New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-01

en'''. .>.s,o,-AssisTANT SECRETARY VAN
nrRIJr on WAR FINANCE.
Y. Aug 3l-Ths was the third day
-, the annual Mee'ins VI VIC N'''ei'V oo.,''
o. INC ,s.ociation At THE morning session in the
Science 80 .. finance and social economy. an ad-
depar'H sa,Iverad by Chairman Sanborn upon
lucrative banking
Cooper, vss made by The secretary Of the de-
repU' Toseoh Lee Of Brookline. Mass. who
parin,e."..,n BY Thomas NJ. Osborne Of Auburn.
was :, brief address
D. GARDENERS ADDRESS
Gardiner. OF Nev-York. read paper
Char, 49, proposed Anglo-American Alliance In
upon "The
the said 49,. ono,ar, ,ror,d were SVEN,
rom eHse"S"I I'm the background of centuries. says
tOe dsss"e see those immense vessels, Bany' on
Hugo Tsrsus. Th@bes and Rome SUNK oy ne ne
Nnevshl,.. that blow from the mouths OF dark,
,erhae Medley and modern states h nan Hea
jongsr ~. Victims with ever-ncreasng fatality.
csir,seSb a and state entities are fever t9oay mar
ever sel RE Steam and electricity have elminaIeS
and and he word IS nov now rrTeraied
as largs a. and trusts. and strong nations
ns TO the spirit OF the age grow arEep s
s,Iongsr TTHre weak States grow weaker and Ole
.iente1s ssorbed by the strong world Powers Tho
In co Cent? nTinci6ie and Increasingly doIninan!
'oSer an9 Us doSn IS I The Western Hemisphere
w1ned States IS supreme ard IN me re a 81 Ine
ne s Crea Britain TWO nations whose Srss
VOL l,ane the Angio-Sa%on rAce o,ai,.s,s -
e ns,@ and two races. IN The uItimNtS ana5FSIs 81
sgman power rue ne wore on the other side
!os 5s rohe they have net FACE t. iace Ior nm M
srst tine history FOR ,wD sea and tSdav her
Ga ssos.s over Port Arthur England mas been IN
a ne orient tor century ana America 10" MINUS
Ne Phlippnes
ISOLATION OR EXPANSION.
r,. no America for the Americans. segrega-
,o-, the rest Of the word. a policy OF isoa-
w" - internal development without; external
W. .sios, or shall We keep the Philippines and
.,sr the lists with England and Russia LOT me
,-.de and empire OF the world Il 'he AFTER
r,ss shall we encourage alliances or shNh 'he'hi
'..,roc. offensive and defensive treaties or avoid
,ssm9 The answers 10 these questions are one
49,, a.. not found In recent events. but in social
..,o,,, and political forces that nave been silent
" al work for centuries .,
Russian aggression Is consistent ana lleAo' a"'o'
. uoiicy once formed is never changed Eieht nun
a-ss wears ago Russia attacked Constanthop'e ana
failed: in the Cr!n'ean War she "o1.u naNe o
$500 Turkev had not France and England inter-
rsrss now with part Of Armenia IN her posses
ston and Germany and France az her SIDE. she
hopes soon 10 G Esrsr-e for a hundred years she
mas been acquiring portions o. 80 80 ~
~. ire sEah is virtualy a Russian NassaL
S ShGr nc oo-fh ard cas-: OF PeknF she claims a.
her sPnyrg he sovereignty Of the grea cenra.
-erion Wien l. Is realized thaI S'.e S. 1890
snd y5ngols .nhabi both SIDES Of az nasinagy
SognGary that China is helpless, and ma nns-
ihs proba5,ies are strong thai Northern Eastern
and large par; % fe s3trebure s'''N i'
enrh is Russia today and as she hopes 70 oe ~
the near futueea continuous conpsc., ~ Hvs
able domain with a teerins popuIatom IT., u w MI
STnsrsd million people, through whose velns WI.
flow the nvncite v.r.y OF Cos-eTE ana saf,r n
and slavic bocd empire o. warriors AsiaIis ~
snsrti born to fight. and whose only glory y n
nsn;.cei and that race ne one OF me wno.- giooS
most nimca 70 ever fror ne in anFuage tera
,nra -eiirion and government. and Vigorously IN
agopa 70 al ou tbs rat Power is Opposed
an Anglo American aiance ahn - 10, shlest
Interests has hastenec TO Washington net o00'
ard most subtle diplomat
NEW POWER ~ THE EAST.
VIA, .hs Cb,nsse.Japanese War revealed China
NOT only as a dying nation, but even then as al
most dead. England sought 10 induce Russia 20
abandon military occupation of the empire, ana
failed War the alternative. but England Dep
vacated war because as Mr. Chamberlain said;
"yIis,ory shows US that unles' we are allied 70
sona great military Power. We were In the
C,inean War we cannot seriously oppose Russia
A bs admitted: 1T is impossible 70 overrate me
- .. ,hei.sue II the policy OF isolation
"a 10 be maintained IN the future then me Idle VI
the Chinese Empire may be. probably VIII be- mere
after decided without reference 10 our "'snes anu
IN defiance Of our interests ,-.,,x cha
Inst az mis- peril seems TO be culnina,ns. .he
portentous hgufe OF the American
alert victorious rises slowly up II NE hss
snail america keep the islands ms que 80 a., a.
become fundamental 70 shg the preiudices
and environment o: the past rnlRhl conMD. 80.
usost important problem OF our new world reia-
tons .,--. % nreb our
sonai1 across the continent and along 1900 miles
~ NE Pacific Coast BY conquest. annexation ana
purchase within sgnnTeq y over q" square
miles We are now engaged IN pn st1s oV Ne U own
line 700 miles further out 70 Sat.. Of japan
II Samoa we have naval and coaling rights uy An
island in the I.adrones will soon be ours Why
tur, back from the Philippines
DISTANT POSSESSIONS
ns objected that the islands are extra-territorial
snl non-contiguous: but Porto Rico is 10" miles
f-or Florida. Hawaii is 1000 nliles from San Fran
cisco; the nearest point Of Alaska is so and It's
trr,hest poin, $500 miles from Seattle. ano the
Aleu.laa Islands extend not only 200 miles from
borders but into the geographical system Oh
another continent
It's objected that military government may nave
to be maintained for years. contrary to the spirit
Of our Institutions: but military government eA-
hed in the Southern States from 1900 TO lo'o ana IN
Alaska from l~j7 10 1851 !. is objected 'ha' coio-
NAL or territorial government may exist indefinite
IT, while Statehood Is contemplated in the Consutu-
ton: but Alaska has been Territory ioI 'n.I'E-
ore years and Arizona and New-Mexico for hfty~
two !, was nf,v-nina years before Wisconsin and
eghty-tnrec wears before Montana became states
is objected That the inhabitants are amen races
labtua;ed 70 otaer institutions ana forms OF go
eminent. mn, Florida when acquired was peoped
BY indians and spaniards. Louisiana by spahiAn,
french and NJ groes; alien races ana lns'',I.'o
existed IN New-Mexlco and Arizona. ana A!d9h"
hal Indians on The ukon and Russians IN SIM SIN,
Il Is ObJectol tAat We will abrogate tHe stohlOo
Uoctfine but tnat doctrine lfeeu LIOih 80
eenc cobwebs t. ne non-.ntervention OF LeIop,a"
revtrs IN matters relating 10 the Am1rica'a III
ulent l's COIN e. Is EOn-.ni e;.tlon OF
. IN relating to the European COnllncnt.
aa has nothing II 90 with American Ii1'ui ,.r-p
hasa ror win sc.tifnafe expa nsion Of our ter'-
w In the Oren.. IL We are aOrOgatng the ~
we II must be because the orient 10 sN 0,as
'G Orirntals and not Cor English anc ituSslans
act Germans and French and Hoianoers, VINO ar