The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-09-08
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At session of the American Social
Science Association, in Saratoga. N.
Y, the principal address was delivered
by Charles A. Gardiner, A. M, Phi.
D.. counsel for the elevated railroads Of
New York city. The subject OF the ad-
dress was "The Proposed Anglo-Amer-
lean Alliance"
Mr.. Gardiner spoke of the tendency
to national concentration in the pres
ent age, declaring that already three
nations, Russia, Great Britain and
America, comprising two races of peo-
pie, the Slavic and Anglo-Saxon, prao-
tical1y dominate the world. He spoke
of the continual aggression that has for
more than eight centuries marked the
policy Of Russia and has spread her
sovereignty over areas in Europe and
Asia too vast almost for human con-
ception. Against this aggression, he
said, Great Britain has admitted that
she can, unaided by some other great
power. make no successful opposition.
Attention at the present moment, he
said, IL directed to the Russo British
contest for supremacy in China. At
this critical moment, he says, the pos
sibility Of an alliance with America
through consideration of her interests
In the Philippines, is seemingly Great
Britain's only hope of triumph. Said
he:
"Shall America keep the islandsl
This question has become fundamental
to the confederation of an alliance.
Without the Philippines. the preiudices
and environment OF the past might con.
troll discussion. but without them an
alliance becomes the most important
problem of our New World relations.
at has taken us nearly a century to
push our domain across the continent
and along 900 miles, Of the Pacific
coast by conquest. annexation and pur-
chase, Within 100 wears we have ex.
handed our TERRITORY westward over e..
eco. 900 souare miles. We are now en-.
gagged In pushing onr coast line 2. 600
miles further out to Hawaii. We own
the Aleutian islands, almost at the
gates of japan. In Samoa we have
naval and coalina rights. An island
in the Ladrones will soon be ours.
Why turn back from the Philippinesa
at is objected that the islands are
extraterritorial and noncontiguous: bu,
Porto Rico ia /. 900 miles from Florida;
Hawaii is 5000 miles from San Fran.
cisco; the nearest point of Alaska il
600 and it's fartbest point 1000 miles
from Seattle: and. the A1eutian islands
extend not only 2,400 miles from OH
borders, but into the geographical sys.
tenn OF another continent.
eft is objected that military govern.
ment NAV have to be maintained fol
wears. contrary to the spirit OF our in.
stitutions; but military government
existed in the Southern states from
1863 to 1870. and In Alaska from 1858
TO 1884.
at ia objected that colonial or terri.
to,ial government NAV exist indefinite.
". while statehood is contemplated in
the constitution; but Alaska has been
a territory for 81 years. and Arizona
and New Mexico for SO. It was Sc
vears before Wisconsin and SO years be.
fore Montana became states.
ut is objected that the inhabitants
are alien races habituated to other in
situations and forms OF government, but
Florida, when acquired, was peopled
by Indians and Spaniards; Louisiana
by Spaniards, French and negroes;
alien races and institutions existed in
New Mexico and Arizona; and Alaska
had Indians in the Yukon and Russians
in Sitka.
at is objected that we will abrogate
the Monroe doctrine; but that doctrine
freed from its academic cobwebs, is thu
nonintervention Of European powers In
matters relating to the American con
tinent. Its converse is noninterventior
OF America in matters relating to TIM
European continent. That has nothing
to do with American intervention Il
Asia nor with legitimate expansion O
our territory in the Orient. II We arr
cause the Orient is exclusively Tor Orl