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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1898
Page
9
Washington leaders assert Cuba will gain freedom amid calls for U S policy shift. Prominent figures express support for Cuban independence and pressure on authorities to recognize self determination.
President McKinley reportedly favors a peace policy if feasible though details remain undisclosed. The stance signals a potential shift toward diplomacy in foreign affairs while keeping specifics private.
Washington dispatch reports a hardening U S stance in Cuba while avoiding direct war. The administration stresses Cuba’s independence, Maine reparations, and increased military readiness with ships, ammunition orders, fortifications, and troop movements eastward. Officials anticipate peaceful resolution if possible, yet prepare for conflict if Spain resists.
The government advances a broad wartime program including ship orders, naval manpower increases, new artillery regiments, and the deployment of monitors and cruisers. The Oregon sails from San Francisco to Valparaiso to await orders, while a special board inspects ships offered for auxiliary service. Heavy ordnance orders, armor piercing and deck-piercing shells, and a large supply of projectiles are planned ahead of an expected clash with Spain. The Army relocates 20,000 troops east to fortified ports as Western railways receive bids to move artillery from Fort Riley to Atlantic and Gulf positions.
The Navy Department in London completed the purchase of two Brazilian cruisers named Amazonas and Admiral Abrenals. One ship is complete with coal and ammunition on board and ready to sail, the other already launched but not yet sea ready. The sale reportedly prevents Madrid from obtaining them and bolsters the U S Navy for war or peace.
The article details mass production of artillery and projectiles in Reading and Newark as the United States edges toward conflict with Spain. It describes manufacturing steps from forging to boring, hardening, and assembly, noting tight tolerances and the rush to complete heavy guns and shells for the Navy.
The navy reports 920 vessels available for impressment including lakes fleets. Armor piercing shells and projectiles from Pennsylvania and Maryland are described with testing standards. Newark and Reading gun and projectile production is outlined with meticulous quality controls and six week manufacture timelines.
A Key West correspondent reports that the court of inquiry will present material evidence of not one but seven mines in Havana harbor. A shattered submarine cable section with seven conductors, found about thirty feet from the submerged bow, is in court hands as proof the Maine’s destruction involved agents under Spanish authority. The 14 inch long lead-covered cable with seven copper wires suggests use in deep seas, supporting alleged diversions aiding sabotage.
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