Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-10
rilG SPANISH nrrLy

on one point md one only g. ih'
spanish reply to Americas demands
.crtaln. definite and uuspulyo,1l' uI'r
H regarding tho appointment ni a some
mission 20 arrange f1r ,ha future rn'-
eminent of the Philippines 10 c"pIl
hardly bo expected that thIr phaf' Uf
the subject would receive other ir.ai'
mont at the hands of the Spanish gov-
.rnmcnt. because Il provides that th'
spanlah will have 0H much 60 cay in
the commission or the Americans. ami
whatever the faults and weaknesses NJ
the dona.thsy arc not addicted Co stani-
ing In their own iIfht if they know OF
van help u.
There IL an almost lntoleruhle amount
u rod tape and Consequent delay In 'h'
ptoeeodinrs. I'D OF which arr exceed
ingiy wrnfisume at tluc when hu'h
vastly consequential issues are quivcr-
inc In the balance and aro 20 thorough
~ understood. Spain knows fun wen
mat the rejection or even material
mobilization of the proposals. means the
Immediate breaking on 20 All n'goun-
tons aud thu prosecution " thc war
with tho utu.fi yigur a. "A d''plhlihh'
dtcary nnla. De- also knows That nh'
IA practically without remedy and that
the end prcbguryd could not be N'ry
far on. 40 that by tho dilly-dallying
which she ao pcrslntcn,ly practices she
ia only playing with me. Patience
cannot endure forever. ihorc must n'
"a, once A surc. ise of tomporlzing' oF
the woes that uhe invites viii oi neec'-
atty DE- poured out upon her without
limit until crushed on bloody n,lda nni
blnckened amid the ashes % umoldef-
ing ares she can no longer omcr TO-
instance or expect conditions.
Th,rc IL a hope OF better things hn'
IL Ia easy to aso that patience 10 being
sualnod beyond reasonable limits II
IA. much easier aud viii result more
t,oataily 20 both sides Tor spain ID
aeeep, the Inevitable now, TO let the DAY
Of wrath be- thiB day not some one III
the future. The sooner u IL All over
the sooner will rehabilitation ana th'
healing Of wounds begin. No aoup'
All this 4. realized at Madrid, ana tn
danger Of lamporing with the case must
also be- apparent, IN some MEASURE
yet the Latin weakness of cNpoutuia
ing over dead and gone hopes aud ap'
p,aiing pcruiHtcntiy for terms Wh''h "'
necessity are definitely denied con
tlnuca.
his lntlmntod from Warrington ihn'
the spanish rcply h by No means sat
hfaetory. II 81 too ntgumrn'nuN'
ana vyaslyc aud engages too mueh II
cteumlooutlun. Also DO Il given ou
apparently "a cnthrda that In IN
event of the reply being rejected span
viii at once receive an ultlmatum EiN
ing her f0rty-elght hours la which q
r,turn a no ur yes without qualih
cation or condition. This would az
furcdly lend expedition and luoidity &
ne matter. II would be- tho AleNnn
drian plan VI untylng the Cordial
Knot. and the wisdom ~ well aa "a
Justice of fetorting 10 II at such "a tim
40 this could scarcely be- question:
IN any quarter.
spain has had the benefit ~ wis
counselA from some Of hcr Europca
neighbors, ana her adjoining on
France has done 40 much for her a
could be- done and tho attitude OF nct
trulty be- not seriously lnfrInged upul
The French cmhaHaadoT at MuHhiuf
ton. NJ. Cambon. hut been unrrmittin
unselush aud impartial IN his efforts
,ncct satisfactory uud rstandiug Au
urlng hoatilluos 90 d close, and doub
lees he would receive with the Aeyne
disappointment 10 mot ,hugun a Iullul
as the outcome ~ au bis cuorta. "a
quesuonably the terms met with b
approval ueforc they were tuusmitt,
Co spain. for he acted with uuumlt,
plcnaty power Tor biz glIynt and wou
have assentyd 10 nothing dthunurau
or unfair la vndgSyorng 10 reach sy
tlemput. 90 that, uH $50 can an Hu
spaln's refusal Go abide uy his VOL
would be- reelection upon him Viii,
sensitive man would receive VII
very poor grace. Al this would ,
the spanish government no good az
thus. too. at a time when goodiy oruc
aud kindly feelings should be W,
coined vain open u4mb
Oue thing 90 another this count
wants 10 know auu vail kuuN Wlthu
further delay -uh.,h.g 10 ,s 90 be "
on pyaeg, We ar, prepared tor eth
ana VIII accept ,Nu.g 80 ,uug aa Il d
yolvos uu unreasonable sa,uUvgs uI
40 dHhluauabl. concessions, A
,h.se, majority oil tho pgurl. O.
qglte wen satisfied that tho ougs 900 %
uu, Us IA competent ana patriot
h.lda.