The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-18

+ ON Spanish rule is as reasonable as it would
United States since the revolution
Spain is a bad case, and no specious argu-
ment can make it better. Let us face the
and a sin to lie about Spain in the way of
disparagement 1t Is equally sin and a.
shame to lie about her in unmerited lauda-
tion."
CALLS 1T A MISTAKE.
Rev. Thomas Hambly's Reply to the
ArchbishOp's Sermon.
Rev. Thomas Hambly, pastor of the
Clinton Avenue Methodist church, also
preached sermon in reply to Archbishop
lreand's sermon Justice to SPAIN" His
audience was so much in accord that 1t fire.
Quently interrupted the speaker with ap-
plause. Mr.. Hambly said:
1t is beautiful sight to see the strong
championing the cause of the weak. And
that is Just what America is doing. We have
his wronged and beaten son, and we have
said this hopeless child cannot defend him
self Therefore. we will act the part of a
helpless child his liberty. And that Is just
the business Uncle Sam is at present en-
gagged in. Al Az the world says audibly or in
audibly: We'll done! Bravo! We have just
such jobs over here to attend to-, but We in
dividually, are afraid. Collectively, we can
not agree on the point
Just why Archbishop Ireland should inter-
est himself so much in Spain is mystery
that some people cannot understand, but
the impression is that had we been involved
in complications with any other nation than
Spain or Italy he would not have been so
deeply concerned.
War. calls for sympathy and our country
is manifesting it. Take that incident at the
naval battle of Santiago where Lieut.. Vain
wright OF the Gloucester who was second in
command of the Maine when the treachery Of
fritz inn Inv
dastardly means blew her up with nearly 300
OF the young defenders of American liberty,
and that, too while they were sleeping, upon
peaceful waters that washed peaceful shores.
This American, with the watchword, RE,
member the Maine" tingling in every nerve
OF his body and more conscious to his soul
and being than the deafening of de-
structive cannon. sailed his boat close tc
shore to save the remnant of the proud
Spanish fleet and received Admiral Cervera
with the words. Let me congratulate you
upon hghting one of the greatest battles of
history" His chivalry did not end there but
he placed his private cabin at the disposal of
the conquered commander of the obliterated
heet What is true of our army and navy is
also true OF every American citizen In al
most every church we hear prayers being
offered to God that the war might cease,
and that the Spaniard might know how vain
a thing it is to shed blood in a wrong and
losing cause.
of the pulpits in their generosity while deal
ing with Spanish interest. We as a poo
PIE, SCdHu aSHaSC at the appalling lRnOt anCe
of our adversary and with every shell We
throw we heave sigh of pity. No, the bishop
is wrong when he calls the American jour"
nalist a ''scribbler.'' He is throwing cpl
tibet at the greatest profession in the world,
the members of which will remember him in
kindly charity
is baseless. They are blood,hirsty. They are
ferocious. They are treacherous. They are
nation OF liars, as is seen in all international
diplomacy. Our government found that 1t
could not GeDCld a single word of
Use from Spain and consequently, after weary
months of negotiation and violated promises,
our own hands to save ourselves from dis
grace and ignominy. Let quote from The
New York Evening Sun:
Port Guantanamo, Cuba, June 15.-Half-
past 10 was the hour set for the funeral Four
graves were dug on the side OF the hill, and
Chaplain Jones, of the Texas, hurried on
Gibbs. who shot within the lines, was
the only one with boots on. The Spaniards
had stripped the other three of every rag.
There was very little time for ceremony As
many marines as could be spared from work
on the trenches-400 out of the entire 6iO per-
! haps-grouped themselves about the graves
and uncovered. Few tears were shed, but
every man looked grim. The strong voice OF
the chaplain had just started the first line
Of the Episcopal burial u service y am =. the
same old second ridge of hills came voliey
of musketry which brought every marine to
attention in a trice. There was no scene.
Most of the men fell into line and marched
to the trenches Immediately. The others
sank down in the grass, where they had
their rifles cooked and ready one eye on the
enemy and the other on the open graves.
At the sound of the second volley Chap ain
Jones shifted his position slightly, so that
the mound of newly turned cath came be-
tween him and the enemy: but his voice
never faltered for an instant, and, although
the bullets battered hot and fast around him,
he read the service calmly and reveren:ly
to the end.
Is that the courage of valiant knight
while measuring lance with valiant knight?'
If it is then this world is ignorant of chiv-
airy. The bishop seeks to defend Spanish
womanhood against American attack. This
is very kind of him. but it is uncaled for.
small business, and during all our trouble
with this benighted power, whose popula-
ton is densely ignorant that Is per cent
cannot read nor write their own name, our
meGtion of the word womanhood. However,
the bishop goes little beyond himself when
he says that Spanish womanhood is as pure
as any on the face of the EARTH He GER
tanly is not paying much of compliment
to the women of his own America, when he
will muster alongside of our own fair part
ners wine-drnking, bu.l-fghting when
at home and whose chief enjoyment when
abroad is a gaia celebration Of the execution
of insurgent prisoners.
Poutney Bigelow correspondent of Har-
pers Weekly, says that all Spain enjoys
the bull fight While driving with Spanish
gentleman in Madrid whose tastes had be-
come modified by extensive travel away from
home, he ventured to ask his companion:
why is it that the people Of your country
enjoy this awful brutality" The answer was:
Because no one has ever taught them
against it, Again. in answer to the ques-
tion Don't the priesthood raise its voice
against it," in reply he said. .The priests
are unpopular enough in this country already,
and they dare not interfere" This same
writer says that the queen regent has ex-
pressed her opposition to this brutality, and
has made herself very unpopular. 1t is too
bad the pulpit with its dgnitaries, should
place American sentiment in a false light.
No. whatever we may be guilty of, we have
never touched the question of Spanish wom-
anhood. and why the bishop drags that ten
der question in is more than l can see
In fair comparison" the bishop says. 81
will put Spain alongside OF any nation OF
Europe. Here again his observation and his
torical knowledge is sadly at fault Spain
has not in 400 years contributed anything to
the greatness of this world. In craftsmanship
she is signal failure. Financially she is a
total wreck. Mechanically she hasn't gen.
ius enough within her borders to produce an
implement Of worth. Commercially she occu-
pies no place in the worlds record. Reli-
giously she is only relic. Economically she
is not the subject of a single scholar in the
world excepting for invidious comparison
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