| Show ctnv lrurIIIU Again la I the attention of the people of the United States drawn to what was once the gem of the Antilles but li now a battlescarred barren I forbidding nook In the vast expanse of nature Moro nearly united to this country than to any other making a Ifcamldeath struggle for Independ enc upon largely the same lines and against almost m great odds as ob tabled In the olglitiear connlct which eventuated the freedom of the col enter they naturally once In P while turn n longing gaze acroqs the narrow nar-row expense 01 water which separates ua from them Whn they do so they must I occasionally wonder M the spirit 01 freedom from kindly I rule which Is I supposed to be I n heritage to us and an Incentive to the oppressed everywhere every-where has died or withered or been put aside anti neglected In the giddy quest oC material and sensuous things meantime they falter not but I half starved and ragged continue a fight hlch means In Its outcome tn them the same as the Revolutionary struggle strug-gle meant to our forefathers and us liberty or death It Is I a grand and yt a goomy spectacle The subject receives fresh Impetus at the present t time from the warlike aspect of things In the diplomatic air Hut the matter Is I never overlooked and at times the pelting which occurs hcome no voluminous and Wide reaching Hint It looks ai It we were on the eO 01 nrllnG In our mIght and saying to the unworthy descendants of Terdlnand and Isabella The war In Cuba ceases nt once Some 01 the utterances In their behalf 1 are quite aggressive and uU moro or less I vigorous vig-orous The Chicago Hecord pulpit editorials edi-torials recently presented t a sprang exhibit of this side of the case showIng show-Ing among other things that the time S is coming when even the most circum pect administration cnnnot retrain from Interfering Spain has bn given the fullest opportunity to show Its ability to govern the island colons and has signally failed The next ses Ion 01 our national legislature now not far off will probably take serloui steps The question arises what will to the duty o4 the Christian In the event 01 nn nrmd conflict 01 America with Spain Do the principles of nonresistance non-resistance taught by the Savior forbid his bearing arms at all Or would hit bo Mich a war as could be called holy In any sense so much aa to make his encouragement of It Justifiable Justifi-able The editorial sennonlzcr answers by saying that these questions depend upon the attitude our President and Senate may take I consider there U I a portion they may assume which will malt our Intervention righteous and worthy the old ot every Christian The first thine to note li I that Jesus command of pence has n deeper and more tarrachlns meaning than merely personal nonretaliation Inn In-n public like ours It means that while that republic Is I to manifest due forbearance and patience under indignities indig-nities aimed against Itself nt theme the-me time It Is I to secure and maintain peace and law I in every way In which Its power may extend and to do this a recoue to force may be necessary The Immense resource 01 our nation constitute a talent lent 01 God for which we lire nationally responsible The argument Isicllnched by the conclusion con-clusion that It It He In us to stop the horrid reign of terror In the little Isle that nestles nt our feet It Is our plain duly to do it whatever may be the International complications To wage ballle In order 10 nnnex Cuba for our own 0In11 ends or tn meddle I fill nn othr natiorli affairs from her pride l When they concern us not would Le on a level with the Innumerable wlcltod ars or history But to step Into the Cuhan urangle to bring bw and protection pro-tection to a dltrnct1 people and then to turn the government oC the pact ned country over to lhomoever allows tile ha right and tlllo to Ittl1l Would be hut hlhlUnl on n national ncule the theories of Ju I blcb are for justice and mercy Wellchon cvcntmpered lan IInag tIIA Undouhldl na slotl II the United States ball thus enter tile list In behalf of n common Iu manlty acting Upon 80 dlgnlncJ nn1 ltslntereted a InotIve whllo In nil cases purging herself 01 mery charge of IIklnG such course will com mnnd the Junl support 01 every gOod citizen 01 thin country and the sympathetic sym-pathetic support 01 Christian peoples everywhore The Irlnclllln enunciated hy Dr Wheaton which received 1 the commendation 01 President Wooley 01 Yale College in I quoted approvingly Whatever it nation may lauftilly defend de-fend for itself It may defend for aa thH It called on to Interfere Altogether Itok ver7 much ns U the hglllllln 01 the end were nt hand and that Iho end IIrell AIII not 7ang taldlly behind So mote It b |
