pass through that
| gateway every year.
There is not the slightest npprehen.
sion In administration circles concern.
ing the attitude of Germany in the
Philippines or elsewhere. On tile con.
trary. there is IL perfect understa ndinc
between the two governments and the
two admirals ut Manila. While some
| Of the German officers may show indie
pendence and perhaps impertinence
the Emperor and his ministers con.
cede the position of the United States
In the Philippine islands and will moi
interfere In any measure with our
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