Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-14

us they are alien institut ons. Their accept
ance by us Is an admission that our form of
government is incapable of indefinite extern
sion, and It is verdict of wrongdoing against
our ancestors who carried on seven years
ar i'm support of the doctrine that there can
be no taxation without repre- sentatlon.
There are limits to any system of self gov
eminent. There must be some preparatory
training on the part of the peoples. gov
eminent organized as is our government may
receive and assimilate foreign elements from
time to time, but in what quantities none can
foresay. Although have objected to the ac-
QUESTION of Hawaii, Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines, yet maintain that they should
be treated as we have treated the peoples
and territories acquired of France, spain,
Mexico and Russia. First of all, the inhabi-
tants acquired should be recognized as
citizens of the United States; next territorial
governments should be set up, and upon the
understanding that there may come n time,
and that there will come n time, when from
the presence of numbers and of other favor
ing conditions, they will be admitted as
states into the American Union. l am of
opinion that this policy, however hazardous
it may appear, is a less dangerous policy than
any form of political subordination which
can be devised.
1 pass on now to one serious aspect of this
most serious condition of affairs which, as far
as have observed, has not been considered
may have taken similar view in an article
which have not read nor seen. Seneca said
of the Romans, Wherever the Roman con
quers he inhablts. Inhabitancy is the essen
tial condition to success in the work of col
onizing new regions. England may be cited
as an example to those who urge us to take
up the role that England may soon be com
PEELED to lay down. do not speak of pollti-
cal relations-they may be broken-but Eng
land will live in Canada and Australia, for
Canada and Australia are inhabited by Eng
lishmen. But what of Egypt and India?
Whenever the political power of England
shall be withdrawn from Egypt, the Egypt of
former days will reappear England has sent
officers, rulers and administrators of various
sorts to India, but the English emigrant, who
went forth in search of n home for himself
and his family, is not to be found in India.
England's rule of century i'm India has not
changed essentially the habits and lstoms
of the people, nor wrought the overthrow of
their ancient religion. England has con-
quered India but she has not inhabited In.
dia, and her influence will disappear when
her dominion as n ruler passes away The
English church is not an accepted religion by
more than very small minority of the in
habitants of India, and the political institu-
tons of England viii disappear with the with
drawal of political and military power.
The accessible parts of India are within the
tropics These parts are occupied to some
extent and for temporary purposes, by Eng
lishmen, but they are not inhabited by Eng
lishmen.
The same statement applies to Ceylon and
to jamaica, and to the tropical possessions
of Great Britain generally. But not thus with
South Africa. That country has an English
population, 1t is inhabited by Engishmen,
and English ideas and English institutions
VIII remain whatever may he the political
fortune of that part of the African continent.