The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-18
CALLS 1T A MISTAKE.

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CALLS 1T A MISTAKE.
Rev. Thomas HambIy's Reply to the
Archbishop's Sermon.
Rev. Thomas Hambly. pastor of the
Clinton Avenue Methodist church, also
preached a sermon in reply to Archbishop
lreland's sermon on Justice to SPAIN" His
audience was so much in accord that it fire.
quenty interrupted the speaker with ap-
plause. Mr.. Hambly said
1t is a beautiful sight to see the strong
champloning the cause of the weak And
mat Is just what America is doing. We have
stepped IN between large, brutal father and
his wronged and beaten son, and we have
said this hopeless child cannot defend him
self. Therefore, we will act the part OF a
humane society and We will guarantee this
the business Uncle Sam Is at present en-
gagged in. All the world says audbly or in
audlbi ". Well done! Bravo We have Just
d1vidually, are afraid. Collectively, we can
not agree on the point
Just why Archbishop Ireland should inter-
est himself SO much in Spain is mystery
that some people cannot understand, but
the impression is that had we been involved
IN complications with any other nation than
Spain or Italy he would not have been SO
deeply concerned.
War calls for sympathy" and our country
is manifesting it. Take that incident at the
naval battle Of Santiago where Lieut.. VAIN
wright, of the Gloucester, who was second In
command OF the Maine when the treachery OF
supposedly friendly nation by the most
dastardly means blew her up with nearly 800
and that, too, while they were sleeping, upon
peaceful waters that washed peaceful shores
This American, with the watchword, RE,
member the Maine tingling in every nerve
n md 30 II ox,1
and being than the deafenng roar of de-
structive cannon. sailed his boat close tc
shore re-. to save the remnant of the proud
Spanish fleet and received Admiral Cervera
with the words. Let me congratulate you
upon fighting one Of the greatest battles of
history" His chivalry did not end there, but
ne placed his private cabin at the disposal of
the conquered commander of the obliterateti
feet. What is true of our army and navy is
also true Of every American citizen. In al
most every church we hear prayers being
and that the Spaniard might know how vain
thing it is to shed blood in a wrong and
losing cause.
The newspapers of our country are abreast
or the pulpits in their generosity while DIAL
ing with Spanish interest. We, as a plo-
pie, stand aghast at the appalling ignorance
Of our adversary and with every shell we
Is wrong when he calls the American jour-
nalist "scrfbbler." He is throwing an cpl
tibet at the greatest profession in the word,
kindly charity.
The bishops defense of Spanish character
Is baseless: They are blood thirsty. They are
ferocious. They are treacherous They are a
nation Of liars as is seen in all international
diplomacy. Our government found that 1t
could not depend upon a single word Of prom
Use from Spain and consequently, after weary
months of negotiation and violated promises,
we were simply forced to take matters into
our own hands to save ourselves from dis
grace and ignominy. Let me quote from the
NHUy V0rlr 1NNyfr mil
Port Guantanamo, Cuba. June 15.-Half-
past 10 was the hour set for the funeral. Four
graves were dug on the side Of the hill, and
Chaplain Jones, of the Texas, hurried on
shore to oficiate. The body of Surgeon
Gibbs. who was shot within the lines, was
the only one with boots on. The Spaniards
There was very little time for ceremony. As
many marines as could be spared from work
on the trenches-400 out of the entire Clio per-
haps- grouped themselves about the graves
and uncovered. Few tears were shed, but
every man looked grim. The strong voice of
the chaplain had just started the first line
of the Episcopal burial service, Il am the
resurrection and the life," when from that
same old second ridge of hills came a volley
of musketry which brought every marine to
attention in a triee: There was no scene:
to the trenches Immediately; The othsrss
sank down in the grass. where they had
their rifles cooked and ready, one eye on the
enemy and the other on the open graves.
At the sound of the second volley Chap ain
Jones shifted his position slightly, so that
the mound of newly turned cath came be-
tween him and the enemy; but his voice
never faltered for an instant, and. although
the bullets battered hot and fast around him,
he read the service calmly and reverenIy
to the end.
while measuring lance with valiant knisht?''
If it is. then this world is ignorant of chiv-
airy. The bishop seeks to defend Spanish
womanhood against American attack. This
c II ind Of hnt iS cd
The American citizen is above any such
small business, and during all our trouble
with this benighted power, whose poDula-
ton is so densely ignorant that rs per cent
cannot read nor write their own name, our
people have been so gallant as to omit the
meGtion of the word womanhood. However,
he says that Spanish womanhood is as pure
as any on the face of the earth. He GER
tainly is not paying much of compliment
to the women of his own America, when he
ners a wine-drinking. bu.l-fghtng sex when
at home. and whose chief enjoyment when
abroad is gaia celebration of the execution
of insurgent prisoners.
Poultney Bgelow a correspondent Of Har-
pers Weekly, says that all Spain enjoys
the bull fight. While driving with Spanish
gentleman in Madrid. whose tastes had be-
come modified by extensive travel away from
home, he ventured to ask his companion:
why is it that the people of your country
enjoy this awful brutality?" The answer was:
against it." Again, in answer to the ques-
tion. Don't the priesthood raise its voice
against it?' in reply he said, "The priests
are unpopular enough in his country already,
writer says that the queen regent has ex-
pressed her opposition to this brutality, and
has made herself very unpopular. 1t is too
bad the pulpit. with its dignitaries should
place American sentiment in a false light.
No, whatever we may be guilty Of we have
never touched the question of Spanish wom-
anhood. and why the bishop drags that ten-
der question in is more than l can see.
In fair comparison the bishop says II
will put Spain alongside of any nation of
Europe. Here again his observation and his
has not in 400 years contributed anything to
the greatness of this world. In craftsmanship
she is a signal failure. Financially she is a
total wreck. Mechanically she hasn't gen.
ius enough within her borders to produce an
implement OF worth. Commercially she occu-
pies no place IN the worlds record Re,i-
giously she is only a relic. Economically she
Is not the subject of a single scholar in the
world, excepting for invidious comparison
1t is too bad that one so high in the church
should put himself on record being the
redeeming qualities. Again. he says, Spain
has civilized the whole South American CONT
nent," and cites Mexico as one of her chief
evidences. Mexico had scarcely advanced a
step until the people of that country threw off
the Spanish yoke. The measure of her civil
izing strength would be a comparison between
the conditions of North and South America.
The tyrant's yoke is felt almost as keenly in
South America as it was in Mexico.
She is and always was a despotic power.
A. W. Freeman, the historian, says that
"Span's population under the Arabs was
20. 900. coo This was reduced t, 12000.Cc0 at the
time of Ferdinand and Isabella. and through
the murder and expulsion of the Jews and
Moors the population under Charles II. was
reduced to 5000, COO. With the driving out of
the Moriscoes went the mechanical genius of
Spain. The true Spapiard deepsed every man
that made his living by handicraft, hence the
nation was left without the siuews Of growth
Charming said: In her struggle for lib rtY