The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-18
HIRD EDITION.--6:oo am.
PLAN OF NIX. ROOSEVELT
was to Conduct Campaign of
Ceaseless Activity.
IT IS AGAIN BEING CONSIDERED
By Naval Officers, Who Have pcen
Stirred Up by Reported sailing
of The Cadiz Fleet.
IS AGAIN BEING CONSIDERED

New York, June IA special TO the
Times from Washington says: New re-
ports of the approach OF Spanish vessels
to the coast oil the United States ana the
hutter OF concern The reports cause serve
to increase the interest Oh the naval war
ooaid In the pan OF Assistant Seer~-.i y
Roosevelt, lor many woehs lala GA the
sleii, to make q dasn at the Canar.os
and the spanish coast by way o. iate.e4t-
ING ana occupying the spanish people with
their own ahalls.
Inero are sumo differences OF oriuloh
aihohs those VINO direct tne operations OF
naval vessels concerning inc pfaeticauutty
anu .heClteness OF ii Lana ON tue spanish
coast. IL Is beileVto by these VINO nay-
iooheu at the matter caroiuiy that tAe
moral erect OF such d demonstration woull
ue to terrorlze the people VINO live on the
shore of Spain ana would serve 20 urius
the Spanish TO terms carrier than ii the
forces oil tne United Sta.es were not 20
employer
AN objection urged in the navy depart
ment against the immediate dispatch OF a
tieet TO Spain is that it woul1 b1ng the
war to close before the admnistrat ton
could compete some of the WORK IL has
cut out. 1t is desired that the Cctupd-
ton OF the Philippines shall be completed
and Porto Rico gained before Spain sues
for peace. If these undertakings are to be
| rounded out before Spain is to be visite d
| IL might not be before August that the
| fast vessels Of the United States navy could
! be used TO knock at the doors Of Cadiz
/ or TO sail into the Mediterranean and sound
the defenses at Port Mahan.
N ,,ln
| naval officers who believe our patrol
| leet, or a part of it, might be put to better
use than it is now is that TO wait for the
| fitting out of ships to be ready for SER
| vice in Spain will be to lose the chance
| 10 carry out the ceaseless activity cam
paign which Mr.. Roosevelt desired as a
careful reader and disciple of Captain Ma
han.
They call attention to the fact that pea
pie living along the coast OF the United
/ States have been frightened out Of their
| summer habits by mere phantom ships,
! that appear in the newspapers one day ar d
! disappear tne next. es elusive and impossi-
Bile to describe as the sea serpent. The
presence of the Columbia and the Mime
/ anolis along the Spanish coast for n week
or two and the capture by them Of 4 few
vessels IN the coastwse trade. It is urg d,
would engage the strictest attention Of the
I Spanish cabinet. and wou% put an end
/ to reports Of the probability Of Admiral
! Camala and his Cadi2 squadron crossing
| the Atlantic.
/ Naval officers also admit that the Span
! ish government could quiet good deal OF
! the talk about this proposed dash to Spain
! by permitting two real ships to run over
towards this side of the ocean and Just
show the Spanish flag ont Of range OF
American batteries A bold act like that
would Mt least make It apparent that an
American undertaking Of like character
| would have had It's merits