The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-25

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s0n zsssn wtssa asxr military c-8s4s All
life Js2r.-as fro1 h<1s-T. sseS VII a.
wars ind s<zEre weak s7ses - tie l-Se u
Gefsrss WHIT rsz oEgy N rendered SeTc.s
sy occupying -rSr- advanced spot As
al example - ms sszse-Sey. ws have
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gz~s ard ccassr- ss&sssn So- years, ess Z
L 7a~ discovered n Do commanded ~
e2E1s on sse mainland. ans Mis- Fay IfS,
~ ooc1Essas II zrser 10 strengthen Htsszx-
Eoag Ta4s Ia nr- Of ire tendencies within
wsn Always operate % create an exTensse1
81 1s- cca4EvsE ssazian, ard saSrs aFs e97sT
sr5ueaces ehseh viii sesEesi rsossn@Ea, II
the szsr-s direction
Wren The ss5ssce q acquiring a coasscg
ss2ssaa Is spoken - 4 gTeas naa2y d as-
ssltaogEr giving IRE szaess-c1 Ezlesa Taoagaf-
have ferzsed tiss !1sa ihzt II VIII serve tns
same gslTAesss a. ore ~ the military ~
serves = tzeSe T-agsaa Statas wAsre the
Federal government quarters rs troops
al. 5sE3ss fo-tfslcstfons ara where TO
persons 1sls soldiers Or sailors ara allowed
% dwell Oar drSF conception ~ a cSal-
ing station Is 4 tarsor strongly fortified,
With yasf Supplies % csal where hattie
ships Ire constantly AZ anchor and moth
Ing bur hasfleshias. cannon. troope. coal
and military and naval stores are 20 -
SEEN. The facts. however. are that wien
eoaling sFatson Is acquired - a foreign
country. il serves no: only a rendezvous
far car fret. bat IL will aiso he usei as +
por: for cur ussrcaant marine. Though
the immediate object ii acquiring coal
Ing station may De 20 create a fortified!
naval staten. Still the fundamental idea
IS To protect and forward our commercial
interests. and II a coaliRg station Il situ-
atej WARE trade and commerce can ce
carried OF. in the case OF &n energetic
trading people. the acquisition ~ coal-
Ing station wiii oe followed oy ne Develop
rCen. OF trade The consequence WI be
thar IS soon as ne have acquired eoa.ing
station our commerce vi, commence 20
center there, the ccsslng station wsl. be-
come center 81 trade aud 4 c.fy wiIl he
bslsli on The llaroOr. Then the question SIS
10 wha. extent the city wIl. he xIil present
Itself OF course, X We acaalrs safneisat
ground in tire first instance The city viii
have room 70 grow. bat II the c0aling ssa-
ton has bat limited space Ok yrouai, thu
city VIII soon spread itself beyond Auasrs-
car territory, and fhe question 't.n De,
shall we annex more territory for the
city's purpose or shah VIZ allow par; 81
the city 10 he bailt Oh ground Immediately
adjoining ours in which case -,e proper
construction CT shst part OF ire city be
yosd ogr borders ard rs proper cavern
nleas vii. he Ct material interest 20 Us.
Fer instance suppose We take all aeceS-
sary precautions II regard 70 the eomaless
sanitary conditions % oar part az the city,
but the outside portion IS allowed 10 grow
up regardless OF al laws Of health. we
would De greatly damaged thereby II also
a weak government had coGtrol ard ar In
slrrec1ion broke ou,. We would suffer
grea, loss and CO put TO great incoaveni-
encr. AA=o. after a city t1as grown. X vii
need 10 he supplied with water. In wa5ch
case shal! We have to annex the sources
OF supply?
u We acquire a considerable extent Of ter
r.tory N connection with our coaling s:a-
:i0u. ;hsu Hare wil. IL more than enough
room for the growth Of a city, aud the
growth % the city will be accompanied -
a development Of the country adjacent.
The land viii be cultivated ard plantations
VIII be established by our citizens This
development Will extend 10 and pass be-
yond our territory hut those who settle
beyond the boundary lire viii be exposed
10 the oppressive exac.!ons Of tle Spzn.-
ards. K they are in control. Or TO all the
evils % 81 unsettled state OF society Il
tbs Spariartis are not in control but sosne
native fern OF government claims so*er-
etgnty. or every man depends on his own
sn5:vidua. strength for hks protection. IN
such Il case suppose some Of the Wild ma
ratiaers Of the island made an expedition
AMI pundered some plantations ~ Auieri-
can citizens and snassacred their propr.e-
tors? II 1le Spar!ar claimed sovereignty
over the land This government would i'm
media taIy ask FOR The punishment. Of the
offenders II Spain 6isciaimed any sover-
eighty, thar we would follow the action Of
fhs British government II Northern India
ard organize a punitive expedition % fol
low these rarauieTs 10 thelr haunts,
which expedition would very likely be the
forer1lnner Of permanent occupation.
II we occupy a small island the same
process vii take ylace. Der citizens VII
exploit the other islands Immediately al
taceu. after developing the resources OF
the one first occupied.
I; NAV be argued that II our citizens see
1T 60 20 and reside in Il haif-c.viilzed c0gn-
try they take the risk incident 70 such res
.sience. arf oar government. Will rot be RS
sponsicia. This argument However is de-
MED the advocates Of our obtaining coal
ing station. fer Y mat is So then why
establish naval station az aI2
The acquisition Ct q coallng station in
the Philippines ia simply tho postpone
,1ent % tbs acquisition % ne islands II
toto To their era 1ual acquisition BY the
process of absorption ard II We have any
idea Of acquiring these stands az all. TOW
Is the convenient aeasar.