Show W CONSEQUENCES While heroes a > exposing their lives and shedding their blood in Cuba it is a regrettable fact that there are speculators ilt Washington and other eastern cities piling up wealth on the issues of the war As Bismarck said War gives birth to three armies an anI army of widows an army of orphans I I and an army of thieves The army of widows is now recruitIng I recruit-Ing Withjevery deadly volley their number is increased The orphans of this war will be legion No victory no conquest no revenge can recompense them for their loss I The third army mentioned by the German statesman has been operating I I around the national capital ever since I the declaration of war was made The j I plan of campaign in Cuba was not j j more carefully laid than the plan of I these money kings and speculators to strengthen their hold upon this government ernment The determined assault on I Santiago made by the American heroes I under Shafter is not more persistent than the cautious attack of the sharks and jobbers closing around the nation I al treasury And when the war is over and the widows count their losses and the robbers I rob-bers count their gains it will be found that both have gone beyond the estiI j I I mate I S The mpiey kings will be a little more independent and the widows and I orphans little more helpless the peo pIe held in a little closer financial bondage and Hannas clutch upon the throat of the nation will be a little tighter Then the burdens of a new system will be laid upon the shoulders of the people and wealth will escape its just apportionment as It always does and the weight will sink a little heavier on the widows and orphans These armies will have to fight in selfdefense and for mutual protection long after the Spaniards sue for peace The third army will continue to flourish and add to the fortunes built upon the misfortunes of war It will try to control legislation in the future as it has in the past It will seek protection pro-tection from the government in all its moneymaking schemes and try as hard as ever to evade its corresponding corre-sponding obligations Washington City is swarming with promoters contractors agents and lobbyists The air is reeking with scandals There is no desire to embarrass em-barrass the president at this time or they would be exposed But the sooner they are stopped the better it will be not only for the administration but for the country |