Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-10-03 | Page 16 | Learning Another Lesson

LEARNING ANOTHER LESSON This war which Spain is prosecuting in Africa seems certain to fo result In an another another another other disastrous lesson for the Don The world generally has believed that opportunity was strictly a do domestic domestic domestic one The nation is not strong enough to reach beyond seas And nothing to be gained In that distant realm can at all compensate them for forthe forth forthe the th expense of money and of men even if success should perch on the Spanish standards And every day da there is less and less likelihood of such an outcome of the fighting The Spanish character is not yet fit fitted fitted fitted ted for modern national expression The people have not yet emerged from that past in which their prestige was unchallenged unchallenged unchallenged throughout the world It is not likely that reconstruction can be ef effected effected effected there There Is no influx of new blood no great event overturning the ancient establishment And yet the rulers of Spain constant constantly ly face the problem of destiny with a warlike people an impetuous and in inmany inmany inmany many respects an admirable race If It they were more like the Swiss or the Hollander they might solidify the un undoubted undoubted undoubted doubted elements of or strength in their nation and so come to the position of recognition abroad Until that time shall come it is certain certain certain tain that Spain would profit by cutting loose every foreign possession and de devote devote devote vote itself to the of the na nation nation naHon tion Hon at home