Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-06-02
.N IS MANIFEST DESTINY.
Heary German, Editor Of IN. Lon
don Chronicle. Prophesies
Of the Future.
TE IMPOSITION or INVISIBLE HANDS.


RaA@ ~ AmNTNw-A
wAsHiS~roN. Nay "a Heury Nor
man. ssl.tpr 20 shs t.autlsu tt1siy Chron-
selr, IS asss, irtters frusn thiS city dur
Tag the NcarzarIan h,suusisry dispute
attracted ,lsca " isisSyrvah attention.. i
an NasAtngt~n again a. war essrr~-
spondeat Of Bis PaPsr- Last niwAt he
eansest tae - asstax 70 the aasusi-
clc- aasi through hts vuarte>y se arr
abis ~ Prvseat tAs zs2sEsF tresn thi>
ss,se.
>sace ms ARRIVAL hav~ Ssu<ht dili-
gently "a all quarters fgr ,-1rnr oatiiue
er suggcstioa - the p.llie-y % b. Pur-
su,si ~ th~ United state IN the im-
mediate futurc Ta~ rrsait u the ~ar
- a turrgua- oparlaSiaa- bach days
as7vs has. therctor-. Only An accidental
intsrvss- But. wholly wishauE int~n-
tioa oa the part - the asimi nssratlun.
the eoantry y raPbti = aPpruaeAias
sstaatrpu 8 here a sis-cls.on morr al.s
msutuus than any for a crutury
past nu,t b. takrn. Tue results
% ths der-isiln wJg affect E1r,-
p-.ta uarioas hardly iss. than Am-rtea
ltseit pa su-h 1ast-r have h,ea
unwilling u .sy a xvr,l Until cssa-
vsaccst tE was bas.-sl uu.sn s.tita fsrss.
: hate eoavsrserl wsth aln.sss every
mar b-,zxiansug Nigh tac highest.
'r.ssi--s authority Siti m1ld the i,.a-.
aust with maag s,ii frien.ls aud new
acquaintance. rrprcs.satattve 90 ali
saasiss ~ vPiui9a The tnquiry has
osvn lllsr the s-arch tux a n-,esile in a
hayss.l.-is aud have nov reac.,s-,l she
e'tucluslpa that IN thls Parsicu.sr ss.s,S
therv - NJ nvs,iIe a. alL
aasaH TIA. neither tn the Whlsriisus-
us'r th~ state departm -uk - thcrv anv
definite eluvtctaoa 90 l---rlnl n-ssI.la
concerning tine futHre asry~s5.sa q tl..
International p.siicy wlth rc~aF't ta
th~ tlsp.l>ai * thuse avcr-s-a p.rss.,
sirus orrr Nni-a thc Amerls1a da.-
sElli b. 1yiuE Sheu the aar - rs-F-
Tnl> uaarg ~luust slsc a liosgtlr eritirissll
Npthing > farther from my msusL
The G usted >tage> aaS trtf-s,i -sra.iils
towards lt, uex tAte. lf t1e Mala- alst
naE uc~u blovn aP war Suu.t u-it exist
ta--t1y Inc neutrality of Ea.s s.an.f
forcv-l Aalniral tkNrys s.tulairua 20
,sa - szls-asa l.as spanish AsiaEic a tla.l-
naa. aai ss sslze Nantza Nlts 49, On 5
euur>e- Ihls ae,r1inp. fshs.1i. ss e.s,san~
Instantly imperative - s~nsi hta rein
toreemeuts. aat these hast ~ b.
ssruug ea1aga - defeat twenty
Spanish r~zsinruts ami oc-upy
tzlv priaeiaal ssi4asiz. Ta- eame
= trur Of the Atlantic W hen war
was declared u Wsts Bs.llrvesl that the
insurgents we're capable % taking the
acld against the spanish 4 Supplied
with arms. Ammunition amt H~HE It
: nox known they arv wholly lncaPa
bic Of this. and sae military aathnrttles
have bs'a5us dseplT avvrss - any
cooperation wita the insurgents.
boldlms the vieN that the American
army sloald at with complete susie-
pendruc~. A. - b,s free 10 fss-e Nhat-
ever oe-assou may aFuss after the
spanish are exp.i lest To President
Mckinney alone u da- the e>s4pe Ut
tn. country from tHs fatal hlunster Of
recognizing the insurgents a. being
crcntS. and f0r tins every thinking
Americ1H to-day u profoundly CRATE
fuL Again, there was originally No
iuteatloa of bumbar,ling or sslzIay
Porto ElcU Admiral >ampsons bonn
barsiluy NJ u A. a falturc, IL should have
been Suuner amt tiulI. or NOT al all
That mistake = not To be repeated. amt
the second spanish heet xilI not and a
bsass there
Moreover. nobody eougd hlre fore
seen the extraordinary change VG pub
ne opiai0a ast.r A.g.nsrAI ns.vsy'S vic
tory Betwr~a April - aad Mag / a
revolution to.s-S P4-t.-s- ua Que day the
i,le1 ot keeping the Philippines had not
occurred ta anybody; On the next. few
people thought OF gtsing them aP.
Now. aIso, it = appreciated that il u
impossible 10 dispose Of them 70 an
other power wiEhoaE the gravest com
piIrauaHs. while Pabgie seltImsaE ~
into4rraat u the idea Of restoriaS them
10 spanish u4isruiz-
Thus IN evrrs dIreetiVn events have
moved. and ths administration has fol
lowell Ia AHlbsAss.I.h1r Hays wor,is u
has been q case Of the imposition Of in
yisi5ls hanis The za1SlaS aag~r has
written. and It cannot DC lars.t back 10
--caneei half line
The qusstioG l.. viii the UEitesI
States. when peaev u signed, withdraw
within its Old tIuits, aotsie by its odd
traditions and RESIST the temptation Of
empire; or Will II accept boldly what
the fortunes of war have broaxht and
turn its faer towards a new destiny ,
The struggle MIL be lOug and bitter.
The opponents Of annexation urge that
the constitution peFmlts M terri
tory - be incorporated in the
lniOa which cannot beeume a state.
Il u rrplied that Am-rlc2 must
no longer let tieorge Washington do its
thinking for IL
II Is declared that Tie e0un-
try Posssssss NJ class u men
capable 0f administering eastern coau-
tries. and that these will merely be-
come the prey OF professional p'oli-
ticiaas. The retoFt - that tae ueceS-
sity of finding su'sA men Will compel at
last a eouPlese rei0rIn OF the diplo-
nalie and consular services. and shus
I
spOiLs4
Why ask the ones. should we
nesdIsssly sntangie ourselves with Ea-
ropean powers. and enter the TAR east
ern perIlous arena
We are already entangled.- reply
the Other& ~Oar interest," ar. es4u1l
10 those of England in keeping open
the vast maFsets OF China. ami Eng
land will b. Overborne aud China seized
PieeensaI unIess we range ourselves
alongside her
1t will take great army and navy.
say the Obieetors.
1t II Perferly certain reply the
annsxatsonistS. that the country has
already determined to have a str0ax
navy. and IN army such that never
again shau we b= cAugat in this dis
GRACEFUL state OF unprepassia.sS
Having thsse- tAerefgFs. WY sao4l.
We not use them 70 adv4ne= our ma.
fsriA iassrssss aad the gsa<gzl eivili-