Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-31

number. The Americans could easily
have been held nearSan.iaeo,e scpecl1lly
az they were lacking IN cavalry. nl-
though the Insurgents In some measure
supplied this want.
N seems incomprehcnsibie why Nd
mIrai camarn did not 80 to Cuhhwhere
his squadron would have evcned up
matters 10 some extent. His UP 70
Port Said was absolutely n tactical
mistake. The destruction of Ccrvera's
ships does not prove that these vessels
were not nttcd for their WORK. Their
afmnr was lighter their artillery In
fcflor 20 that of the Americans. In
spite Of these disadvantages Il should
have been possible for the Spanlarda
10 ram the Americans.if the former had
boon rpirlted enough The spirit Of n
Neiron must tell IN the future as Won
az IN the paat. Tcgcthon. with iiH
wooden VESSELS. wns probably In a
worse position az i.ssn than was Ger
vera IN his fight annlntt the Amcricara.
Vet he rammcd and sank the fiogahlp
o. the Italians
ut cannot De- said that the urcparn-
tons ~ the Americans during the frst
three months II ,hc war deserve 10 hr
called excellent or that they achieved
brilliant results nut ID would not BE
Just 90 blame th9m Tor their want "
success. Tor war IN cuba ~ very dli-
fcrrni from war IN more healthy
region. and thoy must have lost very
heavily through fovera Certain u Is
that they would have been IN a very
dlsartccahio position n Santiago had
held out somewhat longer. Unless
Gen. Toral war out ~ ammunition nni
provisions and had been nfdsird 10 sur
render. his surrender In not compatible
with
~ duty. Reasons Of humanity the : c-
sire to prevent hlondahed. etc. may not
Influence an able military commander
Nefy often they are only mentioned 10
conceal weakness and want of decision.
~ unfortunately the history u Prussia
shows. when. In 1906. a number of com.
mnndanta surrendered 20 Napoleon J.
Not only military glory but suhsiantiai
advantages could have been rcapfd N
Santiago had followed the example Of
Saragossa. The long Resistance Of Kol-
berg. korci. ornudcnz. aud Danxig was
OF great value 20 Prussia
No doubt the Americans possess
courage. endurance, and physical
strength IN a large dcefco Esprit de
very necessary military attributes
they can not acquire In time of peace
with their present system. ana without
these they can not well realize their
wish for expansion, however much their
national pride may have risen. That
the Spnnlnrdn have courage. endurance
and patriotism they have shown often
enough. hut their parliamentary instl.
tutlona undoubtedly hurt the army.
Spain has been advised 20 conclude
peace. and for the sake % trade and
Industry peace II dcvouily 70 be wished
Yet u should not be forgotten thai
posterity judges q nations firht 10 ex
ist solely by ita resistance In war. and
| even II tho war " unlucky. by IN,
fortitude with which II IL borne. TIL
hpanlards are not to be BLAMED II the
are unwilling 10 evacuate n pruvlnc
In which they have 10000 men VIII
have not yet been beaten. and cvci
their government Il bound 10 dcfenl
their warlikc honor Only q people VIII
are great IN adversely need not give NJ
the hope Of better times In the future.
There II an evident desire on the par
OF General noEusiawrkl 10 put In
good word for the rrusslan mni,ar
system as compared TO the America
ways. Hence hia charge that there wa
a lack Of esprit de corps. obedience an
punctuallty. The euloTy for couraRl
endurance and physical strength Is a
the more Significant.