Show PEACE the proclamation of president mckinley providing for the cessation of hostilities with spain will be hailed balled with joy throughout the united states the war was commenced for the purpose of liberating an oppressed race the people realized that as an a nation we had the same mission as an a man endowed with physical strength has to strike down a ruffian who beats a woman or a child and refuses to desist that mission was accepted with enthusiasm thusia sm and it has been accomplished the presidents proclamation Is the announcement no of the triumph of a just cause the conditions spain has agreed to are the relinquishment of all claims of sovereignty over cuba the cession to the united states of porto rico and all other spanish islands in the west indies and also one island to in the La padrones ladrones drones the fate of the philippine islands Is to be decided by a commission and the united states is to hold manila pending such decision these terms are so moderate that they should insure the lasting friendship of spain tor for this country wars ware often have resulted in deadly enmity between nations for long years as for instance between treatment of a conquered foe by the treatment of conquered foe by the victor this time should have a lasting effect tor for good there should be from now on a desire on the part ot of span lards to learn more about the americans and their marvelous institutions the war has cost this country a great deal it commenced on the of april and the expedit expenditures ures tor bor the army and navy up to the present date is estimated at about aft as this does not represent the actual COWL coal the new york sun estl estimates ma t es the ts actual cost to this country at a tata 1 of as follows current war expenses state expenditures iss i private contributions 15 war claims als loss losa of soldiers productive labor jL 0 1 interest on war debt go 90 OBB 1 pensions SOO 1 the maine asb I 1 this la Is an item that cannot in ju lna N tice to people of the united states hs 1 left out of consideration when the was pea commissioners meet and the kw il of the final disposition of the phillp pine islands and the debt spain haa saddled on her colonies come up m tor for 1 consideration this country baima caima justly be asked to relieve n qt ors a t portion of her financial burdens or orts to J renounce all claims to such 1 tion as spain can give in lieu of lotfi abo expenses incurred jj the exit of spain from the W wert indies may be considered another cical operation one similar to ma 1 previous ones by which a kind orovil 8 dence is seeking to stay the calac cance ercius ronn disease of which the nation Is in ing in the middle of the sixt eert A century spain was the greatest e since rome in its most III us I period she ruled the oceans issi swayed the destinies of europe the reign of philip the disint egr commenced before he died his co had lost nearly all her dePend encle north africa and then 13 l naples sicily and milan were matl from her in 1609 the netherlands wt lost in 1628 malacca ceylon J other islands in 1640 portugal al in K all claims were renounced to HO hollaar brabant and parts of flanders ins ill were lost Maes maastricht tricht hermogen Hert ogen breda bergen op zoom in 1659 ion and carrague Car dague were ceded to m S making the pyrenees Pyre nees the boundary tween the two countries in 1668 to tolt 1 the last of flanders was riven given up 1704 gibraltar was lost in 17 lam M L nootka sound bound settlements in 1794 domingo in 1800 louisiana in U trinidad in 1819 florida from IL IM were lost mexico venezuela acao colotel ecuador peru bolivia chile att tina banda oriental paraguay pi conla Guatemala Honduras Honduran NI san salvador patti and other I 1 W pertaining to the american confine bontin cuba and porto rico complete tho the 3 list of territorial losses in this h s sphere when spain again shall have w bagas she would do well to consider the editions which have ca caused all the asters great britain hai ban du durin time grown in power powe an and dreta among the nations of the e ear earth united states has atiat attained e t the a TOOL eions of a gleat giant ge germany rma has r first class power bocke f wh while lie spain h haats scantly been subjected c te d to amp let her seek a c ure cure by letting lettine vs flood of light in her na national dional sack achl her ber and with it t the he fresh breez breezed this cent civilization give people an education and an to develop in an atmosphere of lib strike down the bars of supers and prejudice then there la in 1 spain may never again be a great al tion but under proper conditions condl tlona iiii a people may become happy an and d |