The Globe-republican., 1898-06-30
THE NEW COLONIAL POLICY.

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question forced upon this country
without regard to former conditions.
Circumstances must be dealt with as
we find them and as they are forced
upon us. On the question of what
is called "Imperialism" the Pacific
coast papers say:
Whatever may be said against the
adoption of a so-called imperial
policy by the United States, says the
San Francisco Bulletin, that issue is
now dominant in the east as we'll as
on the Pacific coast. For example.
at the late Republican State conven :
ton in Pennsylvania, the Philadel-
phia Press found 305 delegates who
favored the annexation of the Philip
pine islands to 30 who we're opposed
or non committal. The Record
thinks some of the delegates may
have been merely chatting the can
vasser," but admits that the result as
reported is not altogether surprising.
The Chicago Inter gives the
SO called imperial policy the more
definite name of the Mckinley
policy "The Mckinley policy, ="
says that journal, "is gradually out
lining itself and moving into position
side by side with the Monroe doc
trine. Under Monroe the Inter
Ocean continues, "the United States
ceased to be provincial and became
continental under Mckinley, the
field of our influence is broadening
and becoming cosmopolitan"
There will probably be found some
difficulty in concentrating public at
tention on Mckinley as the founder
of the new doctrine. It is urged,
and with considerable force, that if
the administration had had such q
plan of action in view, it would have
concentrated troops in San Francisco
with transports and stores to enable
Dewey to make certain of what he
held. Instead of this the regular
troops, which might have been kept
on the Pacific coast for this purpose,
were sent to Florida, and when
Dewey reported himself in Manila
there was not company nor ship
ready to start on the 1000 mile voy-
age between San Francisco and
Manila. 1t is also said that the origi
nal purpose of sending 5000 men to
Manila rapidly grew into plan for
a campaign requiring from $4,000 to
10000 men.
The Philippine islands idea Ger
tainly grew rapidly in the MUD of
the administration. The command
of the expedition was given to the
second general in rank, and remark
able zeal was displayed in providing
MIN with the troops he deemed nec-
essarv for the success of the expedi-
ton. Politically the Philippines are
a phantom that has suddenly materi-
allied. The original object of
Dewey's expedition was to destroy
the Spanish fleet. If the feet had
come out of the harbor and met the
fate it met in the harbor, it is prob
able that Dewey would not have en-
countered the risk of forcing his way
into harbor believed to be mined
and known to be defended with
strong Notifications. But as Dewey
had to go into the harbor to find the
fleet Ee had received orders to de
stroy, he turned page in history as
clean of the foreshadowing of com.
ing events as chance ever revealed.
The Pacific coast may contemplate
the proposed new departure without
misgivings. 1t moves the Pacific
coast closer up to the worlds center
of things. Europe is moving over
to Central Asia, and if the United
States holds the Philippine islands
this country will be an Asiatic as
well as an American power. If a
European war follows, as is conf
IDENTITY predicted, the line of the least
resistance for commerce will be
across the Pacific. Whether or not
the United States will profit by this
blending of interests with the Old
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