The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-25
THE EFFECTS OF A WAR
They Would Be Wholesome
In Many Respects.
WOULD CEMENT NORTH AND SOUTH
Depressing Effect ON Business Would BE
Only Temporary-The Effect on Cuba
and Her Future-would Probably Be
come an Independent State.

| WASHINGTON, March 25.-[Special. l.
Now that the Cuban question is at fever
| heat in tho national capital and through.
| out the world, with rumors of wars and
sensational movements yeXing the peace
| full citizen every few hours, there is a
| great deal OF discussion as to the duration
and effect of a war between Spain and the
| United States should war come out of the
pr esent hazardous situation / find il to be
| the prevailing opinion here that the war
would be short one; that the United
States would quickly triumph through
SPANS financial weakness, which would
force her to abandon the field at an early
day. with her creditors inducing other ma
tions To offer their mediation before Spain
had collapsed in "A complete wreck. 1t is
thought that in the United States the peo-
pie would scarcely know there was war in
progress. 1t would be impossible for Spain
to invade this country. The worst she
could do would be to attack one or two of
our seaports before we could drive her off,
As to the general effects of war in this
country, leading men here at Washington
agree that they would be wholesome in
many respects. War with foreign power
would show all the world that the north
and south are reunited under a common
flag, and there would be no more such abb
surd expressions as that which the Span
ish ambassador at Vienna is reported to
have uttered, that in case the United
States melted revolt in the Philippines
Spain would have revenge by inducing the
southern states TO rise in rebellion against
the government at Washington. This
laughable threat is thought to be fair in
dication of the ignorance of American af-
fairs which pervades even the most learned
circles in Spain, and to some extent in all
Europe. The Spanish ambassador at vi
emma probably was never more sincere in
his life than when he imagined the south,
which was third of a century ago in re-
bellion against the federal government,
could now be induced to revolt again if
Spain would only encourage them.
Effect on Business.
In the United States it is not believed
business would be greatly checked. AT the
outset of war it is likely speculative values
In Wall street and other exchanges would
suffer to some extent, but the real bust
ness of the country would go on much as
before. In some lines there would be even
greater activity than before the declara-
ton of hostilities For a few weeks there
would doubtless be drawing in on the
part of large capitalists. Till the war was
well under way and 1t was possible to see
whether or not there was likely to be any
serious foreign complications, apart from
those with Spain, prudent men would not
enlarge their operations, but pursue con-
sentative course. This effect would not
long remain, however, and on the whole
1t Is improbable the general prosperity of
the country would be much affected by
W. with a M M xyaak M Snain
The effect upon Cuba is also discussed.
Probably Cuba would become an indie
pendent state under the protection of
the United States as result of war be-
tween Spain and the United States. Sena-
tor Proctor's statement that In his opinion
the Cubans are capable Of self government
has produced great impression here. 1t
has convinced many doubling men Of the
OF setting up a Cuban re-
public, under the guiding hand Of this
great nation. II Spain forces war, this
IL without much doubt what will happen.
Whether or not the actual condition of
the Cuban insurgents entities them to
Of their independence is seri-
Gus question The weight of opinion Is
that they are not entitled to IL except SEN
and as a means by which the
United States might secure solution of a
yexing problem. On that ground it could
be justified. In discussing this very prin-
ciple an eminent writer on international
law laid down the following principles:
when q sovereign state from exhaus-
ton or any other cause has virtually aban-
doned the struggle for supremacy, IL has
no right to complain II foreign state
treat the Independence of its former sub
jects as do facto established, nor can 10 |
prolong its sovereignty by MERE paper
assertion OF right. When. on the other
hand, the contest 10 not absolutely or per-
manently decided, recognition Of the In
utste IL hostile act toward the sovereign
tate, which the latter Is entitled 70 resent |