The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-29

ETY. Of nations, as you might caH IT, seems
TO express IL better. An immediate IN
Quiry into the causes Of the destruction
Of the Maine. instituted by the proper
international authorities. mSnt nave
softened this anger somewhat. especially
IL Spain had agreed. as under fnterna-
tional regulations In such cases she would
have been obliged 10 agree beforehand,
10 accept the finding: but the oarbarities
and innumani;ies practced upon 1ne Cu-
bans were continuously before Us. and,
Maize or no Maine, Spain was Fastening
on 10 her inevitable punishment. and our
American people were Fastening on in
ev;tabIy TO their determination 10 punish
her. II arenge the Maine. il yol choose
10 put x that way. and TO punish Spain
still further by libsrat-ng the richest or
her colonies. our nsighbor. The uses OF
the methods OF diplomacy are clear. The
president utilized them all. out spain
rushed on in the teeth or war. Nothing,
rot even the good advices Of the powers
and the pope, could hold her back. Her
necessities were largely political, IL is true.
but they existed. so that this nation. great
and humane and forbearing as II is, found
it easy as We'll as necessary 10 curb her
desperate spirit and 10 crush her few re-
naming preters:ons. The uses of
strategy in war the employment of
means which might be called humane in
d14SSsLClgD 10 lHr AN4cnSf
harsher methods-these, ike the uses of
diplomacy, ara necessary if one is in the
position OF the president or OF the secre-
taries Of war or OF the navy, or OF the
general Of the army, or or the command
ers of the feet II Is all important to
understand Just when 10 strike and how
TO strike. The victory may seem simply
brilliant-whose could seem more brilliant
than Dewey's-but those who cannot IN
CEr MT oe he of q
difficulties surrounding those IN COM
mand. Of the responsibilities for loss OF
He and treasure. of the inexcusable ioss-
es which may occur from step taken
too quickly or taken falsely-those, 1 say,
always need TO remember that while tell
ing blows can be delivered. it is also or
supreme Importance many times to be
sure that you are just right before you
go ahead. 1t is hard for real soldiers and
sailors 70 stand with patience the delays
of siege or blockade. but suppose they
starve the enemy into submission and
crush him just as completely and also al
most as quickly as if hundreds or thou
sands OF lives were lost in an engage
ment? No. it is not only the duty Of
every soldier and every sailor 10 obey;
that is not only his first duty. but 1t Is the
duty OF all our citizens to support the adj
ministrauon. to be patient while our cabi-
net and our commanders on land and sea
work out their plans TO success. / should
personally like to take my men to Cuba
right away. The island is not unknown
to me. We could fight there and should
be glad to take the chances or war there.
But IL II is not yet time. We can walt:
in any event. We shall be ready when
We are wanted"
lit seems TO be the general feeling now.
colonel. that this war will pace the
United States before the eyes Of the world
I'm a new and better light / remarked.
1T WILL" Col. Grant replied, "and that
Will be one of the great and good things
about it. First it viii unite and soiidify
our people as they have never been united
before. 1t will prove TO our foreign-born
citizens that there is something absolute
ly substantial about our country after all.
something which makes 1t for them as for
all others q real home and a real new
father.and. In the matter OF the different
sections of our country refer. of course,
to the North and the South-the results
viii be intellectually large. You notice
how quickly and loyalty the Fitzhugh
Lees and the Fighting joe Wheelers are
ready TO rush TO arms and thar not only
means that our brothers of the South love