The Virginia enterprise., 1898-09-16
Have We Asked Enouoh .

=: Ceftalnty is always better than uncer-
tainty.. The protocol agreed to by the
representatives Of the United States and
Spain provides for a free Cuba, for the
annexation Of Porto Rico to the United
States, and leaves the question of the
Philippines to the decision of the Joint
commission of five members to be an>
pointed by the two countries. Senor
iMoiet, who was minister of the Spanish
colonies when the war began, and who
nection with the appointment of the
Spanish peace commissioners, raises a
question as to the possibility of a disa-
greement, ami says he cannot see how.
with an equal number of members on
each side and no umpire to give the cast
ing vote, a decision can be reached in
case of a deadlock. -
It is quite possible that deadlock will
result, and it could have been provided
against if we, as the victorious nation.
had insisted upon the right to name a
majority of the commission, or to select
an umpire in case of disagreement. We
said at the outset of the peace negotia-
tions that our government promptly
should have asked for the full measure
of it's demands, and should have insisted
upon Spain's absolute consent to these re-
were named. It is easy to foresee, in the
case of the Philippines, that complica-
tions may result from a deadlock. These
complications may involve other nations.
and this may prolong the uncertainty into
a dangerous stage.
Every business man knows that uncer-
tainty in such an international affair of
handicap. to business interests. The
wheels of industry will not move rapidly
while such issues, embracing far-reach-
ing consequences, are at stake. It would
be most unfortunate if, by any lack of
foresight, such a condition of uncertainty
should arise from situation in which
we had only to make our: demands to
Weekly. ~. y - s...-.-...s. ...
). .4E Harvest Festivals.
I When fears of wet weather and blights
no longer harass the husbandman, and
the golden sheayes have been borne home
festiyitys seems to have just excuse for
being.
The best authorities regard this custom
as of Jewish origin, and the heather fol-
lowed the example of the chosen race in
offering up, at the end of the harvest, the
first fruits to their gods. The Jews re-
joiced and feasted at the conclusion of
gladness at labor finished but because they
were under religious obligation so to do.
The agricultural significance of the three
great festivals of the Jewish year is clear
" set forth in the Twenty-third chapter
Of Exodus and the Twenty-third chapter
of Leviticus. ....z.:, -.
Eugene Aram, in his essay on ''The
Nell Supper refers to Callimachus'
Hymn to Apollo to- show that the
heather, through ignorance, misappi;ed
their knowledge of this. festivity. They
directed ito the secondary instead of
the primary fountain of the benefit name
ly, Apollo, of the Sun, and offerings were
sent by every nation to his temple at De.
los. Homer declares that cake thrown
upon the head of the victim was part
of the Greek sacrifice to Apollo, who was
also formerly worshipped in Britain; but
when, with the progress of Christianity,
Apollo lost his divinity, what had been
anciently offered to the god was pru-
sdently consumed by the reapers them
selves. &c abrielle Marie Jacobs, in Lip
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