The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-03

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Aumlrai sampson reluctance to risk tho eX-
lstence OF the fleet In trying to force passage
over tho mines and under the guns Of the land
batteries at Skaters bchest is fully supported
by Sir George Clarke In summing uD some
OF the results he snvs.
1t is peculiarly interesting 10 note that popular
camor In the United States while ridiculousy OK
aggersrg the dangers OF the board, reckless
IN demanding military operations in Cuba before
'he naval sitna ion was secure Sea power was thus
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Admiral samp,on.s ORIGINAL proposn had been chr.
ried out the want of artillery and the defects Of
equipment would have been less serious.
The health OF the American Navy throughout the
surprisingly good. and even in the marine
was insenihrant. This is striking tribute to the
anoNleuse anu iore,nousht OF tne naval aon'h,S'
as wei 40 10 '"e careful supervision vi TUG
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keep,np Qualities wa. .bund,nt,v ,usnirss,cd Tn,
monitors endearcd 10 American sentiment NV , Ger.
tain memorable action in Hamilton Roads proved
desperate failures. Tho torpedo, of which much
has been written displayed only its limitations. To
ignore the torpedo boat would be folly but there
IL not the smallest reason to expect that the opera
lions of naval war will be sen'ibly affected by its
agency.
To Sir George Clarke perhaps the greatest
lesson Of the war. how ever. both for the United
States and for Great Britain is that when the
naval authorities had a plan OF operations
carefully matured. the Press and the poll
tcian supervened.' with the natural result
that the plan disappeared and the initial naval
proceedings took the form OF a compromise
strategicay indefensible. In free countries.
whore the views OF sailors and soldiers are al
ways liable to be regarded with suspicion.
there is a real danger that the direction OF war
like operations may be warped by an unn-
structed public cutlery" The Annual contains
the usual accounts OF naval progress during
the year and the useful descriptive lists OF all
war vessels in the worlds navies.
Mr.. Whistler, the gentle artist in making
enemies ia usually bright and amusing no
matter whether he be right or wrong in the
literary scraps into which he gets. In his
quarrel with Sir William Eden over the sum
to he paid for Symphony in Brown and
Gold" the portroit OF LADY Eden. he chose
howevsr instead n, usino hIe customarv
weapons Of attack. 10 90 To law The result
was to give the public the impression that A
very angry old gentleman was squabbling
over a matter OF money. into which he had
somehow managed to drag his sense OF
artistic dignity, and that his manners were
very like those OF equally angry prosaic shop
keenera He has Thought at n pcrnetuate tho
row in "Eden versus whiet,er tba R,ronet
ond tho prttore v,,ontIno u;,b n yordiot ;,
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Introduction ana .he epiioRue. IL CONSISTS VI
10" iet'ers written 10 the press "hiie the
case was on. OF TRANSACTIONS OF Ihe arguments
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lawyers auu Wy 'he ANocu'- uoherai pe'ore