New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-19
DIR. NEWTON SEES A WARNING.
LESSONS FOR THIS COUNTRY WHICH HE
DRAWS FROM SPANS FATE.

At All Souls Protestant Episcopal Church. Madi-
son-ave. and Sixty-sixth-st.. yesterday morning
the Rev. Dr. r. Heber Newton preached sermon
on SPANS Warning to Our Country" He began
by telling the glorious past OF Spain. and compar-
ing IT and its present mpotency with the rise and
decay Of Nineveh and Babylon and Egypt and
Rome The fundamental mistake made by those
empires he said was the treatment Of their colo
MES possessions Of the home government. and
as trusts to lie ruled in the interests OF the
natives So long. he said. the United States
Government, bears in mind that the whole principle
Of colonial government j. trusteeshp. the dangers
attached 10 imperialism minimized.
Or. Newton touched the damage Of chronic
warfare and said that the desire TO shed blood In
battle was hereditary In the human race We
have seen enough war. he said. Ito intoxicate us,
but not enough 10 show It's dangers" He went
on 70 show that no greater calamity could beiall
the Nation than the loss Of the peaceful ideas that
have helped emancpate mankind. and spread
abroad the blessing Of the cultivation OF the IN
dustral arts
SPANS weakness DR. Newton argued was part
Is due to her exclusiveness. All great nations ne
said were nations Of mixed people. Spain had Tor
centuries systematically expurgated all that was
bes. IN her system and when war broke out was
suffering from anemia. The greatest warning to
the United States In the present condition OF Spain
Dr. Newton held 20 be the danger OF the neglect or
education Spain for many years had everything
but knowledge He referred to the educational
facilities In this city and spoke Of the ten thousand
children debarred from school instruction because
the money needed FOR schools was used in the
construction OF a speedway.
In discussing the policy OF public-school educa-
ton I'm the United States Or. Newton referred 70
tho ''narrowness OF the parochia schools and the
sectarian colleges" and declared that some OF the
ablest educators were barred from employment
because they were not Sound" on sectarian ques-
lions Span's condition. he held, ought 70 De
warning that safety 10 the nation lies Only III 'hc
best and most liberal form of education.
Touching on politics Or. Newton declared thdt
boss rule a menace 10 the country, ana sno"tu
lie onice lie referred to the defeat or the most
promising movement for the liberty or the CITY DS
the hundred thousand intelligent men WHO mao
fai'- into line at the command or King lhoHas
of Platfsvflle' as symptoms of the same dry rot
Of political liberty had ruined spain -
Speaking Of Spain's treatment OF her colonies IL
Newton said the warning for the Cni,eo - nc
gro-scst errors and follies OF Spain, ne salo pu'
We are manifesting many of her grave MISTAKES
We have no, yet outgrown the idea that me D.
way TO utilize the goose that lays the gourn 80
is 10 XIII IL MonOpOlies Of every sort are growing
on every hand. They may be natural deVtlop-
rnents. but all the more necessary * IL tndt Ii.s
should be strictly and absolutely under me con-
monopoly will repeat itself again-the proyokihs
OF lea lousy and envy the restriction or trade the
driving up OF the springs Of wealth. the aHehauoh
Of classes social feud. intestine anaicly; ~.
monopoly which growing up around us IN tris's
and corpora tons to be natural economlf eVolut0Qts
by just much must We INSIST tnat tntS 49,
take a quasi-publc character ana come unue d
be. OF the State. Otherwise the story OF all his
repeat Itself.