Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-04

! Of the Cuban army are treated with in
! Justice and contempt, and the present
! military regime continues indefinitely,
in Il short while we would be hated by
the Cubans just as the Spanard were.
and IA condition Of things brought about
that will force us either to withdraw
/ from the island or to govern there just
I as Russia does in Poland. Wise and
humane as our military governors are,
the fact remains that they govern by
the sword, and in defiance of the civil
bower, and the result is that impatience
and discomfort are already clearly man
Tested on every hand. The urgent need
in cuba now is Il prompt and statis-
factory settlement with the army of the
revolution. and the establishment as
soon as possible of Il provisional civil
regime in which the Cubans themselves
can have "A voice.
| THE president should labor unceas-
ingly to attain both ends, and III the
effort to do so should have the cordial
co operation and support of all patriotic
and liberty loving men, regardless OF
party.
1--WE should learn from the English
! low suicidal it is to carry our party diff
culticS into our foreign affairs. The
patriotic instinct of Mr.. Bryan hit the
mark when he urged the immediate rati-
iication of the pending treaty. and the
settlement of all difficulties afterwards.
"1he senate should end at once IN"
! present situation, so detrimental to all
our foreign relations while congress, as
a whole. should give to III" president
every facility necessary to enable him to
settle every foreign question now de-
manding immediate solution"
Havana, Feb Ell Diario de I.a
Marina today publishes il leading edi-
, tOrial declaring that if the Cubans con-
| tinue their threats and abuse with re-
! spect To the Spanards. the latter will b.
forced to leave the country or to pray
| the United States to annex the island
/ forthwith. El Diario represents the con-
! servative Spanish interests, and its
| managers decided upon the publication
Of the article after a consultation with
| the leading Spaniards in Havana. The
| editorial says:
! "All the newspapers support the policy
| of an amalgamation of Cuban and Span
ish interests inaugurated by General
Maxine Gomez. But they also print
diatribes against the Spanards and the
Cuban autonomists. They applaud when
an army man is appointed to position.
| hut they censure when pacficO is given
a.. !
We're confined to the press, it would not
be insupportable. because, arising from
temporary excitement and hatred, it
would be modified in time; but the mis-
chief is that actions follow words. Per-
haps the day is not distant when the
F, Spaniards and Cuban autonomists may
have to consider seriously the question
| of leaving the country, as they are daily
| told to do, or to bend every energy to-
| ward the annexation of Cuba to the
United States.
They are being forced to take one
position or the Other. Already they are
asked IF We are SO treated and threat
ened under the protection of the Ameri-
cans. what will happen when the Ameri-
! cans are gone and the Cubans are in con-
troll
! '"Tha Spaniards are not the enemies
of Cuba. All have families and busi-
ness interests. If they are treated as
| Cubas worst enemies what shall they
| do? Can we passively be bOycotted."
| they say, "and he absurdly taxed simply
because We are Spaniards, as is being
done in Manzanilo. or be killed as Is be-
! ing done in the eastern provinces and in
| Pinar Del Rlo?'
Washington. Feb. 2.-SenatOrs Teller
/ and Hoar We're the speakers in the en-
ecutive session of the senate yesterday.
| Mr.. Teller made a set speech in support
of the treaty. and Mr.. IIoar replied
! Both went over much ground that had
been covered before, but some new
, points We're brought out.
Mr.. Teller devoted especial attention
| to the capabilities Of the FilipinOs for
| self-government. He contended that
/ they had not yet leached the stage where
| they could be considered capable of TAX
| ing care of themselves. and he based
much of his argument upon the incapa-
| hilty demonstrated by their leader.
| Aguinaldo. He read extracts from the
| Philippine leaders proclamation, con-
! tending that they demonstrated beyond
, question that he was ignorant of the
first pr inciples of popular government,
! and especially Of IA democratic form of
government. He referred to the fact
| that the Filipino leader had in some OF
,;,,, Il to-
| tator, which, the Colorado sena tor said.
! did not accord with the professions IF
| democracy made for him.
/ Mr. Teller also referred to the &c neral
. situation in the Orient. enarging upon
/ the necessity for the United States to
! hold the footing which had been secured
| through what might almost be regarded
! az providential means. He dwelt uron
! the reports of the vast coal deposits in
The Philippines. and said they were in
| valuable on this account to any nation,
| for in the future the country which con-
| trolled the coal deposits Of the world
! would dominate the other nations. both
/ from a commercial and military point Of
: v.ew At present the United States,
/ Great Britain and Japan controlled the
principal coal supplies. and he.prcdicted
that 50 long as they continued to control
them and were friendly with one an
other they would hold the reins of
power. Other European nations appre-
| ciated the Importance of the coal supply
| and this fact more than any other ac-
| counted for the anxiety OF Russia and
Germany to gst a foothold in the Philip
| pines. Russia was. he said, espe cially
grasping. and 1t behooved this country
20 be on its guard against the encroach-
| ments of that great power
"Gct to Work or Get Out"