Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-02-02
Communicated.

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demanding that this country sho'd
demand of Spain immediate repa-
ration for the destruction OF the
Maine, and the liberation Of Cuba,
and if necessary, force compliance
there to, to the end that JUSTICE
might be done in the one case,
and the cause of philanthropy and
humanity aided in the other.
You know that owing to the ur-
gency of these demands, the adj
ministration was forced intoalwar
for which it was entirely unpre-
pared, in somuch that some priva-
ton and suffering was the result,
for all of which these agitators
were to blame.
The war was fought to a finish,
and never in the annals of history
has there been war upon the out
come of which 80 few men we're
lost in battle by the conquerinP
side, and although those ''jingoes''
who were responsible for all of the
bad features of it, yet they are not
entitled to one toto of praise for
the outcome; strange, isn't it?
Then, at the commencement,
congress and the executive said:
eve only intend to free Cuba!'
this is not war OF conquest, but
one of humanity; no assimilation,
or FIVE per cent. philanthropy in
the case. After the destruction OF
Cervara's feet came theprotocol-
Spain to relinquish sovereignty
over Cuba, cede Porto Rico, Gaum
and the city, bay and harbor OF
Manila, not in the sense of con-
quest, for this was not to be wal
of conquest, but it had been am.
ply demonstrated that the United
States could whip Spain, and these
few little items were added to Gu.
ba's freedom. merely as an evil
dence of good faith on our part.
Then came the Paris peace com.
mission; the Cuban and Porto Ri.
co evacuation commissions, and
for the first time in the history Of
victory or defeat, the vanquished
were allowed their own time in
which to evacuate! "No uncondi.
tional surrender" but if it please
your excellency.
Then arose the question that Of
Spain could no longer effectively
oppose us, why not ask them te
donate ALL Of the PHILIPPINE group
not in spirit of conquest, but al
q farther evidence of good faith
and for the furtherance of the
growing cause of humanity and
per cent.
So asked, so done, and by the
terms Of the treaty, we acquired .
kind of quit-claim, or tax title t.
the islands.
During the prosecution of the
war whenever one of these poor
misguided ''jingoes" would Dol
| up and say that things were no
going just right, some administra
ton organ would squelch him will
the reminder that he was aiding
our enemies, and if some of th,
European countries thought tina
this country was not unanimous
they might commence active ope
rations ss allies of Spain.
| During the sitting of the Pari
commission, no one was allowed t
question wish (either expressed
or implied, of the administration
for fear that because of division
here, the Spanish commissioner
would take courage and refuse t,
yield to our humanitarian de
mands.
This was the burden of tn
prayers ascending from the Sane
tum of the Administration pres
during the campaign of '98. "Le
the American people express b.
their votes, their approval of th
war"
When the PHILIPPINES found b,
the signing of the treaty of Pari
that humanity" stopped short o
them, even if the give per cent
did spread out over the entire ar
chipellago, they became som
what restless; and some of thos
PHILIPPINE jingoes said: "Go te
nom, Spain has lost her grip O.
the islands, and the United State
has not acquired hers, SO let u