The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-16
AFTER The FALL
SERIOUS QUESTIONS ARISE FROM
THE SURRENDER
Fall Of the City Regarded as Glorious
Victory for Our Troops-Porto
Rico Expedition

NEW YORK, July ia special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
The surrender Of Santiago, following
within ten days the destruction off south
eastern Cuba OF the only formidable naval
squadron left to Spain on the high seas,
marks another notable mile post In this
country's prosecution of the Spanish war.
By the terms of General Toral's capitula-
ton, not only does the city of Santiago, a
naval and military base of the utmost i'm
portance, fall into American hands, but
possession of the whole eastern end of Cuba
Is ceded to the American forces, which
have within month and in the face of al
most insuperable obstacles, succeeded in
reducing a stronghold second in defensive
strength on the island only to Havana IT.
self. So brilliant elimination of the first
offensive campaign in Cuba adds fresh
luster to the record-already signally in
spiring-made in the scant three months
since hostilities were opened by American
arms.
The Work Of the Army
They have undertaken, with forces In a
measure raw and far from faultlessly
equipped, the invasion OF Cuba at point
more than 1900 miles from the nearest base
of supplies and reinforcements; they have
effected landing on difficult coast and
overcome without loss the extraordinary
natural obstacles to the prompt establish
ment OF an investment. To have carried
with numbers little greater than those of
the city's garrison, lines upon lines of rifle
pits and entertainments; to have fought,
not only the Spanish but the more insidous
attacks of deadly tropical climate In the
first months of the rainy season, and, in
spite Of such encouragement and hardship,
to have driven the enemy to bay by series
of brilliant and desperate assaults and to
have held him fast within his lines until
surrender became inevitable-these achieve
ments by the American troops at Santiago
have been fifty crowned by a triumph as sig
nificant and decisive as that won by the
guns Of Dewey at Manila or by those of
Schley and Sampson In the waters of the
Caribbean Sea.
In the centers here, perhaps more keenly
in the political than In the purely military
results of the fall Of Santiago. European
opinion, certainly. If Spain's course is to be
guided by the friendly advice Of other
powers, will find in the striking success of
Skaters army at Santiago an emphatic
confirmation of the hopelessness of SPANS
struggle against the newly organized and
overwhelming forces Of the United States.
The American Navy
AS European doubts of the efficiency of
the American navy vanished In the smoke
Of Deweys guns at Manila, so are continent
tai criticisms Of the amateurishness and
of the American army likely
to be silenced by the splendid triumph of
Skaters men over obstacles, military and
natural which few armies have been called
on to face. and which none have faced with
greater spirit and courage. II Spain is at
all In the mood to acknowledge defeat, It Is
thought here that today's equalization will
open the way for some proposals through
friendly power for the cessation OF hostili-