El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-14
War is Not Over.

Dallas News.
The president informs the country
that the war is not over. In view OF
the tremendous pressure being brought
to bear on him to muster out the VOL
un:eers he is compelled to make this
announcement. 1t is the wise and
thoughtfu course for the president to
pursue under the circumstances and
the country will upon reflection bring
itself to understa and appreciate II.
In calling attention to his action
Mr.. Mckinley says in both an
advisory and explanatory way
that from the number of requests
he is receiving for the mastering out
of this or that regiment" he judges
that 1.-The people are under the impress
sion that the war is over" THAT is a
mistake" is his language. He reminds
the country that nothing but peace
protocol has been signed" Says the
president: I'VE are just on the eve OF
sending some distinguished gen.
tlemen to Paris TO meet
commissioners from Spain and
to negotiate peace treaty. 1t
would De the height of uDwisdom to
disband our army when there is pos
sibility that circumstances may require
our commissioners to make absolute
demands" The patriotism of Amer
leans will rebound upon re ldlug tues
words. They voice the naGion's will il
the prosecution TO the end of purpose
for which the nation wen
to war. In the exercise OF
its guardianship and direction of
national affairs the government Is ex-
pected to act for the people as in lts
Judgment may seem best, and stripped
of all rhetorical flourish what the pres
ident says means that the United
ell a. =,
driven to it. The president will not
escape criticism, even abuse, for the
position be takes. A hard campaign
at best, owing to hasty and incomplete
preparations, characterized by what
are claimed to be unavoidable i'm
pediments to the smoothness of mo-
ton in the field. has most unfortunately
been aggravated by nntold trials and
sufferipgs since the close of hostilities.
The public mind nas become absorbed
with these matters until "a wave of in
dignstion hasin a measure overcome
the sober thought OF the people.
WAile the government should be held
to account for the omissions in the
past, in behalf of pointing out the de-
fects of It's military establishment and
improving the lesson it has learned, it
will also be held to account for the fu-
ture. Its course will he watched
and errors quickly noted
by the people The president should
be given credit for prudence and fore
sight, while there need be no abating
of popular condemnation of wrongs
palpsble in the light of established
facts. He is confronted with an emer-
gency and is called upon to exercise
the power, including the exercise of
discretion, conferred upon him by the
people, and in doing so he deems it
hest for the people themselves to de-
cline to grant the urgent requests of
governors of states, of parents, rela-
tives and friends of the volunteers and
of the volunteers themselves. In face
of the tremendous pressure he appeals
to the country in behalf of the coun-
try's best interests as he aud his cabi-
net and military and naval counselers
see it. SPANS dilly-dallying course in
the multifarious affairs incident to set
Element of the terms OF peace, her d.
ligence in the invention of counter de-
mands, her remorseless insanity do1-
ges, the new and threatening compli-
catious in the Philippines resulting in
The call for more ships and troops as
safe precaution and perhaps a neces-
Sity, are matters the gov eminent il
looked to- to handle promptly and sue
cessfully. viii the American people
brook any child's play in the matter?
Will they yield one iot or title of what
is their right? Will the people be
ready to back the president and peace
commissioners if they are forced "to
make absolute demands" of Spain?
There is but one answer. The people
may be depended upon to make 1t. The
volunteers with their sore experience
before them are ready. mo amount
If political influence or persuasion can
induce me to permit any more regi-
nents to be mustered out after I00, 900
men are discharged" says the presi-
dent, until this war is definitely
over" eff this can be understood the
people and the soldiers themselves will
re satisfied" he says. Who will say
they cannot or will not understand and
accept the situation.