The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-10
The Monument for the Fallen.

The reading Of the remarks OF the Right
Hon. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, the English
Secretary for the Colonies, upon the conse-
quences Of our war may suggest to reason
able Americans that the fruits ofthat victori-
GUS contest as affecting the future develop
ment of their country are really more impor-
tant subjects for consideration than disputed
details Of it's administration and manage
ment. 1t Is as well to remember that we
were successful everywhere and were not
beaten, not even checked, anywhere and
that from beginning to end the period Of
hostilities lasted only four months.
1t has been a triumph remarkable for it's
completeness, for the small relative loss at
which 1t was secured, and for the vast and
far-reaching benefits brought by it to this
country. 1t has put US in a far higher po-
sition in the eyes of the world than we ever
before occupied. 1t has demonstrated our
capacity to create and develop a conquer
ing army at short notice. and has proved
that our regular military establishment is
unexcelled in the quality Of the material
composing 1t and its a~daptability to meet
the exigencies Of great emergency. 1t has
shown that our military administration was
able to perform successfully the difficult
and dangerous feat Of transporting three
great expeditions OF troops, with Aluminium
of loss, to distant foreign and tropical ter
r~itories, in each case overcoming and fore
ing the surrender of the troops Of the
enemy, a State which has maintained for
many years a large army in the field, with
all the advantages of the most modern arm
and munitions. Our troops have never
lacked for arms and ammunition, and except
in a few cases, and then only temporarily,
they ave had a sufilciency of supplies.
When the war opened, European opinion
n even our own classification put our
navy behind that OF Spain In strength and
power. yet 1t practically drove the enemy
from the seas, utterly destroying two of its
fleets, one Of them the most powerful Spain
could collect. Meantime, our own coasts
nave been absolutely free from attack we
have not lost a ship, and none has been Be-
riously damaged. OF the volunteer forces
called out by the President, we have had
occasion to use in active hostilitles only an
insignificant part, so we'll was the work Of
attack performed by our relatively small
regular army.
AS Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN says, we went to war
with thespecifc purpose Of abating the null
sance and outrage OF Spanish rule in Cuba,
but, as usually happens In war, We have come
to an enc toward which we were not look
ing. In four months the whole situation
and attitude of America, touching its rela-
tions to the world, have been trans
formed radically. For one thing, the course
of England in refusing to join the Euro
pean combination which proposed to check
mate us in the war, and in openly resist
ing it, has aroused here a responsive
sentiment Of friendliness, which promises
to nave far-reaching and permanent conse-
quences beneficial to both nations. We
nave discovered who are our friends and
who our enemies. Incidentally, the war
produced at once a unity OF national senti-
ment at home, such as we have not known
before in our history. It's necessary STRAIT
egy compelled an immediate naval assault
on the Philippines, with the result that the
complete and historical victory of DEWEY
demonstrated to the world that the Ameri-
can navy keeps up the standard OF It's most
glorious traditions, and this country estab-
lished as a foremost power In the East and a
prime factorin determining and utilizing its
commercial development It settled the
policy Of expansion for the country. and
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