The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-12-28

BOSTON, Dec 27-The Congrega-
tional club observed ladies' night at
the armory tonight with ex-Gov
George S. Boutwell,, a former secretary
Of the treasury, and President Capen,
of Tufts college, the speakers on the
subject of expansion. Gov. Boutwell,
said:
1T is my purpose, on this occasion, to con-
sider this question of the policy on which the
country is entering-a policy of peace or a
policy of war. The seizure, possession and
occupation Of the Philippines, whether the
occupation is treated as temporary, proceeds
upon the theory that our present peaceful re-
lauons with England, Russia and Japan are
never to be broken or disturbed seriously
Ihree years have not yet gone since Eng
land and the United States were on the brink
of war, and there can be no security for n
tinued peace with Great Britain. The activ-
ity Of our policy during the insurrection in
Cuba, If imtt1ted by US in the event of revo-
lutionary movements in Canada, would open
a controversy with Great Britain that might
end in war. War with England is not an i'm
possibility. l now lay before you two st te-
ments as my fixed opinions regaIding the pol
icy Of the country:
First by the treaty with Spain, ratified
by the senate, We take Jurisdiction of the
Philippine Islands for any purpose CT for any
period Of time; that jurisdiction will never
be surrendered voluntarily by the United
States.
Second, that the sovereignty of the ISL
ands will be yielded to force, finally, and
that that force may be exerted by the in
habitants Of the islands, or by England. or
by Japan, or by Russia, ana rot unlikely by
the combination or cooperation Of two or
more Of these powers. If we hold the Philip
pines We shall ho.d them because Russia per-
lnlts US TO do so, and not otherwise. This is
in Itself, a humiliation. The fortunes Of
Russia and China are now Identical. and
henceforth their immense resources are to be
welded as one power.
Americans may take note Of four or more
observations that are of supreme Importance:
''First-We are indebted to the D: otec ting
naval strength Of England for our sue
cesses in the war with Spain
"Second-We are TO deal generously with
Canada
Third-Whatever trade benefits may arise
from the conquest of the Philippines England
Is to enjoy with US
'Fourth-There must be neutral help in the
coming contest with Russia
UNLIMITED TYRANNY.
THE president proposes to take Jurisdiction
OF the Philippines and then consider how
they are TO be governed. Thus he announces
the essential doctrine of unlimited tyranny
We are to pursue the policy which we con-
dtT1td in Spain, and which has ended In
unIGi- gated disaster. The victory of 1896 had
been a partisan victory, but it was fun of
the promise Of benign results in which all
could participate. We were ait peace with the
world, and there were no disturbing divisions
among our people. Yet fourteen months only
from the day of the inauguration the coun-
Try was involved III g war with Spain, and
without the ability on part to allege
truthfully of any act of wrongdoing on the
part CT Spain, that had been injurious to US.
We have loaded ourselves with possessions
which We do not need; we have assumed
Jurisdiction over millions of human beings