The Eddy current., 1898-06-25

student OF affairs and former minister
10 Russia. Ia outspoken In behalf Of on
overtuFninE Of the traditional "isola-
tlon" policy Of the United states. He
believes that Dowey's victory has
thrown into the hands Of this country
au opportunity which should not be
overlooked 10 extend lts commercial
and maritime power Asked what he
considered were some OF the more inn
portant questions thus far suggested
by the war, Mr. Tree said 10 a Chicago
paper;
"Tho logic Of tae war which requires
the seizure Of Manila and Puerto Rico
will be apt TO bring the United States
face 20 face with new questions in re-
gard TO the future policy which ought
10 control the government IN its inter
national relations Il Is easy to under
stand how the statesmen who were
guiding the steps Of the republic In the
Infancy OF its experimental existence.
when u had scarcely three millions Of
Inhabitants. was substantially without
an army or navy, or the means Of pro-
curing either and whose chief inter
est and ambition was % be let alone
10 develop its own internal resources
and sOlidify lts own federal system
OF government. should strenuously in
aist upon its avoiding any line OF ac-
tlon which might by any possibility
bring Il into contentious beyond the
continent on which II had established
Itself, Most OF the disputes between
nations az that period concerned dy-
nastic ambitions In which this country
could have no possible lnterest aside
from the fact that our feeblencss ms
a power OF the world admonlshod us
10 keep clear OF them. whatever might
be their purpose
America Past Tts Babyhood.
But times have changed consider
ably now, We have passed the
period OF babyhood as nation and
nnd ourselves grown to be a great com.
mercial power with population OF
! more than seventy millions. engaged
In all the pursuits incident TO a pro-
gressiye and aggressive people. Our
manifold Interests reach out and touch
every portion OF the inhabited globe.
The rules laid down for the guidance
OF the sparsely settled. little expert
mental republic OF hundred years ago
In its international relations scarcely
NJ the powerful nation OF today. and
n strict adhesion TO them seems near
TO being fetish worship. Whatever ar
guments may be advanced by those
who look with apprehension upon the
establishment OF new outpOsts by the
United States In order to secure their
share OF the worlds commerce. Il will
be- found In the end that the country
will be compelled 20 obey the laws OF
It's destiny as n great commercial and
maritime power n not today. then
tomorrow. China with her four hun
dred millions OF people and vast re-
sources. Is soon TO be awakened from
her slumbers Of centuries. Railways
viii penetrate the heart OF the empire
and ships will fill her nayigable rivers
TO engage in trade with her. The
United States. whose western frontier
is bordered by the same ocean which
washes Chna's shores. and whose ships
sail directly out OF our ports into
China's, must have an equal chance
10 share In Chlna's trade with European
nations whose shores know no other
ocean than the faraway Atlantic.
Even now the trade OF this country
through the open treaty ports OF China
IA many millions OF dollars greater
than that OF the combined countries
OF continental Europe, and Is only ex-
oeeded by that OF Great Britain. Tho
vessels also which navigate Chinese
waters and ny the American flag out
number by thousands those OF all Eu-
rope, Great Britain excepted. Yet we
have recently seen inaugurated a move
ment BY certain continental powers by