The herald., 1898-11-13

The craze of converting the United
propaganda of colonial expansion would to be the
wane Difficulties spring up at every turn
THE COLONIAL of the wheel of the dangerous experiment
BUBBLE The machinery of a democratic govern
ment, like that of the United States, as
this journal long ago anticipated is making plain the fact
that it is untitled, chiefly by of constitutional linn
tation to the work founding colonies abroad Neither
president congress oh embodments of constitutional
creation, with powers expressly limited and defned
by executive proclamation legislation supply the deficiency
In the absence amendment to the federal constitution
comforting upon congress the power to establish foreign colo
and extending jurisdiction of the United States there
to- it simply labor lost to discuss seriously the founding of
colonies possessions of this government whether
in the Philippine islands elsewhere beyond the
OF that there urists of less
emnence who contend that under broad construction of the
constitution of the United States such by implication
already exist But the people of the country look with we'll
grounded suspicion upon this nsdous doctrine of implied
They and their fathers before hem have been taught to
strictly construe the laws of the ando take the
stituton to just what it saysgng effect however, to
all impations-and The safety of their in
stitutions lies in that.
The doctrine implied power carried to its logical sequence
could be made to give constitutional COLOR under certain
tiona conditions and exignces the setting up of
archy imperial dynasty in these United States Very
little of such doctrine goes long way with the plain demo-
cratic of the country They will insist that and
the president in this tangled business OF colony planting
shall closely within the lines of constitutional limitation.
III o
of territorial abroad have the advantage of charac
ter and ability the imperalst Such Mr. James
Bryce Carl Schurz George Edmunds and Senator Gallery
among Americans and Mr. John Morley and other leading Lib
erals friends of the United States among Engishmen all
record in Hapers Monthly and other periodicals. warning
against the pers of colonial expansion Referring
of the deas who the danger of such foreign policy
for the United States they apty characterized by these
writers Exubeant and restless young advenurers po
clans who find making and demagogy easier than think
ng editors who mistake cerebral excitement patriotism and
eagerly interested in the proposition that the find
markets for them at the cost of blood and treasure.
While the real friends of this country England advise
beware of the enangng alliances nsepaabe from colonial
expansion that astue English politician Mr. Chamberlain ia
the project The for his desire this
ment embark of colonization in the orient shrewd
suspected be- because he likes this country but
because he likes England Great Britain will need all
the help she get against Russia the far and the
United States be persuaded coone the Philippine islands,
why England will be have this country ally
trouble that may arise in China between herself the
czar.
The of the American people will be found
against such diplomatic device We have abundance
# work attend here home, without going FOOLS
coonize civze the barbac islands of Asia
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