The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-21
EUGENE WARE VERY HAPPY.

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EUGENE WARE VERY HAPPY.
Gives His Views on the Present Trouble
with England.
Topeka, Kan, Dec 20-Eugene F.
Ware, who advocated war when there
was no sign of one, is naturally much
interested in the news that comes from
Washington and London these days.
Merely because nations Spunk up to
each other" he said yesterday TO a re-
porter, lone must not predict war,
any more than when two men have a
round of words. England is no more
enxiouS for war than any other coun-
try.
I'VE must not forget Grants Mis-
souri, experience which he relates in
his book as an incident Of his early
war career. He started out under
orders with fear and trembling to hunt
up rebel command. and after a long
march he looked over a hill with his
heart in his mouth to see where the
rebels were. He found them gone,
and he very wisely remarks that you
can count on the other fellows being
just as badly scared as you are. We
can count on this MATTER upon Eng
lands being just as much affected by
the proposal of war as we are. But
there is this difference in our situa-
ton. We have got principle to main
tain. England has not. The United
States has made its declaration and
can not withdraw. England must en-
ter the ring. If England refuses to
recognize the Monroe doctrine. and
our position in this matter, the decad-
ence of the British empire will date
from then 1t may be that some flu
ture historian will fix yesterday as the
epoch when the decline and downfall
of the British empire began.
England has been a very severe
mother to us. She has always treated
US badly. If she had any pride in
the great republic, its growth and An
glo-Saxon history, she would be glad
that we had taken charge OF the west
ern world. She would concede to US
the right to be great in our own sphere
We certainly are willing she should
control the balance of the earth if only
she gives US control of of our own sur
roundings. England may not recede
from her position, but il would be wise
for her to do. She is a very power
full nation when it comes to attacking
weak powers and impoverished coun-
tries. But she has much to fear from
US. There never was a more vulner-
able nation than England on earth. Her
dependencies are scattered everywhere.
The United States is solid empire,
whose resources can not be cut off.
England must depend upon breadstuffs
from abroad and material from abroad
TO keep her population at work. The
history of the Confederate admiral.
Semmes shows how vast a commerce
can be swept from the ocean by one
ship. There would be nothing left of
England's commerce when she had got
through with the United States even
If the United States did not build a
single other war vessel. England can
not send a battleship with every mer-
chant ship and our cruisers would
bring 10 New York the chronometers of
a thousand British merchantmen inside
Of twelve months Her navy is a great
and powerful one, but ships do not
fight wars. II is men who fight wars.
We have five million soldiers and. on
hand. a thousand years of supplies. If
we marched into Canada the war ships
Of England TO he effective will have to
be sent overland by rail While We
marched into Canada Russia would
march into India, and the empire on
which the sun does not set would fall
to pieces like Chinese puzzle. The
United States would emerge from the
war the most powerful nation on the
earth
"If this matter should develop into
a war there is a feature of il which is
pleasant and sentimental II in char
ing the intrenchments Of Montreal the
Kansas brigade should Outright the Al
ALBANIA brigade il would be a matter Of
much rejoicing and if the Alabama bril-
gade went in ahead of the Kansas bri-
gade, which they might do. they would
get their round OF cheers and the pas,
would be forgotten. II the war should
extend itself into Venezuela and South
America. the United States IS admir-
ably prepared. II has million % good |
solid Afro-American soldiers. especial |
" capable for duty in hot climates. ana
10 whom. il they did as well a We
might hope. the right Of franchise would |
never be questioned. 4 war OF this |
kind would give the colOred brother a |
chance 70 show whether he was entitl- |
Cd 70 vote or not. II he could do real |
first-class fighting. he would BE- entiu- |
ed 10 do frst-claSs voting. |
But perhaps these are ali pictures. |
There Is no particular animosity in the
present condition Of Things An En- |
Slishman is entirely welcome and az |
home in America There i no indi- |
v.Gual feeling or sentiment in the mat |
te-. But there is a strong national /
feeling that England must not inter /
fere with our destiny in this western /
I
pect 20 fight and fight hard. But wheth- /
- the war nigh; be short Or long. chesp /
Or expensive. the United States viii /
come out OF IL a better people Wars i
are the schoolings Of nations and with /
,hegr come high aims. noble deeds and i
great deSTinleS.
Corn bread. bacon and war are bet
ter then tsrrapin. champaign and peace
in these respects Nations are not ruin /
Il by var. they are ruined BY peace
I; takes good nation % stand as long /
I peace as We have stood. and a god
-nund war would enable Us n expose
Cor some years With impUnity
. 4 ier!od q infectious peace
SORROW has not been given 20 Is for scr
ow's SAKE. but IS lesson which we are -
earn somewhat, which once learned :. |
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