Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-13
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Eiulry providing Tor the cessation %
hostiitic8 with Spain VIII Boz hailed
with Joy throughout the unl,cd States.
The war was commenced Cor she pur.
pose 90 libcratinr an oppressed tacc.
Tho people realized that az q nation wo
had the same mission as man enc
lowed with physical strength has 90
strike down a runian who beats woe
man or a child and refuses io doaiN.
That mission was acc pied with cn-
thuHiasm and lt has boon accomplish %.
The Presidents proclamation is the an-
nouncemsnt ~ the triumph of q Just
cause.
Tho conditions spain has agreed DO
ar the REIMBURSEMENT NJ on claims
Of Sovereignty over cuba. ihe craaion
10 the United States ~ Porto Rico and
all other spanish islands ln the West
indies. and also one island In the
Ladronos. Tho fate N the Philippine
Islands n 10 be- decided by commits
sion and tho United States Or 90 hold
Manila pending such decision. Those
terms are no moderate that they
should Insure the lasting friendship 81
spain for this country. Wars
often have resulted In deadly
onmlty between nations Tor long
years. no. fur Instance. between
treatment N a conquered foe by the
treatment or conquered Zoe by tho
Victor this time should have "a lasting
eject Tor good There should b. from
now on q desire on The part " Span
inrda 10 learn more about the Amofi-
cans ana thoir marvellous Institutions.
The war has cost this country % great
deal II commenced on the gist 81
April and ihc Expenditures f,r she
army and navy ~ 60 tho present date
r. estimated at about fid0.0OO0oo. But
thla does not represent thc actual cost.
The New York sun estimates tho
actual cost 10 this country az total
of fpi1.oo1O0O. la follow;
current War fipU. 900 Ol0
State Expenditures .......... 1900 0Ol
Private contributions ....... 1900 pi1
war t'liHl sssssts tssssssss -NlVuluoi
Loss ~ soldiers productive -...
hnnr sssts ssstss tssssssss lNNlWNNuNl
Interest on war dcbt...,.. ao.npono
l.nsilnn 90. ,s. ....s,..s...s. allul1upl
Thf Maine stsss sssss..ssssss d.uNpuNQ
rhls lf zen Item that cannot. IN JUS
tics 90 people NJ the United states. be-
len out Of consideration when the peace
commissioners meet and m. question
Of The nnal disposition of the Philip
pine Islands ana the debt spain has
saddled on her colonies come up flr
consideration This country cannot
Justly be- asked 10 relieve spain VI a
portion ~ her financial burdens. or a.
rgnouncc all claims Co such cnmpcnna-
tion aa spain can give Ia lieu Of the
'xponHca Incurred
The oNlt NJ spain from the West
indica may be- considered another sur
Elcnl opernuon-unc similar Go many
previous onos-hy which q Kind ptuyi-
dcnco ~ seeking 90 stay the cancoroua
disease ~ which the nation r. suffer-
ing, In tho middle of the sixteenth
century. Spain was the greatest empire
since Home m ne most llustriuus
period. She ruled the oceans ana
nwayed the dostluirs of Europe. win
tho rclgn ~ philip tho diHlniowatinn
commenced. Before b, died his country
had lost nearly 40 her dependencies in
North Africa, and then burgundy.
Naples Sicily and Milan were wrcHted
from hor, IN 1903 the Netherlands were
lost; In 1875 Malaccn, Ceyion, Java. anu
other Islands. la 1910, Portugal. IN iGis
an claims wero rcnuunoed 10 Holland.
nrahant ana parts M Flanders. In iGi1
were lost Macsiricht. Hcr,ogrnbolch,
nrcdh, nergpn-op- Hoom, in id5p i,ouall-
lon aud Cardlguc were ccdod 90 France.
making the Iyrenoos the boundary boz
tween the two countries. m 1905 % 1879.
the last ~ Flanders was given upi In
ii0L Gibraltar was lost In 1874, the
Nootkn Sound settlements in 1894. San
Domlnroi In 1900. Louisiana. loo ise'.
Trinidad. In 1919. Fluridl3 from isio-2i
were lost Mexico. Venezuela, Colombia.
Ecuador. Peru, bolivia. chile. Arson
tina, uanda-Ououttl Paraguay, Patt-
gon.a. Guatemala. Honduras. Nicaragua,
san salvador illltl ANA other lHlandE
pertaining 20 thr American continents.
Cuba ana Porto Eloo complete tho Ions
iif OF territorial losses lu ,hIs hami.
Hphora.
WHOM spain again shall have peace
she would do wei 90 consider thr clns
dtions which have caused 800 the d's-
astors. Great Britain has. during chic
time. grown ln power and prrHtl4c
among ,hc nations OF the earth. The
United States has attained tho proper.
tlons OF O. giant Germany has risen 10 %
nrst-class power, while Spain hls cone
stantly been subjected 90 computations.
Let her seek cure by letting m @
food of llght In her national slok-cham-
Der, and with lt the frgsh hreoaor of
this cdnug's civilization, Give enc
people an education ana 400 opportunity
to develop In au atmosphere of Ilb.r9.
sirlkr down tha bars oi supemutnn
and pl ludicg. Then there H hHH
Spain mos uU,rr Iralu hr great ul-
tlou. hut under proper condition. Doc
poop may become hIppy aul pImu.s-
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