What tone is used in the story to reveal the author's objections against the war? "Ediitha"

The main subject of "Editha," one of William Dean Howells’s most successful and best-known short stories, is war. Howells was very much opposed to war and especially the Spanish-American War, which he considered imperialistic. He shows his dislike in his portrayal of Editha, a thoughtless, selfish young woman, idealistic but ignorant of the consequences of war.