The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-07

FIRST EDITIO o N
Caleb Cushing and San Domingo.
Chinese immigration Discouraged.
The English Anton Probst.
Arrest of the Murderer.
Horrors on ShipbOard
ETC., Etc. ETC., ETC., Etc.
The English Anton Probst,
Horrors on ShipbOard
ST. DOMINGO.

Caleb Cushing on the Dominican Treaty-In-
conference.-the Arguments.
A Washington correspondent has been interview
ing the Hon. Caleb Gushing upon the ST. Domingo
business The following passages from his report
will be found Of INTEREST,"
Correspondent-Mr. Cushing, suppose you have
given some attention to the st. Domingo question.
What is your opinion of the proposed annexation?
Mr. Cushng-In regard to the successful rathca-
tion can make no prediction, because l have no
data upon which to decide. / am satisfied, how
ever, that the island is desirable acquisition in
Decd consider 1t necessary to the completeness of
the American nation. 1t is remarkable fact and
our history proves it, that the Congress Of the
United States, in aggregate intelligence has always
been far inferior to The Executive.
That branch Of the Government on questions
rising above the mere detail OF local government
has in single instance displayed itself up to the
times, or even comprehended the national necessi-
ties in their broad Interpretation. Take the pur-
chase of Louisiana, of Florida, the acquisition of
Texas and California, and you find the Executive
far in advance Of Congress- Indeed, the vast pos
sessions embracing our finest cotton-growing and
aurferous regions, and necessary to COM
pete the geographical ascendancy OF this nation on
this continent, are all due to the advanced position
held by the Executive. Now here we have history
that cannot be questioned nor denied facts too,
which have been overlooked and may prove a valu-
able suggestion to the people.
COrrek pondent-I have not heard the statement of
these facts before. 1t is a good point Some Sena-
tors do great deal of harping upon the inadvisa-
bty OF acquiring tropical possessions.
Mr.. Cushing-So / see in the papers, Such argu-
ments are siy-in fact they are no arguments at
al-bt cause they contain neither reason nor the
lorce OF facts Show great nation living to-day
without her tropical possessions My opinion is that
no ndJlOn can lIS greatness without tr0pl-
cal possessions Spain became great when she ac-
ouired hold upon the tropics; Portugal followed
and welded sway OF glory and power for years,
until she lost her most valuable fOotholds in the
tropics. What would England do without India {?
That is easily answered: She would eat herself up
in no time. Take the Netherlands, only you may
hunt long time on the map before you can find her.
is terrific r lily small. But small she is she
is power, and only on account OF her tropical pos
sessiOns-the island OF Java, the Mouccas and
Sumatra.
1t seems to be very shallow argument-admit-
ting 1t to be an argument at ALTO say that we
should have no tropical possessions That is pre-
clsely what we do want now to finish us as q
nation in territorial way Look over what our
soil now produces-there is wheat, corn, beef, ETC. ,
Cotton coal, iron, gold, silver, quicksilver, and cop
per. These are the great articles in the worlds
consumption. We must now have sugar, coffee,
and tea; then we complete the cycle of commerce.
Then we have everything in ourselves We can
do without tea that is our own growth, for the
present. though believe we will raise that before
long; but there is danger now OF throwing away
sugar and coffee when we have both in our grasp.
COrresp0ndent-One of the greatest objections the
Senate brings up against the treaty is that there is
JOB in it,
Mr.. Cushlng-Well, do not know exactly what is
meant by job, though hear that is of the sub
jects very elaborately touched upon. II job
means that somebody Will be benefited by the ratid-
cation of the treaty, l doubt whether any great
measure has gone through Congress without some
one prohting in consequence That does not affect
the treaty. You might well say that the late
war should never have been fought because some
body might become enriched. L think such talk is
absurd.