Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09

the herald Of that NEST Vi
privilege Of citizens Of this
public, liberty, political, and 4
gious; and when that dear old d
touched Cuban shores, the 81
cry Scuba Libre. ws6sl 5sevei
from every American heart; a
when BY the heroic bravery 81 Ed
American soldier boys the Iron
rule Of Spain was broken, and c.
vera's fleet lay at the bottom oe'
the sea, We were again glad, boe
the freedom for which the Cuban
patriots had so long struggled,
was to be theirs to have and enjoy.
The war, waged solely in the in-
terest Of humanity, wac 90 soon 70
bear it's full fruit Of perfect free-.
dom.
Earlier than this, our own Dew
ev had by his historic conflict. il
Manila bay, rent the dark clouds
OF Spanish treschery and super.
stition, and through the rent %
made, shone the first ray OF tho
sunlight Of hope for the oppressed
people of that island continent
Then we first heard the phrase
Currents of Destiny and We re-
asoned in this wise: g
Good works in mysterious way"
&c. This war Of humanity, un-
dertaken for the liberation Of Gu.
ba, has indeed been directed By
destiny, and the Philippines too,
way secure that blessed freedom
which, emanating from the shores
of this our ewn native land, he's
glinted steadily around the world,
until it has lighted the thresh.
Odds of every civilized nation;-
surely "Time's nobelest offspring,
is the last
The oppressed of every cline
and country will take new courage
and will rise up and call the Amer
lean people blessed; they will
more fully than ever before, REQ
ognize the fact that "old glory" 10
indeed the harbinger of liberty.
Other nations may make and
prosecute wars for the purpose of
gain or ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, but No
can, from our elevated position g
a nation, reach out the helping
hand to the oppressed, and enable
to enjoy the blessed privs-
leges Of self government.
To have q government Of The
people, for the people, and BY tho
people"
After Schley's victory, and the fall
Of Santiago came the Protocol, tho
terms Of which are familiar 70 sll,
next followed the appointment Of
peace commissioners to arrange
the terms Of peace, and shortly IT..
ter was heard for the first time,
the term Benevolent Assimila-
ton. Now, Mr.. Editor, we had
ofton read of cannibals eating the
Missionaries sent to them, but II
had never occurred to us to call IL
by that name.
There was also Commission
for Cubs, and one for
Port Rico. These were called
Evacuation Commissioners, and
were evidently intended to confer
with the Spsnisrds Of these III.
ands, and ascertain their wishes in
regard to their evacuation, and 10
admit that for some months &c
would have been hard to Judge
from the proceedings whether the
Americans or the Spaniards ware.
The party to evacuate.
spaniards in full control and
the American QomPlssion con-
that the Americans had
no authority in the island. We
could not help but contract Lees
surrender to Gen. Grant, when the
terms were unconditional.
Now, from all this, you may
Why I am an "imperi alist"
It is this way: You know that
every one who is opposed TO any
measure advocated by the Admins
stration is an obstrpctiouist aud
! traitor, and as the sssbeneyoledt
assimilation" Of iii this territory
will require the maintaining Of
quite an army Of minor sslsried
officials, we may get an Office.
Cuba, you know, must have 3
governor, each province q sub-gov-
ernor, and each town Of promi.
hence, several officials, and each