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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
wARLIKE MOTIVES AND RESULTS.

An idea hitherto somewhat vaguely prevalent
was put into definite form the other night by
Mr. Depew, when he said. opposing the seizure
and occupation Of tho Philippine Islands. that
when we entered into this war Congress md
the President sOemnly declared that II was'
mot to be for conquest. but for high and hui
"mane purpose Can afford 10 go back on
this declaration and to stand convicted In the
Opinions Of European people who are now
"sneering at our purposes?'
The answer Is that we ar> going back on
that declaration. and that American policy IL
not to he controlled by European sneers.
In 1861 the United States Government nc
cepted the warllke challenge Of the seeding
States for the express and exclusive purpose Of
preserving the Union. There was the most
solemn declaration to that effect Yet before
1865 the abolition Of slavery was made ono OF
the chief results OF the war. Did the Govern
ment, therefore, go back on its declaration? Not
by a good deal
War IA not philanthropy, however philan-
thropic It's initial motive may be. II Is an Mt
eck, with force Of arms, upon an enemy. md
the doing TO him Of all possible injury. The
moment we went to war with Spain II became
incumbent upon ns to strike down Spanish
power wherever we could. Therefore, at once
to weaken Spain and TO protect our own Pacific
Coast and commerce, We destroyed her fleet at
Manila, and are now turning her out Of Tho
Philippines. Having done that. what nexti
Leave the islands without government. in
state - anarchy? That would b. barbarous.
Rolb're them TO Spanish rule which we declare
10 he intolernhly cruel and despotic? That
would be Illogical in the extreme Turn them
over TO some other nationi No other nation
could accept them without danger OF n general
war compared with which the present Is n mere
skirmish.
There Is, then. only one course left That II
10 assume ourselves the responsibility Of admin
istering tho islands II IL not light one II Is
not one TO be coveted. But II Is not one honor
ably to be avoided In burdenng ourselves
with II we shall not be going back on any dee
laration or high and humane purpose. on the
contrary. we shall be, In the truest sense. nd
herring 10 that declaration and fulfilling that
purpose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
STAGE AFFAIRS IN GENERAL.

Mr. Seabrooke will appear at tho Broadway
Theatre tonight. presenting The Isle OF Cham
payne"
Francis Wilson Will appear at tho Casino next
Monday evening. May %. presenting "Ermnie"
His company includes Pauline Hall. Lulu CHASER.
and Henry E. Dixey.
Miss Ada Rehan and tho Daily Comedy Company
will appear next Monday evening. IN Chicago.
where Mr. Daily will close his theatrical season on
Juno 4.
Mr.. Mansfield has successfully entered on the
last week OF his engagement at the Garden Theatre.
presenting The First Violin"
Mr.. n. c. Goodwin and Miss Maxine Elliott are
acting at the Harlem Opera House. IN their amusing
farcical play. AN American Citizen"
The talents OF the stock company lately organised
by Messrs Mordaunt and Block for a series OF per-
formances ut the Herald Square Theatre. are. just
now devoted 10 the farce OF Pink Dominoes'-a
resentative OF tho Standard Drama"
Mr.. Willie Collier has appeared at tho Grand
Opera House. in THE Man From Mexico"
Mr.. Maybury Fleming, long we'll known In THIS
city as experienced journalist. and an aoe'
thoughtful. conscientious writer. has recently De-
come associated with keith's Theatre. Miss Ross
Coghan Is TO appear at that house next week
Mr.. Crane. at tho Empire. announces the iass
nights OF His Honor. The Mayor"
The revival OF The Circus Girl" has resulted wen
al Dalys Theatre. where that comic musical play
attracts large audiences. and where Its career VIII
be continued into the summer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18

nesseA Running with greater speed IN order
to evade hostile vessels. II would exhaust sup
piles more rapidly.
II has missed the chance Of reaching a south
ern Cuban port. many say, but 1t IL extremely
doubtful whether It could have reached such
ports with any respectable chance OF coallng
and reftting there, and ever getting away again
One Of Its torpedo vessels Is already left be-
hind repairing damages. and cannot run very
far without fresh supplies Of fuel and the
other two, II they 60 with the squadron Will
delay it in any prolonged voyage A run OF
thousand miles for the passage west or CUBA
involves the risk Of meeting Schleys fleet a
run of six hundred miles or more In the dlrec
ton of Porto Rico or Santiago involves the FISK
of meeting Simpsons feet, the location OF
which the Spanards cannot now know.
run for Santiago or for Cienfuegos would IN
volve the risk Of getting bottled up and de-
stroyed there. though some such movement may
he necessary II troops and supplies have TO De
conveyed to Blanco A run eastward into the
Atlantic would Justify the remark of The Lon
don Times" that Admiral Cerveras ambition
seems to be limited to keeping his fleet In being
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
PERSONAL.

The Rev. DR. Henry A. Stmson. OF this city. will
preach the baccalaurcate sermon Mt Atlanta Uni
versity next Sunday.
A Baltimore woman. In THE Sum- OF that city,
tells this story OF Joseph Chamberlain when no
was in Washington In 1887 He was big burly
man. caring so little for his appearance that nj
one OF the most fashionable dinners OF the season
his cravat got turned to almost under his ear and
his shirt stud became unfastened. and he sat
calmly obyious TO either incident. His brains and
charm In conversation won him friends wherever
he went. One day he called lady who hap
pened TO he giving a girls luncheon: She went
out at once him. and laughingly said
II he did not mind being the only man present she
would be delighted II he would come In the dining
and take the vacant place OF one OF her
young friends who had not come. He was not
afraid to face n lot OF American beauties. so he
accepted gayly and the vacant place happened to
be next thai OF Miss Endicott daughter OF Score
tary OF War William c. EndIcOtt. OF Massachu.
bellies OF the day. The outcome Of this was the
marriage OF the English Statesman and the Puri-
tan maid she was often called his nelghbor al
an entertainment TO which he had only been bid
den by that fate which shapes our ends, roush-hew
them we will.
The night before he left for Yokohama last Janu-
airy to take command OF the Pacific Squadron Ad-
mira Dewey the guest OF honor at dinner IN
Washington. When his hostess condoed with him
on having to be sent far away from the probable
seat Of war he replied that he was glad to 90 and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
LNWORTHY PERSECTTION.

ReDorts from Peekslill and Hampstead show
that there IS altogether too great tendency
among the men who are ready TO 60 TO the war
10 prosecute those who for any reason choose to
exercise their right of staying at home. Doubt
less there are some eases # cowardIce and
few cases Of volunteering for the fun Of camp
life without any intention Of going TO the front
which deserve the scorn of mon who are going
into the Army with serious patriotic purpose
But there Is also disposition to snccr at men
who have the courage 10 resist the pressure or
company and reglmcntnl zeal when home duties
forbid their enlistment And II the expressed
fears OF Guardsmen In camp are well founded
there Ia also n scnselcss feeling abroad In some
towns that n volunteer who comes home re-
iectcd by the surgeons IL n proper subject Tor
rdcule by loaf.rs whose patriotism did not
pronp, them to take even preliminary steps to
serve their country.
II IL high time that the general public and
some officers understood that until volunteer
IS mustered into the United Sfntes service he is
as free as any other citizen TO debate on the
question Of enlistment. Some men enter camp
honestly intending TO 60 and believing that they
are free from private obligations only to find
obstacles arising. The member OF tho 14th
Regiment who was called TO help sister care
for dying mother owed n first duty to them so
long ms he had not actually taken on himself
the vows OF soldier and we are glad that
Colonel Grant saw m 10 revise his hasfy deter
minatlon 10 disgrace him publicly When man
= actually mustered into the United States
Army he must submit 10 discipline even If It
does bear hard upon him In some cases. But
that rule does not warrant n moral draft on men
whose freedom OF choice rs 10 volunteering Is
no less than that OF other citizens
There are plenty OF men who want TO invade
Cuba without tcrrorizng those who feel II their
duty 10 stay AZ home or annoying those whom
The Army surgeons do not think physically III
for campaign hardshps. More coward!cc Is
shown by the people who indulge In horscpny
NJ the expense Of conscientious Guardsmen who
do not 60 10 the front than by the few skulkers
who have avoided service from unworthy mo-
lives. Rowdyisin should not usurp the place OF
patriotism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
THE SPANISH FLEET.

Possibly some Of the critics at home and
abroad have moderated the difficulties Of the
Spanish squadron. and hence condemned 1t for
incapacity rather prematurely. When the
squadron sailed 1t was known to Spain that the
American Key West feet and the Flying Squad
ron. each somewhat stronger In battery power
were about to move In order TO intercept the
feet from Spain. That feet would necessarily
arrive on this coast somewhat short Of coal, and
as to Its torpedo vessels. probably more or less
crippled. 1t was the first necessity, then, to
make provision somewhere for coaling and re-
fitting before rsking an encounter with Ameri-
can vessels likely TO be fully its match In
strength at any point where the squadron might
be expected to appear Hence. to rely upon coal
at Porto Rico or any harbOr Of Cuba would not
only risk such an encounter. but II accom-
pished would expose the squadron to be bottled
up in port by a superior force. and eventually
destroyed.
Neutral ports could not be selected as the
rendezvous Of the coal-bearing vessels and the
squadron. II permitted to stay twentyfour
hours the feet would still have to take It's col
lers along with more than half Its coal sup
ply. and be hindered by their slowness and
exposed 10 greater risk Of overhaullng and de-
struction Hence It appears that the British
coal cargoes, bought before neutrality was pro-
claimed. were ordered TO the northern coast OF
Venezuela, where a bay comparatively calm
Is said TO give chance for transferring the
coal 10 the war vessels without interruption.
1t IL difficult now to say what safer course could
have been chosen, and the GOLFERS having been
sent to that point. the squadron was compelled
to meet them there before proceeding TO waters
where ii was liable to meet hostile forces Of
unknown strength. For If the Spaniards were
able to advise their squadron by dispatches to
Martinique whereabouts American vessels were
day or two earlier they could not have told
what changes in position one or two days might
have brought.
The call at Martinique was necessary to get
Instructions, and gave no indication Of the real
direction Of the voyage Presently It was
learned that the squadron could not have taken
much coal at that point but how nearly its
supply was exhausted did not appear until II
took aboard a small quantity at Curacao. al
though its colliers with ample supplies were
presumably waiting not far distant Thus the
performance OF the squadron 30 far appears to
have been pretty much dictated by difficulties
which 1t has presumably overcome by about
this time. but only 40 far as TO be supplied with
fuel for another run of about two weeks. For
II left st. Vincent on Friday April 20, and ap-
peared passing Martinique on Thursday. May
~. having wellnigh exhausted in q slow run
III The supplies IL could take aboard before
Glas4nG according 70 accounts from eysrxjt-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
THE MANILA EXPEDITION.

When \ serious and prudent man or high In
tegence IL quoted as expressing for publication
thoughts which he might have been expected 10
keep to himself. at least to reserve Tor conn.,
dental intercourse 1t is usually safe TO assume
that there has been some misunderstanding or
his intention or perversion Of his meaning. Cen
eral Merritt feels that he has just suffered TO
some extent In this way, but he does not dis
pute the substantial accuracy OF that version OF
his interview with reporters which appeared In
Yesterdays Tribune. and 1t may therefore be re-
garded as fair report Of opinions which he
was willing to have printed. II would be un-
profitable to consider here at length the question
of insubordination which has naturally enough
been raised, but which is not likely to provoke
troublesome official discussion. 1t may, how
ever, be advisable to remind amateur critics Of
General Merritt that he is not q subaltern
whose views Of military policy presumably I'M
important, could not be freely expressed with
ont impertinence He is second In command Of
the United States Army and the highest in rank
Of West Point graduates. He u recognized by
those competent 10 Judge as one OF the ablest or
fcers the service has produced. His experience
is wide. his sagacity proved. his loyalty above
suspicion. He has just been assigned to
wholly novel and most important command, and
he Is supremacy SOLICITORS that the resources
placed nj his disposal should not be lacking IN
any particular which he deems essential TO sue
cess II he has signihed his opinions In regard
to the Manila expedition with bluntness which
is not customary among men IN his position. and
which would not ordinarily be Justihable II may
nevertheless appear before long that the liberty
he took was advantageous to the country.
For. irrespective Of the question Of military
propriety there is no fault to be found with
General Merritt's estimate OF the difficulties
which must be encountered in the Philippines
and Of what Is necessary to overcome them. He
certainly will not be censured for believing that
II would be exceedingly rash TO include only one
thousand trained soldiers OF the Regular Army
In the force sent TO reduce Spanish garrison
to submission and maintain order and the su-
premacy Of the United States among a mixed
ignorant and turbulent population Of eight mill
ions on the other side OF the globe. General
Merritt Is convinced that i've thousand Regulars
are not too many for this extraordinary task,
and there Is little doubt that universal military
opinion, as well as the common-seIse OF the
country, will sustain him. However that may
be. It is a great satisfaction to learn that the
Administration is not inclined to underrate the
problem which II has set him. but, revising It's
original estimate Of the requirements OF the
case, will probably strengthen the expedition
which he is to command In accordance with his
Ind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
WAR NEWS THAT WASN'T NEWS.
STORIES WHICH CAUSE TROUBLE TO PEOPLE
WHO WANT THE TRUTH.

STORIES WHICH CAUSE TROUBLE TO PEOPLE
WHO WANT THE TRUTH.
In scare headlines a yesterday mornings paper
said that Spain's entire navy was on It's way 10 at
tack the northern coast and that three more
cruisers from Cadz had reached Martinique. Tho
falsity Of the first statement must have bean APP
parent to all readers who had given any attention
to previous reports The second page denied tho
second statement
Elsewhere a dispatch said that tho Navy De-
partment had received authentic Information OF
the cruisers arrival ut Martinique This is per-
haps tho reason that, as more trustworthy dis
patches announced. the Department put little
credence In the report. Later messages from Mar
Unique said that warships had been sighted
and It known in Washington that at least
Of the cruisers mentioned unfit for duty
Tho old story OF an attack on this country's
northern coast did duty again In the evening
This time the news came from London. and
derived from secret sources" Oddly enough
much Of the most important Information is derived
In that way dispatch from ST. Petersburg to
London stated that japan would make a vigorous
protest against the seizure OF the Philippines by
America The japanese Minister at Washington
had received advices IN regard to such move
ment and was confident that the repor; was with
out foundation.
IAN Perish was the heading in the enormous
typo which stands for news In an evening paper.
This headline stood above a dispatch from Havana.
that fertile OF lies. The dispatch said that
1T reported" that an American vessel engaged
In removing torpedoes at Cabanas had been blown
up and the entire lost. Another message
from Havana said that the disaster took place at
Cardenas. Nothing was known about the story at
Key West. where 1t Is believed that the report grew
out OF the sinking OF a dcrelct by the Wilmington
An instance OF how much suffering these false
reports may cause to persons who have relatives
on board the warshps shown Saturday
evening at uptown music hall where bulletins
read between the acts. A dispatch for which
the stage manager had the grace to apologize.
told n story OF battle between the fleets In which
the Indiana and the NewYork were reported sunk
with all on board. Two women and two men a
little later entered the drug store at One hundred
and seventeenth-st and Lenox-ave The women APP
peared In great distress. and while one Of the men
telephoned to n morning newspaper TO ask whether
the report true the elder woman had swooned
and the younger In mysteries. The elder
wCman's husband and the younger woman's brother
wore on the Indiana. i-s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
THE PROPOSED TAX on CORPORATIONS.
From Hardware.


The Senate Committee on Finance has inc ss.
porated In the pending Internal revenue Dill ,a
on the gross receipts OF corporations OF
this may be popular tax. but let us see S %nS.
Il means. In the last few years many small ous,
ness have taken the form OF corporat,1onni
because they could not get the necessary amount
OF capital to do business on from few par,nsti
Some OF these. with capital OF NOO.Ou may Sc.
81 900 worth Of goods annually, and onS,quar.e,t
OF per cent would mean tax OF s2.oV. \ heir ~
profits, deducting expenses and losses from oau
debts might not be s. 600. Why tax such COT
poraion one half OF it's profits. or IL II didn't max
any profit temporarily las many do not, YAK IL oes
OF existence. when Its competitor, an ndivldua ~
a firm paws no taxi II II be decided that -
necessary to tax the industrial and business IN,
terests Of the country In additional way 10 caty
on the war why not make a uniform tax on sa.ss
or gross receipts of all business men and corpona
tIons Of say one tenth OF per cent? This woula
realize more money and be more just and UNIFORM.
or why not impose a license tax graduated 70 tns
amount OF business done? 1t is not generaiy unaer
large number Of small partners known as sv oc cst
holders Even large and rich ccrporat,ous pay oIIse
for labor and materials most OF their Ieesp.s "a
a stamp tax Is imposed on checks, recelpts sne
other documents reaches corporations as ob;set 10
paying their fair share, but 1t seems IKE taxms
cooperative industry unjustly TO tax tner I'M
receipts when individuals and firms are nor .nus
taxed. II II step backward Ia 'ndustF'@' S'ss'
IoGA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
amnsemcnte.

sAN>~N~~Ve<NN~NNNNNr~NooU ~NN~ro~~~~cS~S>~>S~~~
ACADEMY OF l@Shenandoah.
AMERICAN TIfEATRE-2-s:l5-Fra Diavolo
BIJOU THEATRE-2-s:l5-The Tarrytown WIDOW
BROADWAY MISUNDERSTANDING Of Champagne
CASINO-Closed-- Next veek-Erminie
DALyS THEATRE-2-sI5-The C,rcue Girl. 49,
EDEN MySEE-wax Works. Grand Concerts ana Zinc
Inatosrsph -. ,,
EMPIRE THEATRE-e:i5-s;so- Soils Honor the M 40
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-S-Icve Finds tho WY
and A Bit Of Old Chelsea.
GARDEN THEATRE-2:15- :3o-The First Violin
GAkRICK TEFATRE-2-S:2p-The Little Minister. a..
GRAND CENTRAL PALACE-1 TO 10 p. m'-Hes""
Exposition . ,,...
GRAND OPERA HOUsE-2-s-The Man from Mexico.
HARLEM OPERA HOUsE-s-An American Ciisen.
HERALD SQUARE 2:l3-S:I3-P'nk D0"i-
kEiTH's--Noon TO II p. m.-Vaudevi.e w..
ERBOCTER THEATRES: l5-The Bfioe-r1ecI
ROSTER g. BIALS-s-Vaudevlle. . 60
LYCT-I-M THEATRES: 3o-The Moth and the Flame
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-2 to IL r M-Eiectric>-
Show.
OIYMPIA-slS-Adgie.
PAsTORS-l2:3O 10 II .. r-Vaudevile
SAM T. JACKS THEATRE and s-Bur'esoue
WAIJ.At'K S-s-Ansie Bali
WALDORF-ASTO :30-Corcert.
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did not deserve any sympathy. You nn ,n Asia
and large fleet, which i shall have to attack ana ns
DESTROY and shall lose time In oolns 30 "a
said III expect TO have my share Of fighting, ana
some day you will hear that l have gone do"" anu
captured Manila before breakfast.
Emperor william has just made present 70 'ho
Sultan Of a remarkable war-dog. This amman was
educated in the Chasseur Regiment OF fo'eoan
Guards and was taken to Constantinope personal.
" by Lieutenant Count Perponcher- Sedlnitzkl ana
the first Chasseur yogt. 1t is said that TINS oos
of war will not be let loose for the present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18

II 10 TO be hoped that interest In the war Will
not make the people OF this city forget the I'M
portant twenty NTH National Conference OF
Charities and Correction which opens In Car
negle Hall to-day. and will be In session for
week This association. started in 1911 by phi
lanthropists. and officials engaged In the admin
istra,ion Of public charities. has year by year
become more powerful for good until 1t now
gathers together the best thought Of the coun-
try or all the complicated moral. social and
economic questions pertaining 10 the important
work OF relief and reformation. large num-
Der Of prominent men from this and other States
are expected to assemble at IT'S meetings New
York will extend hearty welcome 10 them. and
hope that their visit may be as pleasant 10 them
as their work Is profitable To civilization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18

The enormous mail lists of the Tribune
maks it important for nsarsdeaiers in other
cities TO send orders for increase Of bnn-
dies BY telegraph, TO make sure Of prompt
attention
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
BIG STEAMSHIP POOL.

Hamburg. May i7-The General Italian Nsvisa.
ton Company. the Veloce Steamship Company ana
the Hamburg American Steamship Company nave
signed an agreement to pool their business between
Italy and America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
DIR. T. W. EVANS's BODY BROUGHT HERE.

The Red Star Liner Southwark arrived here yes
terday bringing the body OF DR.. Thomas ". Evans
the celebrated American dentist. who died recently
In Paris where he had lived many years ~.
Eyanss eventual life has often been described IN
print He was instrumental in assisting the Tn,
press Eugene when she fed from Paris. Inc o'"'
was taken 10 Philadelphia for burial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
"sHENANDOAH' AT THE ACADEMY.

1t might be thought. since actual occu-
plos much attention In the press. that the pub.
lie would prefer themes OF peace upon the stage:
but War Plays to be popular and Mr.. Bron-
Towards drama OF "Shena ndoah." which II
one OF the most ingenious and ELUSIVE OF them.
and which had an effective revival. with numerous
martial adjuncts. last night in the Academy OF
Music. has taken new lease OF the public favor
and probably 1t will keep the local stage for long
time. The play tells good conventional love
story excites and sustains feeling OF suspense 10
fraught with Incidents and contains one battle
scene OF a lurid animated description. The parts
have been judiciously cast: the stage effects were
deftly made; and the representation was received
with sympathy and enthusiasm.