Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-03-25
WARIlKE.
A Reader OF the Tribune is Impatient
to Have Uncle Sam Settle
With Spain. MA Nj
Thinks the Government Should
that Nation Out Of Cubs md
That It Co.'S,
4Ii|0l 9!s ossf We've Gath
Nd Around the City.
Of Bismarck. .

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Ep1ros THiBusE: I write to make a
passing; inquiry as to what the govern
inent Intends to do IN this Cuban mat
tsr;: a number ot'Wes|ks have. elapsed.
: ssS Vt: %1ssl = z Es.s;s many ss ,si
whom stbdd1e4 graveRdn the slime and
mndSll 4 the bottom: a. Havana: harbor.
! We We're tolq>at that fine SO wait with
patience, and We have waited. We are
still waiting How long must we con-
tinue. to wait before this government
will put on its wal boots and admidis-
ter a kick to the Spanish power in
Co6a that will land them half way
across the Atlantic ocean, float the
stars and strips from, Moro Castle, set
up the Cubans as an independent IA.
ftion, and give General Weyler his FIJI of
blood, for which his soul so ardently
longs.
l would like to know what this gov
eminent intends to do about this Cuban
matter, as I said before. Does it in,
tendsfo sit ON that Maine report like an
antiquated hen on a China nest egg and
endeavor to hatch out a d%isgraceful
peace. Does it intend to get behind
the Notifications that defend the city
Of Washington, and wait until some
Spanish spy breaks through the lines
with a declaratioaof war from Spain,
before we. will be able, to arouse war
enthusiasm enough 20 sanction a COM
bat. Must Uncle Sam be, coated with
ten inch armor plates, and the capitol at
Washington be encase1 'ip solid steel
before We will be abb to speak up and
say we are still on earth. Or are we to
make a sandbag Of that fifty millions of
dollass;' autd. drop it into New York har-
Dor to prevent Foreign war ships from
running in and stealing the statue Of
Liberty Enlightening the World. What
is the matter with US? Have we become
so weak that we need a national tonic
before wescan tell Spain we intend to
thrash her, out of her boots? Have we
national govt so bad we dare not kick
the Greasers Icut.of Cuba? Or are we
waiting Nr another war ship to, be
blown up, in order that we may have ass
iiearnest of spain's Intentions?
AS I said before, what, do we intend to
do? It is not necessary to declare wal
today, but let US have a hint as to what
will he the outcome of this difficulty
Let us have some assurance that TIL
fMaine's victims will ,be avenged. We
hive been a little derelict in the past in
the matter of protecting our citizens ir
foreign countries. We have become sc
large and powerful that we have hest
tated to move against offending powers
lest it be said that we are bluffing. Al
q consequences, there has arisen a belief
among certain foreign nations that they
may put burrs under our national tai
at SO much per burr, and watch u an
tics by paying a stipulated price for tn,
entertainment we furnish. The pro
ceedings by which these little matter
of murder and assassination have beef
adjusted are termed International Law
and diplomacy. Isn't it about time tina
we had a little less international Law
and alittle more international justice
a little less diplomacy. and. a little NOR
honor, fewer polite international lie
and another declaration bf.independ
ence from the mouth Of a cannon? LIE
us raise an American flag from the to-
, of the Washington monument, and pro
claim that that flag floats over the hea.
of every citizen Of this nation in ever,
land, that there are se~venty-fye million
of people ready to defend that flag, an,
, that an indignity to any citizen by.
9 foreign power means that the might q
seventy.tive millions Of people will b
summoned to avenge it. Let us set u
. as our standard the eagle on the Amer
. can flag instead of the eagle on tn
American dollar. And let the Amer
r can eagle scream-it is a pleasant
/ sound. Give him a tonic if necessar
in order that he may scream the louder
And it any foreign nation objects to hi
screaming, invite it to move out .