Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-24

i-9s Anorls1 thll iucl "a in ihs o..
veiopmcnt oi her IS rmnhe.
We ask. then. the prupie N America
TO believe that she advice and cncour.
srerncnt 50 cnrcriy and strongly
prcsscd upon them from this side are
abs,lutciy genuine and sincere. A lead.
ing statesman and leading English
poIltlcal thinker have lately urged on
America the need OF starting her new
empire on sound and strong lines. Mr..
Chamberlain. In his powerful ar.icle
In the Christmas number " Scribncr's.
points out TO the people Of the United
States how their new empire. Instead
OF proving n burden on those who care
most FOR the welfare of the common
wealth. may prove "a source " strength
and OF public virtue. benjamin Kidd.
In his little book. "Thc Control Of the
Tropics" Just published by the Mac.
milan company. takes up tho same
theme. with the utmost iuridity and
power lays down chc true principles up-
on which "A western people should deal
with tropical drprn irncics. Those two
nrtlciea-Mr. chamberlain. u may bc
noted. quotes largely from Mr.. KIDD
taken together may he said % consii-
tutc Engiand's appeal 10 America. u ia
an appeal noNhcr selfish nor Interested.
md VI IL fails our disappointment viii
be. not that this country has suffered
but that our own iloHh and blood have
preferred the SNUG safety or their vast
Parish 10 che responsibilities and duties
~ wider outlook. moral and pollu-
The main. the essential. principle
which the American must vurfuc In
establishing their Hwry over their new
empire lie that In cvory case the rovcrn-
mcnt set M must be- fnr he benefit II
the Peoples governed. Thcy must give
the Philippines TINT IL, not the govern
mcnt which win appear 20 c1nfuce most
~ the benefit of Che United States. nor.
again. tho government which some
fraction of the people oi the Philippines
seem 10 demand ~ 10 81, would be- to
make capital error In the imperial art
what the Americans must consider IL
WINK scheme ~ government will be-
most productive OF hurriucaa ~ the
rncrs governed. Tho government ~ u
subject race ~ trust. and The rulers
NJ the protecting ard controlling pco-
pie must never forget thnf they arc IN
the nosltion NJ trustees. and bound. Ike
trustees. to think nrat u The interests
NJ the subiec. " the trust T'hnv must
not. because M homo they believe IN
representative government and elective
Institutions. rush tn ondow fhe people
W the'troplce with similar powers. They
must rather consider not whothrr vnt-
Ing la good In the nhstrno.. bu, whether
an electoral system j. likely or not % he
physical NJ the Philippines.
More lmporian; s,lil Is ehas America
should no: look 90 making any direct
glln nui u hNs pos HWl1rH. y sHrint
"a natural thing Tor y nation which he
llCves IN protection 80 include the Phil
'pplues IN Co. urin -lc.. 90 rhu' OTIS
che rest ~ the world and make the
Philippines 81 an ghcy want from
Ans rlch. iiL this II IN flg 10 make
The Philippines a ciufc preserve Tor ,hc
American manufacturer q. 60 set up
the old colonial system. the system
which We once had and which France
has 10 this day. W. Reasonable a. thls
may seem 60 a people accur9umei az
are the Americans 90 protection. 70
means ruin In she case ~ q Dependency.
spain governed her colonies on thaf
principle. and look ~ the rttult. They
were destroyed commercially by their
dependency On tho mushcr country. "
America seeks 30 make her new empire
her tied customer me VIII intnluhly
ruin her tropical possessions. We say
ehis not bfcaurf We want an open mar
kct In the Philippines. America need
not. ana ought iut 10. think for mo-
mcnt about her Fusccptibllliles-Wr
shall do very well whatever policy she
adopts. what America must think u
alone IL what will sult .he Philippians
what will make chem prospcrous. nut
I
and rc-csiahllshlug the old colonial fys-
tenn. The interest " me governed, that
alone mus he her guide. ns any desire
20 bench, her own merchants or. again,
20 10 .hls country u good surn.
Curiousiy enough. the real principle
Of colonial government was never beg
ter stated for popular use than by q
great Amorican-gensral Grant. Mr..
Chamberlain quotes from uon. Grant
striking passage which. while dcHcrl1-
lng our HyFt. m ~ governing dcpendcn-
Giles, Lays down IN true system. Enc
land governs her own colonies. par.lcu-
larry those embracing yhe people % dif-
ferent races from her own, bHisg than
any oihpr nation. fhc n Just 10 ne
conquered, hut gives the hensiit OF Ia
Dor 20 The hhorer. She does not seem
,n look upon The colonies ~ outside pos
sessions which she IL az liberty 60 work
for the support and agraniiz mon. n
sha home government" Grant, IN fact.
saw that England succeeds. and, We
fhould ada only succeeds, because she
has an e.netlcal basis for her empire.
~ doubt tho people ~ England do not
realize this conFclentl0ualy. whom they
say W. must g., justly and fairly 90
the empire NJ doubt. also, we blum
dercl IN our system little by llh.ie raih-
CT than sct u ~ ON abstract Rluund1.
stIn, the fact rmalns that what
keeps our empire fQEcshcr, what gives
ia a really able body of udmlussirn-
torg. what Facur6n us from rcvoN. and
what 20 a goat sNtene cnnol,cs our
homo q,olltEs. % the fact that 'Nhe in
terfsts - che governed" u our rule %
empire. u America keeps that In mind
the petty dlfllculieI which che TOW
drsyis viii disappear. she will flrtl she
mer,-Mtrt Polri. AZ the begiraifg,
Will give her plt4iy ~ good admials-
trntafs-arl the Will Ind also th1i fhe
rIvernmfnt % dcpcrlercics VIII rOt
c1rrupi. but t0ril 90 purify, her home
adntitis.r.tI.r. We rri that Mr. Car
nerle n ud % have declared - she
presidrni thi. linda was the curse q
Ersiafl. 80 FrHfer mistake could
passibly ls made. ana mono but very
reeki, thIrArr would ever have made
such r.tsamtgt. lria IL a great, or
n you Ntll terrific. rcapons lhllI,y' but
whl can ly thar q man Who accepts
an cnerfus truai AMI carrie. u OUT
rlcthfully Ia cursed thqrebyf Men are
lar mas ufisa cursed by she Lack ~
rfspofsl blIltles. THY urc drowned
ari In thr.r Vnrt ~ real difficulties
with which i' grtppie, prperd upon
\. the mon uh, have go deal with she
terrible dImeUlCs which the lndpn
eoverr,ilrt coca inuuily eucnurscrs
security" IN thcir DWn mat rial welfare
are ~ made worse, hui hrttar, c.tlzfnn
shereby. with che alles'nan that an
oversr. rmp4e would mean lncrraacd
corrupflfg Ia America. Mr. Chamber
loIn deals very we'll lie shows thnf
esir poltIrs has been purified act mldr
moe crumt, As the umpire has IN
creased. Ara here We may rp'e that
Mr.. Chlmhfr'r also soueh,s upup vpe