Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-24

AAAAH - NH"fNHhHAs Wv NV
once IN n while such nm cyprorsion f.
heard nB that Do o. shameful that %,
powerful a nation os the United s'1ies
should Boz pitici on common forms
aEiIrst third-clara. bankrupt and
crippled country uEe sr1In and boz ao
SLOW about making the latter fool the
superiority Those who honestly one
tcrialn ruch thoughts must have given
the subject quite superficial, N any.
consideration. fur the conclusion
reached. having reference. aa % does. 90
visible power ~ wholly Illogical and
improper WHOM tho case lH thoroughly
nnnlyged Il will be- shown that go far
from this country being tho stronger
military POWER ~ the two, Spain was
at tho outbreak OF hpHtilltioa
In ON essential respects decidedly su-
pouor, Il ia not only numbers. 70.
sources and carnrity that count even
nH physical factors. experience. randi-
mess. position and naturalization have
60 o. taken into The account. and in nli
those respects the spluilrda were n
long way In the Head
Tho Spanish navy a. the boglnuInn
~ h0stlii,lca was equal n not superior
10 oun ro far na the number and cn.
rariiy NJ HhlIu worr concerned. Spain
had the added advantage NJ greater
army. numerically considered. In cub,
alone than We have yet been able a.
raise. ana ali OF these were uccllmn-
ted tourhonod, trained. ana able 'o
do effective work under such circum.
Htnurca nH would Doe much moro trying
10 Americans than 10 them. because our
mon are more familiar with tho tom.
forts and Injuries ~ ne. spain had
and has greater army IN point "
numbers IN the Philippines than wc
perhaps viii ever have there. tho Same
/ conditions na IN the foregoing clHe pre-
/ ynlrur and hut for the impuiaiyo. de.
t,rmlnrd work ~ Dewey. which struck
| the Spanish noot In Manila hay Ike
o. thundorbolt ana electrified the whole
! civilized world. Tho enemy would have
/ been today formidable quantity lr
that part N tho globe. II war. in-
I decd. r. question na tn what The llon'
] Ike commodore would de- with his vie.
tory after be- had won %; be- had drawn
u prize which was beyond hlH physical
capacity 90 hold and 20 which he has
Ho far added nothing, awaiting assist
nnce.
~ 10 quite easy 90 pee that in the mat
. Cor Uf visible forces al the outbreak of
| hoauIlU0s. Spain had "a luus lead. ~
the ordinary course NJ thIprl the wal
should have gone nu har why Tor
while. rut 10 has NOS rang nor wa,
az amy time or nt any point because
her superiority aH super ..y .a gauge.
ir advance hy thr authorities. WHs ut
/ tarly uunyplilng 1hr ships, ihH mon
iho equipments, everything but onU
thlnr was In favor NJ thc ioFconiant
of Ferdinand and Isabella. That on.
thing occupies tho Same relative pn
mulu On militant power that the nm
Soon something In man that leaves hlH
! uiulDH whom % drpartI occupies Co th
mon. iIr may have muscles ~ hrlH
heart ~ flint and eyes emitting
glowing nrc. but when those ara PAL
rIod through the departure ~ tho soul
ihe seilpst child o. more powerful
o. NOT. then. the numerical showing. M
uuluuhsl courage, the obvious cap
ability. the m1tohlgHH endurance, th
docgul prrtlnCity nor rho want of
certain quality ~ patriotic purplHai {
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