The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-14
UNCLE SANS COURTESY
He Is Too Polite" to Let the
yizcaya Come Here Unattended.
THE BRO0KLYN'S MISSION
Spain,> ship Not to Get Beyond the
sight of. the American Cruiser
for Single Day-The L Unprotected
Condition OF Port Royal sound One
Cause for Vigilance.

Brooklyn. Feb. 14.-Not without dis
tinguished escort win the Spanish cruis-
er Nizcaya steam into New York harbor,
according to officials at the Brooklyn
navy yard. She viii be Joined On the
high seas by the Brooklyn. which will
bear her company for the remainder of
the voyage. politely showing her the
way into New York harbor. and waiting
politely To show her the way out again
when she is ready TO leave
This contemplates the very pink OF
courtesy. il viii be perceived. Just as a
well-brei host sends his carriage to the
railway station for his guests, so Uncle
Sam has sent worthy representative
to convey the sentiments Of his distin-
guished consideration to the visiting
SpaniaTd.
Not always has Uncle Sam observed
these niceties Of decorum. There have
been piping times of peace when for
eign warships have come and gone with
| out a United States man-of-war to do
/ the hcnCrs of the hay.
/ When Captain Cook was ordered to
take the Brooklyn from Hampton Roads
! tC 81 Thomas. many laymen who follow
/ the movements Of the Navy were sur
| ptiSed They had expected that the
/ Brooklyn would be stationed in New
/ York i'm expectation of the Spanish war
| ships arrival. But they say at the navy
| yard that after coaling at st. Thomas $
| where coal il cheaper and more easily
taken on beard than at Bermuda-the
| Rrooklyn viii steam North again and
cruise about The outside of Bermuda
| keeping a weather eye open for the re-
| doubtable Spaniard.
Ii is understood that the NiZcaya VIII
| call at Bermuda for coal and Tor ma
| orders from The government at Madrid
| In that case the Brooklyn VIII assume
| the gracious task of escorting her from
I Bermuda to New York or whatever
Anne. lean port she may be ordered to-
/ OF course. the commander OF TN
| Spanish warship would be delighted
the compliment af such an escort. fol
the Spanish are a polite people, an'
| aDDreciate politeness in others III
would also be duly impressed with tn
| circumstance that the first fine sign
| To be encountered in American water'
was a spick and span American fight
ing machine. with sides of snow and {
voice of thunder. There would be
pretty dipping of 'ass and barking o
| guns. and under Ar OF the Sii"he III
Dop commander the boy king
cruiser would don ,ess send Tor M
| navy list and hnd out how strong tn
nnlite white ship was in comparison
| with the fleet Nizcaya, pride OF tn
Spanish navy.
| Now. il So happens that there is no
A single gun mounted in Port Roya
| sound. and il is agreed that 1T woul'
| he a deplorable state of affairs If ther
were no means of saluting the distln
p1lished guest. To be sure, the mon
jtor Amphitrite is there. but her ma
chinery is i'm a bad state Of disrepai
and-Weu. naval men think that Il
view .f the strategic value of that dock
and The ease with which it could b
| destroyed. il would be more fitting 70
| the Brooklyn to be on hand ii tn
Spaniard should point his nose in tina
| direction