The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18
II NOTES.

The Spanish flag must go! Boiled
down that is the universal sentiment in
congress. Theie are different opinions
as to how, but there is a general agree
mcnt that the end must be the driving
of the Spanish flag from CUBA. A
week ago there was some doubt as to
whether this sentiment was held by
President Mckinley, but his action
since congress unanimously apprOpri-
aied $50, 000, 900 for him To spend at his
discretion in preparing for national de-
Tense, have been those of n man who
expects to fight, and the delight eX-
pressed over the preparations for war,
which are now visible on every hand,
show that the coun,ry's fighting blood
is up, which adds Il little to the eel
tainty of war. According to the gen
cral belief, it i now only n question Of
how and where the fighting will begin.
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Although Secretary Long has again
officially denied the renewed statement
that the president had been informed
of the nature Of the report that will be
made by the naval court Of inquiry.
There is no doubt that the president,
in common with everybody else, is
fully satisfied that the report will be
that the explosion was on the outside
Of the Maine. OF course, he cannot
act until the official report is made,
but he can get ready to back up his ac-
ton, and that he is doing. Every ship
that can possibly be made use of in Il
war with Spain is being looked after
by naval experts, and every manufac-
tory with Il plant for making guns OF
ammunition has received
that the government will, until further
notice, buy everything in that line
they can make.
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The only actual enlistmcnts yet be-
ing made are Of men for the two new
artillery regiments, authorized by con.
gress, and of men for the navy, but
the war department is getting together
arms, ammunition and ACCOMPLISHMENTS
for 100, 900 men, SO that there will be
no delay in getting an army together
at short notice, rs oon as the first call
for vOlu tcers is issued. How soon
that will he will depend upon circum-
stances. We are already going ahead
too fast for Spain, which is now show.
ing an anxiety to delay matters.
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Senior Palo, the new Spanish minis
ter, who has just been presented to the
president, is either ignorant of the sit
uation or is making IA gigantic diplo.
matte bluff to make us think he is.
Just think Of the nerve Of II man, now
when the opinion is universal that
SPANS last hold on Cnba is bound to
be broken in the near future by inter.
vention on the part of the United
States, either peacably or by force, in
giving out IA column newspaper inter.
view in which he enlarges upon the
success of autonomy in Cuba, which
everybody in Washington knows to be
Il failure, and become enthusiastic
over the reciprocity treaty, which he
says he expects to aid the delegates of
the autonomy cabinet in Cuba in ne.
gotiating with the United States. II
Senior Palo really expects to do as he
says he does, the inside of his head
would make a fine study for a special.
list in brain diseases. Nobody blames
Senior Palo any more for talking about
impossible treaties than for being so
cock sure that neither Spain nor the
United States want war; it is the bust.
ness of a diplomat to pretend to be,
lieve what he knows to be untrue.
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