The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-11
CHURCHMEN ON EXPANSION.
,,SuOP POTTER OPPOSES THE AD-
HINIsTRATION POLICY.

Sr paul Oct. 10.-A fair representation OF
os,,i,l. and others prominent In the Episcopal
church was on hand tonight at the opening
o,,he National Congress OF that church In this
citv This morning. preliminary to the OPEN
Inc n, the congress. religious service was
hsld in Christ Church. Bishop Whippls. as
si.,ed by Bishop Gilbert. celebrated holy
ammunition. after which Bishop White OF ln-
diana preached a sermon with church unity
for his theme
A, the session OF the congress tonight
pishop Whpple gave the address OF welcome.
Alter which the topic of the evening. Does
national EXPANSION Involve Imperialism r"
roa taken IN The discussion was opened
,th papers read by Bishop Potter OF New
York and the Rev. Dr. Rufus W. CLARK OF De-
tr,it Bishop Potter. in his paper. took decided
ground against annexation and In favor OF
.nbmitting the question Of government OF the
pLujnpines to nm International tribunal. He
said In part "
"When YOU take the question OF government
ont ot highly civilized communities. such as
onr, and transt it to semi-civilized islands
,hnus,nds o' miles away. the question 10 not
what expansion Of that kind theoretically I'M
,,jas hut what 1t is likely to involve. 1t is. Of
conr.e conceivable that in the persons OF
those 70 whom these distant governments
40, ideals and only the most incorruptble in
,.rr,tv. but what are the probabilities in the
.,ss9 What ia the likelihood that there. any
ia than anywhere else. the stream Will
rIse higher than the source2 Almost ingenious
orounsnt has been made. have seen II. alns.
In tho Grafton OF college president. the cour-
,os ~ f. ought not rather to be called the au-
dacity. OF which one cannot but admire. IL
consists Ia frankly owning that the prooapii-
tiles are that the first developments OF govern
ments under such conditions will be corrupt
.rd ,vrannicaI: but it urges that their eIcesses
must produce a reaction which would be 50
radical and sweeping as to purge their whole
,vstem Of government at home and abroad.
and in illustration Of this. 1t points with hne
air OF superiority to the history OF colonial
government in the British Empire.
III anybody is likely to he deluded by that
ionis tdtuus would advise him TO READ
timely paper In tn" June number OF the Po'it-
icdl Science Quarterly by l'rof. G J., howard.
entitled imperialism and the Civil Service
He will there learn. somewhat to his surprise.
that il took England $50 years after the begin
ming OF her history as an imperial power to get
. dacent civil service and il he wants to
Ie,rn the immutabe conditions OF impe-
rial supremacy and the organic structure on
which a service must rest. | would advise him
10 read Mr.. Ruiyard kipling's paper entitled
I'm Black and White" which he calls signifi-
cantly Tho Enlightenment OF Paget. NJ Z.
Pasett. VI T.. is an English Men OF Parlia-
ment who has gone out to India fun OF the idea
OF en- lowing that country with free insti-
tutions like our own. the elective franchise.
representative government. &c
He is a guest Of an Indian PrO-Consul. |. e.
hi,,h n tho Ir,Ii,, civil servics To
"n ,,.i,, = ,,a,h,,i, .rtbnsi,sr in viaw ~
,'h,i, i,,,,,ar,s ~ th, ,bnIo sitr,tiop
H. .o,a,,,as his ,hooris. And tho prizzIed
a ..,,,,ol ,iru oarvioa man Nstens
=. hi, w;,b , cynical ,mussmept and
h on, oo .Iov ,ra axnloitsd
,,,,,,,rros bis .beoriss with the cruel
wbi,a h,,ds NJ thu sctual situation. n. be
s,r.,r snhstsrca India was bomoeeneous or
an .Iuc,tad ar proersssiye people Won might
,,Ir ~ f-oo jrsti,utinrs AMI g., constitutional
,,,,rrro,, b,t !, ia M ono ~ than, II.
sipnrv coporss. of trihas ;naam.d with
tribal hatreds thousands Of wears old. utterly
Indifferent to social unity or soci,l proqress
"Tbe sveraps Oriental connot he brought TO
look beyond his elan and ~ .vstsn Of consti-
tntiopal government ooull hs Devised for him
thsra is NOT ths remotest probability NJ his he
coming fit to be entrusted with il In a word
az one OF the oldest civil service ,ndres re-
Bapptt. N the latter
folded 10 him his Indian National Conpress
movement That's all Tommvrot' The poople
do NOT want n National Conrress and thew
would not know what 10 do with il ifthey had it,
Now would seem As II Won coud not easily
hnd a situation mora analogous tn that M,
India than that which evists to-day o gin
the PhiIippines. There are tho same advers-
itss az r,ce condition. relioion tribal rerotions
and the like. and in the case OF these insular
communities there il no binding interest
t.. m '
them our fres institutions vould seem to he
an utterly bopeless task. and in such , situ,-
ton what /. the alternative but form Of oov
ernment which whiIs NOT nomipsllv vat prsc
tIcslly in its essential ohsolutism ia imnerinl-
ism? The name may bs absent, but the thing
must he there berause II mus.he
"tis,ime that. confronted with sucb nossi-
tiiti.s in connection with our nav posses-
i -, :,
'onN we ASK Is II worm "hlle' for at thls
Iont It needs no gift OF prophecy but only q
very moderate EnnwIa1gs nj bi.tory 70 r.yaol
-, va 49, y, ,: y" 49,
~ w 'he hangers 'hht threaten US. liner" lies
behind US in its pages the story Of a great re-
public which nv its .varsxn,ndinp oonnuests
r,,rt,,t
"1s i'eu INTO the throne OF sovereignty OF the
civilized world. only to find that the tributaries