The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
It Will Never Come Down.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.

In the general excitement OF wsrfsre
in the Philippines, few persons, proha-
bly,, have noticed that large part vi ths,
North Atlantic squadron has been for two
or three weeks in Guantanamo bay. The
feet is not there to make any hostile de-
monstrations, but is using the mangniA
cent land-looked bay as apractics yroaAd,
Meantime, the naval aud army euglnesrS
are making surveys with view to i,nprOv-
ing the harbor and transforming Guam.
tanamo bay into one of the great .aAyal
stations in the Western hemisphere. u
It will be remembered that the drst
foothold secured by the Americans at the
beginning of the war with Spain was on
Guantanamo bay. Tho position captured
aud held by the marine brigade proved 70
be ono of the healthiest in Eastern Cubs
This fact and the. advantages Of the hay.
as rendezvous for war sbipsled the naval
engineers sto.recumendit as naval statiops
The concentration Of the Aeet thsre ins
disst.d shes pnr pes.e Of ths xsra.ssnA a.
utilize Guxutannmo asa G psrmansti
station. with comparatively small ex-
psuditnre the bay can be made ono o: the
finest harbors in the world.
Tho few Americans who look forward
TO the early Withdrawal of General
Brooke'a army from Cuba do not realize
that the fortiAcations at Havana, at Ma
tanzas, at Santiago, and at Cienfuegos are
manned by American troops; that the
improvements IN the cities OF the coast. as
we'll as those of the: ipterior, have been
under the direction of Americaps; that
wherever permanent works have been In
stalled, it has been done bv Americans;
that the American flag hles from the
Notifications and the ships that guard Ha-
vana and Santiago, and that the better
msnts in harbor facilities and in interior
importation have been achieved by
American intelligence aud enterprise. The
changes are of the same character as If
they had been made along our own main
land coast, and as much care il taken to
protect permanently the interests ct the
people of Havana Santiago as if those
were native American, instead. of Cuban.
In the Philippines the same policy ia
being pursued. Admiral Dewey has taken
measures to put the navy yard and ar
senal at Cavjte in good condition, aud on
his own, motion has raised the Spanish
vessels and had them repaired or equipped
for service lu the Philippians waters. At
the same time General. Otis hss instituted
measures to improve conditions, not only
in Manila, but in every city in the islands
occupied or TO DO occupied, By Americans.
The government has had prepared in Chi
cago plans for reAgersting plant and
cold. storage warehouse, to be erected as
soon as possible in Manila. This will be
the first enterprise Of the kind undertaken
by any government in the East. It will be
Of immenee advantage to army and navy.
and will pave the way for other establlsb-
n,snts Of the kind that viii give residents
Of Manila the beneat Of tho best cOld-
storage sYstem. a,s] 4 u Al
The improvements shat have beeh made
OF prof looted in Cubs and the Philippines
mean much. They me.n ths msintsnancs
Of the present American occupatidn in the
islands. They mean 9 purpose on the
part Of opr government to Americanize
our new possessions. Cuba ands Porto
Rico are our ouposts in the Csribbssn sn sea.
On the Pacific ~ have Hawaii where
Pearl harbor will soon becoms 9 great
naval station. Eastward W have Guam
and Wake islands on the vay g TIE. Philip
pines. Ana 81 the Chinsss ieoist ~ ~, )
ths grsat archipelago, vhich oonat isutes
the gateway y the Asiatic mainlaad = hs
dag shat ~ayss y day over shsm8 ~ yill
never como dov,n. and NJ present scsrss
sof= f=ths wslhing tor goysrns 81 8 gtov.-.
ing rseo9n pf Il this glor.oes Z g fass 81