The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-06-17

the seizure. more or less violent. Of
several important ports Of China Tor
the undoubted purpofo ~ controlling
and mononollzing the trade there. 10
the exclusion " other nations The
last breaking into the rlowory King
dom was case of lat burglary No
wonder these same powers. after all
the pains they have taken. contemplate
/ with condemnation and undlagllscd
Jealousy the event which has trans
plred at Manila In which an American
oiiicor N the name OF Dewey played q
part Can Il be- possible that the de-
tested Yankee is going 10 put biz hand
10 the game and spoil the plan Of e2-
cludIng him from sharing in the bone
ltH " The AaIutic trade. as the snme
powers have already probably done ln
Africa England excepted. who. 10 her
everlasting credit be- % said. o. always
In favor Of open and unrcliF.ctcd trader
II to assure and protect our trade with
China a fooihold on that side N the
world IL necessary. then we must have
n. cost what % will
Forced fnto war with spain.
eve are no the present time engaged
On % war with spain u H. not a war
of our making. u has been brewing
for three. quarters OF century We
have been forced into Il 10 order 10
abato IN intoloublc nuisance In our
noighborhood and to prevent worse
consequence We have been forced
into q boy the conduct of Spain herself
and she must pay the cost The Phil
ipplnc islands are likely 10 Dee one of
the sources N orr Indemnity ~ We
choose to Keep them when spain
omorFes from this war u viii probably
ho aa impossible for her 10 retain SOW
orcIuty over the Philippine as u
would be- 10 retain sway over Cuba
Tho ioalousloa existing between Eu-
ropcnn powers seem To preclude the
idca of their passing under the nag Of
either OF them without exciting a con-
nlct. oven m To were disposed 10 soll
thom. The United statoa. therefore.
viii most likely have the problem pre-
oniod 10 u Of deciding whether Il
should make a new departure In Ga
forcin policy With reference TO the
acquiring ~ territory In Aaiatic waters.
u ~ not dlhicult TO forcsco that such
a question viii excite profound discus
sion 10 this country between those who
believe that We should adhere TO the
restricted policy marked out In the be- |
ginning Of the republic. and those who |
believe that the time has arrived for |
broader forolgn relations which viii |
make No more influential factor IN |
he control and division Of the worlds |
commerce.
ANY one who has nj all noted the |
progreaa Of events must perceive that
great changes have taken place In tho
character u our government since H. |
little more than century |
ago Tho clyil war decided the dis |
puted question aa 90 whether our uya.
tenn was a voluntary bond between
states 10 be- determined at any mo-
mcnt that either OF them thought prop
or TO withdraw from IL. or whether II |
was an indiraolublo union which could
only be- terminated by majority OF
AN of the people N an OF the states.
and We came out Of that war a nation
spelled with bis \. ~ much 10 a. tho
people u Great Britain. or Of France,
under their syutema. Since then the
trend OF federal legislation. the decla-
Ions Of the highest judicial tribunal
In the land. the settlement Of delicate
and Intricate quenllons arising with
other nations In consequence OF the
expansion Of our commerce. the re-
sponaibllltlea created. and even the
icalousles excited by our growing i'm
porlanoe, an tend to the solidifylng OF
power In the central government for
the protection ~ the rights and happ-
ness OF the American people.
There ARE many people, Il Is true,
who regard with nervous apprehension