Show REVENUE GUTTERS CUTTERS MAY PlAY ROlE Likely to Be Called Upon to Maintain Blockade of Mexican Ports I War Var talk is rife in the tho revenue cutter service tice which may mar have an important part to play in to whatever comes come of the Mexican situation For eight months the revenue r cutters of the customs navy maintained a 3 blockade of tho the Cuban coa coast t durin during tho the Spanish American war Such duty duty- as has bas been Jj figured out u by bythe the tho war coli college gc is likel likely to tall fall to the revenue ro cutters to in the event of the blockade of the Mexican coast There Thero arc are twenty three revenue cutters cutters cutters cut cut- at once available for blockade duty Seven So are ou the Pacific coa coast t and aud sixteen sixteen six six- ii teen on the east cost coast Besides there are arc two efficient t cutters engaged in the international service of ice patrol that could be bo called into ser service ico if blockade dut duty was regarded as moro morn necessary There lhor ere also are a number of inferior raft graft still useful but regarded as ae nearly obsolete Warships are aro of value to moot the navy ua o of an enemy and to reduce shore fort fortifications Such duties done a blockade ran nan more effectively cly be mainlined main main- tined lined b by c vessels sels of lighter draft and greater speed such as the revenue re cut This hl was nas as the tho task assigned in the Spanish American war ar and the re reason on Efficient for All Purposes This customs fleet would bo ho efficient for all purposes A watch over O all aU ports of Mexico eat eat east t and w west t. t and o of the cas in iu the vicinity could ensil easily be maintained with little possibility of blockade runners getting through h with arms nn and antl ammunition and other sup sup- plies On duty ou on tho the cast east coa coast t of tho United States are arc the revenue cutters Algonquin Windom Yamacraw Onon daga da aJ Apache Mohawk Ore Ore- ires IJ lean ham Androscoggin Seminole tasca Hudson and Calumet a The Tho Morrill Merrill and Mackinack arc aro on the croat groat lakes The Tho Snohomish Tahoma Tahora Una Una- na- na l laga lapa 1 a McCulloch Manning Bear and Golden Gate aro are on tho the Pacific c coast roast All the these o are available for service MT Tho Tim f ships hips on the great reat lakes coulm Dul be brou brought bt 1 through h the St. St Lawrence Lawrencer r river er and then down the tho coast Tho The Seneca and Miami are arc on the tho international ti u l ice patrol with hc headquarters at Halifax d |