Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-15
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II looks az II spain al the outset had
gained a diplomatic advantage over the
United States by having SECURED Paris
na the place N meeting ~ the peace
commissioners Public sympathy Ia
France ~ undoubtedly with Spain In
the present crisis. and u IL hardly con.
coivahlo that the negotiations can b.
carried On In the French capital with
out being influenced to some extent by
the prevalent sentiment iicrne or
Stockholm would have been more SUITE
able Tor the purpose than Paris. The
srlection IL made. however. and the
necessity Of having representative In
close touch with the American people
aud resolved to carry out the nations
viii IN more urgent than u the commits
sion were TO meet on more neutral
ground From now on there win be
battle OF diplomacy, and this country
must emerge from that with Victories
no less signal than thoss won on the
scenes Of carnage on ga and land. n
IL true that the world stands amazed
AZ the sudden development ~ unity,
bravery ana efficiency ~ the citizens ~
this country IN the face Of the Zoe. an
equally striking picture " American
diplomacy must be presented 90 the
world IN order 10 render the triumph
complete.
scnor sagaH,a IL credited with the
remark that the spanlards have at i1ass
one consolation. and that II the knowi-
odEv that In cuba ana the Philippines
they have bequeaihed 20 tho United
States almost lnsurmouninbie difleui.
ties, which for many years they dhe
apaniardsD can render stiil more form
liable. should II be- their policy 10 do
90. This ~ significant n r. perfect
~ true that the difficulties confronting
this country after the war are great
The problem IL 10 maintain order and
establish a nrm government In cuba
ana a. TO the Philippines u Will prob
ably dcvoivo upon the United states q
prevent relgn ~ anarchy, al icas
for some time. and This must be- don't
with the aid Of troops. who, a. expert
cnce has taught us, are subject ID
decimailon by deadly flvers, unlcas pre-
caution 10 taken 10 preserve their lives
Hui from the outset Spain should be-
prevented from rendering those AIM
cultlca sllil more formidable" by main.
taininE agents 81 the government fof
the sole purpose NJ stirring up robel-
Hons ana fomeutlnE strife, For that
l. evidently tho policy Indicated hS
earns,a o. a future possibility Th'
peace commissioners need 10 be wide
awake 0n this point
Then there VIII undoubtedly be-
Htrnulua offort made hy the spanlli
Representatives 10 induce our govern
ment 10 take tho responsibilities Tor al
or part " the so.caliod cuban debt
This should be- nrmly declined. Tn
fact n that this debt vas not con
tractrd by cuba but by sapln and wa
incurred chiefly Tor the purpose 81
holding the CubanA In bondage, and n,
small part of me money obtained wa
actually stolen by the administrator
~ cuban affhlrs why should clthr
cuba or the United states undot;ak'
60 pay that money! Not long az.
cuban patriots offered TO pay a reason
able part 81 that debt a. price 90
thdr llberty. hut the offer was dc
clined. Since then spaniarda have do
yasiated the island and deolmated III
population. rendering It almost lmpos
ulblo Tor tho people 10 discharge span
ish financial obligations In addition &
restoring tholr country % prosperity
There would be- no justice In aaddllni
any part ~ that deht ON cuba.
Another matter ~ Importance 90 tha
country II that The terms of peace az
finally agreed upon should provide fo
some approximately adequate com
ponaation for the cost N tho war 4
demand for the ctssl0u % the Philip
pines and thu Lldrlnp Islands. in add
tion 10 Porto RIeo, would ha yerl
modest, especially since spain. as fal
as can ba seen, viii never again be %
position 60 exercise sovereignty owe
those distant professions.
II viii take t.mc before these an,
various other matters ate finally set
tlcd, and their importance u such tha
our peace commissioners must be IN
ablest Statesmen of the country.
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