The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-26

naval and land equipment Of the Tinted
States. The Spanish nation n bankrupt
The sentiment OF civilized Europe mus
be against her. TIE world knows the
record Of risruie, tyranny and crime
which HIS 1ae pages Of history OF Spain's
government OF her colonies But -bfacker
in Its lnfamy than sill these f. the destruc-
lion OF the Maine. 7 am merely giving
Tou the ideas entertained By every En-
giI-hman know when I say that II Spain
cannot purge herself of ali guilt In con-
nection with that monstrous crime then
the hard CT every civilized nation should
os raised against her.
THE terrible susferings OF the Cuban
recaneentrados and the utter failure OF
Spain 10 govern her main colony In this
hemisphere are reasons enough TO Justify
the attitude OF the United States. But
the browning charge In the terrible In
1ietment agaius; Spain IL the wanton de-
struetion of the battieship Maine. In this
the United States has the deepest sym
pafhy of every English naval officer and
sea man From my point OF view Spain
seems TO have been extremely lax In her
expressions of sympathy for the desrruc-
ton OF the Maine and of regret that IL
occurred in the harbor OF Havana. The
published reports OF the findings Of the
American board OF inquiry compel the he
lief that Spain is responsible for the de-
TO say TO what degree this responsibility
extends But. on the other hand. it Is In
conceivable that the naval experts OF the
Maine investigation could have been mis-
taken. According 10 tn epictures ! have
seen. the explosion must have been from
tina outside. Had II been from within. the
decks would have given away under the
strain All OF the external evidences point
TO the explosion OF submarine mine.
II can oest give YOU an idea Of the ofln-
ions and sentiments shared hv the officers
OF the English navy In the Australian
squadron BY quoting Rear Admiral Pear
son. who assumed charge of the squadron
last December. He said: IL ii is proven
beyond doubt and the investigation was
made BY skilled men, that the Names de-
sfruetion was due to Spanish sources. then
Spain can never Indemnify the United
States for that shocking loss Of life and OF
. magnificent fighting ship. nor can she
ever vtndlcate herself from the stain upon
her honor
An English American Alliance.
1T is not 10 he presumed that any Euro
pean power will interfere In the Spanish
American war In behalf OF either nation.
And there Is no reason TO believe that the
present conflict viii be w1dened SO as 10
embrace In its vortex other nations. French
aid aud counsel 10 Spain win not go rs far
as armed assistance. There Is no fear of
that. Germany will take no hand in the
conflict: this 10 my mind is equally certain.
But IL both France and Germany should
espouse the eag.se of Spain. England ard
America would no In position to dictate
terms Of peace 10 all Europe. With the
magnificent armies which England and
America would be able TO equip and put IN
the field. and with the uneausied fighting
ability Of their combined nayies the anglo
American alliance would he invincible be-
fore all Europe. and the contemplation OF
the formatio Of such an alliance should
have detersng influence on those ma
lions which ssmpaih!ze with Spain in her
present difficulties"
Capt Howard il lust The kind of 4 man
one would imagine from learning the senti-
mens he ehtriehes He Is Of medium
height weli-bniit his face Is hronzei from
exposure IN tropical climates and his body
hardened by the training he received In the
English navy. Hls face - refined and In
tellectual: regular features cast In The Eng
Ish mould with light brown eyes and
brown. wayy hair. brushed back from
high broad forehead His demeanor II
that Of IA man who knows the world. lie
entered the k.uglLsh navy al the age or Il.
was AZ The. bomhaFdmerf of Alexandria in
June lSs2. participated ia the Burmese war
year later, and WAS OF an English man.
of-war Ia the campaign against the
tribes IN the SOudau IN iSSS-6. He II a son
% Gen. W. a Howard who for nearly half
a century WAS ia command OF various de-
yacisnents OF English troops in India. Gen.
Toward finally rose 10 the rank Of com
manding officer liz her maiestys troops In
tie empire He successfully led tsn Bengal
infantry and the First and Secogd Sepoy
regiments and sustained wound AZ Chit
torSsn tina; resulted fatally after a period
Of Illness.
After a four months soiourn in Cuba,
Capt Howard wiii return 80 London where
he viii assume command OF n. NJ. :. Vic
toris }is wife and family viii reside Tor
a month IN New York.