The evening times., 1898-12-10

The peace SO often celebrated. So long
delayed, is at last achieved. In the
three months Of effort at Paris there
have been times when il seemed ineNit-
able that we should have Go draw the
sword t4gain to recall - the snort
memory Of the SPaniaTd that il was the
American who was victorious in
brief but furious struggle. II has taken
longer to effect treaty of peace with
Spain than to destroy her navy and
defeat her army. While the Commis
siCncrs dawdled there continued at Ha-
Nana conditions that were in no degree
less intolerable than those which pro
Nolled the righteous wrath of the Amer
lean people. For some ineXplicable
reason We have endured exactly the
abuses that were the original cause of
war and have been inactive during the
months that might and should have
seen cuba reduced TO quiet and estab-
lished in self lf-supnort. Tnhappily. the
signing of the final treaty OF peace does
not close the reign Of 3pain at Havana
any more than the signing Of the proto-
cel which provided for lis imm ediate
EAdtld lllli. II AtAlA lleAA AE' II f-AANA
Tor cuba if the negotiations had been
broken of and Bl2nco driven out of
Havana by tn bombardinS Of Amer
can Warships. Since the protocol was
signed not less than five thousand and
probably more people have starved TO
death under the continued policy II
EVeyler: the Cubans have b=en prevent
al from going into the country, where
bands of brigand Spanish soldiers were
ready 10 resume the shocking baIbaIi-
ties af Weyler's reign; they have been
restrained from Ieviying business AT tn
capital. have been robbed Of such reve-
l.ues as could be- COLI -cted. as well a oi
che benefit Of bank funds. and refused
the food lying IN vessels la the harbui
contributed by The Americans for their
rescue from starvation; the political
prisoners have continued in the fou
jails. and Americans who have sue
cumbad TO the unsanitary conditions
have been condemned TO hospital that
is known as the Gate Of the Gene
terry" Colonel NaIing was one Of the
victims OF the Presidents ineXplicabls
t0leration of Blanco, representing the
sovereignty OF Spain.
Aside from tEis. The act OF tudas
should fill the American heart with
pride and the American mind with sat
isfaclion We have achieved the release
Of many millions 81 people from thD
yoke Of tyranny and shall afford Il
them an opportunity 10 become free.
men. with all the benefits Of liberty they
are capable Of exercising. We have &C.
quired the must valuable possessions
that could ever be subjected la chang
# Sovereignty possessions that money
could not buy-to DO with what oul
best judgment prescribes. We have
done this with the consent or withou
the protest, OF all the world and witt
the hearty sympathy Of at least Grea'
Britain and Japan, and the professed
and perhaps real, approval Of Germany
The treaty stands for an immense ad
vance Of our prestige among the ma
tions From this We are a power to b.
considered whether loved, hated o
feared in the commercial combination
Of the progressive nations, we are emit
tied to a voice But far better thar
rich possessions Of territory and world
ly influence is the revival Of the spiri
Of Americanism that is the product o
the war that ends today. In May thl
peace viii be fitly celebrated at the Ma
tons Capital, when the un-Americal
minority that opposed the Tighteou
war and consistently sccrns it
fruits. including The spirit Of Ameri
canism, viii cease its babble or have
drowned in the shouts of the trium
phant, overwhelming majority "f patri
uts.