The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-17
NOT A WAR OF CONQUEST.

In his speech at the dedication of the
Nebraska building the other day, Mr..
Bryan made it plain and emphatic that
he is, and has been from the beginning.
in full accord with the expressed pur-
pose of the war. He does not believe
in holding Spanish possessions, except
for the sole object of securing indem-
nifty, which is generally fixed at double
the damage suffered and expense of
war borne by the victorious nation.
Mr.. Bryan believes that the United
States should abide by its declaration,
| upon which was based the neutrality
prcclamations of other powers, and by
which this country promised to abide.
For the benefit of goldbugs, open or
ambushed, and we have both kinds,
who are looking for an excuse to crit
icize Mr.. Bryan, the declaration of war
is reproduced:
Resolved, By the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of
America, in congress assembled:
First-That the people of the island
of Cuba are and of right ought to be
free and independent
Second-That it is the duty of the
United States to demand, and the gov
eminent of the United States does
hereby demand, that the government
of Spain at once relinquish it's author
ity and government in the island of
Cuba and withdraw its land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters
Third-That the president of the
United States be and he hereby is di-
rected and empowered to use the entire
land and naval forces of the United
States, and to call into the actual serv-
ice of the United States the militia, of
the several states TO the extent as may
be necessary to carry these resolutions
into effect.
Fourth-That the United States here |
by disclaims any disposition or inten-
ton to exercise sovereignty, jurisdic- |
ton or control over said island, except |
for the pacification thereof and asserts |
its determination when that is accom- |
plished, to leave the government and |
control of the island to its people.
If, in the prosecution of a war for the |
liberation of starving Cubans, it has I
been found necessary or expedient to
attack Spain at every vulnerable point,
TO operate everywhere almost, except
in Cuba, there was an implied promise
to the nations of the earth that the
war begun was not to be a war of
greed. And if this republic sets the
pace, what is to prevent the strong
from oyerpowering the weak anywhere
and everywhere, and what would avail
our national protest or the renlon-
STRANGE of civilization?
Besides, there is a national policy to
which this republic has adhered and
which has made it great-a policy of
peace which no nation with islands
10000 miles apart, with a coast line like
our own, can hope to follow further
lnless the people are to be burdened
with standing army like Russia or
Germany, and a constantly increasing
navy like England or France
When the people of these United
States feel equal to war for con-
quest, feel able to maintain the neces-
;ary army and navy. feel ready for
military despotism, like the republic of
france, then, and not till then, should
We take advantage of our relative
strength in order to seize the possess
ions of an inferior foe. And a foe
which, in the present instance, we have {
created through interven-