Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1898, Page 11

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FRATERNITY AND CONCORD The celebration of Admiral Dewey's vic- tory at Manila and the presentation of a flag and Bible were the features at last evening's meeting of David D. Porter Com- mand, U. V. U., and the event proved to be a memorable one. The meeting was held at hall of the command, in the National ital Bank building, on Capitol Hill. The principal speakers of the evening were Senator William V. Allen of Nebraska and Rey. Sam W. Small of Georgia, and the address of each was frequently punctuated by the most enthusiastic applause. The former expressed some very decided opin- fons in reference to the course which he thought ought to be pursued by the United States toward Spain, and Mr. Sma very happy in his allusions to the the people of the United States are now more thoroughly united than at any time since the formation of the government. Capt. P. C. Bi Others on the platform | were L, Street, com mander-in-chie Union Veteran Union ‘. Sam. W. Small and United States Senator Allen. Capt. Bain explained the object of the meetings, which was, he said, to add the tribute of David D. Porter Command, U. V. U., to those already made for the glorious victory won by Admiral Dewey and the officers and men under his command Mz A beautiful United States flag was next presented to the command by the Ladies’ Auxillary, through Mrs. A. H. Feathers, who, in tranferring the gift, spoke in part as follows: he ladies of this command feel a deep interest in your welfare, and have chosen this oceasion to present you with this token of their good will in remembrance of your gallant sé 's to your country in the war dear old emblem that shot and shell of battle Sherman, Sheridan, Farra- and Porter; which the brave y ed to victory at Manila, and which Sampson, Schley end Miles’ will giant on the fortresses of Havana. The harbinger of free Cuba, may its bright folds ever inspire your councils with zeal and patriotism, and always be the sign of hope, liberty and victory to every true American. “Long may it wave o’er the land of the And the home ef the brave.” Capt. Bal Response. ‘The banner was received by Captain Bain, who, tn part, said: “Ladies—On behalf of Porter Command, U. V. U., L accept your gracious and wutiful offering, and I want to as- sure you that it could not bave been made in a better cause, nor at a more fitting time. Our command, as yet a very young one, and few in numbers, has need of it to lead us in our meetings by day and night, just as that other flag of the same pattern, but with a less number of stars, led us in our marchings and fightings by day and by night. And how often we have gathered under its swaying folds amid the crash of shot and shell, and tha singing of the dead- ly messengers that were seeking us out, and, alas, finding all to many of us, as the marble slabs on our neighboring hillsides testify. “We at last brought it through in tri- umph to glorious victory. And, my com- rades, we will all join in thanking the fair nd we'll ‘rally round this fiag, boys, y oft again, shouting the battle ery of freedom. A Bible Presented. A handsome Bible, the donation of Major Worden, was presented on his behalf to the command by Rev. Sam W. Small, who in the course of his remarks said it gave him great pleasure to take part in the program. He commended the teachings of the Bible to the members of the order. In concluding his remarks Mr. Small quoted Gladstone, when he referred to the Bible as “The impregnable fortress.” He also ex- pressed his pleasure that the people of America “are now one glorious “Union.” Comrade Ripley accepted the Bible, and in a short speech said, among other things: “I am glad the Bible {s a rock. It tells us of the right way of living here and ft tells us of the consequences of wrong liv- ing also. The Bible tells all organizations how to do their work right.” After referring briefly to the times be- tween 1861-65, Mr. Ripley satd: We are here tonight, many of us at least, as the veterans of that struggle, but a new era has dawned, thank God! Here is our friend from Georgia, Who spoke of our glorious Union. I come from a New England state, and I say it with feelings of thankfulness that our country was never so united as now. “When Fitzhugh Lee organizes his bri gades there willbe found side by side a regiment from Georgia, a regiment from Missouri, another from New York and another from Massachusetts, and when he orders a charge each will vie with the other to see which will go the farthest and stay longes' Address by Rev. Sma! Rev. Mr. Small, who was called on by Presiding Officer Bain for a speech, said: “I feel much complimented in being ask- ed to take part in the celebration of the magnificent victory won by Admiral Dewey at Manila, but I believe that the inten- tion in inviting me to do so was more of a compliment to the section of the country from which I come—Georgia—than to my- self. All honor to that great American sailor, George Dewey, of the Green Moun- tain state. “{ thank God that I have a right, as a fellow-American, to take part in this cele- bration, and I predict that there will be many more victories now under the grand old fiag.”” After relating the manner in which the ancient Greeks acted after the close of a foreign war or an internecine strife, in the matter of perpetuating the achievements of the victors, Mr. Small said: “I believe that we are more magnanimous and more chivalric than were the I believe that Americans possess more —— than the people of any other nation.” The speaker next referred to the attempts | = made to set up the southern confederacy, and, continuing, said: “I can get down on my knees before my God and thank Him that the people of the United States are now one; that there is but one fag and one country. “It was the greed of men that brought on the great conflict between the states, but it was the providence of God that brought us together. I am thankful that out of the roar of battle and sea of blood there has come a spirit of compromise and unity, and I believe He did this that He might keep to himself this great American nation which is to eventually redeem the world. “We can truly say to the world that we have the grandest nation on earth, and it fills me with feelings of great joy and deep gratitude that we can come here in the face of old glory and look out upon the brave soldiers and sailors and know that, whether their fathers wore the blue or the gray, they are today the sailors and sol- diers of your Uncle Sam.” Mr. Small believed, he said, that the time has come when America should cease to be a hermit nation, and should assert its right to have a voice in the affairs of the world. “There was, until recently,” Mr. Small said, “a fool notion among the Spaniards that Uncle Sam was short armed, but I can as- sure you that his arms are long enough to girdle the world. “I am not alarmed as to the safety of Admiral Dewey at Manila. I believe he knows what he is about and can take care of himself, and all that has been intrusted to his keeping. I believe Uncle Sam is able to do what he pleeses, when he pleases, and we do not want to be, nor will we be, dictated to by any other nation on the face of the earth.” Senator Allen’s Views of Strategy. Senator Allen, after saying how much he had been gratified to listen to the pa- triotic utterances contained in Mr. Small’s address, and to observe the deep vein of patriotism with which it was evident Mr. Small was imbued, continued in part as follows: “If some one would cut thé cable between Sampson and Schley and Washington, it would be a good thing. I neither under- stand naval nor military strategy, but I believe that battles ought not in these days be fought according to books. I be- lieve the board of strategy ought to be done away with, and Sampson and Schley given discretionary power to act in the matter of attacking Cuba or the Spanish fleet as may be deemed best by those com- manders.” Before giving expression to the words above quoted, Serator Allen said: “I do not agree with the political views of President McKinley, nor will I ever do so unless he arrives at my way of think- ing about them, but I am free to say that I think the President did a most magnifi- cent thing when he appointed Fitzhugh Lee and Joseph Wheeler to be major gen- erals in the United States army. I want to see Wheeler and Lee in regimentals, and I am confident we will not send two men to the war who will do more fighting or acquit themselves more gloriously. “How foolish it was for the people of Spain to make themselves believe that as soon as we got into trouble with their country we would have a renewal of civil war in the southern states, But what did we see? As soon as Dewey won his mag- nificent victory at Manila the Spaniards made it plain to the world that they were a disunited people. 3: “As for our own land, there is not, I be- Heve, between Maine and California a man who does not support old glory, and none who will not, necessary, sacrifice his+ life for it, We have come to the time when there is no forth and no south, and in a few days our boys of Georgia and our boys of Nebraska will stand side by side on the soil pf Cuba. There is no power that can resist the united north and the united south, A Remarkable Conflict. “This 1s a remarkable conflict. We are fighting a warfare for the Mberation of a foreign race, a people who speak a lan- guage different to ours. There can be but one result in the conflict. The Spaniards will be driven out of Cuba and Porto Rico and the PhilippineyIsles, and, if I had the conduct of the war, I would not only drive them out of those three countries, but I would send an army to Spain and reduce Madrid to ashes. “We ought to wipe out this nation of as- sassins which has disgraced the world for a thousand years, Already. the lesson has been taught by the war.| that America, when aroused, is the most powerful nation in existence. ‘This war is not to be pro- tracted for the sake of making generals and admirals, but we should strike and continue to strike until Spain is driven from the western hemisphere. “All the prejudices of former years be- tween the people of the north and the south are wiped out, and the men of Georgia and of Nebraska and of Maine stand together. But the victory at Manila means more than the union of Americans. It means that hereafter the Anglo-Saxon will dominate in the affairs of the world.” Others who took part in the exercises were the Misses Baker and Murray, who rendered @ duet on the piano; Comrade George L. Scott, who sang “The Old Tat- tered Flag,” Miss Emma Bishop accompa- nist; Comrade B. W. Beebe, who sang “Who'll Save the Left?” with Mrs. Grace Fitzpatrick of Wisconsin as accompanist, and Miss Smith, who recited “Boy Billie.” patie for Positions in the Camps. The Post Office Department is deluged with letters from persons who wish to ob- tain appointments in: connection with the military post offiee service at the different camps and headquarters. By an under- standing entered into between Postmaster General Emory Smith and First Assistant Postmaster General Perry Heath, how- ever, this service will be supervised en- tirely by the existing force of the Post Office Department, and the active work of collecting and distributing mail matter to the forces in the field will be managed by the officers and enlisted men of the army, without added expense to the gov- ernment. The routine work of establish- ing the different camp post offices will be directed by the special agents of the rural free delivery service and the regular corps of post office inspectors. The regimental chaplains, as a rule, will be commissioned Postmasters, the transportation of the mails to and from the different camps will be performed by the army ambulances, and the corporals and privates will act as mail superintendents and carriers, respectively. It is Mr. Heath’s opinion that a very effi- clent service in this way-can be established without taking on additional employes. The pul are asked to assist by carefully naming pany and it in the ad- their letters to the different —___-+e-+—____ Policeman’s Resignation. ‘The resignation of Policeman John Hoft- man has been accepted by the District Com- UAB te SATISFACTORY CALCULATIONS. The Task of Sending the Monterey to Manila. The naval officials have calculated to their entire satisfaction the possibility of getting the Monterey safely across the Pa- cific to Admiral Dewey’s squadron at Ma- nila. As already stated, the principal diff- culty in making such a trip as this is the small coal capacity of vessels of the Men- terey’s type. She carries normally 200 tons of coal in her bunkers, on which at her most economical rate of steaming she could make about 1,000 miles, or about 300 miles less than the distance from San Francisco to Honolulu. In an emergency such as now exists it Is possible to store a good deal of coal on the main deck. Being placed in the passageways and open spaces of the su- perstructure of the vessel, thanks to the great beam of the Monterey, 190 tons of coal in addition to that stored in the bunk- ers can be carried without in the least en- aga olulu, sin company with a steam collier. The South seas are full of islands as soon as Hawaii has been left 1,000 miles behind, and in the sheltered harbors of these it shculd be very easy for the Monterey to lie alongside her collier and coal through her superstructure. It would not be sur- prising if one of the harbors chosen for such a transfer were in the Caroline Is- lands, another Spanish possession in the South sess, for by so doing there could be no pessible complaint of a breach of neutrality laws on the part of any neutral nation. From the Carolines to the Philip- pines the way is easy, and under the pro- gram arranged there is no probability of failure in the attempt to get the Montere: safely across the Pacific. - If the Monterey proceeded steadily at her ecenomical speed of seven and one-half knots an hour she would reach the Philip- pines in thirty-one and one-half days from San Francisco. She will lose several days in coaling on the way, but, on the other THE MONTEREY. dangering the stability of the ship or wisk- ing the loss of the coal by being washed overboard. With this additional store the Monterey will have a total of 410 tons of coal aboard when she sails away from San Francisco. At her economical speed of 7.85 knots an hour, or 190 knots a day, this coal would last her seventeen days and carry her 3,200 knots. Owing to the carefully laid plans of the Navy Department, the Monterey will nowhere on her long cruise be obliged to make a run of more than 2,100 knots without an opportunity to coal. That run is the distance from San Francisco to Honolulu. While the distance in a direct ne from Honolulu to the Philippines is hand, she may make up this differerce by steaming at greater speed, if circumstances favor the easy recoaling of the ship. The Spanish squadron at Cadiz, which re- ports from Spain state are going to the Philippines, is capable of higher speed than the Monterey, and may not have much difficulty in obtaining necessary coal to make the trip, so that, even though the dis- tance be longer on the eastward trip, there are possibilities of a most interesting race over the two sides of the globe by the Fostile naval ships. Commander E. H. Cc. Leutze has been detached from the command of the cruiser Alert and ordered to command the monitor almost twice as great as that, the Monterey will not be obliged to make such a run without coaling. : To escape such a necessity, the ship will take a southerly course after leaving Hon- Monterey on her expedition to the Philip- pine Islands. Commander Leutze was sta- CONSUL BEDLOE’S AC Transit Pass Rules vised. Information has reached here from Can- ton, China, that through the efforis of United States Consul Pedloe a revision has been secured of the transit pass rules which wili prove of great benefit to importers. Hitherto it obligatory that ail goods forwarded from a port to an inland market under cover of transit pass should reaca intact the destination stated in the pass on penalty of confiscation. By the new rules, however, foreign goods covered by transit pass or any part of them may be sold in transit for a more profitable inland market, the only requirement exs ed be- ing that the pass shall contain an entry under seal showing the quality so sold The Hongkong Telegraph, an English , in commenting upon Consul achievement, which it regards as of the highest commercial ima: China Re- tance, says it is a triumph of United States diplomacy. 2 —_ Progress of the War. Feb'ry 15 MAINE BLOWN UP. 17 Court of inquiry appointed. 21 Inquiry begun. March 7 Fifty-million-dollar bill for na- tional defense introduced ig House. 8 Bill passed by House. 9 Bill passed by Senate. 19 Oregon leaves San Francisco. 28 Maine inquiry report sent to Con- egress. 5 CONSUL GENERAL LEE RE- CALLED. 10 Consul General Lee leaves Cuba. 11 President Mc! ley asks authori- ty to intex in Cuba, 19 Cong! passes intervention plutons, re: % 20 ULTIMATUM SENT TO SPAI 21 Spain send passports to Minister Woodford. 22 PROCLAMATION OF CUBAN BLOCKADE. First prize captured by Nashville. 23 THE PRESIDENT CALLS FOR 125,000 VOLUNTEERS. 25 State of war declared to have ex- isted since the 2ist. 27 Admiral Sampson bombards Ma- tanzas. 1 COMMODORE DEWEY SINKS THE SPANISH FLEET AT NILA. li First American blood shed at Cardenas. Dewey made a rear admiral. General Merritt selected to lead expedition to Philippines. R goog Sampson bombards San juan. Spanish fléet reaches Martinique. 20 Oregon reaches Barbadocs. 22 Charleston sails for Manlia. pecstene easton A Compliment From France. The French government has taken oppor- tunity to pay a graceful compliment to this country by informing the French that an artist has been instructed @ copy of the famous of Yorktown,” which is French be sent April i i F | i to i i bs fe