The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29
loan Soldier in Cuba.

Correspondence the Associated Press.
HAVANA, Aug. 20.-Some recent edi-
torials in the Havana papers throw
interesting side-lights on the situa-
ton. La Union Constitutional said the
other day:
1t is impossible now to conceal the fact that
within the last three months difficulties have
neen steadily arising between the Americans
and the insurgents here ard in the Philip
pines. News received of late from different
sources indicates that these differences exist
rupture. For instance the Spanish officers
VINO recently arrived from ManzanilIo assert
mat the rebels there used to fire at each other
daily frcm their respective camps.
SPANS hatred toward her common enemies
was for a long time Of equal grade; the
different methods. however, employed by the
Americans has naturally had the result Of
than towards the Cuban rebels. The Ameri-
cans ought indeed, to be ashamed of their
aiies' for they came to Cuba ostensibly to
AID the oppressed and to secure justice.
La Lucia, discussing the duty Of the
Madrid government, stated it's view in
this wise:
Spain's sovereignty has not been repre-
scented in Cuba by her land and sea forces
only. 1t has been represented also by other
factors and interests, which are really the
ones from which she had derived her strength
ana to which her attention has been primarily
due The first obligation resting upon her,
in treating for peace, is to protect the great
wealth of those Spaniards and pro- Spanish
natives in Cuba who have been the real ele-
ment OF resistance against everything con-
trary to the integrity Of Spanish territory.
Inc honor Of the army must, of course. be
saved. but there are also the interests of
those, representing now at least SO per cent
of Cuba's wealth, who through all the
changing events have continued loyal to
Spain and still continue loyal. Spain's gov
eminent must bear in mind that none of tha
Spanish possessions has had so large a Spanish
population as Cuba, nor SO many natives who
have been faithful to Spain. OF Spanish colo
MES of foImer days-those that are now re-
publics and that were necessarily abandoned
by her because Of efforts of the foreigner to
conquer the peninsula itself, there was moth
ing Spanish, either in numbers in wealth.
to compare with what is Spanish in number
and wealth in Cuba TODAY
Therefore it follows that the government in
feeling about for a solution of the present
problem ought to try to abide by course that
would save as far as possible the great in
terests created in Cuba by the Spanish fam
liz.
FL Diario de Ia Marina, reproducing
the editorial Of FL impartial, of Mad
rid, entitled '"The World Of the Ameri-
cans" which that paper published
about the time war was declared, says:
The. Monroe doctrine has been immensely
extended among the Americans. They have
applied it to both the Americas They feel
strong enough perhaps to change themselves
from gold miners into conquerors. 1t is so
handsome for those barbarians Of civilization
to cry out THE world for the Americans"
Today it is against Spain that they apply the
principle. Tomorrow it will be any other
European nation. There will always be
chance to test their pretensiens. The Ameri-
can invasion, so terrifying and astonishing,
can only be checked by European patriotism.
But, alas, this patriotism is coming to an enc,
for it has seen Spain unius .ly trampled down
in the name of humanity
La Union Constitutional, bitterly
protesting against reports that peace
is to be concluded only after great ter
ritorial sacrifices by Spain, says:
In the battlefield or in the discussion OF
a peace treaty, in war and in peace alike, let
US always be the same-genuine Spaniards.
IT,, for the interest of our race ard of right
sake 1t becomes necessary, let us sacrifice
everything to defend Spain's honor until the
last Spaniard has given his honor at the foot
Of the flag that waves over FL MORO. Thus
We shall see that We are able to do our duty;
thus shall Ye render service to Europe
II the Old World is to be made Subordinate
to the New; if the citizens of the New
World are to impose their ambitions upon
the convenience Of the civilized nations Of
the Old World; and If the Old World has
forgotten It's most important interests and
Spain is to be abahdoIed in this Titanic
struggle. carried on with ier strength alone
and with the sacrifice of her s5nsj il this Is
to be our fate, then let the period close in
happy day On which Spain shall lend her
services to humanity.