The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
;CJJBA'S GOV Err ENT.
It's Form Will, Of Course, BE Die
tated BY This Country.
Grave Problems Which Must Be
Ii Solved I'm the Near Future by
President Mckinley and
the Congress.
Especial Washington letter.

Especial washington letter.
Now that this republic has passed
through an epoch of war our greatest
statesmen are studying the new prob
lens before our people, for we are en-
tering an epoch of peace for which we
seem to be unprepared.
10 one of his cabinet ministers Pres
ident Mckinley has said: 1--WE were
wholly unprepared for war, and we are
as wholly unprepared for peace. The
conditions which confront us are of
the most grave portent."
The meaning of this solemn view of
the situation is that the giant republic
of the western hemisphere is obliged,
by the course of events, to take its
place among the foremost nations of
the world; and our statesmen must
grapple with the duty of governing
people outside Of our Original bor-
ders, and entirely unlike our own peo-
pie by birth, traditions and aspirations.
Five of our ablest statesmen are now
in the territory of Hawaii, 2,1OO miles
from San Francisco, and they are
charged with the duty of investigating
the conditions there, the capabilities
of the people for self-government, the
educational condition and facilities of
the people; and those statesmen will
make report with recommendations
for the formation of a government
suitable to our new territorial posses
sion.
Another commission will be appoint
ed to make similar examination and
investigation concerning the best gov
eminent to be given to the long-mis-
governed people of Puerto Rico. The
kind of government which may be suit
able to Hawaii may be entirely insult
able for the people of Puerto Rico.
Wisdom, prudence, sagacity, Christian
charity and patriotic purpose must be
the controlling impulses of the men
upon whom these sponsibilities pri-
marily devolve. Ultimately these prob
lens must be solved by the president
and by the congress. The recommend
ations of our commissioners, however,
will have great influence in directing
the channels in which the thoughts of
other statesmen must flow.
Very recently in this city popular
preacher unintentionally and unwit-
tingly made many enemies for himself
by declaring himself to be earnestly
opposed to sending money to foreign
missions. He said: 'God gave to the
Jews religion which was suited to
their peculiar mental caliber. He
gave different form of religion to the
Arabiars, Persians, Hindoos and Chi
nese. These religions are suitable to
those classes of intellect. 1t will be
many centuries before the religion of
Christ envelops the world; because it
takes many centuries for the develop
ment of the mighty plans of the AL
mighty. Therefore I am in favor of
spending our missionary money upon
the heather in our own country; and
when our country is evangelical the
religion of the Cross will go beyond
the seas"
Whether this theory is right or
wrong, the reader will determine. The
sentiment is quoted to illustrate the
problem which confronts this govern
ment and this people. Our strong men
realize the great differences in races,
and the fact that arguments will con-
vince one class of people, while moth
ing but force will convince another