The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-19
|S)UIHS ONLY HOPE
Henri Watterson Says Is In
the Nicaragua Canal.
OPENING ASIATlC MARKETS
This Century Cries ''Llbery'i
Next Will Shout trade"

New York, July M-In the Journal
Henri warterson writes as follows. re-
garding the Gulf states and their relation
to expansion:
I'm regard to flock Of misleading soph-
isms. and of other utterances of more
or less interested character. emanating
from certain conspicuous but short
sighted politicians having mediocre tai
ents and turn for the ostentatious array
OF resounding plat1tudes the Courier
Journal solicits the attention Of the peO-
pie of Texas Arkansas, LAuissana, Missis-
sippi, Georgia, South Carolina and Flor
ida
Its theme shall be the question en-
braced by the term National Expansion,
its purpose an attempt to elucidate some
Of the quandar4es precipitated upon US
by the war with Spain. We shall under
take to show that the one hope Of the
states named He's In the vista Of opportu-
nfties newly created in the Pacific ocean
and brought to their door by the con
struction of the Nicaragua canal This
we may take to be now assured, for, al
though the vast powers and resources Of
the transcontinental lines OF railway win
obstruct its completion to their uttermost,
substituting so-called newspapers and re-
tanning would-be party leaders and buy
ing votes in congress, they can only
little impede #. It as inevitable both to
the political ami commercial exigencies
brought into being by the untoward events
Of the fast eighteen months. It Is des-
tined to work a sweeping revolution in
the economic conditions OF the country.
mastering Importance to the people Of
the Gulf states and the southern states
contiguous thereto; to a degree, indeed,
that 1t Is not too much TO say It Will
rehabilbtate them In their lost prestige
and opulence, and may find them an ave-
nue. of escape from the conflict of races
which overshadows their present fife and
meDaces their future.
1--WE do not propose to write from the
point OF view Of partisan politics: but the
party leaders win do well to remember
that in public affairs material interests
dominate popular movements. and that.
IN the end. even the people Of the south
win find out what their real interest is,
and support those politicians who are
truest to II.
1.-THE Gulf Of Mexico, II not dead eddy.
1t Is a semi-tropic, inland sea with an
imperfect outlet. The Gulf states are in
- -o.1--k ne a.. -, a.. ,.-..-. A.. 100000.
seaIboard of the United States they are
furthest away from the centers of trade
and money.
IAN efforts at direct communication be-
tween them and Europe have been en-
barrassed by the increased distance on the
one hand and the dominancy of the great
northern cities on the other. In that
direction there Is no hope save that Of
fiscal and geographic dependency. AS the
map now is they win always have to
pa ytrfbute 10 the ship owners and money
changers OF New York. and IT'S collat-
eral branches, Philadelphia and Boston.
Even Baltimore has had to struggle up
ward through the overhanging shadow Of
these ocean tol1-gates, although within a
stones throw Of their banking houses,
their warehouses, their docks, harbors
and wharves. In a word. the activities
of the north Atlantic being ruled by LAv-
erpod and New York, the Gulf states
are at the mercy Of the capitalists Of Eng
land and the United States, who have
sent the price of cotton down 20 the star
walton point and who never let a sovereign
or dollar go unti1 they are assured. not
only Of its safe journey, but OF its return
with interest. As the south, both out Of
nne and impoverished. has no pun. ex-
ant as these are. bound TO be second
considered and second-served in the reg
uiation of prices and the disposition Of
the carrying trade.
But. taking the map Of the whole con-
tfnent Of America, both north and south,
and starting from any point upon the
Gulf of Mexico. between Galveston and
Key West, look south and west, and what
do you see? In a straight fine first south
ward over the Caribbean Sea 20 Blue
fields in Nicaragua, then nOrthward up
the San Juan river and through Lake
Nicaragua and due west across a narrow
strip OF land less than twenty miles in,
breadth, you come 90 the Pacific ocean.
Behold the vision Of power and glory,
of wealth and renown. that rises before
the minds eye; the imperial states OF Cal
ifornia and oregon and Washington TO
the norttward: stIli further north. Alas
Ia; and right out al sea IN front OF you.
Hawaii; an territory OF the United States
OF America: TO be held against the uni
verse; to be defended as long as there
remains a Yankee 20 carry a gun But
look again. and look further. There be-
fore you. stin gazing westward. II an
other world; another new world: with fits
myriads 10 be clothed ard fed: to be ed
ucated In wants; to be cultivated IN arts;
to be elevated into civilization and mar
kets; China AID japan and Australia and
New Zealand and the multtudinous tslea
Of the boJ;ndaess Pacific, including. Of
course. the Philippines Already Europe
Is reaching out for elIts rich spoil. -
doorway being By Asia and the Sgez
canal Already. g - . Worid-hghf be-
tween England and Germany and Russia.
the three great European powers. for i'd
~aaiages IN the partition add develop
msnt Of the one-quarser q the gicbs
where markets may be found FOR the
over-prodnction OF ne oder countries.
Bv1. With Ehe S&carsgaa1 canal. az these
regions are geographically ours; ard. 80
II the RalsT Of theUniverse had meant
70 impress the fact upon u and Go save
Us from losing the chance. HecarTies cur
flag there and giants d. riSh; IN the cen
ter % this rev world; and there ne are
today. and there re shall Be this tine .
han4red years hence unless sOrD@SOdy
Genes aic1s VINO = ztr1cg enough -
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