Show t THIC ewh has been made of the IneiS inefficiency clency shown in conducting the cano campaign algas of the recent war and there has been cause for ir finding fault with some of the under oell fecs in calip and field and with the red tase in boie soie of the Aoa pital and medical cal service eT Vlee iee there adso have been many of alleged delay and procrastination on the part of spain in negotiations for closing the war but thine there have kome rither rather arom the afan of an enemy than han from an ewt of the results show dearly tit in respect to the conduct of ase campaign ca W a 11 Preal dept and the leading gr ren men in both AMY and add bavy I 1 circles have groat kill eikill and ability in the light of manees as thy they were known and W e outcome of the spania efforts at havana saif ad d that oat what eveir awas y wabd gabd cad in i tad eade thore ama BO un fin reasonable delay hence the olmer judgment of the american people is reaching the point when mismanagement and procrastination asters as terms to be applied to the recent war and the peace negotiations following are mis bomers noT nera now that the war is ended however the united states has baa some interesting questions before lt it those connected with porto rico may be the least but they chey are not devold devoid of difficulties A modified mod idled military administration will do for a time but when the civil government comes to be put into operation the place hunting politician will be an element from which native porto may want tellef relief as badly as they did from spanish mI misrule though it at is to be hoped any desired ion flon of their condition will not be so long delayed as in their former experience peri ence then the philippine islands will present new complications for a long bong time to come As fot for cuba the teal real work of reconstruction st ruction by the united states will bel gin there with the new year As in the other matters there has ha been much eri criticism of the cubans a great portion being based on a misunderstanding or misrepresentation of what the cuban patriots were doing or intended to do now it Is being more fully realized that they will do just what the american government says confident ident in the in of the expressed intention to give to the island a free and stable government how long it will take to reconstruct affairs in cuba it may be impossible possible fan to say but it will not be a very great while one thing is certain viz that amealian Amein Ame ioan alcan military occupation cu will not be extended longer than is necessary to maintain and good order when the inhabitants of cuba really are ready to take the belne of govern government meat they will get them and if the cuban people want complete independence or would prefer a change to annexation they will be permitted to follow their own choice the duty that stands belore before americans today is to ascertain how best to bear the added responsibilities the yeat year 1898 has brought in connection with territorial acquisition temporary or pern ament and to meet them in the of the constitution in its guaranty of the best government to the people governed the american republic has made its errors amors of territorial governmental ern mental administration in the past and it is to be hoped that tate experience thus gained will baa b a light to guard the future against any blot on the nations fair fame in dealing with the new peoples I 1 brought under the sovereignty of the stars and stripes no doubt the american people are able to cope with the situation but they will have to rise to an exalted patriotism to demonstrate that ability to their island subjects and to the world and the same patriotism would curb the of carping criticism which for some ume time past has been rolling extreme and unjust fault finding as a delightful morsel morse |