The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-08-19
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Captain Edward Wright Brady's Current Review
Of Matters and Things at Washington.

Will demonstrated that Peace hath
than war"
The arrangements islands Of Cuba and
Porto Rico will not believed be attended delay special
difficulty The troublesome question chiefly affecting
SPAIN and that What with the Spanish troops
which there 100000 the They well
armed and seasoned soldiers and limited that the gov
ernment fears to take them Spain lest they shall the Cats
Radicals attempt to upset the and expe the
regnng dynasty they dsaced these soldiers would cons
ute formidable to the peace of the peninsula This how
problem for the Spanish to settle for itself
The establishment permanent and stable Cuba
the greatest problem that peace brings the Indies
Telers sefdenyng amendment was
tackled upon the resolutions the eleventh hour the Senate
last April Government would have free hand As it it will
good faith the letter and spirit of the Teller
Mr. Palma the head Of the Cuban country
has notified President Maso of the Cuban provisional
he ama accepted the part of the said provisional
the armce with Spain and has advised Mao direct
that the Cuban forces also hostities.
The members the
later than October thought they may get together by Sep
They very likely be in about weeks
the question involved the future Of the Philippines they
will the debt Spain incurred and for the payment of
which, principal and interest she pledged the revenues OF Cuba
This debt several hundred million dollars and Spain
would course like rid Of paying it. but the Madrid govern
that there the chance that
this government The Spanish
will therefore direct their efforts making
by which Cuba will the whole the debt
This effort will fail 1t too late Had Spain year two
ago offered independence to Cuba the condition that the island
this indebtedness no doubt 1t would have been accepted
This done and Spain must repudae that debt
Neither the United States Cuba will become responsible for
it. And the status Of Spanish residents in Cuba will be de-
termined exactly the United States and Cuba settled
The worth all blood and treasure because
added territorial possessions and population but be-
it has revealed foreign They know that
republic people, develop has developed lighting
equal mghst monarchy that
shown that the United States alone
nations the world without appealing other
nation for loans money for material or help of kind
Within boundaries produce all that needs either
peace The United States respected abroad today
would be but for this
The world respects the because that despite the
tremendous efforts forth remains intact
almost mitab 1t may be unpleasant thought
earth respected according their phys
cal power but it is
way the worth all 1t has revealed to
ourselves that united people 1t
the of patriotism still burn the bosoms
ready blaze whenever the honor the interests
good material welfare their country at stake
learned that the American to-day actuated by the
devotion and principle that sent he Contnenas their
ragged emenas against the veterans of England
76 realize that this devotion not confined to section
of citizens but sways all sections
long though its results will be lasting In
fact modern long With the exception of civil
no war between civilized powers Napoons time has lasted
full year the actual fighting consumed less than
years The Italian with France and Sardinia side
and other lasted sixty days This in 1859 In
the Seven Weeks War between Prussia and Austria
In 1870 France and Prussia which Ma
poeon prisoner thirty days after hostes began and
four possession Of the Germans and all France
postrate the lasting five months In 1877 Russia attacked
Turkey and in eleven months dictated peace.
Japan crushed China less than five months Last year
Turkey less than month That line
with precden of modern mancy amply shown by the
the premnares OF have been signed within four
months of the declaration of war.
huge standing army but do need than
thousand We do need greater than
equal all the navies the world but do need that
cope with any navy the world The cry OF
Imperialism strdeny raised certain Tory quarters is
idle would be the wild beating of tomtom the
aked Plains not Imperialism that need fear
but Expansion territory need have terrors for