The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-26
Capt. Howard, of the English
Navy, on His Way to Cuba.
He HOPES AMERICA WILL win
vsaerMn ONs~er Tn Queen Sfctovia-s
UattBeAhi ps~--tDtss~rsa ston ef the
apanish- ns~vtesa Naval Conflicts
WIN B< Of s.r~at saia~-No Dosbs
A. % the H~suIt of the 1susest.

To study the modern laatsieshsp I'm ae-
4ioa = che purpose OF Capt. A. Howsrd.
h n, Who arrived in Seattle Sunday
aigkt from Australia and who Is now on
kie way 20 Cufsa. Capt. Howard has been
- the EngiAsa navy Tor the past twenty
one years. He has served II numerous
snga9smeuas in which her nsajesty's navy
has sidsd the royal troops. ard for the
EAST i've years has besn attached to the
Australian squadron as commander or
~. n =. EspsgIe.
Although In many respects a typical
Eakiiah naval officer. Capt Howard IL
without the traditional regicenee OF a
BritiGher. To Pogt-Insei.lgenesr re-
poStee at the Rainier Grand yesterday he
spoke freely OF his purposes and discussed
Ahe Hispanc-AmeTieaa quarrel with de-
ligtttul ana engaging franknsss. At the
on1DoAft he declared himself entirely and
completely tn sympathy with America.
eAyIn6 a. the same time that his own sem
tfmenfs were those OF the people OF Ans
tralla and the officers and men of The
Australian squadron OF tier DaaJesIs's
pAyy.
Australians ON Oar stde.
Capt. Howard said that the people OF
Australia believed that an alliance OF the
English and American nations bad al
ready taken place. So enthusiastic are
the Australians In their sympathy with
The stand taken b. the American govern
msnt that hundreds stand willing to yoi-
unteNr their services Tn The war with
Spain II they are needed. On the steamer
Warrlmoo, on which Capt Howard trav-
eied from Australia there we're nearly n
hundred Australian miners bound for the
kioBdike. Among thsm the one topic OF
conversation was tbs sraHlsil~Ameri
tmbruglio. These rough miners, Ike their
eornpatriots - home. believe that Amer
iea's cause is that % Righteousness and
humanity and they stand ready and will
lug 10 offer mp their lives 10 aid this na-
sion in the war against tae Spanish
II hoDe % be able to see some OF the
fighting between the American and Span
ish bat.ioship=." said Capt Howard
Naval construction, in modern days has
made such wonderful progress and has
Initiated 20 many. many changes 10 the
fighting machines of the sea that naval
officers IN every nation are almost totally
ignorant Of the capabilities OF their ships
of war Invention has worked almost ua-
eeasing changes lR the construction and
equipment of modern hat,leshlps and
cruisers. war between two nations.
each supplied with the latest pattern Of
vessels of WAL Will % az the highest
value. a. on ohieo; lesson. 10 The officers
OF neutral nations.
IN nassi construction there ara new
things IN equipment f8T Il seusa ~ az
gressIon IN the con nlisated nia. ggnery Of
The hsttieship Almost every menth Naval
warfare of this day and generation ia ~
vastly removed and widely different
frofs thai win which history has dealt
that even the most sk.ifnl naval officers
OF the present ..Rt know bur little after
all. 81 whag they can accomplish with
Their fghtipF Shps.
For example, The naval commander OF
toda. must he az expert on hgdran4ss
and must have mofa than n practical
Knowledge AT electricity. Way Because
both hydraulics and electricity PLAY "A
moat inparlaf par 70 tht handling Of
tie snoiern hatt2eshir.
ssensnaship es To-day.
'"rhe wendetsul ohaage that has been
wrought in the navies ~ the world by in
ventian daring ne past thirty years has
effeetnany placed ia the background those
qualities az seamanslap which were the
glory OF the nava: heroes az tie past
There "a almost 80 such tssing az sea-
manshig in nASd engagement today.
In the days OF the sailing warshlps the
comfnander whose amanehln was of A
higher order than tha. ~ hls opponent
usually won. Then l. was Il matter NJ
handling hts vessel quickly nnd of ma
neuxeriug as 70 e4tain an advantage
over hls adversary. Now days If your
enemy has ship propelled hv equally
powerful engines ~ Your own. with pro
relsers OF equal sizc Il is simply 81 matter
of revolutions. question % MATTE -na7ics
and not Of ssxanan's skin IN bringing q
bastlcssiip into aciton. striking blow snd
tfen gettsna Into position for another
broadsiae.
War VIII B. short one.
THE war viii moi last more than six
months" sad Capt. Howard. responding
TO an inquiry, ia viii he very one-siaed
Stain has neither the resources nor the