Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-28
THERE IS No BLUFF IN IT
Commodore Watson VIII Go 10 Spanish Water
With an American Fleet
THE SECOND ONE MAY FOLLOW soon.
Camara or AM other spanish Navai CON
maad,r WA iia,o - hanco 10 iiEbt
Plan ct Expedition.

New York. June ss-A special 10 the
Tribune nom Washington aayui
Iuat thU scope VI tho war already
iuNoN.lg JOINT military and naval came
IAEu iKalnrt hpilu'H colonies iu VA. laf
EAsl and la the Caribbean, wou'd
eventually boz Wiuvn,d 60 embrace
demouatIatiun in t1lcv against thr
L,tpau,u anu do co..at tVWna ot we
spanish peninsula ilsau hah been moro
or ICES apparent sNcu uOm ths ussin-
ning OF h1aunuta. ENon0s have ,1n-
Hpitya, hoWc,,l, ga "a MOST Np'eted
manner. 10 g..,u he way for oHpnaivu
Operations iu European Watgtd. ana
Nn.., scented s4X W,,Aa ago tatnrr ~
u.o.. pioulsm OF t,Illius thr OaUag.ca
OF bunauafuinE tho a.alIils Va 90. peh-
.4laala hAa tofCt4 l4atd 20 ths Auht
VIA q .tthu MhlpA. ,Astpt Tor tns lvte-
Hl.hl .lliu taa.ANlib huusu IA va tii't-
nous rAt,.haluA VI ~ naval rsAouictr'
inlsht Hsi.1uaiy heNv onuafFAaard thu
development OF he goNcrhneh'r war
p.dua.
an, twu Unforeseen chances which
have made campaign va buplocah
waters at ahiH cine uNt only ittftnie uut
hlghiy tempting have been The uiu,Aadr
OF SPANS most formidable hrct uhdtF
Admiral Ccrycra ln thg hurbnr OF san
tlagu de cuba. and tho 0partufe OF
Admiral Cumarna squadron, tanAlhg
next la strength. on lU WldEuunu
rhaat toward Manila. with me- escape
probable Tor the Santiago nrct, and
with Spnln'H home resources weak
tnrd by CamnraH diversion 10 thn
East, an American ncvt would hnd AZ
present no formidable enemy aloat
T..
fear Of attack by sea, Uifuc tutlly drive
Spanish commerce a. cover ana
threaten the destruction by bonn
bardmcnt OF SPANS chief ports
Even should CamnrtH squadron be
| ordered back 10 Spain from Port aald,
I itA nghung strength ls not considered
sufficient 60 check the operation OF no
| naval force which the United States
could easily send across the Atlantic
and. Santiago having once fallen, thciv
/ would remain no reason why the Meet
chuHpn today aH an advance EuArd ~
che proposed attack on spain should
moi BE- reinforced by u second drl.'ch-
mcut Of equal power
] It's prospective departure u regarded
hrrv as significant of the purpose 81 the
administration ~ push the war against
| spain with the utmost energy ana "a
/ bring the spanish people "a quickly ana
| SHARPLY as possible Ia a realization OF
| the futility and coatllncsH OF pro-
! tracted resistance.
though Tor some time under consider,
lion piOmlsea 10 be- attended win AL
no suddsnnlss that marked Dewey
J,~rent upou the Philippines and IN,
landing VI Gcn. Shaftur near santiago
m Inc spanlards are disposed 10 regard
the announcement made today pl Gam
mod1re Watsnna departure In the Ne
wnrk us anything In the nature OF q
,hh0." designed 10 hurry Admiral
cnmnra back from Sucz, they arr
doomrd to quick ana bitter dlsip'
taointmont FOR the raidlng squhdrlI
vDl h. fairly on thr way across the Az
inutIc before the end " THIS week an1
before the middle OF july ~ ol,ss ~ ..li,
the shipping ~ the spanish coaHl VII
4 faithfully aware ~ their presence
t'rtU saturday last the plan Mhlei
IA, PRECEDENT has had under conHldrrh'
| tinu FOR several weeks involved inc
fotiuntlon NJ a fleet distinctly more Tor
midahle and speedy than me one
now under orders, lnclul.a w, ul
,,,,'r.I crulssss brooklyn ana New Norl
M u knots speed, the Columbia nnt
IN, Minneapolis ~ % knots, the cincin
} nnti and tho Newark ~ 90 knots; w
nuxulnry cruisers S. PAU ana ~
I.ouis' Of ga knots, with the Iowa an'
. mo oregon u 10 knots 20 follow ~
Quickly as possible u'hlhu WV "''"'
cruisers, ....,,. 4,
II would have been necessary "
: bring several OF these vess " norm Nv,
eionn thcm In airy dock before anrunl
/ them on their long cruise away from ai
lneNhaustihle base ut supplies lhNoN
inr IA delay OF several weeks
The news OF the American losses u
mo Frirmish ut Ia Quaslhn nav
caused the PreHldor' 90 call sccrelnilr
y forr and Algor into consultation y.
t, pnrdinr the best way 10 eonvlnec w
. Srprl1rds ~ the hop'lessncss OF w
strbhorr reFiatauca 40 ihr ln's,l,nl,
3 and within n few hours captain M'n'n
+ IN the naval war board mo conN nee
I mo authorities TINT ihofonFhN q!
! foctlva np,t involving nll ih' n, ,,n,
s.sarilnl 10 secure success, cou,1 sl"l
= ha Ilsratrh0d 20 give tn sp'nilIua y
q, homo an object lesson of lh' H'''" ''
\ Mlii0r NJ var. ~. Am. ,,,, a,
Clptnin Nuhan readily drew w wv
b. ..t,r ur1vI1ur fnr the INN ll,lN "'
I, ..r,,lirc OF the nrst-clasr h'tue.hl
Z. r,v., ana oregon the recently mo1,ii
ed MA. .rtod cruiser NewliN wy
III I'D auxiliary cruisers laNk 40. n,,.
4, ,t, md Uyie. accompanied 10y lnl'
.,iiiers which could not Only COM.
"a M abrupt cessation OF SPANS con