Evening journal., 1898-12-28
NO sUNsEr IN THIS COUNTRY,


Like the empire OF Charles V, the
United States is now a land on which
the sun never sets. Going westward
the difference in longitude between
Easltport, Me-, and Manila IS about 10
degrees. To the dwellers on the ~
lantic coast OF the United States Ma
nila is very near the Antipodes. Travel
ing westward from the eastern verge
Of the country to its wtsUwardbound dairy
in the far Pacific circuit OF almcsi
half the g.Obe is made. EXCEPT in mid
winter the sun rises in Eastport before
it sets in Manila. In Summer, 'All-
tumn and Spring il is daylight along
the eastern. coast Of the U>Hted States
before 1t is night on the western
boundary. England. France and Ger
many aLko have territory so widely dif-
fused that the sun shines on some part
OF II every hour OF the twenty-four,
but OF course. in contiguous territory
the 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 It far exceeds
In superficial extent the empire OF Al
exander the GREAT or the Rome OF
Caesar and Tratan. tt surpasses the
domain OF Charlemagne or the terri
tory on Charles V, exclusive Of his CO.
Ionial possessions in America, which
were Of indefinite extent. and which
only technically belonged to Spain, for
no Spaniard in Charles time had ever
seen any more than small fragment
Of the region that Spain claimed In the
days Of Charles and OF his. son Phidr
| II. 1t exceeds the empire Of Russia in
Europe. In popu.ation the United
States exceeds every Christian nation
Of the g.obe II colonial possessions are
omitted. In the case CT the United
StAtes the area and population OF the
colonies are comparatively trifing, bud
in that OF the other great Christian
countries which have been mentioned
the area OF the colonies largely sur
passes that OF the mother country, and
in the case Of ail OF them except Ger
many they are exceeded by their col
onies in population. In wealth and
material strength the United <tates II
far better equipped than any other
country for getting detached telTitory
II It should ever engage in that task tC
any important extent
imperial America, which comprises
more than half OF the inhabited portion
OF one continent stretches its arms
across to another hemisphere. It's pos.
sessions dot the worlds greatest ocear
and extend from the Arctic Circle dowr
to a POINT close to the equator. It's
Co.onies. from the Alaskan Islands ol
the north TO Hawaii. the CaroHnas and
the Philippines on the southern tier
are distributed within easy sailing dis
tance OF each other. They cover al
climates. from the frigid TO the torrid
When our new conquests are occupiek
/ the Stars and Stripes viii be as famil
lar a sight on the islands Of the Pa
ciic as Is the union jack OF England
Unlike MANY CT the colonies OF Eng
land a-d other nations. the Unites
States new plcsseesions viii all be pro
ductive. Thev viii add largely to tn,
country's wealth. and general resources
Settlers and capital from all parts o.
the world will flow into them immedi
ately after the United States gets then
into its hands. Through them thu
country. acquires a new credit and DO
tepcy. and the advantages OF Ameri
can civilization will be extended bali
way around the globe.-S. Lpui'
Globe Democrat