New-York tribune., 1898-11-29
peace WITH HONOR"

1t is done. Spain has yielded TO the neces-
sty of her own creation. The terms Of peace
are accented The issues of the war are closed
the results of the war are secured, and the
irrevocable seal is set upon this Nations We
tory. The words of the master phrasemaker
OF our time rise readily 10 mind. Worn thread
bare by apt and inapt repetition within gen
eraton's space, they do their duty today with
all their pris ios for. and fitness. 1t is now
q little more than twenty years since the repre-
sentatives Of the British Empire returned home
from Berlin bearing peace with Honor. In
equal measure, in the name of their Father
land, and in greater measure in the name or
worldwide humanity, the representatives or the
United States may to-day announce that they
bring home from Paris peace with Honor.
Two hundred and twenty-five days ago Spain
forced upon us the gage Of battle, which we
accepted with reluctance, but not with fear,
knowing full well that chains are worse than
bayonets" even though the chains were on the
limbs of others and the bayonets directed at
ourselves. One hundred and nine days ago
We granted to Spain the armstice for which
she sued And yesterday, by virtue of our
moral right no less than Of our material power,
we dictated to Spain the terms Of final and
enduring peace. 1t IS done. and 1t Is done well.
And neither in the entrance upon the quar-
rel nor in the prosecution Of the campaign by
land and sea. nor yet in the disposition OF the
fruits OF victory and the determination Of the
grounds Of peace, has the honor of the Ameri-
can name been marred.
We have discussed already the details Of the
scheme OF peace. If refer to the Pres-
dents memorable message of April II last we
shall find that the four great aims OF nterven-
ton In Cuba which he therein set forth have
been attained or are rapidly being attained.
The barbarties Of war in Cuba have been
stopped, and the miseIfes Of the people are be-
ing alleviated as they could never have been
under continued Spanish rule Protection 10
American citizens In Cuba and TO their prop
ertv Is henceforth assured. The lawful com
merce Of our people with that island has been
resumed. And the anomalous state OF war
preparatlons toward q nation with which we
were nominaly at peace has been swept away.
That nominal peace was. In the words OF Iaci-
tus 50 wrctched as not to be il-exchanged for
war And now the war. so rompctentiy waged
has we'll and gladly been exchanged for peace
and the Presidents Message Of a week hence
will NJ. 4 happy sequel TO that Of nearly eight
months before Or II we refer 10 the protocol
Of August u last. which marked suspension OF
bostl,les and the beginning Of the negotla
+,ons which reached their climax and frutiOn
Yesterday. va snali perceive that on the part
of the United States at least It's terms have
been observed most faithfully in letter and
IN spirit We have taken Porto Rico we have
occupied and held Manila pending the negot'a'
ton Of the treaty of peace under which the
disposition OF ell the Philippines has been de-
termned, and we are cooperating with SPAN
in her evacuation ~ Cuba. This Nation has
not sought 10 take advantage Of rs might In
imposing new terms upon lis beaten foe or In
changing. save as they were changed by the
inexorablc logic OF events the objects Of lis
erdcayoy At the end Of the war IL is still true