Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-30

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The spanish peace commissioner arc
sril playing % she galleries lhey
have signed the treaty by when 'ne
philippine Islands forever cease 60 be
gpanish terri tory, and Sc; they snaift
that spain's sovereign rights 'h'io
remain intact, ny virtue " a memoir
andnm. which is practically r1t N"tth
she paper ON which V "a written ih'y
are m position a. siy 10 the spaih'h
psople that although they were COM
PEELED % aiEn AWAY the Islands. ih'y
aim own them ami consequently giin'i
a grand diplomatic 'iciory, u -
easy q, deceive On lllittriie people n
vas shown IN the Chinese war Win
J,tan, when the pctnf government
succeeded In u1akinr thu people believe
cha, the Japs we're beaten. anl she
Spanish commissioners evidently decm
Il necessary 20 take advantage o' the
Ignorance. Of ihe people aud The power
~ the press censor 90 Keep the greater
part VI the nation In stale Of illu.
sion. The American peace oommlsslon-
ers undcrs,and the par, they are made
so play In the farce. and 80 DO The pco-
pie Of the United states
French newspapers pi0fosa 10 be-
much cor,erncd about she future Of the
United s.aics. The American triumph
contains. they think. grave elements of
Danger and anxiety. Tho Temps nlys;
''Thc transatlantic democracy has
become lmpcrlilIat and q republic
founded on federalism snd autonomy
has become a conqucrlng one. From an
international point u view. this means
population Of the Monrle doctrine
and tho entrance Of America tnto fhe
conflicts and intrigues Of tho grca,
powers" The Peii; Bicu takes a similar
view. II says; "'rhe Tmorlcan Republic,
oonaucring and coionlxlng. no longcr
has she riEh, 20 close TO Europe the new
continent. since she herself has stepped
gu, OF a."
Tho op.niona Of the French journals on
these points u VI 90 particular conse-
auenoe. II IL believed tina, some OF shcm
would riadiy. Tor a consideration. have
champsoncd the American cause. n 90
clear tina, che Monroe doctrine 81 In no
wise affected by the outcome Of the
Spanish war. ny that dociFtnc the fact
was announced TO the world that the
American continents arc no hunger
open 70 European military expeditions.
such as have been. ana are now. opcr-
a;inx IN Africa and Asa. The United
States 90 Tar from tellnquiahing her ma
<ural right TO guard this hemisphere
from such tneurrions has added the isl.
ands In the Atlantic and Paelhe T. the
domain II her guardianship. There l. no
stepping out VI this Continent The
owner Of piece OF real estate does not
give up bis right und title by the al
d.on VI a vacant strip u land across
the river. A. a. the danger ana ankle.
~ predicted a. a consequence OF the
transaction. 70 "a no, clear how cuba
and she Philippines can be Erraser
danger to the uaNed States than to
sfaln and JutElug from the reluctance
with whkh The latter nha1h parts with
the posstas.onu. the danger cannot b.
hsfhur. " this couniry viii continue
20 manifest the patriotism ana uniiy oi
purpose aha; inspired q during the war.
every colonial problem viii be- solved
for the benefit OF the ooisidst. and
the mother country alike.
IN the United States there l. much
talk Of the enormous expenses Involved.
The experience Of Great nrfain does
no, furnish any support for such frifs
ana mlsglvingH EnFllshmcn have been
atae 20 administer successfully tho al
fairs OF millions 81 people IN every part
of the globe and of every race, ana thai
with smaller army than any Eu-
ropuan power maintains Tor rr,f-de-
Tense, According 80 Mr. Chamber
lain. In India. where 1Oo,OOo.00O people
acknowlsdge ihe queen az IMPRESS. she
t1'al white garrison Il only 1000 men.
In Egypt, with a population ~ o.eo0.glj.
the normal garrison Is $500 men. while
In ceylon. sar siruH hftaemrni.. the
Yves Indies and West Affra no, 81
single White regiment 10 stationed. order
being maintained by o1lWrd soldiers
and police under british Officers. spain
has not had 20 maintain "a formidable
force OF soldiers either IN cuta, Porto
Rico or the Philippines, except when
oppression aud mlsrule became unbear-
able ana Il was thought necessary Ga
slaughter the "rsbelllouf" subjects In
order to insure peace, All talk of thg
necessity o. an enormous standing
army and a formidable navy on nc.
count Of those Islanders Is nonstusr.
some addition 10 tho military service
OF che country win undoubtedly D,
needed. bun there IL no known reason
why this should be made on a European
scale or be extended beyond ihe limit,
warranted by the additional revenue,