Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-27

u no other nation and where the IN.
fuence OF ne United States will not
hereafter b. subordinated % that Of any
European p-wer
Ine distr luiion Of immense quaint.
ties of coal Tor naval purposes IN the Pa.
cifr indicates the unaifeub.e attitude
which has been adopted by the admins.
tntlon regard,ng the future policy Of
the Unitrd states in that direction a.
: fhe initial expense involved In transport.
ing the proper quality Of fuel for use In
the marine engines d well A. the elaoo-
rate character Of the apparatus which
must b. installed for These expeditions
colling Of war vessels for which time IA
most essential element, demonstrates
the gravity and how thoroughly the az.
th0rities have matured their plans.
The number Of tons which will be
held In reserve at tins various coaling
stations west Of the American continent
have been fixed Tor the present as fol.
lows: Manila, 25.OOD tons; Guam, Io,-
600 Honolulu, 2b.OOO; Pago Pago, TO-.
600; san Francisco q. 900; and Bremen.
J ton, Puget SOUND. 1900 On the Al.
lantio coast In addition 70 the fuel sup
ply already established az the various
yards and naval stations the recon.
mondations Of Admiral BeIknap's boari
which made its investigations early in
/ the Spanish war wili PROBABLY b. adop'-
ed without modification with the al.
dition Of several requisite ports In the
West Indies. The locations o. thess
naval bases with their tonnage of coal
supply will be- a. follows: Havana, 2j.-
900; Santiago DE- Cuta. 10000; san
Juan do Porto Rico, 2lN0O; Iouugt.
ana Key West. 10000; Por' Royal IS
O., % OC0; Norfolk. Va, 500o; Wlsn-
ington. 1000; Lsagus Island, 600; Sew
York, 5000 New London Conn, 2b,O30;
Boston. 1900; Portsmouth. y n, l0,.
600; Funcnm1n's Bay. Sc. i5.Oll
In addition 20 these the naya. author.
titles are satisfied that they can always
depend uDon securing 90 q minuie's
notice at Hampton X ais az well as at
New YORK NJ least 5000 tons. suca
amounts being always available at those
/ ports for commercial and marine uses
With strong coal bases provided IN
| this arrangement within easy toeming
distance of every We sei IN the naval
feet, the effective projection Of the At.
lantio coast would b. more than doubled
rs compared with ~ condition six
months ago With the exception OF the
3 long stretches around the South Amer.
can continent, where In case of enforced
neutrality oi the Latin.American repub-
lies. United States ships cannot purchase
coal IN their ports, n continued recourse
90 armed golfers will be- unavoidable.
I Tho government u now fortunately pos.
sossed of seventeen Of these invaluable
vessels, with an aggregate carrying cl.
/ paciiy approximatng 5000 tons, and
h the intention % keep these vessels tl.
ed 90 their capacity aud constantly
ready Tor immediate service.
The sailing arrangements however
comprehensive they may seem and how.
ever great the improvement Of the con.
ditions that existed az the outbreak u
, hostiiities with spain are still far from
satisfactory % the naval experts who
| have devoted themselves 90 the consid.
Grafton Of this important subject
/ Stretches Of 1000 miles OF more will still
separate several OF the stations in the
Pacific and longing eyes are cast upon
islands with excellent harbors that could
| b. uulized fo break In two the tedious
and trying voyages which It'll must
grayely test the coaling radius of some
OF the most effective United States war.
| ships
There Is no concealment among naval
officers OF the almost priceless value
that the possession OF the Carolincs
would contribute 20 the maintenance Of
/ American interests in the widest Of
oceans To Spain this archipelago can
never be more than a burden and tx.
pcnse, which mustsnow appear prohib.
tive 10 the government az Madrid IN ~
str cnod circumstance, aud an auction
sale 10 the highest bidder Is believed 20
/ DO among the certainties OF tho early
future. IL Is no secret that the present
administration az Washington Is not In.
clined TO permit any European 20 buy
this group, aud emphatic evidence l.
given OF this determination IN the orders
issued TO naval vessels In the last week,
providing Tor the disposition OF oil the
available naval forces at Manila, Guam
and Honolulu. There Is another line OF
communication with the Philippines
during period Of hostiities. This il
20 bo undertaken by naval auxiliaries
and army transports from New York by
way OF the suez canal early next month,
but it Is n route which gives 10 the
stntogists no concern whatever for the
present, as it would not bo needed In
time Of war nor after the completion OF
the Nicaragua canal
Harlan May succeed 0rossoup.
Washington. Dec. %. The president