The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-06-17
OF ENPIRE.
Ex-JudQe Tree Pictures the Future Policy of
tic United States. Old Ideas are
Out of Date.

EE-Judge Lambert Tree. Democrat.
student of Affairs and former minister
20 Russia. Is outspokon In behalf ~ an
overturniur OF the traditional 'laoia-
tlon" policy Of the United States. he
believes that Dewoy's victory has
thrown into the hands Of this country
IN opportunity which should not be
overlooked ~ extend ia commercial
and maritime power Asked what he
considered we're some Of the more i'm
poriant questions thus far suggested
By the war, SIR. Tree said TO a Chicago
paper
The logic Of the war which requires
the seizure Of Manila and Puerto Rico
win be apt TO bring the United States
face to face with new questions In re-
gard 10 the future policy which ought
20 control the government In lta intor-
national relationH II ~ easy 10 under.
stand how the Statesmen who were
guiding the steps Of tho republic IN the
infancy OF ~ experimental existence
whom Il had scarcely three milllona of
inhabliantH Nas substantially without
an army or navy. or the means NJ pro-
curing either. and whose chief Inter.
est ana ambition WIS 10 be- let alone
To develop o. own internal resources
and aolidlfy la own federal system
" government should dircnunualy In
sisi upon ilH avoiding any line Of uc-
tion which mlght by any possibility
bring Il into contentious beyond the
continent on which II had established
Itself Most uf the disputes between
nations nj that period concerned dy.
naatic ambitions ln which this country
could have mo- possible Interest aside
from the fact that our foabieueas a.
a power OF the world ndmonlahod uu
10 Keep clear OF thun whatever might
be their purpose
America Past a. nshy hood
But times have changed consider |
ably now We have na uoi the |
period = bahyhuod OIL nation aud .
IND ourselves rrown 20 be o grant com .
morcial power with pnauIa.io Jon of /
more than seventy millions. onnred
In an the pursuits Incident 10 pro-
rrcnalyc and ugrroallyo people. our
manifold interests r'erh oui ana touch
every portion Of the Inhabited Globe.
The rules laid down Tor the guidance
OF the uparFely settled. little expert
mental republic OF hundred years ago
Ia Ia international relations scarcely
NJ the powerful nation OF TO-DAY. ana
strict adhesion TO them neoml near
10 being fetish worship. Whatever az.
Fumenta may be advanced by thcso
who lc"k With apprehension upon she
CT.ib ,ahnrnt Of new outposis by the
Ui't0d fl,sa Ia order 10 secure their
Hhafs - ,iic worlds commerce. II will
be found In the end tina, the country
will be compelled 10 obey the laws OF
ltn destiny M great commercial and
maritime power. N not today. then
tomorrow. China. With her four hun
dred millions Of people and vast re-.
sources, N soon TO be awakened from
her alumbcra Of centuries Railways
will penetrate the heart nf the empire
and ships will an her nayirablc rivers
10 engage In trade with her. The
United States. whose western frontier
Ia bordered by the same ocean which
washes ihlnah shores, ana whose ships
sail directly out Of our ports ir.o
Chlna'a. must have an equal chance
10 share In China'a trade with European
nations. whose shores know no other
ocean than the faraway Atlantic
Even now the trade OF this country
through the open treaty ports Of China
II many millions Of dollars greater
than that Of the combined countries
OF continental Europe. and IL only ex-
ceeded by that Of Great Britain The
vessels also which navigate Chinese
waters and ny the American nag out
number by thousands those N all Ecu.
rope, Great Britain excepted, Yet We
have recently seen inauFurated a move
ment by certain continental powers by