Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09

Lie Quar- LOT January z, 1899, told OF the
replacement OF the flag of Spain by that of the
United States in the capital
@'"e''Soh T'o9 OF Cuba the previous day. A
In Havana formal transfer of severe
ienty had been arranged and
was carried through as planned. When Gen.
Castellanous left the palace with his staff,
the companies of the Leon Battalion had
already defiled through the Gordon of Amer
lean troops and gone on board their transport.
The American troops saluted him. Gen.
Clous and Capt. Hart. as representatives of
the American commission, walked on either
side, his staff following. narrow street runs
from the Plaza of Arms to Caballeria wharf A
Spanish girl on balcony of one of the houses
along this street displayed a Spanish flag and
cried: Viva Espana! Viva ell captain general!
In an instant Castellanous and his staff were
sobbing. 1t was an extraordinary scene. Their
grief was respected =. While these things
were happening the American flag was raised
over the wreck of the Maine, a few hundred
feet away
Following the war with Spain there had
been much talk about the poor quality of food
furnished American troops in
mo Shemicois Cuba and elsewhere, and it
IIead commonly was charged that
chemicals had been used in
the preparation of canned beef The Star of
January g. 1899. however, printed commune
cations from the three largest packers
categorically denying this complaint. People
of all classes, they declared, had used their
beef products for a quarter of a century with
out complaint. The packers raised the question:
Why should anybody think that they had
employed chemicals as preservative agents?
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much as it would be in private homes and then
sealed in alright cans in which it would re-
main good until opened. The packers invited
the public to visit their plants and see for
themselves how meat was processed.
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The Associated Press having asked former
of his opinion the 22d and
Cleveland Aooinst Oath Chief Executive re-
Exponson piled, as quoted in The
Star for January 5, 1899:
II do not care to repeat my views concerning
the prevailing epidemic of imperialism and
territorial expansion. Assuming, however, that
my views on the subject are Anticipated and
unsuited to these progressive days, it is matter
of surprise to me that the refusal of certain
natives OF OUR new possessions to acquiesce In
the benefcence Of subjecting them to our con-
troll and management should in the least dis
turb our expansionists The remedy Is
obvious and simple. The misguided inhab-
tants of our annexed territory who prefer
something different from the plan for their
control which we propose or who oppose our
designs in their behalf should be slaughtered
The killing OF natives has been feature of
expansion since expansion began"
The Fifty Years Ago column last Sunday re-
ferred to the death of Senator Justin B.
Morrill,, December 49, 1898, but
So'ee''o" enormously credited him to Maine
rather than his native Vermont. This mistake
arose from confusion with distinguished
contemporary, Lot Myrick Morrill,, who was in
fact Senator from Maine during part of the
long period served by Justin Morrill,.