New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-03
RESULTS OF THE VICTORY
1T NAY SHORTEN THE WAR.
THE MORAL EVEN GREATER THAN THE
MATERIAL FRUITS.
SPANS NAVAL. AND MILITARY FORCES SURE TO
BE DISCOURAGED AND DEMORArIzED BY
THE TERRIBLE BLOW INFLICTED BY
COMMODORE DEwEY-PGANs FOR
FUTURE OPERATIONS N
THE PHILIPPINES

COMMODORE DEWEY-PG-ANS FOX
FUTURE OPERATIONS N
THE PHILIPPINES.
TBr TELEGRAPH THE TRrsuNE1
Washington. May The la'est adyices from
the Far East serving only 10 emphasize 'he
completeness of CommDdore Deweys victory
In Manila Bay. naval and military opinion here
has been busyng itself to-day with the eHects
OF the annlhllaion OF the Spanish forces IN the
Philippines on the further conduct or the war
1t is conceded that so signal triumph TOT the
American arms within ten days OF the out
break Of hostilites will have an extraordinary
influence Spanish and European OPINION
and. by the decentralization and diScourasement
It Will breed in the Spanish naval ana military
scrvices will have a notable tendency TO snort
Ell the pa;paby losing struggle which Spain is
endeayorng 10 sustain against the lnlted
States.
In one sense perhaps the moral effect ere
ated by Sundays decisive victory may be )nst-
" regarded as more important than It's ma
teral fruits. involving though these do the
capture and practical occupation OF Spanish
dependency far richer ana more populous thAh
Cuba itself For the pos sson and control OF
the Philippine group have been. from strarN
Gle point Of view. the secondary object OF
Commodore Dcwcy's campaign IN the EAST
His first objective was the Spanish feet in
ASlatic waters. who's" destruction was neces-
sary to the safety OF American commerce ID
thar quarter Of the world.
Had the Spanish fleet superior In numbers
to the American. though inferior in armament
been able 10 scatter itself in the neighborihG
seas and maintain communication with o'A'r
ports IN the Philippines Commodore pcW'!
TASK would have been a far more diilcuI' "hc'
for with hs small feet he would not nave
been able 10 pursue The Spanish mcn-ot-war on
The one hand and maintain his control OF
Nal Ia on the other ~ n happened. hoth me
fleet and the dcfcncos Of the colonial capital
fell at one blow. and within for,y-eisn' hours
Of it, arrival of Manila Bay the American
squadron had accomplished The dual aims Of
its warllkc mission.
RrINFORCEMENTs MAY BE SENT
with the annh.n,ion OF the Spanish naval
forccs and the carlud'ion Of Manila. further
resistance on Spa.n's Iart In .he philippines
seems improbable. Bu; 10 insure undi~putei
possession Of the islands. the American squad
ron will doubtless have 10 bc reinforced win
men and ships and enough troops viii have 10
be dispatched from The Pacific Coast 10 hold
the chief owns and maintain order throughout
the islands
II X not yci known what damage III" vessels
Of Commodorc Dcwcy's squadron have SUI
fercd. br, none. appa .cnily. has been reduced
ic hclplcs-uc.s Two lno cruisers. the Charrs-
ton and The Philadelphia. are NOW hc'ng htcd
for sca du'y az 'he Mare Island Navy Yard. at
San Fran .oo and one or both could hc start
cd within week for Manila with reinforce
ucnts In men and war material II has been
suggested HAT som" II the regulars lcf' on N"
Pacific slope should hr combined with several
regiments Of volunteers from The Far West-
crn STATES 10 form an army Of occupation for
the Philippines \. yet 10 plans have been
made for CARR ~onlnc ;Lc newly captured ISL
ands. but The necessity Of establishing some
sort Of military adm ni.'raiion there VIII have
to be dealt with In the near future.
CAMPAIGN PLANS LITTLE CHANGED.
Though The signal triumph won by The Asiaiic
Squadron hns sharpcncd the c1gornosS Of the
fleets IN Tie Atlantic 10 Try their strength
against the enemy. no material change IN The
campaign plans already formed viii be made
for the present. The landing expedition which
Is 10 effect a lodgcmcni on The north coast of
Cuha toward the eastern end of The line ~
blockade may be delayed. indeed until II Is
definitely known what course the formiiable
Spanish SQUADRON which lcft the Cape Nerd
Islands on Friday last has taken. If II IS DIS
covered that the Nzcaya the Alm.rante Oquen-
do ihe Crl,lohal Colon and the Maria Teresa
have really vcnturcd across The Atlantic. enough
ehips NAV have To b.. detached from the block
aiding feet 10 meet and destroy them 10 weaken
the nava! SUPPORT necessary to he given 10
establish a landing expedition securely on the
Cuban coast.
II however rs now seems not unlikely, the
Cane Vcrd squadron has cIth"r turned 10 the
South Atlantic to try 10 intercept the Oregon, or
has headed in an opposic direction from the
Conorics the arrangements already made for
selling n base IN Cuba and opening commun-
eaton With the insurgcnt forces will be prompt
" carried ouI Few naval experts here believe
that the Spanish squadron would make such
false move as 10 run for Porto Rico, whore II
could oulcklv be confronted with an American
fleet Of two or three times greater fighting
strength.
THE WAR REVENUE BILL.
The decision Of the Senate Finance Com
mlttcc TO subject the War Revenue bill OF the
House 10 careful scrutiny. and to report 1t in
n carefully amended form, will delay action on
that measure for at least week There is
every indication. however. that no serious or
effective opposition will now be undertaken In
the Senate Itself to the bond Issue or any other
vital section Of the bill.
THANKS FOR COMMODORE DEWEY.
Washington. May 2-Representative Liv-
ingston Of Georgia. has introduced this reso-
luton in the House:
Resolved. That the thanks Of Congress be.
and they are hereby. rendered to Commodore
George Dewey commanding the Asiatic squad
ron for the eminent skill and valOr exhibited