Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-07

n anything had boen wanting 60
make tho dons understand ih1t ihey
have made q hgfs mistake in c1nsifu.
inr American fofhoarinca aui moiafs-
ton ~ weakness % was supplied on
Monday. when President pay iiarl-
iient az the dlln'ory pleas presented hy
the spanlardi. iritely Informed them
that treaty ~ peace contained any
thing which the ylciors saw NJ 20 uui
Into ~. This. per ao. has q somewhat
harsh ana unrclentlng sort ~ sound.
one ~ though the vanquished were 60
b. excluded from the PATE Of eonsid"ra-
ilon altogether: hut the history ~ the
commissions existence up 60 inic shows
exactly the reverse. Tho trouble g.. of
has been ne stated. ihai the Americans
have been too generous altogether and
their generosity has been mlsconcolyci
and abused one quIhhle after another
on the part ~ the representatives. ~
TIE defeated power has been received
and treated with consideration: recess
after rcccas has been granted for slizh;
and transient causes. technicalltles
having no bearing upon legitimate pro-
eedure nave been tolerated. aud The
drcary husinoss kept on taking now
leases ~ ilfs until 1, threatened 90
drift Into Infinite space. Then. all Of n
sudden. Il stopped stopped short.
never to 20 again" ~ ur fondly hope.
There has been no conclusion arrived
az which iur;lnei tho expenditure of
ono-fourth Of the time. no discussion
engaged In which did not degenerate
into the practices ~ ward debating
society In iis dissertations upon and
dissecilons Of Irrelevant ami oNiraneous
mliiers-nii % be ohllEing and for.
bearing !, had 60 come % . close. and
necessarlly In manner which. COM
pared with the all.aionF procedure.
seems 20 be somewhat abrupt. In look.
Ing n all over the reminder comes 90 ~
N an incident In the career Of judge J.
q. sutherland. one Of the profounieft
and mos; capable lawyers wh1 ever
practlced In our courts, Like most of
hls class he was very indulgeni ani toll
Gran, 90 young beginners; one ~ these
once thought he was getting away
with ihe judge IN fnc style. because the
latter allowed him 90 have ;hinss pretty
much hs own way. After giving the
tyro nll the rope h. wanted un,n ihlnbz
Ing h. had had about exercise enough
for one occasion. ihe Judge arose and
win one little but pointed suggestion
brushed all the PROCEEDINGS aside and
closed the case IN hls own favor. Such
practices may seem a little hard, but
In tho long run they are shown O. Do
useful and even inerelful. Unchecked
Indulgence IA an encouragement 20 VI:
aslf.sunicient afserilveness " nippei Ia
mo bud by one bliFhtlng frost "a ant TO
remain blishtei. ana the ous who prno-
diced II thereafter looks % more health
ful ani legitimate means n advance
msnt.
By reason ~ the check which Mr. Day
has placed upon the spanish efiuslye.
ness and cnroniery. We now expect 10
see the treaty rounded out aui oNeru'-
ed In formal manner without further
delay Of consequence. n should be re-
memherod that even then tho crisis Il
not past. though It may be considered
that 30 lar o. spain Is concerned there
will be- ~ further element ~ discori
Tho treaty. after being concluded by
thc commissioner, has 10 be forwarded.
examined ana transmitted 20 the United
states Senate Tor ratification. There are
. good many opponents % the measure
ln that body and each ~ these may
want ~ mako a speech. ana perhaps
every one Of the speeches on that side
VIII be replied 10 by tho other, So with
all Mr.. Days executive promptneas we
may s,lll have 60 wait some time before
resumlng diplomatic relations with our
late enemy.