The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-07
THURSDAY, JUNE e. 1S9S.
Will SPAN SUE FOR PEACE9

The destruction of he Spanish h'''
AZ Santiago has had no oiher ci00'
unon the spanish people than TO make
chem an the more logged, all the more
determined TO fight 1t out 20 the Dlt'er
end. and 81 is no surprise TO learn 'h''
AT a recent meeting of the Cabinet Couh-
cn at. Madrid it was declared 10 be the
policy of spain not TO give up in CUBA
until the last Spanish soldiers on mat
island should be captured or killed.
indications are that Spain will never
size for peace. II she doe so. the act
will Doe inconsistent with her past record
A correspondent OF the Boston Transcript
recalls these interesting historical facts.
We quote:
In November. 1897, Marshal Junot, with
a French army marched through SPAN
10 Portugal FIVE years elapsed peI9Io
the French evacuated spain lh ooHse-
auence OF their defeat boy the Prusaiah9
in 1872 yet the Spauiards never PROPOSED
terms OF peace.
sAt the conclusion of the Austrian war
I'm 1859. the French force In Spain amount
ed 10 100000 men, who, under the COM
mand OF NapOcOn's most experienced
marshals, trayerscd the country ln every
direction and raised the renoWn OF inc
French armies. But victories only In
creased the hatred towards the French.
The petty war, under the guerilla leaders
assumed q more sanguinary character
and no courage was OF avail against the
assassination to which the reVenBeIui
Spaniards were driven by rage ana Ia
naticism. The most heroic reeds that
were performed by NapOleon's warriors
under the feryid sun of Spain, now IN
the battlenelds and now i'm tOilsome
marches through mountains and raylnes,
and again I'm SHOWS and storms, con-
tributed nothing TO the quiet possession
OF the country" (Webers Universal His
tory)
The siege Of Saragossa I'm 1900 is one
OF the most famous in history for the OBJ
stinacy of its defence. the surrender TAX
ing place after nearly all the inhabitants
az well as the garrison were dead of
wounds and starvation. When Napoleon
had conquered all Europe except Great
Britain and Russia. 80 was Spain which
finally broke his power. We may bonn
bard the ports Of Spain and decimate her
inhabitants. the queen and king may take
20 flight and every statesman now proml-
nent may be eXilod or assassinated with
out the slightest certainty OF our OBJ
tanning any reliable proposals from Spain.
The Spanish people are much like the
Indian brave who attempted 10 lasso a
passing locomotive. They have a phe-
nomenal development Of pluck and pride,
but are sadly lacking in discretion. Like
all cyclists. they cannot bring themselves
TO the point OF recognizing the superiority
OF others.
II does seem that in this civilized age
the civilized nations OF the earth, those
in authority who profess and call them
selves Christians would intervene and pre-
vent the Spanish nation from this suicidal
policy. But as the war between Turkey
and Greece. so in the war between the
United States and Spain Intervention in
wolves complication, and there is a suspi-
cion which IS growing in the mind of the
public that the Powers Of Europe are
not unwilling that Spain shah fan to
pieces.
The end of the war Is not in sight. We
have a big undertaking on our hands. and
we shall give Cuba her Independence at
great cost to us-great cost OF money.
great COST Of precious life. As for the
money. that is a small consideration, for
the country is rich. and will not be
embarrassed by It's extraordinary expen-
ditures But We cannot reconcile our
selves 90 what we feel to be an unneces-
sary slaughter OF our brave men. We
cannot but feel that one true American
were worth the whole lot both of Span-
iards and Cubans.