La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-07-23
GENERAL M'KINLEY.
KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT WAR
HIs Position on the Surrender of Santiago
Proven TO Bo = Wise One-Program
for tho Future. ~ pf-n

for tho Future. tift
Chicago. July lG.-The Washington
correspondent OF the Record tele-
graphed his paper as follows yester-
day:
1t turns out that the President Is
wiser than any OF his generals. His
military sagacity has been demonstrate
ed. We shall probably hear Il good
many explanations from Miles, Shat
ter and the other bold warriors at the
front as to why they recommended the
acceptance of the Spaniards' offers of
capitulation: but 1t is fair to assume
that their Judgment was warped by
the rains and floods and the mud and
the discomfor,s 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 Spaniards should be
sent home ut our expense. That VIII
be more of an accommodation TO us
than the Spanish government. Prison
ers of war are always Il nuisance, and
Torals men would have been particu-
larly so because of their contagious
diseases and their poverty. Uncle sam
must not only feed but clothe them.
Nearly every mar In the Spanish army
Is Ill TuES. anu IL NbUil bt ililNH
er and easier to send them 10 Europe
MS tirst-clnss passengers than keep them
here on ratons for six months. The
plans for their disposition have not yet
been decided upon, but 1t IL the under
standing at the War Department that
neutral vessels like the cmigrant ships
of the German and Italian companies
Will be chartered and sent TO Santia-
20 to furnish the transportation. 1t is
not thought best TO risk our transports
In such treacherols waters as those of
Spain, and besides the Spaniards must
leave germs in them; we need them for
other purposes.
General Mckinley. who has proved II
bigger man than Miles or Shaftcr, does
not propose to let the present triumph
interfere with future ones. While he
expects that Spain viii 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 ai Chckamnuga for the Porto
Rico expedition. II is the purpose of
General Mckinley 10 call home all the
boys nj Santiago except the artillery
rs rapidly as possible. and give them
n chance to rest and feed up and tell
tile lpIkS IDbui t1l'iI liSHtlH-. NIiit
several regiments of immuues will be
sent down to garrison that city during
The summer and assist Il military gov
ornor. who will probably be General
Shaf,er TO restore order and rebuild
the town and revive business and agri-
culture in that province. Every pussi-
bic encouragement will Ire offered the
residents OF eastern Cuba to recover
their prosperity. Steamship communi-
cation with New York viii be resumed
at once, public improvements will be
introduced and the owners of planta-
tlons will be afforded protection while
, they clear their fields AID plant their
crops. The iron mines VIM he In op-
GRAFTON very shortly, because the ore is
needed in Baltimore. I'ittsburg and
Chicago, and before the summer IL
ended eastern Cuba will be in Il con
dition 10 illustrate Whit may be eX-
pectcd of the rest of the island when 1t
is relieved from Spanish despotism.
No attempt will be made to attack
Havana. General Blanco will be al
lowed 10 contemplate his fortilications
and study the art of war within hiS
own lines without disturbance from
our ships or soldiers He is entirely
cut off from communication with Ma
drid and the last nesis he will hear
has surrendered. One can imagine the
unhappy and hopeless situation in
which he is placed. with his supplies
of food rapidly CROWN. less and no
prospects of rescue or re-cnforce-
ments.
Commodore Watson's missionary ex-
pedition will also be hastcned In order
TO furnish The Spnninrds II practical
example of war and emphasize the
determination Of Uncle Sam to have
his own way. While his orders will
not be made public, 1t Is generally as
sumed by naval people that Watson
Will be instructed TO blockade If lie
does not lombard Cadis or Malaga,
which. with the exception of BARGE
Iona, are the most important ports in
Spain. 1t is expected alsc thai he will
seize Seuta, the Spanish outpost on tho
African side of the Straits of Gibraltar
and hold II as n base OF supplies John
ny Bull would be tremendously
pleased If that could be accomplished,
because the Spanish fortiiications 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 slghte.t apprehen-
sion In administration circles concern
IhS 'hc HttItuue VI N'erually Ill tne
Philippines or elsewhere. On the con-
trary, there is II perfect understanding
between the two governments and the
two admirnls mt Manila. While come
of the German officers may show lnde-
pendence and perhaps iiupertinence,
the Emperor and his ministers CON
cede the position of the United States
In the Philippine islands and will not
interfere in any measure with our
plans.