The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-04
WEDNESDAY, MAY T. 1S9S.
VICTORY AND
IT'S POSSIBLE RESULTS.

Tho daring and successful feat oil Ad~
miral Dewey In entering the Manila mar
nor. destroying the Spanish fleet. and u
wa may credit. the latest information ln
taking the city Of Manila, and with IL the
kew 10 the philippine Islands. has brought
us face to face with situation proou'-
cd nv this striking coup De main' when
ebould make us stop and think what con-
SEQUENCES are likely TO flow from IT,
The taking OF Manila i5 one oil the
startling and unexpected events Of
war the nature and extent of which no
one could predict. Having once occupied
This important place and thus secured
substantially the control of the philippine
Islands. we believe that the United
states Will continue that occupation n
one form or another. and will not surren-
der its insurgcnt allies (who no doubt
plloted this movement TO the renewed
, IMPRESSIONS of Spain. Humanity would
protest against such a cou Sc, as the
Spanish tyranny On the Philippines has
even far exceeded that i'm Cuba Besides
the organization of government by the
United States I'm these islands Will give
many fat places TO adventurous American
noliticians. and the "pacihcation' of the
philippines viii be slow as that of cuba.
With the prestige which has thus been
obtained in the far Pacific, the interest
OF this country I'm the division of China
will become much greater, and we may
look for an effective support of the
British theory OF open trade I'm that vast
territory. While Russia and England and
France and Germany are all taking some
convenient ports for their peaceable and
friendly occupation of the old empire that
So falling to pieces. the United States
win be apt 10 look for place too where
under "a ninety-nine year lease she can
establish a coaling station, have free
port. and sell goods TO the rousing mill
lions Of Chinese.
The way TO China is by Hawaii and
a protectorate over the Sandwich Islands
will become almost inevitable, despite the
reasonable protests Of those who resist
such an oxtraneous and aggressive move
ment
in order TO connect our Eastern coast
with the Pacific. the Nicaragua Canal
viii be built. and that too rapidly
The Gulf OF Mexico and Caribbean Sea
thus becoming practically almost an
American mare clausum cuba and Porto
Rico will I'm due course De taken under
control OF this government.
The lust OF conquest. we fear, has been
aroused in this country, ana the conse-
quences which will flow from such con-
dition OF the public mind are fearful TO
contemplate. How rashly and uncontrol-
iably our Congress can act has been dem
onstrated in the way which they over
threw the President and rushed into war
with Spain. with such a body as Con-
gress 10 make effective the real or sup
posed desire FOR aggression of our people
we need be surprised at no startling and
radical demolition OF our hitherto conscr-
Native and demonstrating policy.
Admiral Dewey's fleet has fired a shot
which viii sound the note for the com
piete thdhbt OF the HdluIdi anu Na4e poi
scy OF our government, unless the most
serious and sober sense OF duty can be
brought 20 take the place OF the rampant
5ingoism which has innamed Congress.
We shall use our utmost endeavors. 20
call halt on this headlong programme
which bids fair to make the United
States vie with the Roman Republic,
whose unweildy greatness bred FIRST an
empire, then a bloody despoHsm and a..
last terrible fan.