The record-union., 1898-05-02
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
state and Coast Opinions on SUBJ
jects OF Living News
Interest.

Los Angeles Herald: The latest man
lIesto emanating from the Spanish Min
lstry is plausible, and to those who are
unfamiliar with all of the facts it will
appeal with convincing force. 1t omits
altogether the historical facts upon
winch are based the American conten-
Iloh, the moving causes leading up to
armed intervention The European is
therefore left to draw the inevitable in
ference that territorial acquisition is
our sole inspiration. Hence time alone
VIII vindicate the disinterestedness OF
our purposes.
A FOOLISH ARGUMENT.
Stockton Mail: The New York ''Trib-
uhe' agrees that the Cubans do not de-
serve to be free. 1t says:
Ihey are aliens to us in race and
culture. They are turbulent and pas
slonate. They are ignorant of even the
rudlments of elf-government. For
many years they have been in a state
OF chronic revolt against the only Gov
ernment they have had
The Tribune" would not have the
Cubans free because they have not
shown capacity to enjoy free govern
ment. This is equal to the wisdom of
until
ne has learned to swim
The Cubans have been in a state of
chronic rebellion because they have
IVed under tyranny. That they are
not as fit as Americans to live under
free government goes without saying.
But if Americans had been subjects of
spain for centuries they would be no
more fit for lf-government than the
Cubans
The history of a peoples growth into
orderly freedom is always the same;
first the blade, then the ear. and then
the ear in the full corn. A people has
its infancy, its youth, its mature man
MOOD The Cubans are struggling from
infancy into youth. 1t is the part of q
great people, itself long in its free man.
hood, to stretch to them the hand of
help, to speak to them the words of
wise counsel
WHAT CONSTITUTES THE LOYAL
SOLDIER.
Los Angeles Times: The good SOL
dier offers himself to his country and
asks no questions as to here he
is to so, what Will be his Or
ders or who shall be his commander.
The National Guardsman who hesitates
about enlisting because his present of
hcerS are not to retain their rank and
position or because his particular or
ganization is not to go into the new
army as a whole, contains not the max
ing of a good soldier. The true patriot
says to his country: Take me and
place me where you think I can do the
most good If he be mt to the front
or left to guard his home and the homes
Of his neighbOrs he is equally the brave
man, for the chief business a soldier
has, always and everywhere, is to obey
orders 1t is not for him to choose
whether he shall stand guard over In
| dians in the Bad Lands, patrol the
countrys border thousands of miles
away from the seat of war, do guard
duty on bluff overlooking the Pacific
Ocean, so far away from any actual
scene Of war that he will never hear the
| booom of a hostile cannon. or go to
Cuba to fight. The soldier is wholly a
creature subject to the commands Of his
superiors, and when he dons his coun-
try's uniform he must go where he is
sent. This does not mean the private
soldier alone; officers, high and low,
must Hkewies obey orders. There are
plenty of men in America who are
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breach in the line; no others need ap-
ply
RIGHT AS WE'LL AS MIGHT.
Stockton Record: 1t seems very prob
able that the Spanish prizes captured
before the formal declaration of war
was made will be returned. This is
probably the better course. A merchant
ship or two is hardly to be considered
an item in the war now on, and it is es-
sential that the United States keep right
and justice on it's side.
Strictly speaking, the act of the Span
ish Government in giving Minister
Woodford his passports and notifying
him that all diplomatic negotiations be-
tween the United States and Spain had
ceased. amounted to a virtual declara-
ton Of war by Spain, but it hardly seems
fair that sea captains who could not
have been aDprised of the status of
affairs should have been overhauled
without warning and their vessels
seized. A reasonable time should be al
lowed by two countries at war to allow
each others vessels to get out of the
waters of the opposing country, and
then after fair warning all around it
would be time to commence seizures.
| SO far as this country is concerned
let the warfare be waged along broad,
honorable lines Of conflict so that
there will be no possible pretext af-
forded the concert of Europe for
interference. Conscious of the justice
of our action. determined on our
course, unyielding in our demands in
behalf of humanity, let us wage glo-
rious warfare and conquer by right as
well as mi=ht.
MAGNIFICENT EXHIBITION.
Stockton Independent: The people
should not lose sight of the unprece-
dented and remarkable financial condi-
tions that are exhibiting themselves to
an amazed world. while we are con-
fronted by actual war, in the very midst
OF war. Never before has there been
such an exhibition of credit, confidence.
stability, wealth. Our Government
tosses millions around like a wasteful
child does old toys. and yet the calm
Judgment of all the markets in the world
is that our securities are still the best
to be had. Germany and Austria and
France discuss intervention. Russia
growls and London papers thunder and
rave, and yet the fnanciers of every
capital continue to hold American bonds
at high premium and daily and con-
stantly refute by their action the re-
ports of ill-wiIl and losing confidence
in our institutions The Spanish fiotillas
are mastering and the Congress of the
United States is about to float $500, 600.
600 in bonds, but still there is no dis
| turbing fiutter in the markets and the
bourses of Europe say with ever in
creasing emphasis, this quotation