The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-26
Sun NEVER SETS
On this country-Lnrgest Nation or
Enrtl, Excent China,

On this CountTy-Lnrgest Nation on
Earth Except China.
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat Like the
empire of Charles ". the United States
is now a land on which the sun never
sets. Going westward the difference in
longitude between Eastport. Me-, and
Manila is about 1T5 degrees. To the
dwellers on the Atlantic coast Of the
United States Is very near the Antipo-
des. Travelling westward from the east
ern verge of the country to its western
boundary in the far Pacific, circuit Of
almost half the globe Is made, Except
in mldwInter the sun rises in Eastport
before 1t sets in Manila. In summer, au-
tumn and spring It is daylight along the
eastern coast of the United States be-
fore 1t is night on the western bound
airy. England. France and Germany
also have territory 80 widely dlhused
that the sun shines on some part Of It
every hour of the genty- -four, but, Of
course, in contiguous territory the
United States IS far ahead OF all these,
In area, exclusive OF colonies. the
United States Is the largest nation in
the world except China. It far exceeds
in superficial extent the empire OF AL
exander the Great or the Rome OF Gaze
sar and Tratan. 1t surpasses the do
main OF Charlemagne, or the territory OF
Charles ", exclusive of his colonial
possessions in America, which were OF
indefinite extent. and which only TECH
nically belonged to Spain, for no Span
lard in Charles time had ever seen more
than a small fragment OF the region
that Spain claimed In the days Of
Charles and OIL his son Philip II. 1t
exceeds the empire OF Russia in Eu'
rope. In population the United States
exceeds every Christian nation Of the
globe IL colonial possessions are omit
ted. In the case Of the United States
the area and population OF the colonies
are comparatively trifling, but in that
Of the other great Christian countries
which have been mentioned the area OF
colonies largely surpasses that Of the
mother country, and in the case OF all
of them except Germany they are ex-
Ceeded by their colonies in population.
In wealth and material strength the
United States Is far better equipped
than any other country for getting de-
tached territory II 1t should ever engage
in that task to any important extent.
Imperial America, which comprises
more than half of the inhabited por.
tIOn OF one continent, stretches Its
arms across to another hemisphere.
Its possessions dot the worlds great
est ocean, and extend from the Arctic
circle down to a point close to the equa'
tor. It's colonies, from the Alaskan
islands Of the north to Hawaii, the Car
dimes and the Philippines on the
southern tier, are distributed within
easy sailing distance Of each other.
They cover all climates, from frigid to
torrld. When our new conQuests are
occupied the Stars and Stripes will be
as familiar sight on the islands of
the Pacific as Is the union Jack Of Eng
land. Unlike many Of the colonies Of
England and other nations, the United
States new possessions will be produc-
tive. They will add largely to the
country's wealth and general resources.
Settlers and capital from all parts OF
the world will flow into them immedi-
ately after the United States gets them
into It's hands. Through them the
country acquires new credit and po-
tency, and the advantages OF American
civilization will be extended halfway
around the globe.