Washington sentinel., 1899-05-27

portion OF the earth is severely limite
by malaria. and the late DR.. Pearson, II
his celebrated book, INDUCED in man
not very cheerful speculatiOns based ol
the permanence and inviolability oi thi
fever frontier. But is there any scien
tific justification for treating the malaria
properties Of 50 large a portion oi tn,
earth's surface as an ultimate anC
irremediable iactl II Is mos
proper that Great Britain, as a Power
so largely responsible tor the control oi
the tropics, should make some serious,
concentrated, and prolonged attempt
10 solve this greatest of all African
questions. The scheme for a school OF
Tropical Diseases, expounded by the
Colonial Secretary last night. deserves
the support OF all sane Imperialists."
OGfEy GrGpAfc-London, May II.
The Anglo Saxon race has solved
every problem Of colonial expansion
save that Of acclimatization IN the trop.
les There is no barbarous race upon
which It cannot impose it's will, but the
insidious diseases of tropical lands still
battle IT, still roll back its conoueriuR
progress. AT the present time
almost all the new mo sements of colonial
expansion are directed towards the
tropics, where important markets for
our manufactures remain still untapped
A striking illustration Of this is afforded
by West Africa, where until only few
years ago the white man did not dare to
penetrate into the fever laden interior,
and where, as late as 1868, it was resolved
to evacuate all the British possessions
owing to their iusalubrity. Today an
enormous region has passed under the
British flag, and this despite the fact
that no effective means OF coping with
the local tropical diseases has been
devised. II these and other similar
colonies are to he governed and con.
trolled without an excessive waste of
human life on the part of the white
administrations. the war, which has
hitherto been so successfully waRed
against sociological and geographical
difficulties, must be carried into the
pathological citadel of tropical resistance
A DREAM OF A SPANISH CoNFEDERAcY.
MseicGH Herald
II Spain is to be emancipated from the
political octopus, it must be by some
man who shall leap from the obscurity
of the mass of minor men, as did Napo
leon in France. II such a man appears,
cleans out the Augean stable at Madrid
and so wins the love and gratitude Of
the oppressed people Of all Spain. he
will be potent for the regeneration Of
his country. Would a great Spanish
dictator, a man Of plsItiye genius, give
an impetus to the halted project OF
union Of all the nations which speak the
Spanish lanRuagel Would such man
inspire the Spanish American people
with desire again to link their fortunes
with the NsGdye batrid as members of a
great Spanish coniederacy2 This
question is asked in Spain today. Could
we conceive of Mexico, Central and
South America. not reckoning Brazil,
forming great league, with Spain at
its head, for the promotion Of the
common welfare, the restoration Of the
glories Of Spanish empire2 There are
enthusiasts on this side OF the ocean who
dream this dream even as it is dreamed
in Spain.
Impractieable as the idea seems, 1t
might come within the domain OF the
possible, were Spain to yield the man,
one OF Napoleonic genius, capable Of
performing the Incredible at home
reforming every branch of Spanish
public administration, and giving new
heart to all honest soldiers and sailors
OF one thing we are convinced, and
have many times said it, and that is,
that the permanent welfare Of Latin
America and the preservation Of South
America from the despoilers Of Europe
lies in confederation. This is the age Of
trusts, OF the consolidator. Latin
America should look at Russia ever
advancing, ever unifYing, and destined
to play a great role in the worlds
affairs; at the undated energy OF
England, now mistress of Egypt, her
rights confirmed even on the Upper
Nile; at the new imperialism OF the
United States. and, looking. Latin
America should resolve not TO remain
divided, feeble, and a continual tempta.
ton to the militant powers of the world.
Nor should the leadership OF Spain be
awaited; for, If Spain cannot regenerate
herself, she can never head a revival
unifcation of Spanish interests in the
old and new worlds.
Latin America, in its present condition
of political dIsintegration, ITS cherishing
of hatreds (as betwee1 the Argentine
and Chile, and between Chile and Peru.
its frequent revolutions, as. actua lly, in
Bolivia, presents a spectacle OF weak ness,
AMI as tempting to the great powers as
old and enfeebled China. And just as
China is being dismembered and par.
titiOned in these closing years Of the
nineteenth century, will South America
be partitioned in the midyears OF the
twentieth, II there Is continued discOrd
among its component nations. II Latin
America would live, let it form its own
national trust.
Am OHIO RIP VAN WINKLR.-SOme
So years ago Matthias Steingruber, then
a soldier in the Mexican war, was
wounded in the head on a battlefield,
/ He recovered, but his mind was so