The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-19

use. and leaving the wheel standing be-
side the road with its pedal on the
curb Is considered neglect.
UNCLE SAMS DESTINY.
Senator Lodge Thinks II Lies In tho Dl.
rsstiOn Of Territorial Expausiou. but
Ex-senator Ingalls, is vigorously Op.
posed to the Inclusion In the Union Of
ANY New Land Excepting Canada.
The Chicago Herald recently
printed a symposium Of opinions con-
cerning Uncle Sans manifest destiny.
Two expressions In that collection strike
us as worthy OF reproduction. The first
is by Senator Lodge. of Massachusetts.
representing the aggressive and edu-
Gated Republican sentiment Of the East:
the other is by ex-senator Ingalls,. Of
Kansas, who similarly stands for the
vlrile Republicanism Of the West. Says
Senator Lodge:
Il think that II Cuba should win her
Independence from Spain, annexation
would almost naturally follow. for un-
doubtedly the sympathies OF the real
Cubans are entirely with this country.
II Cuba We're annexed to the United
at least 100000 In the course Of ten
years, instead Of the 100000 which the
island has at present. Cuba has Won
derful natural resources. and, for one
item, she could supply the entire United
States with sugar. In addition there
is an abundance Of useful metals on the
island, such as iron, copper. ETC., and
with the development Of her natural re-
sources Cuba would become one Of the
richest states In the union. The island
of Java, which is about 10000 square
miles in extent, supports a population
Of 2O.0O0,0 900. and Cuba, which is about
IS, 900 square miles in extent, could, with
her resources, support an equal number,
without doubt. 1t Is a rich island, and
II annexed to the United Stated would
develop as It never can be developed
under the present system Of the govern
ment.
VIII Annex Canada.
II think that Canada and Newfound-
land are destined to become a part Of
the United States. and also the Ha-
waiian Islands. AT least the United
States should control these islands in
some way. They might be brought un-
der the Jurisdiction Of the state OF Cali
fornia. 1t is important that the United
States should control these islands for
many reasons. and in the course of time
they, too, will undoubtedly be annexed.
The Importance Of these Islands from
a naval standpoint Is admitted by
everybody, and with the increasing
growth Of our navy on the Pacific coast
the possession Of the Hawaiian Islands
will become a necessity.
Uncle Sam may not eventually rule
the North American continent, but his
influence should be felt in every por-
tion Of It. do not think It advisable
to annex either Mexico or any Of the
Central American states, but we should
see to 1t that these states are protected
from foreign aggression. The United
States should be a protector to all Of
these weaker states. and they should
feel that they could look to this country
for protection. These peoples are so
different racially and In other respects
that think It would be advisable to
allow them to develop along their own
lines, and I do not think that 1t would
be wise for the United States to inter
fere in the internal devslopement Of the
people.
Under Uncle Sans Influence.
IT do think that all Of the English
speaking races of the North American
continent will eventually come under
the direct influence, II not the rule, of
Uncle Sam. This may not mean abso-
lutte annexation to the United States
for some time, but the tendency Is
bound to be in that direction. Cuba Is
a little different from the Central Amer
lean states in Its relations to the United
States, owing to the commercial import
ance and its proximity to our southern
coast. Therefore. looking at the entire
matter In the abstract, and as an an
swer to a hypothetical question: should
say that Cuba should be annexed, and
also Canada, Newfoundland and Ha-
wall"
Senator Lodge, while speaking Of the
foreign policy Of the United States. said
that he had a bill alerady prepared that
he intended to introduce at the very
earliest moment I'm the next session Of
congress, which embodies the entire
idea of the Monroe doctrine. and ne will
endeavor to have this bill made a law
so that the state department will have
something to live up to In the shape Of
an absolute law, instead Of a fazy idea.
in its foreign relations and In dealing
with European governments pertaining
to the American continent.
Ex-senator Ingalls, Views.
Ex-senator ingalls, says: '"The poll
cy Of the United States from the begin
ming has been continental. Our system
does not contemplate the acquisition Of
dependencies and colonial possessions,
70 be governed like conquered PROVING
es. Individual liberty. local self-govern-
ment, home rule and the indissoluble
federation Of independent states are
the conditions OF our national life. These
require populations that are coherent
and capable of political assimilation,
having sindred'impulses and aspirations,
and intellectual and moral qualities
that are compatible. or else empty and
unoccupied regions that may become
territories from which stutes may be
developed. So strong is this desire for
autonomy that the territorial condition
IL regarded az q degrading bondage
which 10 borne with irmpataence, and
the burdens and obligations Of state
hood ara often prematurely assumed.
For these and many other reasons the
.jingo,' the aggressive doninesring advo.
cate OF q swaggerin6 foreign policy.
has never bean 4. fayOrtte IN American