The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-12

iurveyuropf' Are international right ana
WRONG quostions not OF flesh and blood
whetber murder end lust shall be allowed
70 rage IN population. but whether the
one nation Is able to make courtlier bow
than Tho other? 10 not deny--I have MT
denied that throughout this struggle the
Spahiards have behaved with excellent
manners, ana one can 90 GOOD deal furth
er and say there Ia something touching
ana enaoblng In spite OF the badness OF
NOR cause and the hopelessness OF their
positlon. In the sight OF the Spanish ma
.ion unanimously resolving to fight rather
inan submit to what IL considers disbonor
,ne spanish are brave, a proud and n
aighiied race, nobody can deny this, r,ut
,qcsiy also 1t has to be said that they
naVe often shown themselves toward their
spnleet races cruel and calous race. The
~ OF their rule in Cuba today are
JUST ae had, and show that In some re-
speots the race Is untaught and unteach-
apie' ~ Is nothing to me that man can
nc cruel and at the same time be hlmselS
INC hioelgo. would sooner that he-f,ad
INC manners OF clodhopper and the heart
OF Christian,
Hitherto have spoken as A British Ho,r-
nalist' | wish now to add some things as
IN IRISH nationalist Nobody can have any
uount as to what Irish nationalists feel
on this question. Whenever America is in
trouble or in danger every Irishman wor-
thy OF the naiae feels that American
troubles and American dangers are his.
lho feeling. therefore, among Irish ma
uohaiists as TO this conflict ia one of EN-
' ,le universal fierce sympathy with
America, Two Irishmen utilized rortion.
OF their Easter HOLIDAYS to 90 aver n
"ranee ana put the case of America before
muuing French Journalists so that tho un-
.uItuhate and ignorant support OF Spain.
wwht'h IL characteristic OF so many of the
rioneh napers, might he corrected One OF
,nem songht and obtained interviews with
nlgn Russian OFFICIALS, so that the press OF
ST. Petersburg might also be well informed
| IN snort, there Is no step which could b.
taken by unofficial men with no largo for
tunes TO back them which have NOT been
auop'en IN order to secure America tho
support OF the press of Europe, which Irish
| nationalsts have not taken.
And now let us all pray that the conflict
IN tho interest of both countries and of tho
world may be brief. It ls dangerous "a
prophecy, but / have strong hope and
fhith that the contest will be brief There
Is tremendous energy in the American
character The American sailor is a splen-
dld Fellow, and the patriotism OF the Amer
lcah nation Is rs bounGless as It's resources.
YIN the other hand, though the Spnniurd,
are patriotic aud brave, Il cir country "a
mtnou, resources, and shrewd people think
that they do not Themselves realize tha
extent OF their weakness. There l. reason
70 Deleve that the inetfclency. II not the
corruption, which Is the dry rot OF so
many OF their institutions. may land them
"a Greater perils than they imagine, AID
,nat Wheh they come TO move their ships
nave been paralyzed by the swindliug con.
tractor and the robbing mandarin OF their
oiticlal hierarchy. For the sake Of Spain as
wen MS OF America. trust that these APP
p'ehensiona may be we'll founded. II is
indeed. more the interest OF Spain than
wen OF America that tho struggle should
come 10 an end as speedily as possible
Blood alas! has to 30 shed; let us all ferry
on'iy strive. after our different fashions
that as little be shed as possible.