The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-16
HAT WOULD HAPPEN SHOULD WE FIGHT WITH SPAIN
Just Where Our Ships Of War and Troops Would Be
Located if We Took Hand in the
Cuban Trouble
Cuban Trouble.

to provide for all emergencies But the
course to be taken by the Spaniards
after reaching American Naters VIII be
no sooner apparent than word will be
sent to every vessel to rendezvous 1T
the nearest available point. The mo-
ment the SpaniaFds draw up close
enough to permit this word to be given,
every vessel that is swift enough to be
utilized as a scout viii be ordered TO
that service and as d result all the yes
sells of the United States in southern
waters will be practically kept in touch
one with the other 1T is the belief
that the Spaniards will take the most
southerly course, and in That event the
rendezvous Of the United States craft
will be either at SANTANA Cay, north
east OF Crooked Passage. or al Mole ST.
Nicholas. which is now a United States
eoaIing station. Careful consideration
shows thai these two points are the
ones occupation Of which means con-
troll of cuba. 50 TAR as naval operations
are concerned.
Such in brief are the general outlines
Of the rnited states for the beginning
Of cuban campaign. On the basis
that our navy will be able to defeat
the Spanish war vessels, II iS planned
that after this first NAVAL conflict has
taken place. the next step would be
the bomDardment of Havana This
task. il will be renaem oered, Fighting
Bob Evans offered TO perform single
handed with the baatleship Indiana and
guarantee successful results. but the
navy department does not believe it
could be accomplished otherwise than
by the aid IT Il good sized fleet. The
United States fleet would proceed to
destroy Moro Castle and then shell the
town. In the meantime our troops
would execute Il flank movement on
Havana and when the firing from the
vessels ceased. the land attack would
follow In this way. it is believed that
ne fall of Havana could be accom-
piislled and SPANS power in Cuba for
ever crushed
II would seem a rather difficult task
to carry on the outlined military opera
tons with the scanty regular army of
the United States, but SUCH arrange
ments have been made with the officers
of the National Guard that 100000 men
could be put into the field on IS hours
| notice and this is exactly what would
| be done in case of war with Spain. Not
| only that. but Ii has been further ar
ranged to Immediately muster into the
| government service 5000 members OF
/ the naval reserve, who viii be dlsfrIb-
uted among the war vessels. Every Of
| ficer of militia and naval reserve who
| has a command of sufficient prominence
: to-day has his orders which tell him ex-
actly what to do in case q certain fele-
! gram from Washington is received.
[ In the matter of supplies, the great
| handlers OF DreadStuHs ana provisions
| throughout the country have submitted
/ estimates and made arrangements with
+ the government which only need an
other telegram from Washington to
result in the forwarding of huge guam
titles Of supplies of all sorts TO desig-
/ mated points Thus it is that the
limited states, instead of being unpre-
pared and seemingly defenseless, il
armed cap-a-pie and ready to meet any
emergency that may arise.