Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-30

battles, seiges and fortunes that the
American people do.
on this side of the water, the circus
aspect of the affair is unfortunately too
much in evidence The yellow journals
are bound 10 treat the horrible realities
of war much as they would a Carsc'.
city prize fight or a football game al
Hampden park. The more conserva-
tive public viii he just as eager as the
yellow journal readers to hear the
news ana to know every detail of the
course Of hoStilitias ON all sides.
therefore. there is It demand here for
very full and complete reporting Of
the Spanish war and news from that
quarter is likely to dislodge almost
everything else from public attention.
For some weeks this city has been a
distributing point for the war CORES
pondents. Every man who starts out
for the field. whether as an artist, a
poet. a philosopher. or n mere news
gatherer comes to Washington to sur
vey the ground, get his credentials and
learn if possible how and where the
war is to be conducted and what would
be the best Watch-toWer for him to Sc
cure. Some of the problems of the war
correspondent at this stage ri the game
| furnish an interesting side-light as to
American expectations concerning the
conflict. Where shall | go?'' the cor
| respondent asks, and the replies are as
various as the opinions concerning the
strategic plan of the campaign and the
nature OF the hostilitics, one man
says: GO To Kingston. jamaica,
where YOU can have an open cable, and
get the news from the ships of all
kinds which find their way to that
neutral point" Others say 81. Michaels
is the best seat on the grandstand
Tampa, Key West, Matanzas. Havana.
Mobile and Atlanta are also candidates
for that honor, and the army Of cores
pondents are generally betaking them
selves to these points, with the eXcep-
ton that no one can longer get to Cuba
without great risk Of personal safety
If this is to be a naval war. as most
people believe. the best place 10 see j,
would obviously be from position high
| in the mainmast Of The heaviest battle
ship of the squadron. Where Farra-
gut dashed himself in pushing up the
! Mississippi is the place on ship per-
| sonally selected by most of the arriv-
! MS wi i'9l'ii"Vii'7' NJ u '"''t' - ''''
secretary OF the navy mas decided that
/ he shall have other uses for such COM
| -, l;e ;+ 81 j.; r4 l.,,-,,.. t,t.
i''''i'''iii7 - - anu - '''
/ press &alItlN on any 'l tIit NdfSiii'N-
( After weeks of discussion. the most
4 that has. I,aar conceded is that ono
/ i'll eHeH 'd'lN' ~ e"Oi 'i'lSt - - - ~
1 Citations may ace pn1panN SchleE :
/ cCla dron This means tbaf Tho five
},',,,,1,].,1 l...,,.i,, ,,,.,...r,,-,i.,,t. ,,,.
|
! >t"h quarters "utS!0f. a JUS ~ Il
/ yacht, which Will follow the fleet and so
/ ,vatrh ite movements is obxiolIsly the
-, .,.;.
INN 49, INNS Gnu 9 t"iti''S' ~ 1iiV''
/ VIII circle about the h&htinS WafShlps.
! Bul This method of Witnessing the per
/ : . ,4 ...:.,.,,t s.. ..i,.,,
/ JtfI"llS. Va course. 50 l"ll& rs the Hh-
/ ScrVatiOn tug keeps out IF the range of
| tb. o,lDr If * reasonable eara fn,.
! ~ :.
"i-d'tNNi i''f h' tli' iil,tl l'dll"ildI
| uSa%eS in regard ia such n0n-COm-
/ Blatant attendants of a battle ana they
viii ,,rnI,al1v fly q Montreal aao it i
-, 1850
/ NOT likely 'ilt enemy Npulu waste us
ammunition on mosquitoes. when fight
| ing = hear
!
| hnt IN cas- OF Sbdir4 rN1ng" ri posi-
ton en ne Part Of any Of The Warship@.
| 50 rs I" tllhE the tag INTO rang" lis heln-
lV9StleSS N"Ul" hF most uepl"f3plr. Nlth-
"H' ~ INV one -"'u Slpt W"'lIH u" ikclY
| ~ aeiiu ~ " u: we 10y l"ih OF IN" set
| ~ i tIlIfeIH roSSinie lhdt the relation Of