New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-07
GRESHAM EETERSALS.

SECRETARY Gresham has placed himself on rec
ord in his report Oh the Samoan complications
and in his Hawaiian inrigurS rs conservative
Of rcactionary type in diplomacy. but he
would not be himself if he were not w"DDllhS
fran, ono extreme policy TO another and spas
modcal,v reversing himself like Il con'or'iohiS''
I'm his review Of the Samoan confrov'rS! hc
has condemned The first departure from our
traditional policy Of avoiding 'nahGNpG "N-
..,urcs with foreign Powers in obj rrts remote
from this hemisphere. ana enlarged "po" '',o
...rrious responsibility Of having WITHOUT SUM
.cicnt grounds lmpcrillcd policy when Is no'
",nIy cocval with orr Government. Dnt 10 ""''"
..mov in great measure be- ascribcd Inc peace
.nrospcr.tv ard IN" moral Influence OF 'hc
emitted States" If this meant anything. II WIS
10 he interpreted ~ IN affirmation OF III" 'Npo'ii'
cncy and necessity o! non-interv"ntioh III III"
nhSicntion from the cntanGlcmcniS OF loreiE"
I,,on,cy But the account given in our WASH
iurIon dispatches of his maadroit, neddieSo'h"
,c,ivitv in the Chinese-Japancse complications
shows that he is not living up to his profcSsiohS
Of traditional conservatism
I, * not our purpose 10 criiicisc me pol!c!
which is said to have been adopted by Inc ''''c
n,,,,r,r,ont IN connection with Great Britain
Germany and Italy. There are pr'''''"'H ~.
fine proposnd naturalization or 'hiheS' ann
Janoncsc ports. and ii would he mahii'S' S''',
far civilization If hostililes could De res'i''u"
to ~ narrow "A range Of territory as poss'o'
and foreign commerce exempted from ln't''"P
tion hy war. Such policy wo"n w wv" "'
man. and enlightened. and we ar" not Pr'P"''"
to offer any structures upon II. although i IVY
, m.t,cr 10 be- prcmaturcy discussed Ill 'hc ap'
.cncc Of official information. But With '"''
,,i,t has been waived. or judgment upon IL w.
.,rvod thc fact remains that Secretary EreSh'''
- ,rr,ron,ly doing on II large seal" what ne haS
.,td ought not 10 have been attempted III III III
c,,no, Naturally he denies participation III 'hc
n.,,ot,,tions but there is little reason 10 doup'
,r,, ,hcv were begun and subsequently broken
off nv the Presidents direction
:, cha "details Of these diplomatic arrange
,.,,, mr.. onolyzcd II will be found that 'rca'
U.,,,i, ,ricd to drag the United States into Il
foreign ENHANCEMENT in remote d""''' Va
=, rII Roth France and Russia are rlvaiS
~, r,c,opd In Asia Their jealousy made II III
convenient for England to assume NV "'''
,.i,, +, ,b..sc naturalization negotiations. S"cr'
,ary Gresham WAS requested 10 'ah' ."''-
,,,n r,n,,cr and he has been sounding European
offices between Japan and China \ treaty ""'
NOT ye, been agreed upon. but the S'a'' p'p"''
mon, +, playing Euslands game hoS' '"u"'',''
.u.lv and cndcayorne 10 draw po'h hus'''
aud France into The naturalization '"a'''i""
Those two Powers have not yet beeh P'''"'''"
,,..,, ., commit themselves 10 this policy
I, NAV bc humane and progressive d'p'on''';'
,, ., ,,.. no, IN in NJ all with Secretary "reSh-
ANS rr.ylous warnings against 'nanglhg an
,oc,.s and departures from cstablish'd 'r"'''
lions. livery nation" h" has said ana "Si"'
"ci,lIy every strong nation. must sometimes Nv
conscious Of an impulse 10 r'ish INT" dilhr"''''N
",h,, Il, not concern It. except In hiHhiy In"b'
.p,rv way" H. has deliberately rusMu i"'o
dsculties ~ tremendous magnitude. 10 r.
s,r,i, rho Indulgence 81 such propensity he
Inns re,narkcd rs not ONLY the part "t w'so''''
ohm, . du,v we owe % the world rs an example
"of The strength. the moderation and the h'hcH'
..,cn,.. Of popuIar government Apparently III
has no, restrained the indulgcnc" "i mat pro-
r.nslty and has neglected IN" part Oh "'S"oI''
and N, dutv which no owed TO ih' world II
l. we'll that N. Pr'.sdcn, is holding him uhder
restraint.