Show PRAISE FROM LONDON americans congratulated on their success in cuba london july 15 all of the london papers tender a great deal of praise for the of the americans strategy in securing possession of eastern cuba with so little bloodshed the morning poat editorially con granulates tha united states upon the speedy success of the operations at san resulting from the admirable manner in which the military and naval forces supplemented one another ano the daily news says that in view of the menace of yellow fever the fall of santiago does not come any too boon for the american troops it adda the beverly criticized criticised strategy of president mckinley and bis advisers is justified by results the united states government used its great power with a full sense of responsibility and with a due regard for humanity the american generals may not be men of military genius but they deserve the utmost credit for prudence and consideration general shatter may be congratulated for finishing fini shine the work before general miles bad time to interfere the daily mail calls it another astounding toun ding transformation scene just at the moment when the american troops were embarrassed by disease the bard condition of the climate and other heavy obstacles the daily chronicle warmly praises president deat mckinley McKin loy and predicts that havana will all in october in the bame manner the standard says it a sentiment of morbid delicacy prevents senor caa from inviting a peacemaker to step in why should not president me kuniey think it the part of conscientious strength to consult be dignity of a people who even their weakness he must still respect the united states must bo anxious for a speedy settlement without exaggerating the gravity of the irene incident everyone can tee that the future of the philip pines is fraught with the germs of diplomatic unpleasantness and general merritt end admiral dewey have business of no small magnitude or delicacy before them while even when the spaniards have been expelled ex palled from the antilles the task of bringing the native population under control will not be easy the daily says the terms of surrender are equivalent to marching out with the honors of war the most sensitive military prida may well be with this tribute to the respect in which the spanish troops are held by their foes thus the chief obstacle in the way to peace is removed it the ancy the situation there is no reason to fear trouble fron don carlo outside the basque provinces the throes editorially says it supposes general toral and bis forces were exhausted and whatever order may have emanated from madrid be bad no option but to surrender between the terms accepted and the unconditional surrender that general ti hafter demanded the difference is little more than formal in any case the arrangement must be a great relief to general shatter whose troops through rains and yellow jack have suffered very genously the times again urges spain to seek peace while there is detill a possibility of favorable terms since it is perfectly hopeless that any satisfactory result can come from delay after this military catastrophe which is likely to be repeated elsewhere and the longer the war continues the more dim cult it ennst become for the united states to leave to spain any part of the colonial possessions |