Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-04
Wars loR INnErLNnENCE.


There IL general resemblance TO-
tween the two W r. that now are occu.
plying the attention OF the world-thai
In Cuba and that In the NiIe reglons.
spain Is fighting Tor the maintenance Of
the remnant Of her colonial dominion,
snI ltnly snd EngIauI are crusading
Tor the extension oi tueirs. In both
hemisphcfes the struggle il for indie
pendence.
No wonder thal spain IL unwilling
TO give up Cuba. the islani ! the
bfighttst Of the icv levels yet LETT the
nation from ~ time OF splouuor aud
power. II IL ono OF the reminders Of
the glory VI the p9st and the proud racu
therefore has ON ideal motive Tor
keeping II even ht a taCtiiCe,
But there are other considerations.
The CubAns may probably eEaggorate
their stories OF spanish misfule nni
Cfuoliios, but when al allowances are
msIo, the fact roma ne that the Island
has serious grievances. 10 has alwayt
teen a place where Spanish governors
and generals and tIclr friends have
teen allowed 60 gather wealth. t.
have au Official position in CuUa few
years was generally sufficient O. secure
illuence anu ldIousss Tor the fU.
maindef Of a llfa time. Instances are
recorded Of nigh officials who returned
to spsin with fsUJ,UUU extracted Ia %
few years from the natives. The
ruling classes Va spain are naturally
unwilling to give up the privilege OF
controlling the thxsu sud Income Of q
place that has pf vel ~ profitable 30
them. The capitalists, autonomisls
aud constitutional uniOuisis on the
island now agree in demanding better
government, although they differ Ia
pinion M TO the degree Of inIopou.
dcnoe that would bs most suitable 10
the condition Of the people. And THE
is question which a foreign govern
ment called urou 10 intervene IN
Cuban affairs hardly can Ignore.
Asto the exploits Ia tbs regions Of
the Nile. they were brought about
ny the desire % Italy to OBJ
tain control over county about
the sze Of bsrmany ami a
population Of 100000 souls. The
European powers sppear to have an
fdus that thtif prestige Il dependent
uu a Vigorous colonial policy. Italy
has hitherto been ulprrparci Tor OK
tension OF ~ t0rutssy. When thy
tint expedition WAS seut to Marsowuu,
the superstition was that nothing moro
was inIeuGed than polut Of support
TOR It, m1toAutiIc Interests. But D,
soon became plata that the object was
the Establishment OF colonial king.
dom. Amer the disaster to the troops,
peace negotiations we're commenced,
uug the appearance on tue scene Of
Great Britain has encouraged italy tu
demand more than even hsl'.baTbAf.
ian nsglon eau grant, aud thus Ia,
probability u that the native.
Of East Africa will be- under the nects.
sity Of vuntuflug terrible struggle iol
their Independence
The Abysrinisns are a warliks race.
Egypt, rsfsiA, Rome, 10 the days oil
their glory, anu the Mohammedan
hosts later, have In vain trisI 10 cub.
lugale them. A. prssout they have
modern weapons aud mighty allies In
tue climate aud tho formation Of the
county. The soudAuose are also war
fiols, inspired with enthusiasm iol
their cause. The sui ugatl1n Of lhes,
races 10 no small task. IL coul,
probably he ouly effected through sE
Termination.