Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-11
A FOREIGN POLICY
The Question May Affect the Next
Presidential Campaign.
TIE DEMOCRACY is DIVIDED
Mr.. Morgan Leads the Progressive
and Gray the Mossbacks.
THE REP UBLICAN PLAN

tial campaign turn upon a new foreign
| policy for this government?
This question is considered Of moment to
| the democracy, for the reason that two
| votes recently taken iii the Senate show
| that the party is divided on that subject.
AS OIL the domestic policy Of the govern
| ment. Some of the ablest democrats In
the chamber supported the Nicaraguan bill,
| and OH Saturday six democrats, including
Morgan, German and Hill, voted for the
laying OF the cable to Hawaii The repub-
| licans were practically unanimous on both
| propositions.
MIR. MOrgan's Americanism.
| Mr.. Morgan is the leader of those demo-
Gratis in the Senate who are in favor of
| what is known as a progressive foreign
policy for the United States. His views
may. in the main, be quoted the views
| of all those of his party friends, who stand
with him on that line He has long been
| outspoken on the subject. and 1t was be-
| cause OF his aggressive and progressive
| attitude that he was chosen as .arbi-
| traitor in the settlement of the Bering sea
| controversy.
| President Harrison, having in mind to
take one of the arbitrators from the ranks
| of the opposition, fixed upon the Alabama
| Senator as possessing both the learning
and the "Americanism' appertaining to the
place 1t so happened, too, that this serv-
|
the strength of Mr.. Morgan's we'll known
views. He returned from Paris stouter-
| hearted American than ever, with his
horizon widened as to American oppor-
| tunity and his convictions deepened as to
| American duty. He talked without re-
serve, and always in the same strain. The
proposition, as he saw it, was very simple.
| This government, being in the van, must
keep that place, and this could only be done
| by pushing forward Whatever duty de-
volved upon ii by reason of its great power
| and influence must be performed, precedent
| or no precedent. He thought 1t as feasible
| for the government to extend it's functions
as to foreign affairs as to domestic affairs
| The prescriptions of the fathers had never
received cast-iron construction. and never
| should. New policies, or old policies 5u-
dicousy improved, must always go with
| growth and its obligations. The great
| growth Of this country, and particularly
| in influence in the affairs of the world call
ed for a foreign policy in every way COM
mensurate with its exalted position.
Hawaiian Annexation.
| These views took practical shape as soon
as the Hawaiian question came up. Mr.
Morgan, as chairman of the Senate COM
mittee on foreign relations, at once sided
| with the Dole government. He saw not
only the disposition of those people to ally
| themselves with this government, but the
| value of the islands to the naval arm of
| the American fighting equipment. Why
| longer delay what had so long been desir-
| ed, and in the nature of things must come
| about some day? Annexation had been in
the wind for forty years, and was most
substantial sentiment among the controll-
| ing classes the islands themselves.
Would it produce an entangling foreign
alliance? Why should it? Mr.. Morgan
could see no danger on that score. The
proposition, Viewed from that standpoint.
was entirely without menace. Entangling
foreign alliances Were much more to be
feared from the wide extension of trade.
on1 fhn hrril Jipr nf n
voice had been raised against the accom-
plishment of either Of those ends. Amer
lean trade had been widely extended. and
an American navy of very formidable pro-
portions was afoat The country was
proud of and was benefiting by both
achievements The point to be considered
now was simply step providing that navy
with a home harbor. in the Pacific. No
question of conquest or Of seriously dis
| puted rights. was involved. The only thing
required was to hoist the American flag
at the invitation of the Hawaiian people,
and arrange legislative details about bring
| ing the islands under the protection of this
government.
Mr.. Gray of Delaware is the recognized
| leader of those democrats who hold to the
old doctrine of confinipg American sover-
eighty to the mainland. They rest their
whole case on the admonftion Of the faith
ers about entangling foreign alliances.
They are opposed to all risks or new de-
partures of any kind. and they refuse sup
port to all propositions leading. as they
think in those directions. They call theirs
the policy of conservatism and safety.
The Morgan democrats call it the policy
of inactivity and retrogression.
The Republican Policy.
But by whatever names the two policies
may be designated the republican leaders
view the division in the ranks of their cp-
ponents with satisfaction. They believe
that the issue is rapidly taking shape, and
that within the next two years it will cut
an important figure in affairs in this coun-
try Mr. Manderson on Saturday gave the
argument an interesting turn by applying
1t to the Bermudas and even Cuba.
That this will strengthen the whole case
| is believed by many republican Senators.
| Eastern interest in Hawaii, outside of New
| England has at times been thought Ian
guild San Francisco applauded vigorously
because she was in close touch with Ha-
wall New York was less demonstrative.
But New York knows Cuba and the Ber-
mudas, and Mr.. Manderson's suggestion
| will. it is predicted, set New York to think
ing about benefits to be derived from eX-
| tending in the Atlantic, as in the Pacific,
| the dominion of the flag and the national
power.
| The republican attitude is likely to be
| clearly defined by the next Congress, and
| in the platform Of the next republican ma
| tional convention. A declaration in favor
| of the annexation of Hawaii is thought to
| be Certain.