The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04
JUSTIFIED UNDER TWO CONDITIONS Rev. c. H. Hobart's Stand in Regard to the
 Spanish. The Cuban Warfare Compared With the Armenian
 Massacre.
Honored God by Moving Slowly, but He Will Be Dishonored by
 Delay Now.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 0nQ Rr0od Anril &


 Rev. c. H. Hobart of the First Baptist Church delivered a stirring address to- night as prelude to his evening sermon on the question Shall We Fight Spain?" During the Armenian massacre MT. Ho- bart delivered one of the strongest de- nunciations ever heard in pulpit against the inaction of the powers. Tonight he compared the present Cuban warfare with that affair and declared that every word uttered at that time was applicable to the United States, should she permit the present policy of starvation to con- tinue longer. His prelude was as follows:
 Shall We fight Spain? This is serious ness of war. Only as last resort should we go to war It is too frightful in in .s it's eonse- 1t is too terrible and too expensive to be under taken unless stern necessity, is upon us.
 we must fight. If these conditions are found to exist declaration of war is the only thing dependence and before God were justified. As fathers had established and by deity and his tory we have been justified Now , the only fore high heaven be justified in a war with Spain? think we would on two conditions
 naN and gs 2euse to ebe able and just amends for the loss we have suffered of life and and treasure in the destruction tion of that vessel and those brave go without all the reparation 1t Is possible for Spain to make. But we must give her reason able time to make such reparaton. If she finally and absolutely refuses we must fight
 There is another condition under which we must fight It is this: The refusal of Spain to cease her barbarities in Cuba It was the disgrace of Europe that the atrocities of Ar menia were allowed and that the unspeakabe Turk slaughtered her subjects with scarcely protest on the part of the powers. God will hold the nations responsible for permitting such nfamy, and that right at their doors. Now the conditions are changed. The atroci- ties are at our door. Cuba Is neighbor. The methods of Spain are disgrace to Sav ages, not to say to civilization.
 Every demand of humanity calls upon for prompt interference. In this matter wo have delayed too long. Forbearance long ago ceased to be virtue As a nation we should have insisted months ago that Spain conduct her campaign against Cuba according to the rules of civilized warfare. This she has not done, the starving thousands of women and children who occupy the prison pens of Cuba only too terribly testify. In the interests of must say to Spain, you have demonstrated your inability to rule Cuba with humanity and justice. Now she must be allowed to rule her self. Every sentiment of humanity. every heart beat of justice, every prompting or righteousness calls upon us as nation to in- terfere in the interests of starving and dying men, women and children, though 1t re- suits in with Spain. Our leaders have honored God by moving slowly, but the time has when God will be dishonored by our longer sitting still
 Spain must promptly act in the interests of righteousness or we must fight Spain.