The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-27

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stream. pass them by, AN isolated and
helpless mass Of accumulated and cor
rupting riches? We could not IL we
would and we should not IL we could.
I'VE must adapt ourselves TO the
changed order. We must make a new
map. The vista. as it opens 20 our sight,
IL not so great rs would have been the
vista Of Texas and California. Florida
and Alaska to the eye Ct Washington.
For all his wisdom tho Father OF His
fpantry conld not foresee electricity nor
estimate tho geographic coptractiors IL
would bring. Already tho old world is
ccocding. Another. wcrld is coming into
view. The craftsmanship Of tho twcn-
tieth century must address itself to this
and will be largely constructive in its
character. Tie cloth las been already
partly cut out. 1t remains for statesmen
20 put it together so that tho world may
wear IL.
"rhe United ctntcs from now on is
destined &c be a world power. Hence
forth it's foreign policy will need to be
completely RECONSTRUCTED. Tho man who
would cling 10 the traditions Of Wash
ington is rs one who would reject tho
railway and travel by tho s~tagecoaoh,
or, d~isdainirg the highway, would
strike through tho woods"
do you think we should permanent
ly increase our army and navy and en-
ter into a competition with tho Euro
pean p-wers in and across the Paciflc?"
Undoubtedly. From q nation Of
s~hopkeepcrs We bcoomo a natiln Of war
riors. We escape the menace and peril
of socialism ond agrarianism. rs Eng
land has escaped them. by n policy Of
colonization and conquest. From n pro-
vincial huddle OF petty sovereignties
held together by o rope Of sand We rise
to the dignity and proves Of an i'm
perial republic incomparably greater
than Rome.
lit is trro thu: VIC exchange domcs-
tic dangers for foreign dangers, but in
every direction wo multiply tho oppor-
tunities OF the people. We risk Cnsar-
ism certainly, but even CTsarism Is
preferable TO snarchism. We risk wars.
but man has bat one timo to die. and
either in peace CT war no is not likely
to die until his time comes. Sufficient
unto the day Is the evil thereof: In
short, anything is better than the paco
we were going before these present
forces were started into life. Already
the young manhood Of the country is
as a gcodly brand snatehed from the
burning and given n perspective replete
with noble deeds and olevatipg ideas"
ION what ground would you favor
the much talked Of Anglo-Amcrican al
Lancer
Il have never been. as you lnow. nn
Anglcmaniac. I have regarded England
as u greatest rival. Indeed as a life
long fricsd Of Ireland / haro held the
English at arms length. But the inter-
position Of some disastrous mischanco
whenever ireland has had q show Of
better times has inado me despair Of
Irish freedom IN that direction and by
the old process Of agitation. armed or
otherwise. Indeed, Mr.. Gladstone being
dead, tho Irish scoiu ndw TO have more
to expect from tho Conservatives than
from the Liberals. and hence IN this par
ticular regard tho Irish question Is elm
mated altogether.
'Ip n general way, Let ipe cid, I have
not much faith in international alli-
ances. They often serve q purpose on
occasion. Lilo an umbrella, they are
good for a rainfall, but scarcely for a
roef. Yet it cannot he denied that we
arc CT the sario blood and faith, and as
no American would Willingly sccsill
come to England 50 we might very we'll
join the English in the work of putting
the Anglo.Saxon iinprint rpon tho ro-
organization or China and the rrparti-
ticn CT territories in Africa and in
Asia"
WHAT Is yoGr opinion of American
sentiment as to these questions?"
THAT is q matter 10 be determined
by the future. Inevitably they will IN
volve prolonged and it may be acri.
monious discussion. All other issues
will DO subcrdinsiod to them. In my
opinion. however, tho end Is Inevitable.
We have thrown OF tho ~Fwaddling
clothes Of national babyhood and stand
forth IN international giant. armed
cap-a-pic. Cor. New York Herald.