The times., 1898-04-15

That was a splendid State paper
which. on Wednesday. the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations presented
to Congress and the country. It pre-
sented in calm and conclusive language
the whole position which the American
people have taken on the Spanish situa-
tion. and on the issue of the Maine
massacre. We can say with just pride
that there is not line Of it, reference
to International authorities excepted,
which could not have been made up
from the files Of The Times for the last
year.
The indictment Of Spain, for her hor-
ribIe atrocities. her torture and murder
Of American citizens, and for the
crowning infamy Of her outrage in Ha-
vana harbor. all are set forth in the re-
port and resolutions substantially as
they have been in the columns Of this
journal from day to day. The public of
Washington knows this, and does not
need to be reminded Of the fact.
But it is not improper to take occa-
sion to pay. our respects to the Hessians
and Tories who. in the past, have as
sailed The Times, and two or three
other exceptional papers which have
stood out for Americanism and non
partisan patriotism during the months,
and in the course Of events. which have
led up to the present crisis. Their
treacherous spite has been vented in
vain. The whole nation accepts the
story Of the Senate Committee on For
eign Relations as the true and undeni-
able history and analysis of the situa-
tion. There is not a word nor a line
Of that narrative and diagnosis which
has not been given to the country by
The Times from day TO day in advance.
The Times is not in the habit of self
laudation. Il does not care whether
Tories ard Hessians like what it prints.
1t does not care for popular applause,
unless that can be gained by a strict
adhesion to truth and true American
patriotism. When those things are not
recognized. accepted. and rallied around
by the reading public we shall go out
Of business. But they are. The brave
heart Of our citizenship goes out to the
man or journal that dares to tell the
truth and shame the devil Of the evil
influences that have tried to emasculate
our manhood, and make US the slaves
OF an Anglo-Amerlcan money oil
garchy
On February le The Times declared
to the world that the Maine had been
blown up and its crew murdered by
Spanish treachery. On that day The
Times stood alone, among all American
newspapers, in taking that position.
Today it would be hard TO find a publ
cation on the continent. outside of that
pestiferous ana treasonable thing
printed in New York called the Evening
Post, which does not justify The decIa-
ration made by The Times two months
ago.
Yet al Of our readers know that The
attitude Of this journal has Deen as
sailed and its conductors vilihed beyond
expression by the persons, interests,
and organs committed to the pro-Span-
ish policy Of Mr. Hanna, for a whole
year. That there should be a paper
devoted to The American people and
their honor and dignity in the Capital
Of the nation, has been an eyesore and
g fright To the representatives Of the
trusts, monopoIies, and foreigners who
control the Administration. That there
should be one journal beyond the power
Of their coercion or purchasing power,
under the shadow of the Washington
Monument, has been cause Of grief
and rage TO them; because its existence
and activity has interfered with all Of
their plans and defeated some Of them.