The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-30
POINTED OUT BY THE
STERN FINGER OF FATE
Nation Now Faces a New and
Unforeseen Destiny.
FUTURE FOREIGN POLICY
An Spanish Territory Aeantfed sy
Conquest Must Re Retained. ana
the Estsrs Peiicy Of the United
states AItsrea-opfnton of the
3reat English Jsurnalfss, Henry
Hermsn, NOW fn wsshisgt"..


WASHINGTON, May za.-Hanry Sos.
nan. esi.os OF the London Daily cassnscsA
vhose tssserS from sa-s city during ;as
yuezueiaa boundary dispute attracted
such widespread attention is tn Wssnins-
con again al war correspondent OF M
paper. Tonight he cabsed the foiiswing 70
tAs Chronicle. and Through his courtesy
The Associated Press Is abe 70 presen; the
anAstss from this side:
S4inos my arrival, have sought dill
gently In all quarters TOT some outline or
Ougxsg,.oa OF the psi.cS 70 9e pursued ~
the United States IL the immediate futuTe-
The result OF the var = "a forssons CON-
c.usson. Each days ns@a has. therefore.
cnly an incidental interest. But, wholly
without intention Oh the part 81 The aG-
msusssraiion. thu country - rapidly APP
Deoaehing q situation where 3 decision
mere momentous than any for century
past must be taken. TIE result Of this
DECISION Will affect European nations
hardly less than America itself. Upon such
matters / have been unwilling 20 say q
word until convinced Il was bessd On soaia
facts.
II have conversea with almost every
man, beginning with tie highest. where
authority viii mcaid the Issue. and With
many Old friends and new acquaintance.
representatives Of all shades OF opinion
The inquiry has been like the search for
q needle In q hsystsck. ara / have Tow
reached the conclusion that IN this perticu-
lar stack there Is no needle az ali. mean
that neither In the White House. nor n
the state department, - there any definite
conviction or determination ot the future
direction OF the national policy with re-
gard 20 the disposal OF these aeross-sea
possessions over wh!eh ths American flag
WIN b flying when ths war Is over. This
may sound Ika a hostile criticism Moth
ting u fsrfher from my mins.
The United States has dgif.ea steadily
towards iss new fate. IL The Maine had n3t
besn bloxa up. war wsnid not exls. today
The neutrality OF England forcsa Admiral
Dswevs squadron 20 sea. and 20 SMASH
The Spanish As!a1c squadron and seize
4epne was his oEaly course. This accom-
pStAhed, Il became instantly imperative 10
send him reinforcemeEis. ana these had to
De strong enough 10 defeat twenty
Spanish regiments ana occupy the princi-
pal islands.
the same Il true OF the Atlantic When
war was declared. 1t was believed that the
uasurgenA were capable OF taking ths
aesd against the Spanish II supplied with
arms. ammunition ana food. II g now
known that they are wholly Incapable OF
this. and the military authorities have be-
come deeply aversa TO any co-opara tim
with the insurgents. holding the view tina.
the American army should act with COM
Pete independence 30 as 10 be free 10 face
whatever situation might arise after the
spanish are expelled. To President Nc
kinney alone IL due the escape OF this
courtry From the fatal blnndsr OF recognIz-
ing the insurgents as beillgersnts and for
this every thinking American today "a
Profoundly grateful.
Again. there was originally no intention
or tombaruinS or selling Porto Rico Al
miral Sanpson's bonbar3ment wa. faii-
are IL Should have been done sooner or
not at all That mistake 10 NOT 20 "a
repeated. ana the second Spanish aeet VII
not End a base there
Moreover. nobody could have farssse,
IN. me sxsraordihafy change % public opin-
zen wrought ny Admiral Dewey's victory
Between April % and MAY I. a revnintt9r
TOOK pace. On the first day the iaaa ~
keeping the Philippines had net occurred
70 anyoodW on the mex. day. few ns,ris
.housat OF giving them urs. Now a,so
~ appreciated that II IN irny,osS;,,,a %
aispose OF Them fe any ether power WITH
our the grarest complications vehlIa ,,,,t.
lie sentiment is intelerant az the a., ~ -
restoring them 10 Spanish rnisrt,la r1,,,Ss
-. ICY erection events bave moved ard
.as afmlp!stratian has followed 7, 49,.
sxerafar HAYS words. II has beer 80.
e'"mposiuon OF Invisible hands. ,fsha 49,
a.s Hhxsr aas written and I. canno. -
u!ca back 10 cancel half a line. 80
Inc enestion Is viii the rrnI.ss Co..
~hsn peaee IL signed. withdraw tys,bt., =.
kyCs eoide by It's old traditions ara
US temptations, or will n bnI,i,,, %,
TT ga fortunes that war has hroush, e.,
nS sacs toward a new destiny. Ths
Nn$xis VII! b long and bitter. The onna-
a.s.& sss,eSatien urge tha. the consti-
w. permits no territory 20 be- .nco~.
3ofatcd into the Union which cannot ~
eoMe State II ;s replied that Arueri>,
muae 90 ionser le. Gsofge wssb,nr.e, -
ls thnkinS FOR ~. II fs darlarss ~.
the Sodntpy possesses no class OF n,en o.
YeR@ OF Administering Eastern countries
sns tnat thesS viii merely become, nrav
81 professional politicians. The ra,o.. y
shes fhe necessity OF finding such ~
VIA compel AZ tsast q cosnpleta rat,r-, "a
the csplomstio ana consular sS-vIe.s 40
Ous d<rrive the politicians OF ;hri- "a
'eS;k 49,. - ~
" Sntangle ourselves with Euroresn new.
ers ana enter the far Easter, pa1'.s~sl
arena We are already enfanried rsnty
the others; our interests are equal ~ ,h,s.
81 England In keeping oren tire vast mar.
kets OF China. and England will be evsr-
sSs"s sssa tHi'fa eeazaS Nlecesueai unless
we range ourselves alongside her II WI
take great navy and army. say the oh.
jce'ers. II Is porfectiy certain. reply the
anGexatiouisfs. that the country has A.
ready determlnsd 20 have stnong navy
ana an army such never again shall We
be caught in this dsSracsful state Of IN.
preparedness. Having these. theresor,,
why should wa rot use tAesr - a,f,ar..
our material interests ard TIE general elk
ilira,iens
Besides, add TIE acuexaJaCis.s, iu con-
ciusicn. We ara called or 10 tax. a ,.,erA
in the wevid commensurate NGth esY tur,-
bar. ou- wealth. cur Strength aal Cur fla
turs, Precisely the same couustls gf t{uifA-