The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-29

President Mckinley. the fighting chlel
% the United States Of America Is hsn'-
ING the most vigorous campaign ever
fought. His battlefield is a sheet OF paper
his ueapons a pencil. his ammUhltloh '"o
cable dispatches.
T-non a great chart spread out before
him the President is fighting the ""'
Of the worlds. The maps show the ioca-
lions OF the fleets. Spanish and American,
ana the small dots show the Positiohs Oh
.he Usrships. A move and the scene
sbif,s another change and the map Is
changed from one side Of the earth 10
The other. and each move changes the
possessions Of a nation.
President McKinley's war Of the worlds
reaches around the globe. Never was
such a wide war fought before. 10 Hbnt
II he had 10 resort 70 inc ptHC4
craftsmen and the skill or the llNeat NJ
chanics at the disposal OF the govern
me Presidents war reserve map Is the
I-uited states with the states partllloheu
on like the rooms I'm an architect 5 pan.
In the spaces is marked the popuIdtloh
OF each state and the number oil aNaiia-
lie fighters. Upon another chart IS d isl
Of those that have gone 10 the lfout. "
naming on Mckinley S chart Is d huuDeI
WHICH INIAH NnE EAANAhAA % NNN
forces. That IS the PRESIDENT reserve
man. upon which he can dwell when ne
hears of defeat.
President Mckinley fought the battIe
of Manila days before the nght. lie knew
that the Spanish had possession OF the
cable at Manila. and that the last mes
saEes he could convey were lhose seht 70
Admiral Dewey at Hong Kong. 30 ne
planned out the battle, placing the span
Ism ships and the Spanish forts on one
side, and the American fleet on the other
He sent Dewey the plan ana tOlu MN "
20. From the time Admiral Dewey Ielt
Hong Kong until he arrived ne hdd no
WORD but his battle was won.
The President puts d cigar Whle ne
fights his battles and no sultan or Gar
ever played the ancient game or chess
with more zeal than the president OF
the United States fights his blOOdless bat
ties. They say he is very tired after lhe
strategy and that he wishes II were over
10 the end but he fights again on the
paper next day and will fight until tho
The war chamber lies full Of charts.
One shows the Gulf of Mexico ana inc
fateful harbor. Small pegs indicate the
position Of the ships. As they move
around the pegs are changed. soon a
scout boat brings in tidlngs OF a slsnteo
ship and instantly the peg is moved 10
correspond with the information.
The Spanish ships are located Dy lhe
government in two ways one IS by cable.
Every consul at every seaport country
is on the qui vive for information. AS
soon as ne learns Of "a Spanish warship
on or near the coast he cables the gov
ernment at Washington. This IS the rule
on both sides OF the world and 50 the navy
officials and the war board know as soon
as a foreign ship skirts any seacoast.
A puppet Is then moved upon the chart
10 correspond with the Information. The
other source Of information is through
scout boats which move up and down the
coast locating the Spaniards. When they
sight a cruiser they get 10 the nearest
cable station and cable the news 10 W ASH
ingtOn, or use the Noah method OF doves.
When the first inkling of war be
tween MS and Spain arose, President Nc
Kinley showed his craftsmanship y MS
eagle-eyed Americanism by being pre-
pared. Immediately every council. every
foreign post commanded by an Ameri-
can was ordered. not requested, but or
dered," TO furnish the most complete dla-
gram map and information concerning the
fertilization mines and fighting force Of
every port liable 10 be used In the wan
OF freedom against the world. Not only
was Spain the one source OF desired in
formation by tricky France, phlegmatic
Germany. cold and cruel Russia 'ano
boastful England were stripped Of all
their secrets. so that the Bird OF Free
dom might perch upon their banner and
screech Liberty across their country.
IL Is 10 this fOresightedness Of the
President that we may lay claim 10 hav-
ing won more battles and greater victories