Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-05-27
FRIDAY MAY, u, 1898.
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suspended? We have not received a
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1t is a difficult thing to keep up
with the Spanish squadrOns. The only
one that we can locate accurately is
the one at the bottom of Manila bay.
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The Spanish Squadron is in Cuban
waters and everybody is expecting
an exchange of cards between its COM
mander and Admiral Sampson.
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The greatest gain so far 10y the
Philippine Islands affair, is that 1t
familiariEes many people with the
geography ola section Of which they
have been heretofore ignorant.
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1t would be a terrible thing II
Spain should lombard some of the
New England towns. There Is no
telling what a burden it would be
upon future generations.
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The Spanish squadron is not seek
ing Admiral Sampson or Commodore
Schley. So long as it can avoid a
fight, there will be no engagement.
The Strategy Board at Washing
ton, we hope, will be more successful
than the one that was in session IN
that city thirty seven years ago.
When the Washington Star sent
out map, with an attachment by
which any one could locate the
American and Spanish squadrons, it
seemed to be bowling success, but
for the last two weeks, it has been a
dismal failure.
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AS every individual member of the
companies that enlisted in the United
States Army, had the right to say
for himself, whether he would enlist
or not, officers and companies that
attempted to degrade men who re-
fused to enlist, degraded themselves
instead of those whom they persecut-
ed by means of their recently &C
quired military power.
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Peace has its triumphs no less than
war. Shall it be the ambition of the
United States TO acquire new territory
in all parts of the world, have an
army and navy that shall rival in
numbers, equipment and strength,
the great monsrchical powers of the
old world, or shall it be to be the
leading nation in the acts of peace,
Illuminating every dark corner of
heathendom by carrying to those
now sleeping in darkness the joys
and consultations of the Christian re-
igion. We are rapidly approaching
the decision of this question. Are
we to seek prominence by doing good
TO others or will we give full liceuse
to an ambitious desire to follow in the
footsteps of an Alexander or a Ma
poleon?
Would an AnglO-American alliance
be desirable? 1t would be two of the
strongest nations against the world.
To add Japan it would form an
alliance that might defy all other
powers. With this combination how
easy it would be for the yellow jour
nails and iingoes to have us continually
rssenting some real G. iancied injury
TO one or the other of the nations
forming the alliance? What we would |
ike to see is the United States con-
scious of her own strength, treating
all nations with courtesy and satisfied
to occupy her present position in
America. We want no Eastern L.
lands, made up of MalayS, Chinese,
leprOsy and bubonic plaques. We
want no prOpagating beds for yellow
fever and Cuban dYsentery. We
want to own, possess aud enjoy the
heaven favored territory which God
has given us and leave the less favored
climes to those who now seem to
enjoy them.