Show H l in " - H The capture of the Philippine B Islands by Commodore Dewey is H cheering ii"v to the people of H this great country. T'he first im- H portant engagement of the war H has gone our way and is an indi- H cation of how the conflict will go B if continued. The Americans B fight for right and fight to win. B Could the Spanish nation get but B a brief idea of the enthusiasm a- B broad in this great land they B ' would give up a useless conflict B and retire from the American con- M tinent which has been dedicated B to freedom. |