Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-08-17
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent


WASHINGTON, August 12, 1885,
President McKinley's frmness
brought the Spanish ministry up with
q round turn when they endeavored
with characteristic Spanish trickery
! to juggle the wording of their accept.
ance of our terms of peace, and when
they found their game would not
work they accepted the terms just "a
they were offered. This ends the war
for the time, although the Spaniards
are so tricky that there is no being
sure of permanent peace until after
the treaty of peace has been negoti-
ated and been ratified by the Spanish
cortes; but that concerns us very
little, as the terms of peace provide
for the evacuation of Cuba and
Porto Rico by the Spanish and for
the occupation of Manila and Manila
bay by our troops at once. With
these points in our possession no &C.
ton or failure to act of the Spanish
cortes will affect our interests to the
extent of a row of pins.
President Mckinley has shown
that he took no stock in the talk
about Commodore Schley being dis
eliminated against in favor OF Acting
Rear Admiral Sampson by deciding
to make them both rear admirals
as a recognition of their services in
the war. All the officers who parti.
cipated in the destruction of Cervera' q
feet are also to be promoted, Lieu
tenant Commander Wainwright get
ting the biggest jump of them all, to
a captaincy.
The financial question being re-
garded as shelved for the time being,
if not permanently, the literature
sent out by the Republican Congress-
ional Campaign committee this year
will deal very largely with the record
Of the Republican and Democratic
parties at the last session of congress,
and in that already prepared the
speeches OF Democrats figure largely
Among the Democratic speeches that
will be circulated in the interest of
the supporters OF the Republican
policy are those made by Senators
German and Lindsay and Repre-
sentative Amos Cummings, favoring
the issuing Of bonds rather than
gresnbacks, to carry on the war
Senator Morgsn's speech in favor
Of the annexation of Hawaii will also
distributed. Another document
prepared by the committee under the
title OF democratic Opposition to
War Measures" quotes the remarks
of several leading Democrats, giving
especial prominence to those Of Baily
Of Texas.
Assistant Secretary Cridler, of the
department Of state, is the proud
possessor of some interesting relics
Of the battle OF Manila bay, present
ed to him by Consul Wildman
Among them are fragments of six
inch shell from one of Dewey's guns
that struck the Spanish command
ants house ut Cavite and de-
stroyed $4,000 worth of property,
besides killing five Spaniards, and
some peculiarly constructed Spanish
shells taken from the arsenal at
CavIts. These shells are about eight
inches long and one In diameter, and
have a steel bullet around which is q
band OF brass. The use Of such am
munition is a violation OF the rules
Of civilized warfare.
President Mckinley is personally
interesting himself to see that no
time is lost in removing all the vol
unteer soldiers to healthier locations
than where they have been camped.
1t is not considered likely that any
Of the volunteers will be mustered
out Of service until the treaty OF
peace between the United States and
Spain has been negotiated and
signed, and it may take several
months to do that. Unless COM
PEELED to do SO the president does
not wish to send our troops to oc-
cupy Havana and other points in
Cuba before fall, and it may be said
in passing that very few of the vol
unteers care to 60 to Cuba to do
garrison and police duty, although,
like the patriotic soldiers they are,
they will obey orders as long as they
are In the service.
Navy department officials are 10th
to believe that Chaplain Mcintyre,
Of the battleship Oregon, used the
Language at Denver, Colo, which was
G6leSl dpueu dll over Un6 country aS
his. If he SO far forgot himself as to
criticize the officers who commanded
the ships which helped destroy
Cervera's fleet in the manner report
ed, he has got himself lin a serious
pickle, as it would be such a. gross
violation of the naval regulations
that it could not very well be over
looked. He has probably already
been asked for an official explana-
ton.
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