The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-27
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VI, NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.
LET Us HAVE WAR.

We went into this war to save the
starving women and children Of Cuba,
to rescue the furnishing thousands OF
reconcentrados. Then why a blockade
instead of a bombardment? Our hearts
were narrowed over the awful tales OF
horror recited by returned statesmen,
and the country was stirred from cen
ter to circumference by the terrible
details of outrage and suffering sup
piled by the newspapers. Upon this
war was declared. Then why not fight?
PuIpits dubbed over with pity, and
politicians painted the porticos OF the
capitol red with their sanguinary SEN
fences. Then why invest harbors and
chase lumber scows and capture inof-
fensive merchantmen and further put
in the time of naval officers figuring
out their shares of the prize money?
Our sympathies were aroused and we
revolted at Spanish inhumanities on
the Island Of Cuba, but blockades, in
cutting off the supplies Of Canovas'
army, is not going to feed the starving
nor rescue furnishing patriots. Inter
vention, to mean anything, and to
make good our word to the world,
must be active, be one of arms; castles
must be demolished, palaces destroyed
and fortresses laid low. This is no
time for maneuvering around and sail
ing about, but for blockades, for mine
explosions and for terrific charges.
War is remorseless, but war is what
we resolved upon, and better ten mil
lions of dollars a day with speedy de-
termination than half a million a day
for months of red tape diplomacy, of
figuring for commissions, and working
out positions: better for the country's
moral and physical conditions, better
for the present and future; better for
trade, for prices and for values; bet
ter for everything in every way. Open
out on MORO and Punta; land that
$4,000 regulars at Matanzas and form
a junction with Gomez. and storm Ha-
vana from the other side. Meanwhile
instruct Dewey to reduce the Philip
pines. Vigorous. precipitous, offensive
onslaught will be the cheapest and the
most effective, besides saving millions
Of money and thousands of lives. If
war is consciencelss, godless-hel,
then the qhicker it is successfully ter
minated, the better. Reduce, Havana,
free Cuba, capture the Philippines,
and then attend to Spain afterwards,
If she should desire anything further
at our hands.
Better put 100000 men under drill
than longer fritter away time that is
more than money to the American peo-
pie. There is evidence of too much
politics and too little patriotism, too
many aspirants for quartermaster-
ships. and far too few volunteers for
the rank and file to fight, in this con-
fiict; too much Of disposition all
around to parade and postulate rather
than lombard with thirteen-inch bat
ferries and charge with fixed bayo-
which to do the right thing by the
people Of Cuba, and after warning
upon warning only did we in the name
of humanity interpose. Every days
delay now means accumulated Difficult
ties and more men and more money,
while the matter remaining undecided
six months means an indefinite strug-
gle with possible added European com
plications. If we cannot settle the
hash" of a Spanish province in
month, we will be confronted with
serious work after Spain has been
time to mobilize her men and arrange
for expenses. President Mckinley has
often been likened to Napoleon. Bona
parte. What we want now is the vim
and dash of the invincibie French cor
poral Napoleon whipped Prussia in
two hours: II he had waited a week
1t would have taken him a year.
LREDY'S ECNFTICUSNFSS