The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-23
HOW A SCHOLAR VIEWS II
PRESIDENT GILMAN on THE SUB
JECT OF EXPANSION.
While He breads the Responsibility
Thrown ON the Country, He Sees
II Cannot He Evaded, and That
Retention of Isinnd In Inevitable.

PRINCETON. N j.. Oct. 22.-Princeton
university celebrated Its i52d anniversary
today with appropriate ceremonies. The
imposing academy PROCESSION. IN when
appeared ex-Pres.dent Grover Cleveland.
Taylor Payne. william M!lligan Sloane ana
other mea o: national reputst ZION, passed
from the library to Alexander hall. where
he exercises we're he'd The ceremonies
were very simple, and after brie: review
% The events winch afforded the occasion.
ana reference to proposed graduates OF
tie schoo.. the presd NJ introduced as the
guest Of honor President Gilman. Of Johns
Hopkins university. WAC addressed the as.
sernbIy on the theme Books and Politics.
f'rsaden, Gilman said:
Il ,eel now. ar felt In June. that II Is
safer 10 walk In the footsteps Of the fath-
en- thar 10 enter upon The empiAzoned
paths Of the forest wh!cb lead We know
not where.
Nevertheless. IL Is now apparent that
cession. ike the bombs from the turrets
Of A battiesh.p. have changed the outlook
IL public opinion. manifest oy the news
papers expressed by speeches. pamphlets
and resolutions and presently 10 be for
muated by congress. demands that our
acquLs!t.o ns remain as our possessions, the
Americans have reached the most SER
ous difficulty In government thai has arisen
since the constitution of the United States
was adopted. reconstruction. p rhapS. ex-
cepted, though OF th.s am not sure.
Whatever we may think Of the annexa-
ton Of Hawaii, or OF the status OF Porto
Rico. or OF the wisdom of the recent war
or of its necessity, or Of the terms Of the
protocol. or Of the perpiextttes in which
this country Is involved, mere NO are. face
70 face with new problems, new respon-
slbll-.ea. new oppor uuitiss.
For this state of affairs we are wholly
unprepared. Reduce these problems 10
their lowest terms Nearby Cuba, freed
from the sovereignty OF Spain, Is ours for
he naFf he , s,tal
ready for self government. Porto R2co and
other Spanish islands are ours by the
terms of the protocol, and are equally IN
prepared for republican suffrage.
I'm the Pacific Hawaii ls ours by annex
alton. an island In the Ladrones Is guar
anteed Us by the protocol. we are N pos
session Of the harbor, bay and city OF
Manila, and with Germany and England
We are Joint protectors Of Samoa. Where
Page Page is already a naval rendezvous.
Nor should We forget that II none OF these
acquisitions had been made, our influence
n the Pacific would still be very great.
American Influence is sure TO b. telt In
Australasia and Eastern Asa. We once
made call upon Japan. and behold the
result.
From this influence there is no escaps.
The question is how best 10 use the aiyan-
tage OF our position for the good OF man
kind The Chinese poi cy IS 10 rosna n SSuf
up within wall repel all assaults ard re-
rrain from Interference with the affairs OF
other people,
snail the Americans, with the oppor-
tun!tes that nave been placed In their
hands main tain similar seclusion and be
contented with coa!ng stations or shat
they establish III emselves as a civil.zng
force in the PaciGc' The free and en-
iarSed exchange VI She products Of he one
c.me or one state for those % another is
among the highest achievements u aivtf-
.Zat.0u- Commerce aas been the making
% England as truly as IL was the making
of Ph3er!r!s. International trade Is the
business Of the United States by v-sfrh
cur own welfare ani the welfare az all
people With whom We have 20 deal are
promoted
History warns us that In oar new ca
teer We NAV anticipate perp,eXit!ees sr1-
2aTtassncnts, N'urdrrs a neglect IF t1a
principles - Cf3jc eHt cvi so~l .re ,94
,e9fr.es = ChGrrhss ;re vx4st-f,t} a,'
perhaps ne frau3u, ~ expenditure Of VAST
SUITS OK money, ana attempts 70 enura :.
he SYSTEM Of spoi,s on the unaophist3ca
- ard ufsaaIy.
! IT al he conflict Neve~.heless + he.
HeFe that the Aulcr. oan vnaD,a fL~c,',t .
tdetF errors pf-pi- X-t.rr ma S.0s Wfl1 re
10 ne s-tGat 70 Sctor th II and Viii SC.
csed n carrying ~ distant lands the hon.
CHS ot NifFff, "ftrr art Jaw ans -.
4-rfe taat tee yours men of our uniyar-
@i.'S 10 Nfhiil i"r -T'at ~s1~cnotlS+.s az
H8th z f'F'- .- er@ e3tanct Wi t-..
POINT out IN .te h-s,p~y Of Alexander "a,
e'>f9.E t4ti '.tt-t --tsNc and y tDcl-a1
ftt dangers 90 +-ut@r AZ naer.trG~. ~,
a's> sr.f~ u< HoW in tns fwsnt.--s IN
,;jTy th.s- UaeserS u5v BE- aNrff.g T.,
~lFe IL -'s--a tas VIOLA the rt.-e. Me.