Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 25, 1898, Page 7

oes ae 7 neeRNNR En ‘EXPANSION OF EMPIRE. Ex-Judge Tree Pictures the Future Policy of the United States.—Old Ideas arc Out of Datc. ‘ fx-Judge Lambert Tree, Democrat, student of affairs and former minister to Russia, is outspoken in behalf of an overturning of the traditional “isola- tion” policy of the United States. He believes that Dewey’s victory has thrown into the hands of this country an opportunity which should not be overlooked to extend its commercial and maritime power. Asked what he considered were some of the more im- portant questions thus far suggested by the war, Mr.. Tree said to a Chicago paper: “The logic of the war which requires the seizure of Manila and Puerto Rico will be apt to bring the United States face to face with new questions in re- gard to the future policy which ought to control the government in ifs inter- national relations. It is easy to under- stand how the statesmen who were g the steps of the republic in the cy of its experimental existence, when it had scarcely three millions of inh nts, was substantially without or navy, or the means of pro- ing either, and whose chief inter- nd ambition was to be let alone to develop its own internal resources and solidify its own federal system ernment, should strenuously in- 00n its avoiding any line of ac- which might by any possibility bring it into contentions beyond the continent on which it had established i Most of the disputes between at that period concerned dy- tic ambitions in which this country couid have no possible interest aside from the fact that our feebleness as a power of the world admonished us to keep clear of them, whatever might be their purpose. America Past Its Babyhood. “But times have changed consider- now. We have passed the period of babyhocd as a nation and find ourselves grown to be a great com- mercial power with a population of more than uty millions, engaged in all the pursuits incident to a pro- gressive and cggressive peonle. Our manifold interests reach out and touch every portion of the inhabited globe. The rules laid down for the guidance of the sparsely settled, little experi- men republic of a hundred years ago in its international relations scarcely fit the powerful nation of today, and adhesion to them seems near g fetish worship. Whatever ar- gvments may be advanced by those who look with apprehension upon the bishment of new outposts by the nited States in order to secure their of the world’s commerce, it will be found in the end that the country will be compelled to cbey the laws of eat commercial and If not’ today, then a, with her four hun- millions of people and vast re- soon to be awakened from luirbers of centuries. Railways penetrate the heart of the empire ill fill her navigable rivers to engage in trade with her. The United States, whose western frontier is bordered by the same ocean which shes China’s shores, and whose ships irectly out of our ports into must have an equal chance are in China’s trade with European naticns, ose shores know no other ocean than the faraway Atlantic. Even now the trade of this country through the open treaty ports ef China is many millions of dollars greater than that of the combined countries of continental Europe, and is only ex- ceeded by that of Great Britain. The vessels also which navigate Chinese waters and fly the American flag out- number by thousands those of all Eu- rope, Great Britain excepted. Yet we have recently seen inaugurated a move- ment by certain continental powers by at dred source slur the seizure, mcre or less violent, of several important ports of China fcr the undoubted purpose of controlling and monopolizing the trade there, to the exclusion of other nations. The last breaking into the Flowery King- dom was a case of flat burglary. No wonder these same powers, after all the pains they have taken, contemplate with consternation and undisguised jealousy the event which has trans- pired at Manila, in which an American officer of the name of Dewey played a part. Can it be possible that the de- tested Yankee is going to put his hand in the game and spoil the plan of ex- cluding him from sharing in the bene- fits of the Asiatic trade, as the same powers have already probably done in Africa, England excepted, who, to/her everlasting credit be it said, is always in favor of open and unrestricted trade? If to assure and protect our trade with China a foothold on that side of the world is necessary, then we must have it, cost what it will. Forced Into War with Spain. “We are at the present time engaged in a war with Spain. It is not a war of our making. It has been brewing for three-quarters of a century. We have been forced into it in order to abate an intolerable nuisance in our neighborhood and to prevent worse consequences. We have been forced into it by the conduct of Spain herself, and she must pay the cost. The Phil- ippine islands are likely to be one of the sources of our indemnity if we choose to keep them. When Spain emerges from this war it will probably be as impossible for her to retain sov- ereignty over the Philippines as it would be to retain sway over Cuba. ‘he jealousies existing between Eu- ropean powers seem to preclude the idea of their passing under the flag of either of them without exciting a con- flict, even if we were disposed to sell them. The United States, therefore, will most likely have the problem pre- sented to it of deciding whether it should make a new departure in its foreign policy with reference to the acquiring of territory in Asiatic waters. It is not difficult to foresee that such a question will excite profound discus- sion in this country between those who believe that we should adhere fo the restricted policy marked out in the be- ginning of the republic, and those who believe that the time has arrived for broader foreign relations which will make us a more influential factor in the control and division of the world’s commerce. “Any one who has at all noted the progress of events must perceive ‘that great changes have taken place in the character of our government since its foundation, little more than a century ago. The civil war decided the dis- puted question as to whether our sys- tem was a voluntary bond between states to be determined at amy mo- ment that either of them thought prop- er to withdraw from it, or whether it was an indissoluble union which could only be terminated by a majority of all of the people of all of the states, and we came out of that war a nation spelled with a big N, as much so as the people of Great Britain, or of France, under their systems. Since then the trend of federal legislation, the decis- ions of the highest judicial tribunal im the land, the settlement of delicate and intricate questions arising with other nations in consequence of the expansion of our commerce, the re- sponsibilities created, and even the Jealousies excited by our growing im- portance, all tend to the solidifying of power in the central gcvernment for the protection of the rights and happi- ness of the American people. “There are many people, it 4s true, who regard with nervous apprehension any movement Icoking to a wider sphere of operations by the United States, and think the government un- der which we are ruled does not admit of anything approaching a colonial system. I am, however, one of those who have faith both in the capacity of the American people and of their gov- ernment to control, regulate, and gov- ern any colonies in any par: of the world which they may find it neces- sary to their interests to establish. A free constitutional government where the press is untrammeled, education is free, religious tests are forbidden, and intelligence is*widespread is the best government to insure safe, just, and prosperous colonial establishments. Such a government is the United States, and such is that of Great Britain. “Dewey, by his brilliant victory, has, almost in the twinkling of an eye, opened to us the opportunity for a foothold in the East. The discussion as to whether we should avail our- selves of it should rest, not upon whether the Americans and their gov- ernment would be able to manage and govern the Philippine islands success- fully, but whether any government es- tablished by any other people could do so, for the Americans and their gov- would she have ever relinquished her sovereignty over Cuta. Fortunately it has come in such shape as to make it a holy war.” CO-OPERATIVE LIVING CLUB. Nine Familics Form One That Farnishes Meals For Nine Cents Each. Nine of the most staid and respect- able families in Burrton, Kan., haye thrown away their stovelids and pack- ed their dishes on the back kitchen stoves. They have shocked the ordi- nary ideals of economic propriety, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, and have formed a co-operative living as- sociation, wherein the food question is settled upon a co-operative basis. Burrton is a small village without any immediate prospect of growing larger. The size of the town does not warrant the location of a bakery, and all the wheatstuff must be bought from the neighboring cities. As a consequence of the limited population there is a very small supply of hired help, even smaller than the limited demand. The heavy burdens of the household fall upon the housewife alone, and very little social intercourse can be enjoy+ ed. In such a condition of affairs the A MARKET SCENE OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF SAN JUAN, PORTO RICO. ernment are competent to administer any colony that any other people or government could. “To adhere to old traditions which no longer have a raison d’etre is Bour- bonism pure and simple. That is what is the matter with Spain today. Benefits of the War. “It is not likely that wars will cease to break out from time to time. The interval of peace which this country has enjoyed since the close of the civil war is the longest which has happened since the declaration of independence, and our situation now shows the neces- sity of being prepared for war at any | I regard the present war as | moment. fraught with many blessings. It uni- fies the country by giving the South the opportunity to prove her loyalty to the flag—an opportunity which she eagerly embraces. It will create a sen- timent in favor of a strong navy, which is indispensable in these days to the security of a great maritime and com- mercial power like the United States; for it is sea power which commands the wholesome respect of mations to- day. It will prove that the island of Cuba, directly or indirectly, is as es- sential to the peace and safety of the United States as the control of a large island at the mouth of the Thames would be to England, or one at the mouth of the Seine would be'to France. Look back over the diplomatic history of this country for seventy-five years and you will find that one of its most interesting chapters relates to Cuba. You will find that during all of that period Cuba has been a constant source of anxiety to us lest it might, through European intrigues or upheavals, pass into other hands than those of Spain. More than once the United States has been brought face to face in hostile at- titude, first with one power and then with another, because they coveted its ownership. In the hands of a strong power it would be an unendurable men- ace to us. War with Spain sooner or later was inevitable. In mo other way LUCREC Dee ATLANTIC OCEAN MAP SHOWING PASSAGE TO THE PROPOSED NICARAGUAN CANAL. | bit off by an alligator which was evi- Co-operative Living Association was organized for the eccnomic and social benefit of its membership, In order to insure a reliable, orthodox reputation, the association has enrolled among its members bankers, merchants, drug- gists and a representative preceptor and dominie. The practical advantages of the club may be noted as follows: First, the saving of from fifteen to twenty-five hours of “kitchen worry” per week. Second, the providing of well-cooked and well-served meals, ranging in cost from 7% cents to 9 cents per meal. It may be well to note that low rents ($8 per month for an eight-room house) and the compara- tively low wages paid to the cook ($25 per month, with use of house and with board for herself and family of three children) may not be duplicated in larger towns. A purchasing commit- tee of three members buys the provis- ions, groceries at wholesale rates, meats by the quarter and side, and all provisions in correspondingly large quantities. Another member acts as treasurer, and all bills are paid prompt- ly on Monday morning for the week ending the Saturday previous. An Unexpected Reply. The duke of Wellington, writes Sir William Fraser, detested being helped; not from ingratitude, but from two dis- tinct feelings—one, that he did not like to be thought, what he certainly was not, decrepit; the other that he knew very well that the majority of persons who helped him did so in or- der to be able to say that they had done so. This to him was revolting. Stand- ing opposite the Apsley house, in the evening, in Piccadilly, when the street was even more crowding than it is now, the duke was hesitating on the curbstone. A gentleman, nearly as old as himself, made some demonstra- tion of assisting him to cross the road, endeavoring to check the ‘tide of cabs and other vehicles that was setting strongly. When the duke reached the gate of Apsley house he touched his hat and said, “I thank you, sir.” The elderly stranger immediately uncover- ed. Holding his hat at his knee, he addressed the duke as follows: “My lord, I have passed a long and not un- eventful life, but never did I hope to reach the day when I might be of the slightest assistance to the greatest man that ever lived.” The duke looked at him calmly, and, in a voice not the least choked by emotion, replied: “Don't be a fool!” and walked into Apsley house. Covered His Tracks. A Florida exchange has the unique local notice: “While ‘Major’ Scott, the fisherman, was wading out into the river he happened to the accident of losing his left leg, from the same being dently laying in ambush for him. A crowd is pursuing the ’gator, but he seems to have covered his tracks well.” Canine—K 9, A Chicago woman, who possesses a pet poodle which she prizes highly, brought it to a matinee at one of the theaters last week. As the house wasn't crowded she asked for a ticket for the animal so he could have the pleasure of a seat all by himself. The box office man wasn’t phased. He gave her K 10 and the dog K 9, Only Remedy. Penelope—I got my stockings on wrong side out. Marie—Then you'll be obliged to have your maid turn the hose on you, Unstable. Poindexter—Handelbarr has changed his politics again. Tillinghast—I'm rot surprised at that. He changed his wheel not long ago. Sailors and Their Grievances. 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