The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-16


ass The Defense ~ rsgst
sssnA NJ MsSrsss.sese Peist.
N ecmmcu viii, the rest OF The Union.
Beassle yesterday wasehsd fer every item
a. news from Washington. Havana and
Madrid with keen .atersst and almost
fevsr.sh imp4tience. Detay seems 10 have
only capitalized ard intensified the SEN
ttusut In favor Of sn aests. and aggres-
ssys ealicy or the pzfs OF the United
eta.ss. ana throughout t-ss crowds that
shronxed the s:ress yesterday there APP
p<a.ed 20 be little or 70 division Of opia-
jon.
Tbe atmosphere, b4imy with the sus-
nhtUe o. typical Puget aonnd spring day.
~ also full Of war. tseaihed into II by
the comment OF thousands Of people who
were syerywhere discussing fiie crisis in
III its phases and bearings. As one passed
W and down tho sidewalks in any dirse-
ten the cafehwords of conversation that
fsli on his ear were Cuba Spain.
8Al0e. senaW, ftiL A<ee. Wass
''nghi.' Intervention. Independence"
In front Of the PostJnssilix~ncer build
Ing. where the largest crowds We're SAITH
cred, both on Second avenue and on Cher
~ street. IL was an interesting and even
thriiiing sight 10 stand and watch the
crowds and listen 10 them as bulletins
were from time 10 time postsd up IN the
windows. All classes u peop.e were
there. and al; seemed imoaed By the COM
mon spirit Of American patriotism which
the present junctur~ in history has
brought INTO sharp and definite express
sion. The banker and the hoosbiack. the
hod-carrier and the clerk. the lawyer and
the Iaanberman. the drummer aud the
Kiondiksr--alI mingled side by aide. The
society Ncsnan peered through her god
trimmed gsaEes 10 seq what congress WAS
dang. The nurse girl stepped The saby
carriage In the middle of the sidewalk
to fnd out whether war had been declared.
The shopper held bundle OF ribbons or
orsss gpods under each arm ana hated
hang enough 10 read the words OF seaa-
tors IN debate.
An object Less0n.
Neva-. perhaps. WAS there a better or
more psacsicai object Lesson in the wide
reaching and Intelligent interest which a..
glasses of Americans take in government
II affairs where the hoaor aud dignity OF
the ia,Ioa are involved. Watching the
crowd was Ike watching the pulse aud
throb OF the great heart Of tie mass Of
American citizenship. Nobody was making
4 spe@rh. There Was no ARTIFICIAL effort.
M ciar-trap OF quaskery. fash tights OF
fireworks tn drasx a crowd. The crowd
wAs there because -esesy member Sf i, was
8 constituent unit OF the American aas.an
whose Affairs wens being discussed aud
decided by their representatives in the
national capital.
am essraos.ty that ihs crowds gave at the
b1llettns. II was not necessary to ussen
to the comment in order 10 Tell that the
spsctaters knew wha. they were reading
about. The average man in the crowd
knew the difnervnce between sha house
IL
had read ths fun story in the morning
paper. ana he knew Just what the day
was expected 10 bring forth 1t was as
II tie senate chamber at Washington had
been extended With huge whispering GAL
sefdes reaching 10 the farthess rim of the
Pacific coast When shs nas of the cu-
ban repahlie was hung oaf IN ths. Post
Inseiligeneer window a hun OF suhdued
applause swept through the crowd. the
little banner being Instantly recognized.
while approving comments w.re heard ON
sseIy sde. It's red. white and blue
saia rsnehsr ca the eurbssoAs. Yes.
It's pretty rinse Kin 10 Old Glery." said
his comraas. Well. II may be a pretty
rood fsg," said another. "hut for my
rart ia rather s~e the stars and StrIncs
waving ever Cuba
When the Bulletin announcing ID. Ais.
triba,len Of Tho national forces al New
orleans, Mobile. Tamps and ,chiekam.u-
s.,a was Aaax oas = aaiI a dozen seho,,
boys were seen ssslns eut Their ao,e book
and copying ihe ls, e 'Ae resinsnss Is
seshe~ with ,ho gsnegass in command 81
each Aiys~oa.
While this was the stats ef siTaigs 3awn
town al, sSsy the SAME all pervadlag lss-
,ere-s permeassa the suburbs - ,he e,;y
and showed itself tn nstshtesing lawns.
All las, evening the te.erhoas bell in sAe
res,-sase,isgvnesr eisiee was kept stns~
Ing 20 answer the gsessioa as to wssl
,he senate hai aeae arid What was he
latest nevs fgesa washington
wsrs.~ az sssrns, Nhatie>.
Out AZ tie t'ssssstssty ST Washington ihe
war sentiment Ia ssssrs and pfactseails
anarsnssss IAeat. wAezssy. military sa'
sgraesor In sa~ university. when srea yVs-
sssasy hy -Inseslsgcncsr reporter
sac: I'VE are xa IN ssr1oes 81 tie uni.
se.sasy en- fae ssoaa aGestiass, Every
body sh.fss II ls war. ssss t.sslsssse war.
tbs assessss fSta IA she facaits ard 60
5 sse sss<si ssxtS NJ lssegs will Re na