New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-17
ROBBERY BY INTERVENTION.
vICTORs IN RECENT WARS WHO HAVE
, SUFFERED FROM "REvISIONS" OF
- rurJR TpEATIF9 OF PEACE

10 the people Of this country, as well as the
friends OF the United States on yonder side OIL
the ocean, one OF the most gratifying utterahces
made by President Mckinley Is the declaration
that he would permit no foreign Power to inter-
Sene between his Government and that OF spain
gith q view to the conclusion OF the war. ana
that any demands for peace must be addressed
by Spain herself directly to Uncle Sam without
affording the slightest pretext to any ruler OF
the Old World to act as broker In the matter
or tc demand the usual territorial fees for ser
vices thus rendered This statement on the
part Of the President is all the more timely as
now that the end OF the conflict Is In sight' as
position Is apparent at Berlin. 81. fetersDurs'
Paris and in other Continental capitals 10 SUD-
feet any demands which the United States may
make upon Spain as conditions OF peace 10 'he
same shaving down" process by the great
Powers as that to which so many other treaues
Of peace have in times past been SUBJECTED In
fact, It is asserted in dispatches from Europe
that an agreement has already been entered INTO
by France, Germany, Russia and Austrla' win
q view to the organization OF an internauohai
congress, to meet either at Berlin or al PARIS
Cor the purpose Of discussing and deciding just
which Of the demands made upon Spain by the
Omitted States should be conceded to the iatter'
and which rejected. The Congress In question:
would 1t is mentioned, work on the same lines
a that which met In 1878 in the German cap
ital TO revise the treaty OF San StefaDo, which
marked the conclusion of the sanguinary war
between Turkey and Russia, and the mere rel
erence by the European Powers to this Berlin
Congress Of 1873 in connection with the one
which they propose to summon for dealing with
the Spanish American treaty Of peace consu-
tutes a pretty Trustworthy indication that they
look forward to melting out the same SHABBY
treatment to the United States as that wnich
fell to the share Of Russia exactly twenty years
ago.
GERMANY DEFIED THE POWERS.
II Is worthy Of note that with the exception
Of the treaty Of Frankfort, which brought 10
close the memorable struggle between Germany
and France in 1901. hardly single nation
has been permitted to enjoy the full measure
Of the fruits OF its victories or to retain posses
sion Of what the defeated Power had been Will
ing to concede in order to bring about the ter
mination OF the hostilities.
The most recent instance In point Is that OF
Turkey the victorious march OF whose magnih-
cent army Of nearly half million Of men upon
Athens was stopped within few hours dis
tance OF the Hellenic capital by an order from
the Great Powers Of Europe, which has now
been forced not only to restore the conquered
Greek province Of Thessay to King George. but
likewise TO consent to reduction of the
war indemnity from $50 600 to SO 900 600
The Greeks have not even been called upon to
give up their feet TO Turkey, and. in fact have
practically lost nothing save honor and glory by
their ignomnious defeat at tho hands OF the
Turks. the war indemnify having been practi
nv WhO "a
Joint guarantee for the loan raised abroad for
the purpose Of its settlement.
JAPAN YIELDS TO PRESSURE.
The MIkado suffered much the same fate ne
the Sultan. For. in the case Of the latter
the victorious march Of his magnificent army
Of several hundred thousand men upon The enc
mys capital namely. Picking. was STOPPED by a
combination Of Powers composed - Kuesa
Germany and France. Not content with this
the triumviratc Of Powers In question took upon
Themselves to revise the treaty Of Simonofcki
concluded between the japanese and Chinese
plenipotcntiarios according 10 the terms Of
which China recognized Japan's rights IN C"r"a
and. IN addition 10 relatively moderate IN
demnity Il think the amount was about SID
900 900 consented To certain territorial con ccs-
sjons 20 Japan on the mainland 81 China The
triumvirate declined t. permit tho execution "i
this Simonosoh treaty. cut down the war in
dernnity by one-half. declined 10 admit Jaran's
tights In Corca. or the territorial concessions
made TO her by China on the mainland and re-
strcted the territorial gains Of japan in con
nection with the war TO the island OF Formosa,
which, owing 10 the savaGcry Of the native races
BY which II Is inhabited, or rather, infested, has
never been OF any use to China and has been
only a source OF expenditure Of vast amounts Of
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