The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-05
THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
Hilo Tribunes Deductions and Infer
ences as to Results.

The Hilo Tribune of last Friday de-
votes considerable editorial space to
the new relations and influences brought
to the United States and TO Spain by
the results of the Spanish American
war. Under the heading THE New
Spain it says:
1T may be a little strange to congra-
tulate Spain upon the loss of the colo
NAL possessions which passed to the
United States by the treaty of Paris,
but the results of the past three years
in the development of Spanish indus
tries and the reCuperation of Spanish
national financial resources naturally
leads one to the conclusion that the
United States has released the Iberian
monarchy from an incubus which was
bearing her down to inevitable destruc-
ton, and in the light of recent events
1t would seem that Spain should be
assessed some additional millions if she
is not of herself inclined to show her
appreciation of the services rendered
her by our own government.
"A noticeable example of the effect
of the loss of the colonies upon Spanish
industries is presented in the revival of
the production of beet sugar in Spain
itself julius G.. Law, the United States
Consul-General at Barcelona says:
Since the West Indian colonies were
lost the production of beet sugar in
tention of the Spanish agriculturists.'
Consul Hughes writing from Coburg,
Germany, says: In 1888 she CSpain)
imported 339, 619 Kilograms GAS, 724lbs.)
of sugar but in 1899 she only received
1929 Kilograms (20,346 lbs) and accord
ing to the present outlook she will i'm
port no sugar in 1900 With the revival
of her agricultural industries and the
end of the military burdens imposed by
continuous colonial rebellion. we may
expect to see in the Spanish revival,
which while it may not be as brilliant
! as the golden age of the Fifteenth and
Sixteenth centuries, will be to the COM
mon people a greater blessing"
Under the heading Ever to Be
Finished" is says:
'Recentely we noticed in a San Fran
| cisco paper published in the first half
of the year 1899, that is to say, nearly
| two year ago, an account Of a battle in
the Philippineh in which the enemy
We're pub to flight with terrible slaugh-
ter and the immediate conclusion of the
war was incidentally predicted. 1t has
| occurred to us that this was not the
| first, as 1t has certainly not been the
last of series of cablegrams, official
! and unofficial to the same effect and
yet the war in the Philippines is not
| ended, nor do we notice any immediate
indications that it is likely to be, other
than the aforementioned cablegrams,
whose profusion is only exceeded by
their lack of fufillment
I'VE have succeeded to all the col
| onial troubles of the Spaniard, at whom
we were wont to rail for his inability
| to put down what we were accustomed
| to term a petty riot among an inferior
race; we have succeeded to all the
| troubles and to an intensity of hatred
on the part of the Filipino which the
Spaniard never experienced; and for
some reason or other the prospects of a
peace either by force or persuasion
seem as far off as ever. 1t served well
enough for party purposes and a cam
paign argument to demonstrate that
the hopes of Aguinaldo rested upon the
possibility of Bryan's election, and that
the comfort given to the enemy at
home, sustained the rebellion abroad;
but like most campaign cries these
were mere fictions directed as most
campaign cries are, to the prejudice
rather than the reason of men.
THAT the Philippine war is in sense
a war against liberty, which could with
proper management and diplomatic
skill in the beginning have been avoid
ed or at any rate ended, few will nov
honestly deny. The intolerance ant
overbearing of the Anglo-SaXon towart
that remaining ninetY-nine per cent o
the human race whom he unscientific
ally Jumps together under the tern
"Niggers' was at the bottom of tn
difficulty. The iron hand has been ap
piled now for more than two years, an
it cannot with safety be withdrawn
Every consideration demands that tn
course unhappily begun be followe'
with greater determination and energ
to the bitter end"