The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-19

cr@v1s ina di9ef he immense structure
| 20 ne doors gathered 70 seaT Gen. smarter
s'There : no;a.ng ;Aas IS 50 dear 70 the
| heart Of a soldier u his yepuolsc as -
| kBow ,hat ne Is 4ngroyed - ms peopis
| accept ycgr wee y-ne 80 f2E as am col-
cerre1 as The commander % tie army
| wnfen 20 recently. a. its sGceessfai cam.
| paIg1 n SANTIAGO lowered ne ssanoase
| 81 Spain which for 40 years mas heated
| on This continent never again 10 be rasseo
mere fApplAUssB
| lBu; n has recognizing me. wish you
| 20 know ina; " i not - ne. except a q
| very small gree tina, iris credit IS due.
L i % the gallant army that ]. command
| - better never stood n America. ans
/ r. SAVING mat d not apologize 10 the
/ Did uieuhe OF The Grand Army A. ire
/ eiese q the war tnex had the advantage
| that they tad be- tried by IRE and knew
| what practical Mar was IA:s army q
| r,ne u n.ie perfect in discipline. magnst-
| cent shots, thoroughly drilled, vas deficient
| in thai ( had neVeT reen under hre. IT i
| % theE heroisu1. indoruifabie viii and
1 pluck and strength that the country : III
| iebted for the victory. for tell YOU. my
| old comrades. that even after UNDERGOING
| four years Of var. as did N my youth.
| having with me uen who foughI against
| us and some older men w3o served
| Throughout; the war Of the rebellion, |
say, and their uT. rimous verdict was that
| American soldisss never suffered before
| or were n a campaign that 50 severely
| .rled them as id this
| Gen. 3hafter then gave All interesting
| difficulties were no; in the fighting-g,let
/ was the easiest part OF it-but IN getting
| food and med cine 10 the front over the
| single muddy. terrible road. 10 haul bat
| terry over which required fourteen horses
| instead OF four.
| America Not n Hermit.
| At the First regiment armory Secretary
| James Wilson and Mayor David 5. Rose.
| OF Milwaukee. were the speakers. Mir.
| Wilson said
| lie is a dull student OF events who sup
4 IN Ea n
| self up as a hermit and avoid It's duty 10
| mankind. The world q mands The most
| competent men TO manage rs affairs, ard
We are training such men Il requires the
| best machinery for field and factory-ws
| make that machinery: it desires the most
| suitable cornmodiI.es-w are making such
| commodities. our men aDC our goods now
Ga all over the world, our flag viii so
| " In them; its folds VII project them, and
| where Americans 20 they VII proclaim 10
! The pc pc 81 ali lands that our nation rec
osnizcs the fatherhood OF God and the
| brotherhood Of man Tie American peo-
| pie nave been one in purpose and sympa-
n5hes historic evidence Of IT, Lee and
| Wheeler comman led the men from the
wheat fields of he North; Miles and Grant
| gave orders 10 the men from the cotton
| fields 81 the South. The vaior Of thosa
| WHO struggled for ideas a. they under
| stood them from 1850 to 1855 has become
| the common heritage OF a happy and uni
| ted people
Gompers Criticisex Expansion.
| At the Second regiment ariaory Samuel
| GompeTs. president OF the Federation of
| Labor, said In part:
| "Al honor 10 the brave and valiant SOL
| diers and sailors who. by their tact. judg
| ment and heroism planned and executed
| the war ana brought victory to our arms
II a surprisingly brief period. None can
| pay too glowing tributes To the splendid
| herosm they displayed.
| In the midst OF rejoicing over the
! success of our arms it IS we'll that We look
| to the causes that brought on war
| with Spain, and consider the questions
| which nave grown out OF 1t and the atti
| tude IL which We. liberty-,oving peo-
| PIE If great republic. should contemplate
Was our charge against Spain in her
| refusal 10 give the people OF the island
| OF Cuba freedom and independence base
| less? II admit this at
| once confess that our var with Spain was
| without just cause. We confess 10 most
| gTley0us wrong committed Where is the
! spirit OF holding out the helping hand IN
i aid Of all people struggling for liberty and
| independence W here has flown this great
| outburst Of our sympathy for the Self
| sacrificing and ltberty-oving Cubans? Is it
| not strange that now fer the first time We
| hear that the Cuhans are unfit for self
| government, that whether they protest
| against it or not they must be dominated
by Us, annexed to us or become a depend
| ency OF ours? Alas. there are some Amer
! icans-our money ma kcrs-wh0se only god
Is the almighty dollar, whose only human
| divine trinity Is dividend, interest ana
| pr0lit-Come to the conclusion that II poor
| suffering Cuba can be handed over 10 their
, tender meTcies their pely and their deViltry
| can hold full sway. These gentry. when
| there IS question between liberty and
| profit. present and prospective. throw lib
| crly 70 the dogs a WORKOUT and thread
| bare thing Of tho past.
| III We have interviewed in hf half of Gu
| Ia and driven a foreign tyrant from her
| shores. We have at least authority FOR our
action ny the appeal Of Tie Struggling Gu
| hans. Hut what OF the Porto Ricans? they
| have not asked our intervention. they have
| 10. pleaded FOR annexation. They were IN
vaded as a military necessity. TheE MUM
Der N10C0o people. ani have not bsen d.
| vi,ied by fierce conflict. If We give free
dom and Independence 70 Cuba. 10 which
she is entitled. is there any justification for
| DOR enforced conquest and annexation of
Porto Biro9
''iIaw,i We have annexed. irrespective of
Tho Wishes If her people. who were not
asked whether he constitution hnd. :
| which thcv have recently lived meets With
| fseir aroroval Nor WAS annexation in is
| Direct ar Indirect f3:nl ever given 10 them
for Zee son TIE flag of eur country waves
in Hawaii over p.ople s0oias3;ea ~ eur EUR
! superior force in hagfani VOCATION OF Ahe
consent Of the governed:
| "In the case Of ;he Philippines We have
| the question repeated only III a muoa more
| segr-,vated form We 10 not oppose me
| t@yelann.eut Of oar industry, the exp3n-
| son ~ car commerce nor the power ard
! .nfiuence Wh,ch the United S,ares may *
!
/ earth ifN the contrary. We realize nat
| tn4, higher Intelligence and STANDARD ~ life
| NJ tnt American work rs Will largely con-
! .ri3.lt ioNard attaining the highest pi1-
+ ..tt}o 80 i~j0s1r.ai and commercial great
/ .S~ Tga TaG - our republic should foai
over fr~r p~ep3" ara mos' never form a
] f}a1k 81 r.de ciaHery. a1rNIrlSm. d5$p1-
! ..>-f+ aY t1rs.t-v America A. know IL
.s5.h i:s blessings - pr7c@ and stability
| MAST sos -, Eazar.irl t3r an eTa Of IN
! certainty ava oppression ara strife ET-
rrz w2-ra nuy HtE mast Be- greeted - The
sn3b}a1l - peace aHl a. = rso0ke 10 DIS
na~t4tN and ';rEi@t}srl.
/ we nav many problems confronting as
Il: Borne. Without attempting 80 divert tie
.ha4zh;- ~ c4r people - foreign com4N-
: cAttao= f. IS worse 5han 81 :. aye. L = 2
crime .n iu8 ourselves Irio tHe fancy INA;
80 ~taH escape ans suites which we owe
fa .4r iss+t.'e nv becoming rzttoa - cor-
/ -{aer@E~ Gl~f- >eTding tne lessons ~ nearly
contrary am B quarter - our national
x,e5encr - 7r jasiepe 9&<nt. progressive
! humaHs. q@a"s-.7Vs"E ration We cannot
/ w:rh safety a. ourselves mr. saStiCe - 9th
.r~ kstE the worker and ne lowers a.
ref sr-r aud simple 5as1a~ civideG. or d.
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