The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-27
IT, DoWingo md Hayt Again on ths
Rampage.


France and Prussia, Spain and Cuba, Mexico
and the "God aud liberty" pronouncers are
not going to have the fighting all to them
serves After days, possibly weeks, OF pro-
FOUND peace the prospects are that the rival
republics OF St. Domingo and Hayti are pre-
pairing for war-a fierce and bloody war.
Already the preparations are making, and
President Baez Is arming two hundred Domini-
cans to make raid on the Hayden frontier.
In contest so great as that now about being
waged In the Antilles the eyes Of the world
will for the moment be diverted from tho pettv
chickering's now going ON Between Louis
Napoleon and Bismarck the Great about thu
German Prince Leopold, who, after patiently
waiting for long years, like Mr.. Micawber, for
something to turn up, suddenly finds himself
euchred. It Is true that Hayh and ST.
Domingo have tried conclusions moro than
once before but what Of that? Have they
not been at peace for months? But there b
nothing like creating an excitement.
you don't make noise In the world no persOs
will ever know anything about you. Irish
men, 1t Is said, fight for the love OF fighting.
and why should not the Haytiens possess the
same privilegep If France goes to war be-
cause Mr.. Benedict was told by King William
of Prussia ''don't bodder me-" has not st.
Domingo an equal right to have set-to with
Hayti when Saget contemptuously sneen
''Shoo, fly" at Baezp In old-fashioned times
nations had, as q rule, some pretext for war
but it must be remembered that this is pro-
gressive age, and countries can now 60 to war,
and, as the fight progresses, find any number Of
pretexts which suit the most exacting. One
of the features of modern warfare is that both
sides are right but non -cornbatants are so
perverse in their way of looking at things that
they almost invariably take one side or the
other, and each regard the side they favor as
being correct. AS yet hostilities have not
commenced between the armies of the two re-
publics. We know, however, they are eager
for the fray and are anxious to commence
operations. Newspaper correspondents, diplo-
mats aud foreign officers will not be allowed
to accompany the armies. 1t is not true that an
alliance, offensive and defensive, has been made
between China and Hayi, as in that case
Russia, who is the friend aud ally Of st.
Domingo because of Dominican friendliness to
the United States, would most assuredly mako
demonstration along the northern boundary
of the Chinese empire. This might or might
not prove serious. At any rate It is worthy
of consideration. What course japan will take
in the struggle 1t is not possible yet to conjec-
ture. As for Hindostan, we can express no
opinion. Taking into consideration the vast
number Of immigrants now coming in
this direction, and the great numbers
of Cinnamon and Japanese who have
courted and won fortune in the islands
of the West Indies, the question Of war,
in Dominica is entitled to grave consideration.
All the nations of Asia may DO brought inso
collision with each other. What safety is
there for any immigrant to leave the shores Of
Asia for America while war RACES in the An
titles With Europe and Asia and st. Do
mingo and Hayi engaged in war what asplen-
did prospect for>tho United States. But Con-
gress has adjourned. Were the American
people as smart as they get credit for they
could now make stroke that would astonish
mankind by reviving American commerce on
the seas and annexing not merely st. Do
mingo but Hayti as well.
THE CANADIAN UNION LEAGUES which favor
IL