The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-15
Fin de Steele United States.

Like Gl0 empire VI OA"iAOS - ~
Tinted States is now land on which
the sun never sets. Going westward
the difference in longitude between
PASSPORT, Me-, and Manila is about I|o
degrees. To the jewellers on the At
lantic coast of the United States
Manila is very near the antlpodes.
Travelling westward from the eastern
VERGE Of the country to it's western
boundary in the far Pacific circuit OF
almost half of the globe is made. Ex-
cept in midwinter the sun rises IN
PASSPORT before it sets in Manila. In
summer, autumn and spring 1t is day
light along the eastern coast OF the
United States before it is night on It's
western boundary. England, France
and Germany also have territories so
widely diffused throughout the globe
that the sun shines on some part OF it
every hour of the twenty four, but, OF
course, in contiguous territory United
States is far ahead of all of these.
In area, exclusive of colonies, the
United States is the largest nation IN
the world except China. 1t far ex-
ceeds in superficial extent the empireof
Alexander the Great or the Rome CT
Caesar and Trajan. 1t surpasses the
domain of Charlemagne or the territory
of Charles Y exclusive of his colonial
possessions in America, which were OF
indefinite extent, and which only tech
nically belonged to Spain, for no Span
lard in Charles time had ever seen any
more than a small fragment of the
region which Spain claimed in the days
of Charles and his son, Philip ~. 1t
exceeds the empire of Russia in Europe
In population the United States eX-
ceeds any Christian nation of the globe
if colonial possessions are omitted. In
the case of the United States the area
and population Of the colonies are
comparatively trifing, but in that of
the other great Christian countries
which have been mentioned the area of
the colonies largely exceeds that of the
mother country; and in the case of all
of them except Germany they are sur
passed by their colonies in population.
In wealth and material strength the
United States is far better equipped
than any other country for getting de-
tached territory if it should ever engage
in that task to any important extent.
Imperial America, which comprises
more than half of the inhabited portion
of one continent, stretches it's arms
across to another hemisphere. It's
possessions dot the worlds greatest
oceans and extend from the arctic cir
Gle down to a point close to the
equator. It's colonies, from the Alaskan
islands of the north to Hawaii, the
Carolines and Philippines on the south
ern tier, are distributed within easy
sailing distance of each other. They
cover all climates from the trigid to the
torrid. When our new possessions are
occupied the stars and stripes will be
as familiar sight on the islands of the
Pacific as is the union jack of England.
Unlike many of the colonies of England
and other nations, those of the United
States will be productive. They. will
add largely to the country's wealth and
general resources. Settlers and capital
from all parts of the world will flow
into them as soon as they become
United States domain. Through them
the country acquires new dignity, a
new significance. In sense never felt
before we become a world power and
the advantages of American civiliza-
ton are extended half way round the
globe.