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ton in the far East.-Evening Wisconsin.
Hooley now says he has not named ali
the people that bled him. Hool lie accuse
next Boston Herald.
Admiral Simpsons report has at least
recalled the Importance of the little word
'if. .''-Washington Post.
Judging by the prices Hooley paid, Eng
land may be right in holding its House
of Lords Philadelphia Times.
BY pulling off a quintuple lynehing Ar
kansas has made the Porto Rico cam
paign very tame Washington
Post
We wouldn't advise Gen. Weyler to
come over here on the strength of the re-
ception that has been accorded Cervera. -
Boston Globe.
As soon as the American ham sandwich
was mustard into the Santiago campaign
the Cuhans were happy.--Johnson City
tTenn.) Comet
Destiny seems to be thrusting the Phil
ippines upon the United States as fairly
earned trophy of the war-St. Louis
Globe democrat.
1t was expected Havana would not
tumble TIL the autumn, but results show
even Spanish pride goes before a fall
Philadelphia Times.
The capture of Manila before it Vas
possible to stay the hands of Dewey and
Merritt was piece of un}aixed good for
tune.-Philadelphia Record.
The lion is doing some heavy growing,
but the bear keeps ominously quiet. lie
may intend to rush the growler when
least expected.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1t was war without a single repulse TO
our arms, and the most serious conse-
quences of which we're the result of bad
management in our camps. Boston Her
aid.
The fall of Manila by arms. instead of
its surrender by cartel materially inn
proves the position of the United States
IN the negotiation at Paris.-Philadelphia
Press.
There is one way to divide up the San
tiago sea fight and that Is to give Samp-
son credit for the blockade and Schley
credit for the Memphis CONNER
cial-Appeal.
so far as the comments of the American
press ON the subject, during period o.
four weeks, Indicate anything, the pur-
chase of patent incubator by the Hon.
Grover Cleveland is without political sig
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
Our Pacific Possessions,
Possession is nine points of law.-Bos-
ton Globe.
1t is definitely settled that they must
nnf no
Journal.
There is every reason to demand that
the Philippines should not be given up
or djvided.-Tacoma Ledger.
There is a constantly increasing senti-
ment throughout the country in favor of
the retention Of the Philippine ls;ands.-
Nebraska State Journal
The spectacle of Dewey alone at Manila.
but in control in spite of everything, is a
solcm1 protest against giving back the
philippines. - Concord Evening Monitor.
American blood has been spilled upon
the soil of the Philippines. II is time to
stop the talk OF the surrender Of the ISL
and to Spain.St. Louis Globe. Democrat.
There is no longer the slightest appar-
ent objection among the European powers
to our assuming the full ownership and
responsibility for the PhilippineN-De-
troit Tribune.
Give up the Philippines? oh, no; not
this year! We want them for commerce
and civilization, and we also want them
for strategic reasons quite as much.-As-
bury Park Journal.
There is no Disgusting the temper Of the
American people The people of the Unit
ed States want the Government ut Wash
ington to secure the full control of the
Philippine lsands.-Peoria Jonurnal.
What! Give mp Manila! BY no means.
Let the agitators call it Imperialism if
they will. but the true American spirit
will demand that we shall not surrender
one inch of territory upon which We have
so gallanty Philadelphia In
quirer.
There is no determination yet as TO
what we shall do with those islands, but
the 'ople are just as firmly resolved that
Spain shall never have them again as
they are that she shall reinquish all claim
to Cuba and Porto Rico. Richmond VaJ
Times.
We presume there were people who talk
ed about imperialism" when Thomas
Jefferson bought Louisiana, and, later on,
when Secretary Seward purchased Alas
ka. There is no imperialism In the pres
ent policy of the American Government.
No reason obtains why Il republic should
not have colonies as well as an empire or
monarchy Daily Freeman.