The age-herald., 1898-12-07
FUTURE COMMERCE
 OF THE WORLD

Paul Webster Eaton in the Chicago Times Herald. .Anti-expansionists say that we went to war for humanity and not for conquest. Is humanity "a local issue'' and too good for the Philippines? They say we cannot govern Malays and cite our experience with the Indians. The Fipinos seek civilization and cannot fairly be compared with the Indians who reject it. They are more like the Japanese
 In Java the Dutch govern 21 ,974,16l people, mostly Malays, with great profit to them selves and the natives. They represent them as docile, industrious and peaceful. Anti-expansionists characterize the Fil- ipinos sometimes as savages, and again as skilled artisans who would ruinously conn., pete with our labor
 They should agree upon a consistent line of argument.
 Anti-expansionists declaim against "gov- ernment by force"
 Every government is based upon force and could not exist without it.
 They demand adherence to "the policy of the fathers.
 Let us then reject railroads, telegraphs and all such despicable innovations which have transformed the intercourse of na- tions.
 They acquired by purchase and conquest the greater part of our present domain.
 The assertion that expansion would threaten our existence as nation was made then, as now.
 tha xva truo md fbo for ifo- ry thus gained would have been settled by possibly hostile races if we had not occu- pied 1t.
 European powers who claim that we are abandoning the Monroe doctrine are re- spectfully cautioned to keep off the grass.
 Our arbitrators are still behind the guns.
 
 We need an outlet for our overproduction and here is the best one in the world.
 It is the key to the most valuable unde- veloped market earth.
 Our home market was sufficient while we had more jobs than men.
 We have now more men than jobs
 Good government in the Philippines means more employment at both ends of the line, and in our merchant marine.
 Spain cannot indemnify us except by CSulIiS lSITllOIy.
 We have given her a good lambasting, and only ask fair price for the service.
 American pigs" are like other porcines. They get there with both feet.
 Spain could not hold the islands if we withdrew.
 We would leave her only a bloody and unsuccessful war.
 We induced the Philippine insurgents to resume hostilties, and cannot honorably abandon them.
 A nations commerce is it's life blood.
 Without 1t prosperity is impossible.
 About half the people of the world live within three thousand miles of the Philip pines.
 The nation securing the Pacific trade is the great power of the future. Our country has the advantage of being several hundred miles nearer to it than
 Already our commerce stands like CO., lossus with foot on either shore.
 The Philippines will furnish commer- cal base.
 The fleets which defend our trade there will find security in the impregnaby forti- fled harbor of Manila.
  General Merritt quotes Russian papers as saying that our acquisition of the Philip pines will make the Pacific an American lake. Is that, if true, a consummation to be dreaded by Americans? Is it to be feared by the natives? Will American civilization be worse for them than Spain's? Or than the rule of other European pow CTS which would absorb them and fortify them against us, if permitted to? Or than the anarchy of rival chiefs?
  If England had not colonized. where would we be today? Where would England herself be? What would be the condition of the peo- pie of India and Egypt, whom she rescued from the cruelty and extortion of local despots? Would liberal ideas and institutions have retained any substantial foothold in the world? Fanciful pictures have been drawn of the conquest of the world by mere force of numbers by China's 400 000 900 people. The Chinese lack the stamina and acu- men for such an undertaking. But suppose China populated by 4OO.O .OOO .O0a Russians Despotic powers are naturally aggressive; We may leave them to occupy every point of vantage. Our merchantment if they dare seek . oriental market, may be compelled to snes,i- along past closed markets, under hostiz.t guns.
 But the abject renunciation of our inter- ests, rights and obligations will not concIi- ate them Liberty or despotism must prevail in the world. Shall the Philippines be one more strong hold of liberal institutions or fortress of autocracy? Let us seize our opportunity and be equal to the occasion. Postmaster General Smith has said: We shall not fail of greatness through craven fear of being great.'' That is the situation. It is case of grasping the nettle It is the tide in the affairs of the Ameri- can nation which taken leads to imperial power and greatness.
 Omitted-what? MIR. QUAYS ORDEAL From the Boston Herald
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