The San Francisco call., 1899-05-15

the year passes the century Mr.. Huntington should
have known better. Any of the calow youths
seated around his table to whom he frequently and
endery referred could have told him that the twen-
teth century does not begin until January 1901.
He was long way ahead OF time, serious fault in
railroadng, for which there is precedent IN any
of the lines with which he is connected.
But in many other and important respects Mr..
Huntington for once was unfortunate He was speak
ing in fine house. not equal to his New York man
sion, but still fine and surrounded by other fine
houses all of which taken together have dedicated the
crest of Mob Hill to railroad anc mining opulence
He reached every direction for more heds tor
the indulgence of his ruling passion for saving and
gaining Cheap labor as usual was his hobby but he
proposes to secure it now by investing the Fpinos
with American citizenship. The order OF his SEN
tences precisely the order of his ideas and there
fore may be pardoned for bringing detached parts
OF his oracuar uterance together Alter speaking OF
the American republic as having set cher foot upon
the threshold of Eastern Asiatic trade and having
recommended close alliance between the Oldest and
the youngest nation, he added: "I do not see why
we should be any more afraid of the Chinaman than
the people of other countries are and they will well
come him as factor in their development For
great many years the people OF this coast and tor ten
twelve years the people OF the United States nave
agreed with Mr. Huntington, and with decided
unanimity they have rejected the Chinese factor IN
their industrial progress and have also secured egis
lation that has long been more or less effective
When, however the United States becomes the new
empire and introduces its fresh eaven into Chinese
Imperialism, while it joins hands with the other des-
potc powers of the globe, doubtless it will matter
very little what citizenship thinks what its interests
demand for the repeal OF the exclusion laws may not
require Congressional sanction.
Tt has often been remarked that Mr. Huntington
has the courage of his interests, always identical with
his convictions. His views on Asiatic expansion,
therefore, pronounced than the 81
lenced advocates OF national policy promul-
gated He believes that the only way to destroy
Americansm is to adulterate it. Consequently he is
entirely clear in favor of taking the Philippines into
the Union and throwing the Fiipinos into the body
oil free population. Having connection
with Africa and having studied the OF spheres of
influence, he proposes that his country shall I'M
nediately become convert to that method for the
partition of the world Strange peoples he says
ARE to come more into life and these peoples
by and by, going to render verdict on our
trial That is to say the ten millions of our Filipino
fellow citizens will ultimately determine whether
cultivation OF an Asiatc sphere OF influence has
been successful And of the fact that they we'll
qualified for absorption into composite race, Mr.
Huntington has no doubt: "The Filipnos have
shown us that they do lack independence of spirit
courage, determination and perseverance. These
the qualities that make good citizenship in a repub
lie"
1t is not strange that Mr. Huntington delivered
mock rhapsody equality before the law, which rail
road litigation has pontedy illustrated and which,
in his estimation shown by his acts rather than by
his words means the destruction OF American nation
aity between the upper milestone OF speculative mo-
nopoly and the neither milestone of Mongolian Amer-
cansm Looking at all these questions from purely
money getting point OF view also quite natural
for him to complain OF higher education for the
masses" The time spent by young men between 10
and 2I in studying the institutions and the history of
their country and in learning to revere the great
founders of organized liberty this continent is time
lost from the acquisition OF that practced smartness
that would enable them pennies and to expand
them into eagles ready to be deposited in the capa-
c1ous pockets wide open to receive them
Seated around the lucky horseshoe table that minis
tered to American simplicity gifted and learned
men whose mental digestion must have been superb
il they absorbed and assimiated the whole of the inn
/ peral feast presented to them by Mr. Huntington
Ofth he Ap,ar