The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-22
RIVER At 8 A. N.
The Ultimaiun1.

The situation with regard to the
United States claims, through the
Paris peace commission, to the Philip
pines, as indicated by cable, ought not
to throw the people Of this country
into Mysteries. From the beginning Of
negotiations the spirit looking to our
national control Of those islands has
predominated in all the official utter
ances emanating from the administra-
tion at Washington. Whether wisely
on the part Of the United States or In
the true spirit Of justice, or not the
set phrase Of annexation" with re-
spect to these distant islands has been
applied in every direction in which in
fuence could be exerted. The date Of
Nov. % has been fixed upon which the
ultimatum OF this government must be
accepted or rejected by Spain. It is
inevitable that Spain, as the weaker
power, will reach the yielding point
especially in view of the proposition by
our government to pay the sum Of 800. -
600 C00-as a poultice for the wounds
endured by the race and sovereignty
which are gradually succumbing to the
larger power being exercised on the
part Of the United States. Spain is a
decaylng power She may or she may
not be entitled TO the worlds sympa-
thy. That she is not receiving the ad-
Vauced sympathy OF any European
power is sufficient evidence that, from
their more liberal knowledge OF her ma
tional and intrinsic worth IN the family
or kingdoms of the continent, they re-
gard her as not entitled to any SYM
pathy. And this may be true; but, by
drifting so far from its original pur-
poses controlling the Cuban-Spanish
war, the United states government &C.
cupies IA position Of danger which is all
the more accumulated because of the
degree of assumed power which it
seems disposed To enforce We little
know what diplomatic intrigues are in
process OF formation. BY drifting into
a sea of UNEMPLOYED diplomacy this
country is likely to sacrifice much of
that independence which, throughout
more than century, has come to be
it's perennial boast. Our national
strength has heretofore existed in our
freedom from ali other dependencies
and alliances. The principle encour-
agenenC that We have found in all our
disputes with Spain has sprung from
the spontaneous output Of emotion in
our favor by Great Britain. There has
been nothing in the past history of this
country associated with England and
her relations with the word which has
justified anything further than reserve
on our part and close watchfulness
over the shreWIness and oYerreachinE
tendency of the British home office
There viii be good cheer in England
today, either il the ultimatum of our
government to that of Spain is accept
ed or rejected, nasmuch as. according
10 the recent speech of Lord Salisbury,
il we win the Philippines through diplo-
macy or 10y conquest il The efforts OF
diplomacy shall fail. it will be all one
for the interests of Great Britain. II
is strangely paradoNical condition
which is presented to this people when
our original pretensions in regard to
the declaration Of war upon Spain in
the interests OF Cuba are measured by
the late proclamations of the English
premier and much patting on the back
by birmingham Jo.'