The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-24
SPIRIT or THE PRESS.
EDITORIAL OPINIONS OF THE LEADING JOURNALS
UPOH CURRENT ToPIos-coMPmED RvERY
DAY FOR THE EVENING TELEGRAPH.
CUBA AND ST. DOMINGO-OUR SOUTH
MARD MARCH.
From the N. Y. Herald.


From the NJ Y. Herald
II ,nrcors that the President listened very at
tcntivetV TO the verbal report of eX-NiCc Consul
la Reintrie-who has just returned from Cuba
where he has been residing in Official station Tor
moro than two years-frequently intcrruptlng
him and asking him questions. In the opinion
of this official the Cubans have adopted wise
nolicy i'm not accepting an open battle in the
field against well-organized and disciplined
froops and the question of their success Is
merely one of the ability of Spain constantly to
reinforce her wasting and diminishing army. In
this statement we do not doubt that Mr.. La
Reintrie has hit the nail on the head. The in
ferest exhibited by the President shows that he
is fully alive to one of the most prominent and
urgent questions in American politics. Cuba
will not only be very soon applying to our Gov
ernment for recognition us State under her
newIy-organized republican form of govern
ment but Mt no distant date will make formal
application for admission as State within our
Union.
1t behooves our public men, and particularly
those in the Government, to study these ques-
tions and to take care that the Government
does not lose the present most favorable occa-
sion to advance our national policy. The
initial question in these mOvements-the one
that requires immediate attention and action
is the one opened by the offer now made by the
Dominican republic. Torn by selfish leaders
and factions for several years, ST. Domingo has
found period of rest under the rule OF Presi-
dent Baez. But the effort and expenditure re-
qured to repress the bushwhacklng discomfort
of few unscrupuOus politicians divert the
revenue of the government from its true appli-
cation in behalf of peaceful Development and
maintain the public authority in a state OF con-
slant poverty and weakness. Enterprise and
industry, wanting the natural protection which
should secure their peace, disappear from the
land commerce decays and society is deprived
of its highest stimulant to progress. President
Baez has wisely sought to strengthen the fabric
of peace by close connection with the great
aTVI,l lin and nTfqrC ghn no
sdered and acted upon.
The admission of st. Domingoas a State of the
American Union would guarantee her repub-
lican form of goYernmentand at the same time
relieve the Dominican people from the extra
ordinary efforts and sacrices they are now COM
PEELED to make to preserve the public peace.
Nor would there be any increase Of cost to us.
The presence of the American flag, sustained by
the moral power of our Government would SUI
flee to preserve the territory from foreign ag-
gression and domestic broils. The arts of peace
would prosper, industry and trade revive, and
public and private wealth increase. All OF these
advantages can be secured by the simple ncgO-
tiation of a treaty by the Secretary of State with
the agents of the Dominican republic, and the
whole matter can be ratified and ready for pre-
sentation to Congress on the meeting in Decem-
her next.
Such a treaty is not to be looked upon as Il
mere attempt at petty annexation. 1t is, in
fact the arrangement of the formula of our
coming southwark march, and will be the proud
est monument of the administration which estab-
fishes it. With slavery the era of filibustering
passed away. We have now to digest the form
OF that peaceful annexation the spirit of which
is already evident in the countries beyond our
Southern border. Close upon st. Domingo will
follow Cuba, Mexico (either in portions or, per-
haps, in one grand mass), and then the rest OF
the States and the isles of the American Medi
terranean. to the lsthmus of Darien. This
whole field opens with most promising aspect
to the administration of President Grant, and
it is only the first step which requires skin and
wisdom. If this is rightly taken, asst can easily
be in the case of st. Domingo, the succeeding
ones will follow of their own accord. The ad-
ministration must recognize the duty before it,
and act up to the national spirit in this great
field now omen To us.