The evening times., 1898-11-22

Greater tpiCrIc'a
What was done yesterday al Parls
"a, yer be undune. IT is matter ot
,..nr,alatively little interest whether
Sttu ,vithdraws from the conference
and u.a}ze pretense of being engaged
4, o.ar with this country Mile lack
ing navy. Lacking money and OWING
T. mos, af her soldiers years pay.
Even # she were better prepared 10 r.
s.~t The operations OF America the an
,..,ancr and cost to US would have the
smallest significance in relation 10 the
,sf.,;,c ndous fact that the PhilIppin
ar. srlfs There can be no honorable
retreat from the position President Nc
Il.,.I-y took when he instructed the
Tp.a,.. commissioners to assert our
,,a.,a 30 the islands Nothing could be
r,.f. futile than the efforts Of a clique
of New England provincials-the Tor
r7g.r missionaries Of lght-to stem the
,,-rrrut II popular sentiment ana tuln
"a. President from his policy. Now
il,af the deed is done. the fact Of our
Iahfr;rf,ira title affirmed in the nature
az a1 ultfmatum. it would be quite as
T-A lH TURN Alat IlA lAAtbAA ~ -'-NAr7N'-NN
.s tha rolfcv OF the Administration.
Gnlya President willing to become the
ir-t and reproach Of succeeding gener-
aripue could recede from a position so
carefully taken, SO boldly proclaimed.
The America Of today is incompar-
ably greater than that Of yesterday.
After a century Of marvellous. unparal-
1rl-d growth. during which our institu-
lfnns have been put To the seYeTest rests
rr. conditions of the world can apply.
,y,. have reached full maturity of our
national powers and now step forth 10
bear our entire share of the responsible
ties which civilization imposes on The
strong and great Breaking away from
the forms of monarchy when mere
handful Of poorly equipped coloniSts We
have stod the supreme test of the i'm
migration of millions Of people of dIf-
r,raDf tongues. different customs and
traditions and with different ideas #
government. and instead OF losing the
%. ST qualities Of our sires, we have used
thDm i'm a broader spirit rid ourselves
pr bigotry. and developed the principles
or our institutions beyond the dreams
of the fathers. Among the most de
voted supporters Of the distinctly
American clements Of our national edi-
flee are the immigrants from whose in
pouring the envious monaTchisis pre-
dicted failure and anarchy. We have
freed millions Of slaves of a different
color and character from those Of the
founders. and at Santiago they proved
uasir patriotism and courage, bearing
THEN part with no less of glory than
IN" choicest Of their white brothers. We
are not wholly to blame for the condi-
tiou # the Indians However just may
bn The arraignment Of the whites for
thoir treatment Of the red men, their
present state was inevitable from their
iuaradicable, inherent qualities 4 sur
vry Of the field of our history must
prove that We have had tests Of our
strength and power Of adaptation more
eNacting than this upon which we have
just entered. The same spirit and eqGip-
m"ng which brought us triumphant
through all other dangers will sustain
MS now.
The same considerations that forced US
~ NJ ea5A N dl bh sNlldtii tDNlDtI Us 10 tIlS
course also. If it could not be our selfish
lart to remain Indifferent 10 the oppres.
sion Of the Cubans, we could find no
justification for restoring the power OF
tl-e same barbarians over the people If
other islands. Virtually. the present
policy was adopted when we declared
war for Cuban liberation. This is a
necessary sequence. But for long
time there was a doubt whether we
should be cowed by The imaginary dan
gers cOnjured up by the timid or the
self-seeking. Therefore we have every
cause to rejoice over the work of yes
-terday. Next to the Declaration of In
dependence. the document presented 10
the representatives of Spain is the
greatest product of American civiliza-