New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-05
FOREIGN TJEWS or THE VAR
SPANISH FATALIsM AND AMERICAN
LUCK" AS CONTROLLING FACTORS.
THE "yEUE FREIE PRESSES" DISTORTED VISION
--"FIGAEo, WILL HAVE NONE OF wArsox-

AMERICAN TROOPS ADMIRED.
The "Neue Freie Presse." Of Vienna utters v,sv.
as TO the decadence OF the Spanish national cbs,
scter to-day that cannot be gainsaid ny the b<,,
friends Of that people and gives full credit "a
American energy II has a curious idea. how.vs,
OF the luck" that has come TO give the Americans
victory in three successive great battles. Thu
luck" of Dewey's victory. the "iIck' tha,
"caused Ccrvcra 10 choose the moment whsr
the American fleet all present OH sauu
ago"-as II the feet had Tot been put there ana
kent there with purpose and carefully instrac,ss
what to do In the very event that came to pass-
and the luck" that allowed the fierce bravery and
indomitable courage OF Skaters men to drive back
the spanards TO their Inflated city. will not pros.
ably be much esteemed by future students Of thes.
movements from disintcrested points OF view.
The "Neue Free Presss' says:
There Is o fatalist tendency. a tendency 10 Yield
to hopeless destiny In I'll the miiitaIy Proceed.
and races The giving up Of all potent, eiclsasc &C.
tivity IS IN politics az IN war me token o. decay
so'd,ers DEFENDED themselves brevely. fought saf
fetcd hgnser but thar power Of .is y saA
coming was nowneIe 70 be oDser rxsi.v -.
lie U" sy nn tt % were Noticeable Though wesgs
numbers, they stood std! for DAY. but dove
back the neT bSy s HSd n IN he 2 If
Santiago. They. too. suffered hunger ani the MS
f ,inal ~ ' on ,he offensive With Inc rnosi nsat
/ ncIent forces they dared to attempt tne most Ola.
/ less reaching their goal
GOOD Luck" FROM THE BEGINyING
To be sure the Americans from the beginning Of
the have been favored by good luck In re-
nobody. not even the spaniards. has entertained
sny doubt from The beginning. Put the general
| of the second rank would be successful In the Be.
ginning agaihs, an opponent WIG though .lch and
! was nevertheless bourgeois nation. possessing
army strong feet, no generals and admirals.
! soldiers.
! gained ground that America in the beginning would
Sef rSse Ps no o ure ar Ss
and the spanish ba;t ships would lay waste the
s sessed an arr army numbering hundred thousand
men. organized en- the basIs q universal Obligation
excellent and numerous to,psd2 aoiila though;
warfare. everything in America would have 10 be
! created. The Regular Army OF twenty-five thou
sand men was not suicient 70 % serve Is frame;
raw, untried volunteers. The feet indeed. 80
compared with SPANS. but was much inferior IN
of Dewey's victory at Manila. But was IT not good
luck that Cervera chose Just that momen Tor nis
! feet wa" was gathered there? Even more than in
these two fights has good LICK o fS0T re- shs Gs
was Exhausted and declrnated by TIE fights %
1y Dv ns sm TGs an SPP al Ss Of 'p
was mrossible to get the siege guns INTO BOSTON
aa lines b Of sr I i H sn
| had 10 be carried by the soldiers themselves from
ss ses to w tns so F0 Weak
were as numerous as Skaters force conld easw
have b broken as In ere the b9t
American troops becoming m0T r.S Sns c 5 sn
play and attempt TO storm Santiago HID this a..
been made ard failed or had n9Ts Been aS
probability would have had to retreat and embark
| again in their ships
DISTORTED VIEW OF JUSTICE.
Justice requires IT to be acknowledged that the
today their flag waves over Santiago and the
MORO for in reality there are no vcrnrs , az Ssn
and yeow fever and the 1n Ths cre sa
stances in their own favcr q.
Figaro is alarmed at the prospect OF Watson's
| coming and attempts TO lay down the law. warn
| ing the American feet away from the coast Of
| Spain and the Mediterranean Sea. Nothing was
said abou. the "inadmissibty' Of Spain's Meet
going to lombard American cities when thore yss -
| Spanish fleet make plans for. Spain must now
| ever be protected from the consequences OF -ner
| weakness and inefficiency. Figaro says:
| The decision Of President Mckinley TO carry the
war into European waters is certainly the most
significant incident OF the war; because, better than
any other. It shows its scope. lnhamed with
pride at their earlier successes the United states
are transforming themselves rapidly into Power
ben. on connmest II is -ot only Of colonies in
America tnat their rulers dreaming; II IS oases
Of operation for their future fleet. which they n-
tend to send into the Mediterranean ,
| Is Europe going 10 permit this rising. menacins
Power on The other side OF the Asnie TO eOs s 10
admissible and the necessity of taking means even
the most extreme. to put an end TO me spanish
COMMANDMENT CANNOT BE TOLERATED
| Europe cannot suffer permit, nor even toer-
at9 ihs sa1dron The Monroe pocrne Involves
United states mixing in European politics.
Ire entrance of the American warships into me ,ns
Would be. indeed, new factor in Mediterranean
an4iFs to the Washington Cabinet Of landing
corps Of troops on the Bslearic Islands ID, Franz.
have special interest in reminding Mr. MeK r,isS
attempt 70 despo spain Of her COLONIES H ssy
eairs ' We believe that friendly Diplomatic rtors
sen,atons by the Ameassadors of these cdS Ssr
enough to stand up against the dangerous ten
denotes of Yankee opinion.
! The Temps" Of Paris. enc OF the most ex'
| cellcnt Of French newspapers that gives us reaa'
ers much besides the vaporngs OF the boulevards'
has doubtless opened the eyes OF many OF its read
ers TO the true state OF things existing in this coun.
try. 1t has had several correspondents here. ana
their letters have been products OF clear ooserva'
ton and desire to convex enlightenment It's
correspcn dent in Florida wrote follows concern
Ing the forces concentrated at Tampa:
ALL THE ELEMENTS OF a FINE ARMY.
The marching Of the troops confirms more ano
| more our impression that the United states nss
| at its disposition a.! the elements form an arm!
that shall be solid. disciplined and valiant. Tnesss
volunteers Of two months experience msrHn ar ,s
! manPuvre with a remarkable precision. They AZ.
all big fellows strongly butt. and II i were no.
for their uniforms. deep ultra marine blue yeli9w,
| leather CATERS and soft gray hat. when sitss
! them the look Of peaceable huntsmen, they Wouaa
have a very military appearance. WIN geo.
! customed 10 hard life in the fields. IN the mas.
OF forests devoted to ali kinds of sports they nase
~
! semi-tropcal OF Florida and seem 20 re I'll, ~
I their element In camp life. The American soili,'
! Is going give his measure NJ Santiago de Cuoa.
and Europe will not he slow TO learn that she na'
no monopoly OF formidable armies.