The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-01
TALKED OF OUR COLONIES.
NEW YORK CHAPTER or TIE CoL0-
VI ORDER DIVES At SHERRH'S.

AAs StA @FN" ASN
onded by Capt. M~ahan-Guests Sing
America" md Toast the Queen.
The New York Chapter OF the Colonial Order
held its annual banquet at Sherry's last night,
and nlternated. in the consideration, between
the historical American colonies and tho new
colonies now becoming n part OF American
history. About seventy-hve guests sat down
to the dinner. The e-Chancellor. Camil-
lus J. Kidder, presided In the absence OF
Col. William Carey Sanger. the Chancellor.
who is in camp with his kilograms
Of regret were read from him and from Col.
Theodore Roosevelt. both Of which were lib
orally applauded. The Chairman introduced
as the first speaker the Rev. Thomas r. Slicer.
who spoke on Indian Affairs in Colo
NAL Times" Ho was followed by Chester
s.. Lord. in response to the toast The Colonial
Newsgatherer." Our Present Colonial Policy"
was the subject assigned to Gen. Daniel Butter
field. and he advocated strongly a military
colonial policy. He said. in part:
IF the inhabitants OF our newly acquired
possessions were OF the same sterling quail
ties and intelligence as our original colonies.
the policy question would settle itself.
There is where the whole difficulty comes In
a response TO the subject you give me.
We want a compromise. A new page in our
history Is opened. We are aligned. perhaps
allied somewhat. in policy with England. Jap
plause.l Shall we be as wise as England and
hold our Government and rule within ourselves?
Put up tho bars and so declare by constitu-
tional amendment If need be. No more States
outside our present boundaries on this con-
tinent. Colonies IL you will-yes. and for them
a colonial policy. tApplause.l
Shall the mathematics OF population DOM
mate the moral. political. and commercial CON-
siderations involved? No. II 30. Hawaii can
knock at the doors OF Congress for admission.
and what would she be ?-about 5000 intelli-
gent whites. counting our British brethren
there. as against more than ten times that
number OF raw Japanese and native Hawaiiane.
Think Of that uneducsted vote handled by
political adyenturers and greedy corporationsl
ate the present ali-sufilcient abuses of our
political system. and stimulate corruption
Cuba. Porto Rico. the Philippines, or sven
voice there are those who will live long enough
admitted as States. one branch alone. the
Asiatics, under a moderately close political
SSi aianSs 81 q GSF own in peGS GRnsre ssuit to hS settle 3
such questions as. for Instance. gold
S Base. stlv e5 . %Sasy' bg Raper wheat Sr nat toba %S9e Si
other products, DECLARE and support a State re-
l ! ion for ,sr our military tar posts post . regiments ts o shhlps
grave and serious questions not unlikely to
arise in a Government like ours under such
Now; how shall we govern these people
What shall be our policy? answer: Make
tthhetth viii s9i0n enable SRa nsSe to de'Sd'S, t pSaiG' COVE
eminent upon themselves as fast as they
open the door for their exercise Of any
power or control. however remote. In our
arm Is the only sound. practical solution Of the
problem. tAppIause.l It will need no large
8%E@y 1 fS iPToP Posses seSriS9 With Du the A sld Of s onr
magnificent navy. Of which we are so Justly
proud and which we must and will maintain.
eminent will be best for our colonies for a long
time to cone I'm 7 Ia answfeIr e. md AVIAN in i,s onar,.
tons. Commanders may be transferred, but no
change OF governmental policy will follow such
"seeond tperhaps this should be frst'aIt
The psychological fact is that men to whom the
sailors born and bred-are not as a rule subject
to the allurements Of commercial cupidity.
e%rn nae sf for e fso 3 l IS q ur eeoroiia 9i to my e ssc:
ond. II will be vastly more economical and
"The cardinal principle of the practical mill
tary mind is order and discipline. Order is the
Where the impractical. disorderiy Spaniard has
misruled SO many, years. There IS Need Of a
strong arm to subdue guerrillss. bsnditti; 3c,,
pressi0n and misrule.
Military occupation for a very considerable
until every evidence come to us and satisfies us
the basis Of fitness and education is up TO the
them up for themselves. as we did. or add them
as worthy stars to our constellation, if we can
America" was sung. and the Chairman before
introdgSIRg Cap: A. T Mahan to speak t. ~ g
a song dear to two nations. 1 suppose veal
notice the two fisgs LIGHTING POL az hi to the british british
ana a6st A Me aaTr9 o1fsel VesN back Sc nt ta the eco oHnHs1
days and drink to tho health OF the Queen. God
bless her"
was then introduced. and said:
Two principal thoughts come to me in oon-
One is that. as applied to them. tho word
colony isl misnomer. The Roman colony.
colonia, was an outpost OF the empire. gar;
R F!52me' in by the n04 fuIlest sense Of the ss'f teTm.
must be almost 1noccupled and must be quail,
fed by climate for the colonizing, race TO live
and thrive and multiply there. Its hardly too
much to say that our race cannot thrive under
the conditions Of life which obtain in our new
possessions, Therefore We should not call
They are. in reality. dependeneiest What
and involves the, faculty Of care and watchiql,
ness OF those dependent on US The weak
nesses OF our POLITICAL system. its corruption
creased virulence in the far countries which
have recently, come into our possession and
come Iapplau;el; those countries for whose
good we should exercise the keenest watchful-
And that brings me to my second thought.
the matter Of II military administration. which
Gen. Butterheld has 80 ably advocated. A mill
tary training inculcates not only, those quail
ties 81 discipline and order which he has de-
scribed. that loyalty and obedience. but also
one other quality peculiarly fitting the mill
tary or naval officer 10 deal with an in
ferior race; a race that must DO guided
countries at least. the military and naval OH
GERS deal intimately and continually with men
who are dependent upon them, The seaman
whose business and pride 1t is, to see,
not only that. he does his duty. but that
spect. lApplause.l This 1t is that constitutes
our officers the best possible guardians for
these new nations. giving them justice and fair
play after so, many years OF miserable opprss-
sion" Applause
Brown. who responded to the toast. Tho
Women Of the Colonies"
Among those present were Eugene Schiefe-
lin, the Rev. Or. John W. Brown. Franklin
Stanton. representing the ST. Nicholas Society.