The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-23
COMPULSORY IMPERIALISM.
Comment of the London WeekIies ON
the War.

the war.
LONDON, July 22.-The weeIlies devote
themselves to a discussion Of what the
Speaker terms Compulsory Imperialism"
and compliment the behavior of the Amer
leans at Santiago. The Spectator says: "As
the Americans marched in the middle ages
fed. The moralist would think the Amer
leans had contracted weighty and even ter
rible obligations to the coIonists of Spain,
which they were bound to discharge with
out thinking too much of the consequences
to themselves. Most of our European con-
temporaries are crying to Washington to be
generous Generosity would mean that
Spain should recover authority over the
eight million dark persons whom she has
misgcKerned for three centuries, at the mo-
ment when every virtue and every vice of
the rSpaniard would incline him to severity
IN punishment, and to betray the tribe of
the Taga1s into the hands of the Spaniards
w0uldA be nothing less than baseness 1t is
doubtful whether Washington can govern
Cube, through a pfotectorate. The Amer
leans have enfranchised a people and must
see that enfranchisement is not a curse. If
generosity is to be exercised il should be in
Porto Rico, where's the conquest is only a
claim"
Discussing the influence of dependencies
upon the United States and its policy, the
Spectator says: 'fThe worlds future greatly
Americans. When, in 1850, they are two
hundred millions, they can crush any people
except the Slavs To fit them for that des-
Unity the Americans should have difficult
ties, dependencies and complicated relations
with the remainder of mankind. At present
everything is too easy for them. They live
too much to themselves They must learn to
govern as well as to be governed, and must
add to their splendid patriotism the English
gift Of cold and lofty tolerance They must
keep subordinate governments as free from
corruption as their Supreme Court
The Speaker says: 1.-THE Presidents proc
lamaticn opens a prospect so much better
than could be offered by a Cuban republic
as TO make 1t clear that annexation is mani
rest destiny The acquisition of { iba i'm
plies that of Porto Rico as a revision
against menace to the American 1oast and
the Nicaragua canal. Directly the Spanish
ports are attacked the Monroe doctrine will
be abandoned. Though bombardment would
be a grievous mistake, 1t is probably the
most natural method of bringing Spain to
her knees"
The Saturday Review predicts war of
determination between Americans and Gu
bans six months after the conquest of the
island" 1t adds: Cuba will corrupt its
American governors, and the. reign Of the
American boss is not likely to be exemplary
The cost of the whole proceeding Will be
more than 100000 coo, and the game is not
worth the candle"
The Statist says: The new policy Will
necessitate a great change in the American
governmental system. the President and
House of Representatives acquiring powers
and the Senate losing them. The United
states will speak with more potent voice
in an International affairs than any conti-
mental country. None Of the latter country
could inflict serious injury on the United
States in the event of war, while the Amer
lean navy before long would be able 10
sweep from the seas any continental navy:
The time is not far distant when the United
States win speak with unequivocal and de-
termined voice in the far East. While loath
to NEEDLE in purely European affairs, such
events as the Armenian massacres will GER
tainly lead the churches of the united
States to raise the cry that SUCH atrocities
must be ended.
The Saturday Review says, also: 1.-THE
lesson Of all our conflicts with America was
that the American soldiers and sailors shot
markedly better than our own and won as
tonishing victories. 1t looks as II the old
lesson holds good to-day.