Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-08
THEY WANT CLERKS
Who arc Familiar With he tus ness Carried on
in Their Embellishments.
DISTRESS AMONG THE cOlossrs
who Rush 10 the isiasds. Expecting to
Drop Right Into Lucratis. Busi-
ness Want Irco Transportation.

be impairment"
Leaving, therrupun. the direct line OF
inquiry Mr. Chamberlain was asked TOT
us opinion In the abstract. az u we're.
Then u became apparent from Ait.
Chambcrlains conversion. that he
viewed the holding VI the PHILIPPINES "a
an adfisabic course FOR America. both
ffOm a national aud mercantile outlook.
Colonization l. always good thlng
hr any country" he said. Engiand'a
experience bear out that statement
thoroughly. In the nrst place IL tends
10 upllfl the whole character OF the ma
ton. The government OF colonies COM
pcls country 10 wider aud broader
policies and national Thought because
OF the further responsibilities which are
Incurred. Instead OF speeding every
moment OF lta time In the consideration
OF pafochial VI local matters, the hold.
ING OF colonies Imposes an enormous
trust upon home government, the car-
fblnE Out OF which undoubtedly helps
any administration because Of lta
bt9adihg innucnccs,and these Influences
VIII always purmUate with advantage
through the country which gives them
rise, Colonization Ia beneficial 60 any
nation. IL rlcyatCa that nation aud
makes that people more Interested In
public unalrs.
THE cry Il sometimes made that 10
govern outside Possessions dctracts
from the proper attention which should
De- given 10 Internal Attain. Hut that
has not been England'H sRpgrlsnoe. The
government Of our colonies has not
prevented u non giving necessary and
adequate attention 10 national aud To-
cal issues"
In reply to the suggestion that pos
sloly M United states would Dc IN
uuvncccd In It's altitude on the Philip
pine question by Intrinsic c1ualdcra-
tluns, MIR, Chamberlain said. That
question II an important one. OF course,
nut as a rule all our colonies pay their
own way. OF course We don't exact
anything from our colonies Ia the shape
81 actual tribute. They have the spend
ING Of their own revenues, and their re-
celpls usually arr SUFFICIENT 10 cover
thelr expenditures. Ia solitary cases.
the West Indians, where thone WAS dls-
ucas because 81 the failure OF the suFar
crop, We gave help, but these Instance
are exceptional
Another factor which should be
worthy VI the deepest consideration ID
that u you took The Philippines 10
would make u manifest 60 the world
that you do not intend % be- left OUT OF
the Pacific and China trade. Tho ten
dency Of recent events. ~ you we'll
Know, has been 10 close China, which
has hitherto been open. 10 close ia
ports In fact ~ the United states and
England. The efforts OF the British
government have been b. keep the
p0rts OF China open and most assured
" Is 20 the Interest Of the United
states that those ports should be kent
open. Just how far the United states
u willing 20 80 10 further her Interest
In that direction, either by acting herr
self or leaving her interests to b. take
en- care OF by us In connection with our
own j. a matter which has TO be deter
mined.
"Frum an can learn In my capacity
as colonial secretary" continued Mr.
Chamberlain. significantly, THE one
Thing the continental powers arc afraid
OF Ii that an understanding should
come between the United statcs and
England"
The question OF protecting American
trade Interests Ia her possible colonies
by placing similar tarlffa upon outside
Imports as are Imposed IN this country
was hrOached 20 MIR Chamberlain, but
he dismissed Il with this reply:
III you become a colonial power and
place tarifs upon foreign imports Into
your possessions ! venture TO say that
your colonies would not pay In View
OF the fact, however. that you have
tried tariffs here and proved the policy
unsuccessful for years u would not be-
becoming on my part 10 say anything
further on this head"