The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-01
ASPECT MEN OF sTATEsMAN,uIP

The Geographic columns, day or Sc
since, contained the announcement that
our treaty with Corea had been finally rat
ilied and commenced to take effect. The
efforts made to perfect this treaty with such
power, under all the circumstances sur
rounding it, are curious illustrations of the
singular methods and policies that preyti
In government circles. IL does seem as il
politicians and missionaries were the most
impractical and short.sighted people in the
world, We read of the sending of hun.
dreds OF missionaries to Asia, Africa and
the Islands OF the s2a, while hundreds OF
churches, at home, are calling for pastors
and thousands of as irrelisious and heath.
enish subjects as will be found in the Figj
islands, are scattered all through the United
states. Every other place is thought of be.
fore home. II seems to be the same way with
the politicians. A special envoy was sent
by this government across the Pacific ocean
at great trouble and expense to perfect a
treaty with Corea, wild, unknown and
Savage country, without products or manu-,
features of their own that we would want
that could not be obtained in China or
Japan, and without that degree of civiliza.
ton that would lead or induce them to pur.
chase what we might send them. Even II
the case were different, the almost total
destruction OF American shipping would
prevent anything like the growth of any
very greatly extended commercial relations
between such far Off region as Corea and
the United States. And yet the government
o this country actually manifested enthusi-
asm, and urged vigorous action on the part
Of our envoy in having a treaty with tn,
Coreans drafted and adopted. OF what
worthy use it will prove to us
for the next twenty-five years,
comparatively speaking, it would be hard
to say. In the meantime the treaty with
Mexico is permitted to lay over from term
tn term In our national senate, and is even
met with bitter opposition in many quar-.
tiers. And yet Mexico, civilized, rich and
fertile, with population Of millions, do.
manding almost everything we can send
Them. and having an abundance of pro.
duets and articles of their own that we
need, lies not only just across a shallow
stream from us, but is connected by three
or four international railways and regular
lines OF steamers. Here Is a field inviting
immediate attention and giving promise of
an abundant yield II worked intellisently
at all, and yet the treaty OF reciprocity
Herewith is set aside or met
with opposition, while the Co.
rean reciprocity treaty is push.
ed vigorously to ratification. Such costly
neglect in the one case and absurd haste in
the other, from what is at present known OF
the two countries, looks very much as Il
there were some more Of the everlasting
jobbery that now turks In every govern.
ment or official act Of any consequence or
cropping out in the exercise
even Of the treaty-making power. It is
unfortunate for the country that there Is 40
little practical statesmanship or patriotism
nf the kind demanded to prevent the occur
renee Of such cases as above. What we
want Ia attention first TO those matters of
most Significance to us, and after We have
attended to home and the affairs nearest
home, worked the fields around US pro per
", there and then will be time sutlloien, /,
'urn our attention 10 the distant aud saw.
age peoples and states Of the globe.