The times., 1898-05-29
THE NATIONS DESTINY
The War TO Be an Awakening
to the People.
NEW AMERICAN POLICY
Henry CIews's Weekly Letter Says
the Richest Country I'm the World
and the Most Powerful VIII As
sunle Its RightfuI Place as u Re
suit of tue Struggle.

New 1OTk, May Zi--fteDTy CleWS, tne
financial writer. in his weekly letter re-
views the progress. of the war and fore
tells its magnificent results in most pa
triotic and inspiriting manner. He says:
The war prospects continue wholly as
suring and suggest the probability of it's
early successful conclusion. The Spanish
fleet on this side the Atlantic is not only
placed where it cannot harm US, but
where it must ultimately fall into our
hands. Should Spain send out second
fleet to relieve Cervera, its fate at the
hands of our three squadrons would be.
in all reasonable probability, foredoomed.
If, instead. she sends a squadron to eject
Admiral Dewey from Manila Bay, her
success, in naval sense, would be far
from certain, and Cuba and Porto Rico
would fall into our hands beyond all
question.
Turn which way Spain may, the same
result awaits her-the defeat of her fleets
the loss of her territory, and a humiliat-
ing, unqualified surrender. Castilian
pride IS not yet prepared TO concede; nor
burst Premier Sagasta as yet confess the
unwelcome truth TO his infuriated people
But all European governments see ana
acknowledge the inevitable; and it may
be expected that the powers which most
enjoy Spain's confidence Will. at no dis
tant day, exercise pressure upon the gov
ernment TO accept their intervention In
behalf of peace. on conditions likely TO
prove acceptable 10 the United States
In the meantime. Spain may be expected
to pursue policy of dilatory evasion of
contact with our fleets, in the hope of
some turn of sheer luck Detailing her, and
in endeayoring 10 create diplomatic stu
| atiOns embarrassing to the United States.
She has sought to inveigle France into
| making an Illegal bargain for getting the
Philippines out of our hands, but appar-
emily France is too wary to be caught
by any such diplomatic chaf; and all
such tricks must end in demonstrating
| that the European powers have too
wholesome a respect for the power of
| the United States TO embroil themselves
| for SPANS benefit.
When we have captured Cuba and
Porto Rico and completed our acquisitions
| in the Philippines, then we may negotiate
| for peace; but no peace should be ac-
cepted which leaves these acquisitions
| incomplete. When that has been accom-
| plished We shall md ourselves in the
| presence of set Of new problems pro-
| foundly affecting the future relations and
interests of this republic.
The marshaling of our military and
| naval power, the successes we have
already won, and the certainty of others
| Immediately impending. are but revela-
| tions of the power of the nation and its
! ability to command the respect of the
( world; and ii is natural that such de-
| monstrations should have the effect of
| inspiring confidence in our finance as well
as in our power. The successes of the
| war. the prospect war has opened of an
| expansion Of our commerce and the Gle
| yation OF our rank among the leading
| nations have suddenly opened the eyes
| OF our people TO a truer conception of the
| greatness and destiny of the United
States.
No one now stops to take serious ac-
| count Of the costs of hostilities, although
| ii is conceded that they may turn out
| considerably larger than was at first an
J ticipated; for. having had a new opportu-
| nifty Of measuring ourselves by other
| great nations. we begin to see that a few
| hundred millions. more or less. counts
| for relatively little in a nation conceded
| TO be the wealthiest in the world. In our
| timid reckonings previous to the war, We
| measured our ability to bear military
| burthens mainly by the standards Of our
| civil struggle; further inquiry has taught
| us that while. since that period, our popu-
| Iation has more than doubled our wealth
| has more than Guadrupled. II is there
| fore seen that this arousing of the dor
| mant energies of the nation may easily
| prove to be worth far mora than ii costs.
| viewed as means of stimulating our peo-
| pie in the struggle of international com
| petition which is becoming so acute in
| all parts of the world IL begins TO be
| foreseen that this controversy with Spain
| will prove to be the occasion OF a great
| national awakening. that will result in
an extension of our influence and com
| nerce throughout the world.