Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-28
SIGNIFICANT SPEECH.
Delivered by cushman K. Davis
at the Capital of
Minnesota.
AEaLO-SAXoN UNION ADVOCATED.

Far-Reaching Results Of Our Present war
with Spain Outlined-United States
Must Become a Great Power, Naval and
Military, in the World and Take Hand
in the Oriental Question or Prepare for
Defense Against Aggression.
st. Paul, July 2S.-With great cere-
mony in the presence Of an immense
concourse Of people yesterday after
noon Hon. Alexander Ramsey, terri
torial governor, only survivor of the
famous Union war governors, ex-secre-
tary of war and ex-United States SEN
ator. laid the cornerstone of Mime
sofas new capitol building in this city.
Archbishop Ireland prayed. the prin-
cipal Grafton was delivered by United
States Senator Davis, and the benedic-
ton was pronounced by the venerable
Bishop Whipple of the Episcopal church.
Favors the Anglo-Saxon Entente.
The speech Of Senator Davis dealt
largely with the proposed Anglo-Saxon
entente and the war with Spain and it's
influence on the course of the United
States. With reference to the Anglo
Saxon entente he said: But it was
not until very recently that Great Brit
ain and the United States looked each
other in the face with any sign of
recognition of their political relation
ship. 1t is well for them, for civiliza-
ton, for national independence and for
personal freedom that they have be-
gun to do so. The isolation of England
from the other states of Europe is man.
ifest. Her isolation from the United
States has always existed, and prin-
cipally as the result of petty differences
as to boundaries, fisheries. sterile treat
les and small conflicting policies in 9TH
er respects. The United States has
been isolated by a special policy and
by its geographical position"
Refers to Europe in China.
He then proceeded to speak Of the
occupation of African and Oriental
lands by European powers, and the
interests of the United States especially
in the movement toward China of those
powers, and said: The recent agrees
sions by the powers of Europe upon
China were acts of war. 1t is not long
since the war between Japan and China
ended by depriving the latter power of
her fleet, by compelling her to pay an
enormous indemnity and Professionally
to cede a portion of her territory of
the greatest military and naval impor-
tance, of which Japan was in her turn
deprived by the duress OF Russia and
Germany. only to see Russia sub
stantially acquire the same territory
and Germany make a compensa tory
seizure nearby.
Situation One of Alternatives,
Next to China the Pacific possessions
of the United States are the most in
viting objects Of attack. Under exist
ing conditions their defense would be
difficult. The situation is plainly one or
alternatives. The United States must
become an efficient element in the
Asiatic situation, or it must entirely
abstain from any participation in it,
return to its own shores, and cover the
smallest possible share of it's CONNER
cial advantages and prepare for its own
defense against the same aggressions
which have reduced China to her pres
ent condition. 1t may be objected that
all this is without precedent. So it is,
but all great human evolutions must
precede precedents in order to create
then,