Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-09

Guiding that tho only one con ,ong..t with inter-
national policy and GO mpa.ible with our firm
set historical traditions was intervention as u
neutral to stop thc war mi chc,k the hopeless
sacri ice OF life, even thou n that resort
invo we'd hostile constrNnt upon both the
partie to the contest rs well to enforce
u truce rs to guide tho eventual settlement. Tho
grounds justifying that step were, the intare'ts
OF humanity: the duty to protest life and prop
erty OF our citizens In Cuba the right to cheek
injury TO our commerce and people through tho
devastation of the island, and most important,
the need Of removing 1T one, and foreve r
the constant menace and tao burdens en- =
tailed upon our government by the uncor-
tnintics and pcriis OF the situation caused
by the uncomfortable disturbance in CUBA
The President then refers 20 his message to
Congress on the Cuban question last spring,
and the passa &c Of the resolutions demanding
the withdrawal OF Spanish sovereignty from
Cuba, and continues;
The demand. although, rs abave shown Of
ficially made known to tho Spanish eavoy here,
was not delivere ut M lrid Aft,r the in
struction reached General Woodford on the
morning OF April q, but b1f,re he could pre-
sent it, the Spanish minister Of state notified
him that upon the Presi leafs approval of the
joint resolu ion the Madrid government re-
gardirg the act u equivalent TO an evident
de 'laration OF war" had ordered itS minister
in washington to with lrlw, thereby breaking
of diplomatic relations between the two coun =
tries, AMI ccasing all cficill communication
between their respective representa- tiveS.
General Woodford thcrsu on demanded his
passports an quilted Nh lrii Lhe same dag.
Sn,ir h,yi,', ,h,,. da,ioJ mo lr,n,,d NJ tho
Irri,nd S,,,cs o,d i,i,j,t,l ,b,t cnp,,I,,o form
of rup,ure of relntions which ,tte,ds n state
Of war, the executive powc"s authorized by the
resolution were at olco used By M to meet the
enlarged contingency of actual war between
IN Anil o, nr,cloimcd n b,ocrada NJ tho
nor,horr ,cost y, Gun, ;nc,rdrg nor,s IN said
con-, hotwoon c,rdono, ara uohi, uonIa
,nd tho nor, ~ cian,u,,os IN tho
,ou.h co,st M Cuh,. and n, tho vi
col,od tor yo,ur,eo-. tn oveo,,a tho nn-nos, n,
,hc,a roso,utinr. H., ,,., ,ra,s,.,o ~ ,nri, .,
tho Conyress ,y,s i,sornaa n, .ha situation
and 7 recn,,,,cn,l,t nal dac,nr,.in, n, ths
oyi.,crce of q, ...,', -, car ,,,-ann tho rrnited
states aud s:n.i, t,b., ,,or,,rcss ,c,oriinglv
,,n,aa on ,ha 80, Ia, ,h,, n.,, o,,,,ro,,od A,,,;,
u ,,os docIorn, mo ,y,..rrce ~ such ,rar
FROM and incIpdint tho .lst dav rr Anrl nrd
va ar,cto, ,ha ,roy;,ion ~ mo ro,o'u,i,n ~
hnr;I , djrarti,y tho president tn uso eli tho
,,,,ad forcoc of No r.,iop 70 carry that o,t inc
enec,
rup ,ry pprp,y.rYoN
our country VI ~ aiC;r ''n iiVD''at vi itH ~
century VI Eeare WIN az nations. iouhi itauii
ehsdscu III "o"u'S Vo'.'iiet Win " ioioiS" olNiN''
EVERY nerve was Str"ihou 10 meet INC enhc'-
sehey. ihe r'Spoh>c 10 tAe 'i'ili ol4' io'
~ nv volunteers was III 'tals "-iu oori eVc ~
was aiso the sun vi tie >e'onu ena. Vi may
- LOT '''VJV auu't'oill 'oi,h'ce. ihe rams
VI lhe rcgui"r army "cEo 'i.eIe ,Scu W my Aii
us proVriei ny th' aS' vi apr =" iho c'i
HsO'u iorcc ot ths navy Oh tile IN vi AusuNs,
WIEN u Ieae-icu us i"'iI'"i'i' iI''iu'.e Gu 81"
nieh a1'u "Ppi INV n'', o' ''''e' M
'esSciS "elo "uuo" ~ 'l- Inv "y Pu.
one was p,cN.nVci ~ ,4' SoSO t -i''iol'', ~
ioa>eu anu 'ne io'l .eHrsi' y. no G
NaViEatloh Ino' hy-'He ~ faui' ~ LOUIS
Ne" ioih anu 10 W. VIZ. .i 'N "a ,'
uiuon W .hooe 'hp .use..1o ou'.'iH "nu net,e
mousse tenders were turheo over tIo navy ue-
p'rtniouV anu I'V"iii' ''i'ip P"'' Vi '"o
auXilary navy
Inc maximum eiecl'o hshlih' ioree Vi Tue
navy uurin8 I'll war; so4'a'u'su ih'o oi"ssoS'
was rs loiio"s.
-Four hatticshlf's Ehe hrss CLASS one p''1ie-
snip OF tnc second Gus TWO arihoreu cruisors'
SIX coast dcieAs' MONITORS one artnoreu ram.
tweiVe protectc' oruise's threc u"pro'conu
cfuisers' oiBhtcch Ruhooat' one uIha"i,e
cruiser eieVen torPcoo DoatS' iourtsei oo
Vcsseis Oh Inc Ola navy inciuuihs mohi'ors'
AuNinarV navy AuAiiarJ cruisolS t"ony
e'eht cohVorteu yachts twenty -Sc'c uoon'erleu
tugs hiheteen oonVertsu coiiiers' TOUT revenue
cutters, iour lighthouse tonuers anu hiheIech
misccii"neouS Vessels 49,
mu n alarm was ici' aloag our ehtire Atiin
TIC senooard ie't some ATTACK might o' in'uc
by the enemy. every precautioh was taken TO
prevent possible INJURY 10 our sreas CLUES ~
ing along the coast. temporary garrisons we're
provided drawn from inc state niiieia' anu
inf'ntry ana lShs batteries were drawn from
the volunteer force' ABOUT l.''o1 troops were
thus employed the coast signal service was
est 'Dlished Tor observing the approach OF an
enemy ship to the coast OF the United states
and the lighthouse service eo-operated, VIM n
enabled the navy department TO nave all por-
tons OF the AT nntlc coast, from Maine 10 rex
as, under observation
The auxiliary navy was created unuer tne
authority OF Congress anu was ON,
cerei and manned by the raval
militia OF the several states. rms organ2a'lon
patrolied the coast ana performed tine duty OF
the second arm OF defense.
Under the direction OF the CHIEF OF engineers
submarine mines were placed at the most OK
posed points. Before the outbreak oil tne war
permanent mining encascments and cable gal
leries had peen constructed at all important
harbors. Most OF the torpedo material was not
to be found in the marketand had to be specially
manufactured. Under date OF April ~ district
Officers were directed to take all preliminary
measures, short of the actual attaching OF the
a1f afrNag IN hn "a a.