The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07
The Future of spanish-American Countries.

agitation in Nicaragua for the annexation of that
erupve republic to the United States naturally suggests
considerations concerning the political
ditions which prevail regions of Western
Hemisphere known Spanish America For the present
there is a brief lu revolutionary agitation
America, but conflict is likely to break whenever
military political see favorable
opportunity for gratifying his personal ambition public
To make for this temporary quietude
America political revolution and civil in three
Of the Ishmus of Panama-narney in Vene
zuea, Bolivia Peru.
Is there peculiar Spanish temper that
has caused history
generaions There is land Spanish speech (by
excepting mother country progress of which
is not threatened by everrecurng revolutions and civil
political temper race seems to partake of
the nature Of the physical environment which sometimes
manifess itself in terrific earthquakes and volcanic
tons
the partitoning of the Western world among the
European nations in the of conquest
some of the faires the hemisphere eemng
fertility and wealth. Spanards OF these
regions the natives (and are for the part peace
able friendly and wanting industry differing greatly
from the fierce warke and crafty Indians with
settlers in North America existence
The Spanish history political and social in
trail America has been long failures
early conquests down this epoch many respects
conditions in these states growing nowhsand
Ing the acquisition of self-govenment; the
be total ruin, political agricultural commercial-uness
there shall be TRANSMISSION vigorous into
degenerate and enfebed systems
prevail Peru and Bolivia, which had high
of culture and development native races
their of South and Cen
trail America beray greater degree the evil traces
Of Spanish rule Argentina attracting
from different counres of Europe stream of i'm
migration which has given strong stimulus to the prosper
ty of that republic.
If the Spanish American countries including Cuba are
to rise from their wreched their political as well
commercial redemption viii largely depend on the men Of
those races to whose energies tremendous deve
Opment Of the United States no such field as
Central and South true expansion policy
which consists spreading principles as we'll
the which country owes its culture and
progress.
Nicaragua would without doubt be greatly bee-
fted materially and morally by annexation 10 the United
States but the question is whether States would
be benefited by the Nicaragua But there
other and better methods expansion than mere terri
oria annexation ways is in the steady
railroad construction progress which before long
will send its unifyng influences through all the reeions from
NE Rio Grande Cape Horn. The great project Of trans
continental railroad point the Mediterranean sea
Cape Town-the furherance which was the object Of
recent visit Cecil Rhodes to Berln-has long been
hcpated in the Western Hemisphere and as important
links Of this chain already been forged and ara
In active operation question only Of lttle time when
the continuous line Will constructed and when expansion
and civilization viii and mighty impulse IN
the New World