The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11

lVleitu SUusiHSs Itdllhu stllu dChulWtShNt
Us to be enc nf the grest Pawers. Each and
all seem ANXIOUS to piupitiate Ms, England
desires an alliance. civil or military, one
/ or b5th, just as we please, while despotic
! Germany after cordially hating us, has
about reached the paint Were she, 100,
1 wishes to "embi@Us'' u.s.
! The kaiser, fearful that he mliy antago-
nize us by paying q. promised visit TO Mad
/ rid, has decided to strike the Spanish Cap4-
! tai from the list OF elites TO be visited dur
Ing his royal progress, and instead of a
prospective cell on the queen regejt it is
said that the wild idea of possible new
triple alliance In which the Unitsd
States, England and Germany are the prn-
clEas, Is flling his head. We gois If we
must have an alliance, let us hope that Ger
many Will be left out.
And yet it Is pleasant to know we are
respected even by one for whom we have
little regard.
One would scarcely think thAt i, people SO
remote as the inhabitants of far-away In
dia would feel any effects of the Spanish
American war. Let us see. When. a fen
months ago, a new viceroy 10 India WIS to
be appointed one OF the strong ornaments
in favor OF the Hon. George Curzop. the
successful candidate. was the fast that he
had an American wife! England, anxious
TO show In every way her friendship, has
made beautiful, gracious American wo-
man vicerne over the most s,im,stuo y
can, accustomed as SHE hrs been 10 orr be-
nign institutions and government moi work
wonderful reforms amongst her subiec 81
And now let us consider Spain--ulho.y.
unhappy Spain.
Stripped of her colonial possessions in the
West indies and the East. utterly crushed.
her armies decimated, her fine navy the
abode of monsters of the deep, or in the
hands of her enemies. the instruments OF
her msfnrtunes, bereft OF frlenis even,
her case seems pitiahle indeed. But let Us
consider. Is there not balm in Gilead for
evea so old and bloody a transsressof as
Spain? Out al The ashes OF her mgeries.
her woes, may not better, brighter era
dawn? II Is said that the province OF AN
daltsia is to1ay hnnming with iniu try.
Spatn's misfortunes abroad have awakened
her people to the necessity Of putiting Tor h
their supreme efforts at home 80 the in
habitants of the land made famous by the
pen OF an American are working TO reie-m
the fallen fortunes OF their mother country
with success so great that no cotton dis
trict In our sunny South can preesn a
scene of lveier thrift and industry toiay
than the traveller would find I'm Southern
Spain.
The Natlonal character of the Spaniard In
destined perhaps 10 undergo trangfo ma
ton. In most Instances misfortune sor ems
character, but apart from her nllsiorJn es
Spain has had before her an examp Sd
Hoplt "a lTeNlHIsHt ~ uuiiAut tldA #le must
proit 10y the experience. How can soldiers
who expected lgnomlnious death, but " re
given life and home, fala to bear the i'm
press of such treatment on theGr lives? IL
il not reasonable TO suppose that ercafter
In dealing wiph bier dependents Spain will
show more Kindness, more Jus ice than has
cha nacterzed her heretofore? Agsociat on
beeeis imIbaldnn. This metamorphosls In
Snanfsh nharacter nav be predtete1 the
more certstnlv since Ceryera on his return
~ snain s.a'nasfiy advl-nT III ro,nirv 10
c,ttvata = srls,iassn for The Urjtad sstes
NJ T. .t,s ACKNOWLEDGMENT IN Nat,onai es,.r,
sr .mis ,onfI,ed - ssaln r.
a. s,,i, 18th VI !; ~ e.i,tod 90
, la s ,,ewaen 1se M5r,S and sns,h viii now
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= fcoostSeil' uars ~ tnere 1is to'
aHoirssL US even ye' VINO may % iesiT.u'
tnal sounaern y2lor mas NOT ~ elYea ~
just dues, bat that TIE fs3Tt Q, tle AeTLa
1. warm and gsnsro9s 20 ines s,,,a ~ ~, ~