New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
Orr NEW POSSESSIONS.

"Neyv occasions teach new duties. ana ne"
duties pioue curiosity excite interest ana make
incumbent the acquisition of new knowledge
1t was frequently observed last year that the
war with Spain was setting people IN TINS coun
fry TO studying their aliases and gazetteerS' anu
their histories, too as they had not done Tor
many wear In April Guantanamo was an
unbeard-of place. and the Philippines were
scarcely less shadowy than st. Brandan s. III
lime the one was as familiar as HoooRen, anu
tho other-vhv. people talked OF Luzon and
Mindoro as they would Of Coney Island ana
Nantucket The expansion OF the territorial
rossossions Of the United States has been no
creator than the extension Of the American cut
iool unon the world and of the American inter
est IN the remote ends of the earth. But curios-
itv and interest still grow. Great as they were
in the flushed hour Of conquest they are greater
still. and far more to tho purpose, In this DAY
of nermanent possession If men wanted 10
know where Dewey fought, they still more
won, 70 know all they can learn about the vast
archinelaao which thanks to Dewey's prowess,
hoe now heen made n part of our National no.
main They want to know. likewise. about ne
snup little isle of Porto Rico which has also
become ours; about the beautiful Hawaiian
oroun. which. not through war but through the
heniqn processes of peaceful growth, has been
annexed TO our territorial holdings; about
Guam. which. after sleeping under the Spanish
flag for generations has risen to new Ire uhder
the Stars and Stripes: about the lonely rock OF
Wake where our flag also flies, and. last put
not least. about Cuba, the Pearl of the Antilles
whose interests are committed to our Keeping
and guidance for a time-how long no man may
tell
The Tribune to-day gives answer to these
wants In No Of the current volume or IT'S
monthly library of Extras 1t presents a com
nlete handbook Of all these various lands, I'M
der the expressive title Of Our New Pos
sessions" In more than hundred hand-
somely printed octave pages it gives COM
| nrehensive history of the islands, a descrp-
| ton of their geographical and other physical
| features their inhabitants, resources. Indus
tries. commerce, etc. Especial attention is
paid to their trade with the United States
and Its prospects Of further Development
Their strategic Importance, in relation TO the
| great trade routes of the world, and TO the
| naval defence Of our own coasts, IS also set
forth This part Of the work Is fully illustrated
with maps prepared expressly for The Tribune,
Of the various Islands and of the Pacihc ocean
and It's trade routes There follows succlnct
account Of the diplomatic processes by which
these new possessions, won In war, were finally
and permanently secured to us through peace
full negotiations. The narrative begins with the
Protocol under which the armistce was pro
claimed and ends with the resumption of regu-
lar diplomatic relations between Washington
and Madrid II includes full and authentic
texts of the Protocol and Treaty, biographical
sketches of the American Peace Commissioners
and admirable portraits Of them expressly en-
graved for this work. and an account OF the ne
cotiations at Paris and Of the final exchange
! of ratHcations of the Treaty and payment OF
the s2O,00O,OO0 granted by this country to Spain
in compensation for the Philippines. Finally,
the volume contains an eucidation OF the
Treaty. why It had to be made as 1t was, its
purport and its potential effect upon the future
| of this nation, all given in the words Of the
| men who negotiated that memorable instru-
| ment.
| The interest Of such work to the cursory
render and the value Of II 10 the student Of af-
fairs for present reading and for future refer
ence ere too obvious 10 require extended urg-
! ing. 1t has long been the policy OF The Tribune
| to supplement its daily exposition Of the news
of the world with periodical publications. in
form convenient for permanent preservation,
dealing with the more important phases Of hu-
man progress ar home and abroad There
have been few events in our National career Of
| greater moment than this addition of a rich,
populous extensive and widely distributed en-
plre TO our domain. and In all Its series Of
| Extra" publications The Tribune has seldom
| given TO its readers work OF greater interest
than this The modest prce-twenty-fve cents.
al which 1t will be sent postpaid TO any adj
dress in the United States or In our new pos
sessions-puts II within the reach of ALL while
its typographical and artistic appearance and
the information Of its contents make II worthy
| Of place upon the shelves of any library. The
work is issued from the press today, and may