The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-05-28
IMPORTANT ISSUE
An Army Of 100000 Men May Be
Needed in Merritt's CAM
paign.
SCOPE OF THE WAR ENLAaGlNs
Naval Engagement in the Yves.
Indies Is More Than Un.
iikcly-.Why Cervcra

Chronicle from Washington says:
AS the preparations go forward the
scope of the war between Spain and the
United States is constantly being en-
larged.
1t looked like n very trifing matter
OF first, merely the driving of the Span
ish out of Cuba md leaving the fellows
who do their fighting with the machete
to run things to suit themselves. Prob
ably not one man in u thousand ever
thought that Spanish ownership of the
Philippine islands would have any
bearing on the attempt to liberate
Cuba.
But all at once George Dewey, then o
commodore in the navy, steamed down
Manila bay, and utter silencing the
shore batteries, destroyed the Spanish
feet. His brilliant and well planned
victory attracted the attention of every.
body to that side of the earth.
Iteason for Move Not Apparent.
The president made Dewey an ad-
miral for his courage and sagacity, but
up to this day it is q secret MS to how
or why Dewey sailed into Manila.
Now the Philippine campaign prom,
ises to o~yershadow the Cuban csml
paign. We r going to send about 1905
600 soldiers to Cuba and probably a4
many more to Manila. Unless Sampl
son can do what appears to be the inns
possiblc-catch up and destroy Admi-
raj Ceryera's fleet-we shall have need
of all the soldiers we are able to trans
port to Havana aud Manila between
nov and next February.
Intends TO Hold philippines.
l was talking with n man today who
is on the inside of the situation. He is
going to Manila soon in a semi official
capacity, and he told me it was the pur-
pose of the administration to take pos
session of the Philippine islands.
General Merritt said the man,
"will be the military governor of that
group of islands of which the city of
Manila is Mt once the center and the
capital, and he will stay there until the;
American flag floats over every bit of
earth hitherto under the dominion of
Spain. I
we need soldiers in the Philippines
much more than we need ships. Dewey
will have as many war vessels as ha
needs when there is added to his feet
the Charleston and the Monterey.
"The important thing is to occupy
the city of Manila at the earliest mos
ment with an army of about 10000
soldiers. This army must be
re-enforctd-from time to time until
we have sent not-feWer than $4,000 and
possibly as many us 100000 troops to
those islands.
II don't know who first started the
idea of beginning the fighting in Ma.
Mia, but it has had the effect to
change the whole aspect of the war.
We are no longer battling for the sake
of humanity.
Now "a War of Conquest.
"The fight between this government
and Spain has become one of conquest.
Having whipped the Spanish fleet in
Manila we must go on and conquer the
city and surrounding islands. Just
where we got inspiration I don't
know, but it is a fact that the admin
istration is more determined to cap
ture the Philippines than to free Cuba,
although it intends to do both.
1--WE will have a little outside oppo-
sition in the capture of the Philippines.
Spain is not loved in Europe, but Ger
many and possibly one or two other
powers would rather see her retain the
Philippine group than have it pass UNI
der u control. The islands will be
ours before the fighting is done with
and, ii / an not mistaken, they will
be ours for keeps.
Certainly we will not give them
back to Spain and l doubt if we could
transfer them to the possession of any
European power without causing
trouble.
Spnniards and Natives to Go.
Eve are not only going to clean the
Spaniards out of the Philippines, but
we intend to wipe out the native pop,
ulation. When the cleaning out pro-
cess Is finished these islands will make
very comfortable homes for citizens Of
the United States.
/ asked this man, who seemed to BIO
in the confidence of the a%dministra.
ton, II lie expected there would be .
naval engagement in Cuban waters
500
1T may come at any moment" he re.
piled, though l think it is not ex.
pected.
Cervera Not Seeking Rattle.
"Cervera left the Cape Verde islands
before the battle at Manila was fought.
He first heard of that battle when he
touched at ST. Pierre, Martinique. ]
have an idea that the dispatch ran as
follows: Deliver your supplies to
Blanco, if possible, and return to Cadia
Immediately
1T has been evident that Cervera
doesn't want to fight. He may have
landed supplies at Santiago. but that
is not sure. He will make haste to get
back to Spain, III my opinion, and will
lose no time in starting n new feet
conveying transports filled with sol.
dicrs for Manila.
Il may have %misjudged the case, but
I think you will see the interest in this
war gradually shift from Cuba to the
Philippines, and / shall be greatly sur.
prised if there is not plenty of SHARP
fighting before it is over with"