The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-04
AMERICAS FUTURE.
Friendly sentimsHts Of the EsGiish
Kaakllsa.

Wsskliss.
London. The weeklies devote them
selves TO a discussion Of what the
Speaker terms compulsory imperial
ism, and compliments the behavior
OF the Americans at Santiago.
The Spectator says: As the Amerl-
cans marched In, the middle-ages fed.
The moralist will think the Americans
had contracted weighty and even terri
Bile obligations 10 the colonists OF
Spain, which they were bound TO dis
charge without thinking too much OF
the consequence 10 themselves. Most OF
our European contemporaries are crying
10 Washington TO be generous. Generos-
ity would mean that Spain should re-
cover authority over the 5000, 200
dark persons whom she has misgoy-
erned for three centuries at the mo-
ment when every virtue and every
vice Of the Spaniard would incline him
TO severity in punihsment; and TO be-
tray the tribe OF the Tagals into the
hands Of the spaniards would be moth
ing less than baseness.
ut is doubtful whether Washington
can govern Cuba through a protector.
ate. The Americans have enfranehised
a people and must see that the en-
reimbursement is not a curse. II gen
crosby is TO he exercised il should bt
in Porto Rico. where the conquest IL
only claim"
Discussing the influences or depend
encies upon the United States policy
the Spectator says: The world I
future greatly depends upon the politi
cal character Of the Americans. When
in 1850, they are 200, 900, 900 strong
they can crush any people except the
Slays. To fit them for their destin,
the Americans should have difficulties
dependencies and complicated rela'
tions with the remainder Of mankind,
At present everything is too easy fol
them. They live too much to them
selves. They must learn to govern as
well as to he governed, and must add
TO their splendid patriotism the Eng
fish gift OF cold and lofty tolerance.
They must keep subordinate govern
ments as free from corruption as Their
Supreme Court"
The Speaker says: The President
proclamation opens prospect so much
better than could be offered by Cuban
republic as to make it clear that annex.
alton is manifest destiny. The aequisi-
ton OF Cuba implies that OF Porto Rice
~ provision against menace to the
American coast and the Nicaraguan
canal. Directly the Spanish ports are
attacked the Monroe doctrine will be
abandoned. Though bombardmeni
will be grievous mistake, it is proba'
bly, the most natural method of bring.
ing Spain TO her knees.
The Saturday Review predicts q
"war OF determination between Amer.
clans and Cubans six months after the
conquest of the island. " 1t adds:
Cuba will corrupt its American Gov
ernors and the reign Of the American
boss is not likely to be exemplary.
The cost of the whole proceeding will
be more than a hundred and fifty mil
lions, and the game is not worth the
candle. ("
The Statist says: The new policy
will necesstate a great change in the
American governmental system, the
President and House of Representa-
tives acquiring powers and the Senate
losing them. The United States will
speak with more potent voice in all
international affairs than any Cont
mental country.
The Saturday Review says: The
lesson of all our conflicts with America
was that the American soldiers and
sailors shoot markedly better than oul
own and Gon astonishing victories. II
looks as il the lesson holds good today,