The Red Cloud chief., 1898-11-25
lF SPAIN HAD WITHDRAWN.
Uncle Sam Was Ready for Immediate Rs'
sumption Of War.

sumption Of War.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 .-Though con-
hdent that hostilities will not be re-
sumed, Secretary Long has made u .
point since the peace protocol was
signed TO put the men of war Of the
service In the best possible condition..
During tho latter part OF last week In.
structions were sent to tho command.
ants OF the navy yard directing them
to expedite the completion Of the vcs-
sells in order that they might be in .
condition for immediate use should de-
velopmcnts in tho international situa.
ton require their employment.
The departments attention was lrst
directed to the battle ships and ar
morcd cruisers and as n result OF the
extra work put on them they arc well
advanced and some are ready for scrv,
Ice. The Indiana Is the only armor.
clad which Is undergoing extensive
repairs, and, In case of necessity, over
time work would promptly place her
In condition to join the squadron to
70 sent to Spain.
Secretary Long has given instruc.
tons to commandants OF navy yards to
rush the smaller cruisers and gunboats
which are wanted for service in Cuban
poses. The decision not to use tho old
single turretcd monitors for service In
Southern waters has caused the OH
cials TO look around for more service
able vessels, and tho smaller cruisers
and gunboats will be used for this pur-
pose.
Resides these vessels tho departments
would probably attach to n feet sent
abroad the cruiser New Orleans, which
will be ready for service In tho course
Of n few weeks, several gunboats and
n feet of colliers. The battleships
Iowa and Oregon, which are ut Rio.
ure also available for operations In
Spanish waters. They are about tho
same distance from spain as are the
ships now In New York.
SO far as tho North Atlantic squad
ron Is concerned, therefore, it would
not tako long to mobilize n strong
fleet. The New York IL now at Hamp-
ton Roads, fully coaled and ready for
sea; the armored cruiser Brooklyn and
tho battlcship Massachusetts, which
are at New York, can sail within y
very short time, and the second class
battlcship Texas Is having hcr pro-
peller repaired.
Should hostilitics be resumed, IL Is
expected that Secretary Long will
again call together the naval war
board, consisting OF Rear Admiral 81
card. Captain Crowninsh!eld ana Cap
tain Mahan. Before the Adjournment
Of the board plans had been prepared
for the dispatch Of Rear Admiral
Sampson and n squadron under his
command to the Spanish coast. 1t was
not contemplated last August that tho
Canaries should be seized, but there Ia
reason TO believe that II the peace ne.
gotiations are interrupted the author.
tiles will seriously consider the advis.
ability OF directing the CAPTURE Of
these islands.
The withdrawal OF the Spanish com.
m~issioners from Paris would be the
signal for the dispatch to Rear Ad-
miral Sampson to come North on the
gunboat Topeka and resume duty al
commandcr-in-chief Of the North At
lantic squadron.
Rear Admiral Dewey would send his
vessels to destroy Spanish fortihca.
tions Mt Iloilo; troops would be trans
ported to that point and tho city would
be occupied. With tho fall Of this
point the last Spanish stronghold In
the Philippines would have disap'
peared and II would be an easy task te
station troops among the various isl
ands to protect American intercsta
Besides the Philippines, the American
men.of.war would also hoist tho Gag
over the Carolincs.
II will be impossible for Spain K
prevent the United States from carry
ing out its will, either in the Atlantis
or in the far East. In expectation o.
the arrival Of the German emperor
who has since changed his mind. and
for the purpose OF impressing him, Al
we'll as the people OF Spain with tn.
size Of the remnant OF the spanish
navy, Admiral Camara was directed Il
mobilize his ships at Cadiz- There arr
now at that Point tho pats'e sup .
layo. the armored cruiser Carlos V, thu
protected cruiser Alfonso XIII, the re
constructed battle ships NumanciI
and vittoria, besides torpedo boat de
stroyers and torpedo boats. In tn
Philippines Spain has several small
gunboats and one auxiliary cruiser
the Buenos Ayres.
Since the war tho Spanish govern
ment has done nothing toward com
pleting the armored cruisers OF tn
Asturias class which are under con
struction. Her neglect Is due to lacl
Of funds