Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-26


gathered ,his forenoon at the unsycr.
si,y building and heard Hon. VIM. II.
King address them upon the issue Of
territorial expansion on the part OF the
United States-a question which IL now
upper,nost tn the minds OF the Ameri-
can people.
Judge King declared tina; with the ex-
oep,ion OF that which ted 90 the
great civil War. this question Of terri
pr.ai expansion IN the mos, important
matter that the people of the United
States have ever been called upon "a de-.
eide. and that. except In the time Of
the civil War. the American Republic
occupies the most important and most
dangerous position IN ia giorfeua his
tory.
II imperialism means an extension of
territory for the purpose Of military
| strength and glory. then he IL opposed
Go u; ", however. 10 means further
growth ana development along she Hines
Of a higher civilization then he fayors
| Imperialism.
The judge took a thorough retrospect
OF that part % the worlds history
| which illustrates the peu1Dnt puestiOr,
and came TO the conciual1Bs that. from
aaolent history. the Tef0>snon OF coio-
MES u not very encouraging "a those
who believe them a necessity 10 ma
tlunal growth. and that. indeed, colonies
have been rather a source of weakness
| than ~ wealth.
firsg In this retrospective view he
recalled the history ~ the tert.toE<.l
growth OF the United states. aud cains
90 the conclusion that, II imperialism
means steady territorial eNpauslon
then our country has bsen an imperial
nation wsih an smpcrsh policy from Al.
| most tts beginning
lie explained that In the bexirsiinx
OF our country's mrtory when thr nation
was made up " the thirteen colonies
WIN ppHsrsslonH OF northwest terri.
lpfy' the fathers ~ our government be-.
heNcd that the Constitution ofith,. tinlt.
rded states should not and could MOI
appll 20 any territory outside N thai
| w On then comprised the Etat.-. In
other words, that the early f,ther.
Gown even o. the time n Webster. w.r.
oppe'rI g the idea 81 territorial ex-
hn In spite VI this onirion and 1,
tplie ~ many objections al Inc nms
me Hffat Louisiana country Was uAi-i
| 70 our tH.l1nli domain. Then ,,,ns
the Mexican addition. although The ar.
sunen'H were offered thlt tlns gfe,t
| Western country couh never BE- ~.
/ .t, ~ f"sh MAf uhlhhiiaiAhlc and
! worthless. Then followed the Oad,.en
pufohaf- ana the ucaulsltion Of Al,ukn'
~ the time VI the Louisiana purchIs.
AconRtesa decided by an overwhelming
vote mat the government has the poN.
cr 20 extend the national domain. ia.
dlclAUS she question IL settled forever.
Never since Jefferson'a time IN. mi.
power been questioned a. urcons,itu.
slnnal Accnrdlngly.a retrospective view
" our history shows thAt uur pallcy
has h-rn that OF territorial expansion.
NOW the question arises. snan the
American people az any time stand IN
ard say shat We have gone far enough
and tfiall not 20 farther, no matter
what land seeks o. be- admitted or what
people desire union with usf shall We
| i1ck the door ~ the national domain
| ana ray thtt the key y hencefoFfh Tor.
ever i0Ht3 THIS queHsiln uffris me
American people Tar more than any
other question now confronting us.
We iudse the future only by the past;
md nlihoufh our environments and
| conditions are different from those u
/ other fhtilus, Ne have the same sem
| tiwer.H ana aspirations, the same hopes
ana fllfs ~ they Their history. there.
fore, in a mnsure Ia our history
rh' iuigv showed shat thu territorial
| expansion ~ Greece. and Carthage and
| Rome, was not a steady one as ours
tls hseni that % Was much IKE ihs
| growth ~ a proioEpa, because each "
| these Nua "A nation ~ cities. nation
! Of units. not unlned nation, Then,
too, expansion was the result ~ lust
| flr power rather than from q desire
/ NJ extending liberty ana enlightenment.
| 1ihflr colonies were a Noaknrss 90
| them. 'thfy always contained the
flumberiug ombsrs OF revolution
| Though We praise Rome flr
| her greatness. Rome was not a truly
| great nation. She had no true lihef,y,
no national unity No nation can Dee
| truIy great when not founded In llh-
| cry and where liberty ana equality are
! M Tor all. II. therefore. We should
/ Judge ihe present and future by the
| past We should say thai thr possession
| 81 colonies u undesirable.
| Il IL a maxim u LORD Salisbury that
! Trade Will f0lllH she nag" nut
| Judge King was emphatic ln saying
that u IL not necessary that the nag
should nrccede trade. The satisfies -
our exports show this 90 be fact, be-
cause with the possible exception Of
| England our country d. thf creates,
exporting Eltiln NJ the glche. Venice
aud Genoa had NJ clhlirs, yet they
| gunirolled the commercial, II no, che
Industrial, pulse NJ the word. II Is a
mistaken idea % thlnk that It Is neces-
ally 70 have canndns and guns. aud
soldiers and sailors. In order TO be "a
commercial pliun, though these are
sometimes needed Tor protection.
| II" believes thaf today England II the
sFesslssi secular nation; that wherever