The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-10-26
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A tIumlIinting comparison.

That most intensely American of
all American newspapers, the New
York Sun, makes the following com
parison of the way England goes into
war and the loyal support given the
government by all classes and politi-
cal parties, with the conditions pre-
vailing in our own country in simi-
lar experience. Its patriotic ring is
so clear and true we quote it in its
entirety:
ut is creditable to the English
people that once their country is at
war with foreign foe they become
united in loyal support of their Gov
ernment and their army. The des-
patches from London tell of the ma
tional pride awakened by the heroisln
of the British troops in the battles in
South Africa and unquestionably
there has been such heroism. 1t will
be the theme of English poetry which
will last as long as English literature
remains. Art will celebrate it and
honors will be heaped on the heroes.
Titles of nobility which will descend
to far distant posterity await the
successful Generals, and substantial
rewards of money will be voted to
them by Parliament. They will re-
turn and become the great popular
and social heroes of London.
How is it here, with American
soldiers fighting in the Philippines
No heroic deeds done by British
soldiers in South Africa have out
shone those performed by American
soldiers in the Philippines The
British field of operations is far less
difficult than ours. We have tropical
nature to contend against in those
islands. They are farther away from
us than South Africa is from Eng
land. The Aguinaldo Filipinos may
not be as good marksmen as the
Beers, but they are armed with
modern weapons, and they have a
great advantage over the Beers so far
as concerns the feeding of an army
England has resounded with glorif-
cation over the rapid transportation
of troops to South Africa, yet within
a few months we have raised and
despatched as great an army u longer
distance.
''This exhibition of strength, this
manifestation of military ability,
moreover, came at the conclusion of
a war, not with a petty state without
a seaeoast, without a navy, without a
modern military system, but against
one Of the European states which en-
tered into the contest with a navy
classed nominally as the equal of our
own, il not the superior, and with a
great army, much OF which had long
been trained by fighting in Cuba. We
transported military expeditions to
Cuba, to Porto Rico and to the Phil
ippines over great distances, and all
of them landed successfully and
rapidly conquered the enemy. In one
hundred days the war was over, with
complete victory for us everywhere.
We destroyed the Spanish navy and
lost never a ship of our own. We
lost not gun, not standard not a
prisoner. The efficiency Of our COM
missariat and medical system was
indicated by lower death rate from
disease than had been known in war.
We won in those hundred days Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines from
a European state which was both a
land and sea power of a considerable
rank
"The gallantry the heroism dis
played on sea and land, the thrilling
examples Of splendid valor would
have stirred every Englishman with
consuming pride if they had been
manifested by British soldiers and
sailors English poets would have
sung of their glories. The successful