Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-04

by the one 20 doing may be constantly
warned by his errors and keep stead
lly aloof from them thereafter SPANS
career has been 30 fun of errors.
ranging an the way from ordinary
mistakes TO extraordinary crimes. that
% ls not to be- expected that she can
effect n reformation altogether or 90
an 20 long as the present generation
remains. But she can. by no longer
being engaged IN those occupations
which furnish an opportunity Tor me
commission " rank onenHes turn hrr
attention 90 useful, honorable callings
and at least lay foundation for the
spain NJ Oh future 90 build upon That
" her chief II NOT her only chance.
4 study ~ the history OF that crime
stained. unproErrsslvc land IL " the
deepest Interest "a those who concern
Themselves In the subject Of oihnology
ana the growlh and decadcnco " ma
tIonf. Spain was once the most formld.
able power NJ the globe and 10 that
day one ~ the most n not the most
advanced But she has not Kept pace
with the advance NJ mankind In bis
best estate. Her navy was and Tor over
900 years remained the terror Of the
Fdas. while hor Internal resources
were % great that she had mo- rolron
10 contemplate decline. although the
germs ~ decay had already taken
Judgment In the body polite ard The
work ~ dissolution had commenced.
The downward road was entered
nearly 800 years ago. Just nfier the
Victory which. Jointly with The Nrne-
ilans. she gained over Turkey IN o
great naval battle. 10 was the last nght
OF the Kind shc ever came out NJ vice
t1rIouH After great preparation anu
the lapse Il much time she eniny0rrl
90 roh1hiiitntr herself ln her maritime
prestige by crushing the naval power
OF England ln Hst nght whose mag
niiudr was tn unfiio ihu world. ana
o. this end the magnificent naval
pageant known 90 history nh the
Armada went forth. met thr enemy
nud was crushed. u feat followed de-
f0at. decline Increased in precipituncy,
and from % nut-clnas power the Span
on nation nt the beginning N this
century dropped Into tho second rank
ana by the middle m the century was
uIl lower. Nothing then remained VI
her once vast American possessions hut
cuba and Porto Rico, and now hoy
arr gone and shr has no rating
among the nations at ali. shofn
of property. destitute 81 credit.
with almost no navy with which 10 adj
van. O. nnd defend her Interests on tho
seas. with subjects ground 10 the dust
and clamorous cor un ovorturninE ot
the political and social fabric smart
Inc under a defeat made NIL the more
CALLING because Of her great h1nHiing
ana the rapldiiy aud completeness with
which the overthrow was accom-
pli-hed how could she obtain a clah-
slncitlon7
There would De something In such
situation 90 excite sympathy ana CONF
passion wsrr tho domeunor of the
spanish loo such am awful crisis almost
anything but what II D.. The more
advanced peoples NJ the earth mlsht
FOR the time at least overlook the
crimes and barbarltles inflicted Tor cen.
turtles upon the natives ~ cuba. Porto
Rico and the Philippines until these
have become degraded. spirtlcss ana
an but worthless animals. could pass
/ by the dccepiionr. inlquiilcs and OPP
prcaflona prncticed upon tho people ~
home; could and would consider for a
| while al least the really gallant nghi-
inE qualities which the spanish soldiers
possess and have exhibited on every
occasion -wotr % not for the rcpcllinE
fact that tho bruised. bankrupt RENE
uant uf nation persists In rarryina
itself aa proudly and acting almost as
dcnhntiy us though not crushed into
/ chaos and compelled 10 accept ~ such
terms ns an overly generous f1e IL Will
lug 90 accord her,
The unfortunate we have always
! with ~. this having reference 90 ma
lions 40 we'll as 90 individuals. Al
make mistakes and all arr subject n
unioukrd.for vlaIinuona ~ hard for
/ tune. 10 ls the frequency NJ such nee
/ ourrfucrs that makes the humane
and tho thnughtful lrnlent and inrhoar-
Ing even when great impudence lack
~ Judgment and conduct amounting
90 criminal have been pracilccd. Hut
aii aoftncsa NJ feeling dlHlppeara WHOM
tho vanauished one denies that he has
done WRONG pr that by wron1-doIng he
has bc,n brought to rclrlhullon. This
! Re spalna case. ana most f1tlorn one