The evening times., 1898-07-23
lMERICA's FUTURE GLORY
Vistas Of Her Greatness Half q
Century Hence.
Lessons FOR THE UNIVERSE
London Periodicals. Discuss the
PrOwess of Our Military and Na-
cover Authority Over Cuba-Aban-
donment of the Monroe Doctrine.

London, July 23.@The worlds future
greatly depends upon the political -charac'
ter of the Americans" declares today's
Spectator. when in 1850 they are eOo.-
Co., 900 they can crush any people except
the Siavs
ITO fit them for that destiny the AmeH-
cans should have difficulties. dependencies
and complicated relations with the re-
mainder of mankind. At present every
thing is too easy to them. They live too
much to themselves.
They must learned 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 Statist observes:
.'T'he new policy will necessitate a great
change in the American governmental
system. the President and House of Rep
resentatives acquiring powers, and the
Senate losing them.
1.-THE United States will speak with a
more potent voice in all international af-
fairs than any continental country. None
of the latter could infiict serious injury
upon the United States in the event Of
war. while the American navy before long
will be able to sweep from the seas any
continental navy.
THE time is not far distant when the
United States will speak with unequivo-
cal and determined voice in the Far East.
While loath at first to Eeddle in purely
European affairs. such events as the Ar
menian massacres will certainly lead the
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the cry that such atrocities must be end
ed"
The Saturday Review reminds the Eng
lish that:
THE lesson of all our conflicts with
America was that the American soldiers
and sailors shot markedly better than our
own. and won astonishing victories. 1t
looks as If the old lesson holds good to-
day"
1t predicts war of determination be-
tween Americans and Cubans six months
after the conquest of the island. and adds:
Cuba will corrupt its American COVER
nors. and the reign of the American boss
is not likely to be exemplary. The cost
of the whole proceeding will be more
than $3.50 0o0.0 .0o0 and the game Is not
worth the candle
The Speaker. treating of what it calls
compulsory Imperialism thinks 1.-The
Presidents proclamation opens a pros
pect 50 much better than could be offer
ed by a Cuban republic as to make it
clear thai annexation is manifest desti-
ny. The acquisition of Cuba implies that
of Porto Rico as a provision against men,
ace to the American coast and the Nicar-
aqua Canal Directly the Spanish ports
are attacked the Monroe doctrine will be
abandoned Though bombardment would
be grievous mistake 1t probably is the
most natural method of bring Spain to
her knees"
Complimenting the behavior of the
Americans at Santiago, the Spectator
says:
LAS the Americans marched in the
Middle Ages fled. The moralist would
think the Americans had contracted
weigh y and even terrible obligations to
the colonies of Spain. which they We're
bound to discharge. without thinking too
much of the consequences to themselves
Most Of our European contemporaries
are CRYING to Washington to be gener-
GUS. Generosity would mean that Spain
should recover authority over the eight
million dark persons whom she has mis-
governed for three centuries. at the mo-
ment when every virtue and every vice
of the Spaniard would incline him to
severity in punishment; and to betray
the tribe of the Tagals into the hands
of the Spaniards would be nothing less
than baseness.
"It is doubtful whether Washington
can govern Cuba through protec-
torate. The Americans have enfran-
chised people. and must see that en-
franchisement is not a curse. If gen.
erosity is to be exercised it should be in
Porto Rico. where the conquest is only
claim