The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-20
STRDNG EXPANSION Talk.
WHY THE UNITED STATES SHOULD
RETAIN THE PHILIPP1NE.A
Juaee Grosscup, In Reply % Carl
srhura. PoInts Ont That PrOvt.
Aenee Has Thfown Upon IL Dstfes
Which We Cannot shirk or Evaae

the United States opened here to-day Win
an address, by Henry Wade Rogers, Chi
cage, chairman Of TIE committee on az
ungsuaeasA Rogers says the conference
wAs called to consider some Of the mast
moenen.ous questions In the history os
the repcb!ic. He spoke Of the war. ard re-
turned prayerful thanks for the peace now
At hand. While peace has arrived, he said.
shere were many serious problems to be
considered
He referred to the cioee friendship be-
tween the Americans and British which
would promptly lead 10 international ar5i-
,ratioa and finally 20 universal peace The
speaker spoke favorably of the NicaraSuan
canal. which, he argued, should be built
and controlled by the United States gov
eminent That canal would shorten the
distance by water to San Francisco by Ia
10 miles.
The question Of the Nicaraguan canal
was taken up and Warner Miller, Of New
York. took the platform. He briefly spoke
OF his persistent advocacy OF the canal.
Events Of the past three months demanded
the immediate construction and he believed
u
favor Of 1t. a. was also all Of Europe. He
spoke OF the numerous surveys made Of
every proposed route to pierce the isthmus.
and said the route by the way OF the
Nicaraguan canal has received the great
est consideration as both feasible and de-
sirabie MIR. Miller referred to several can
ais that have materially aided in opening
up the country. The Nicaragua canal
would alone save us 1900 miles ami would
ta ffaf for on he
Pacific coast. The continent is gridironed
with transcontinentaI railroads. but these
do not alone afford the advantages that
could be secured by canal 1t il q oues-
ton OF cheap transportation and the Mic
araguan canal would solve the problem.
Within ten years after the completion Of
the canal the population Of the Pac.ii;
states Will have Increased to ten millions.
One OF the best results of the Spanish
American war is that Ii will compel the
building of the Nicaraguan canal.
The entire morning session was devoted
TO discussion of the Nicsraguan canal
The annexation problem was taken up
at the afternoon session Of the national
conference. Carl Schurz, of New York.
spoke at length. giving the views OF anti
expansionists, whose cause he advocated.
He was opposed by Judge Grosscup, OF
Chicago, WIN il an earnest expansloEast.
Judge Grosseup said In part:
II am among those who believe that the
people of the United States can, without
breach OF faith To the promises OF our past
or serious danger TO the expectations OF our
future. hold permanently all or portion
uf the territory that has been occupied
by our troops during the progress OF the
war / am ready to go a step further and
assert that the Obligations OF our duty
toward mankind ana especially toward
drawn within the sphere OF our operations.
and toward the future usefulness os our
selves. demand that we should permanent
ly retain so much OF these, the captures
moral purposes for which il was inaug-
urafed and the greater destiny on which.
as nation. We are about to enter
-Four months ago the eyes OF the ma
ton were habituaily turned inWardiy upon
Itself. Industries and commerce OF this
continent monopoiized MS. Our policies
ming too frequently. particularly in Their
financial and commercial phases, into \
thing apart from the corresponding sys-
TENS Of The World i was. mn IN my judz.
smoke OF battles. that led out from
these combining boundaries TO the nour-
tain spur We now occupy. There is moral
elevation in wide outlook As a people
We for the frs; time look clearly over the
empires OF the earth. Without the sacri-
fee Of righteousness or honor. but as the
ministers Of both the Invitation comes 10
take our share In the opportunities and re-
spons'bilitias Of this wider field. The inn
mediate question, the lily one that by
lis solution VIII either bring rs n or
bar us ont of this larger national sphere
relates u the permanent occupation of cur
Spanish conquests The true GiestioE q
not whether rorto Rice Hawaii and tie
Philippines are intriBs.cally worth the re-
sponsibisies Incurred by their ocrupa-
zion; whether their commerce and ~e-
sources Will eoontsrbalance the new dan
gers that the acruirement would intro
dure into our political system. For I see
behind them. In the horizon toward which
We are heading looming up from The Pa
e'fc. mountainous interests and onportu-
nities-aEaiust which the outlines of he
Philippines are hut a hand sperk Some
thing more then Islands. nothing else than
continent
within Asia Hes The inferes. ard the
opportunity thaf 6y ia la~geress tfwarfa
every other prospect. 7 favor the acoyl,s-
ition % Porto Rico. partly ~rause the
moral purpose If this war demands that
:; should net longer he a political ySartie-
spot in the otherwise purified Caribbean
SEA. hat chiefly fserauss> I, IS at fhe gate
way 20 the Caribbean SCH that when
tho commerce 81 Asia is :sliiy Developed
and the Nicarsgaan canal oe~ns will. iron,
both naval snd ean;'7.rcisl view. h~eyerna
the most Important water on the face az
the Eioba. favor the acquisition Of H.
1aii ard I favor The acquisition of me
Philippines. or 81, mitch AZ hem "a NAV f>
Needed. solely because IN tho new career
81 commercial activity upon which frlsat
- me- ebuU. 20 enter need clear across
The Pacific . uue 81 naval stations and
hnu{s ports. stations IN every sense our
own. carrying unter the soil the American
glti" ARD ever IL Ire American flag
II favor the retention az the Philippines
~ az }@ast psrt ~ them. hat they NAV
sta nd "a 4 Tangible continuing tseusonStra
fs@n - the pflysi a, presrrce of the rsT4iih
Ia IN Asta;tc waters. The value OF these
eoys2U"sis is not in 'belr territory nor their
resources, separately considered but In
tae fJ~t that = entirety they constitute
chain pTsc .sejy a3apted 10 tse expaa.lei
sphere ~ w0irh "a" are - enter care
fi.tle for tas Links Individually sat every
th;ng f0T the chain rat will hsncef,,rth
hold "a % car opportunities 10 the far
e2sf"
Jg3ge GrassoBa - dared ia: in his
Judgment The snost Iutf resting and srarzer-
tsai object - car future foreign polscy
vas inyc'He3 I8 ne immediate f;gtilre ~
ASS. 'eHe breakup IN the current -
ssiatie HE IS az hand, he declared. ans ne
gates are Opening upon market The f,sil
magnitude 81 which has uof ye: dser~ss
5;Saan tAs world T7se sar-seetyg statesmen
n E4repe appreciate re sltssaetar ha
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