sai Se Gare The American religious weeklies ex-excise a profound influence upon popular thought. An examination of the editorial deliverances of the most representative of these papers just before the breaking out of hostilities with Spain confirms one in the opinion that the most conservative Americans are united in support of the national policy. The Independent, of New York, one of the most ably-edited of papers in America, says; "Woe have waited and hoped, hoped and waited; and now our duty is made clear tous. Tt is the duty of the United States and of no other nation to bring about a lasting peace. We are not asking for Cuba for ourselves; we have no desire to annex the island; we are not clamouring for any material advantages whatever; we have no quarrel with Spain on other scores; we have no desire to fight for glory, or to fight at all, unless driven to it; our sole desire is that the awful struggle in Cuba, with all its attendant horrors of death by starvation and disease among the innocent non-combatants shall cease. The appeal is to our humanity and our humanity compels us to act."
Even the Quakers, one of whose cardinal doctrines is non-resistance, are for war, as we read in the American Friend: "If we have a war at all it will really be fought on behalf of bleeding Cuba. We do not wonder that there has been such a fixed determination on the part of many Americans to end the contest by forced intervention."
The Jews are not to be counted out, for the Jewish Messenger says: **But it is our duty for humanity's sake to check the reign of terror, and to ce-operate in an international movement to restore peace and prosperity to Cuba." Roman Catholics see eye to eye with the Protestants. The Pittsburg Catholic says: "Should the die be cast and the sword be drawn, orary Catholic must and will enter with all his heart into the conflict with an unflinching detormiration to carry the flag of the Union with triumph and honour through the storm of war." The Presbyterian Journal believes that: "Even Armenia's story is not more sad than that of Cuba."
declares: "Every eye is now fixed upon the President. He has but to speak the word and-Cuba will be free."
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