The western recorder., 1898-05-19
Ignorant Spanish Ideas.

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Spanish navy in a battle. They
might have to submit to humilia
ton all the more difficult to en-
dure because of their Boosting
but it is improbable that an Amer
lean newspaper will make a. grea
a mistake as the Madrid Imparcia
is reported to have made in regart
to tho difficulties against winch 1
claims the United States will hav,
to contend.
Speaking of the chances Of Span
1t says:
In some ways, particularly
on paper, the United States
appear to have a slight SUPER
iority, but, then, it must lie
remembered that her forces
are disorganized and torn by
civil and political strife. The
Northern and Southern states
bear no good will toward each
other, and Those of the South
are only awaiting an opportu-
nifty to break the chains that
bind them to the oppressive
rule OF the Northern states.
The states of the South really
desire to recover the slaves
and to make the Northern
States pay dearly for the cost
of the civil war, which waged
with greater or less severity
from 1861 to 1866.
It would seem that the man VIII,
wrote the foregoing actually be
lievcd it TO be true. 1t goes 4
show how long it takes the trutl
about the United States to find it
way into the minds Of some Euro
peans; presumably English, French
and German papers would no
make the blunder of saying tina
the South and North nre dividet
against each other and that tn,
South would be glad Of an oppor
tunity to revenge itself upon tn,
North. Germany, France and En-
gland are too closely in touch will
the United States TO fall into tina
error. But SPAN is in q corner o
Ensope, 70 one sids Of the strsau
of travel and information, aud s.
its papers have not yet learnet
that the American civil war is a
an end in spirit and feeling as vel
as in overt act.
But this is not the only illustra
tion that has arisen showing Eu
ropean ignorance of the Unitet
States. The most noticeable i
the surprise that Europeans lav
expressed at the fact that Amcri
cans know how to fight. This ig
nornnce in regard to the fighting
ability of Americans existed il
Germany, and it is, therefore, no
to be wondered at that Spain wai
in the dark. Why any part .
Europe should ever have taken TO
granted that the scamen on Amer
lean warships would not fight i
certainly worry remarkable. Amer
leans have shown in an unmistak
able way that they can build first
class war vessels. Why it shcult
be assumed that the men who cal
build such ships could not als,
handle them is something tina
goes beyond ordinary understand
ing.
Spain and the other European
countries that have underestimate
the United States will be taught I
valuable lesson before the war il
over. 1t will be fonnd not only
that Americans can fight, but thai
the country is united from south
to north and from cnst TO west
There is no line of division any
where. The whole American peo
pie are supporting the ADMINISTERS
tion in this war, and they would
do it in any other foreign conflict
in whi;h ths United States NIGH
become engaged. This is some
thing upon which Europe should
count, and it should also take into
consideration the ability Of thi,
TO make itself first-class
naval power in a few /, ears.-Den.
yer Republican.