The times., 1899-10-01
Az EPOCH IN HESroRY
Dcweyfs Victory Has Changed Our
attitude Before tho World.

Dcweyis Victory Has Changed Our
attitude Before the World.
Charles DENLY. a member OF the Peace
Commission to the Philippines. has said
some strong words in commentator Of the
American victory at Manila. He made the
comments long before the Peace Comnlis-
SIGN was contemplated. He said:
Dewey's victory has changed out at
ttude before the world. We took no part
IN International questions. We had
no standing in the councils OF the nations.
We were a 'quantite negligible So
Tar did the idea that we ought to take no
part in foreign questions extend. that some
OF my colleagues al Pskin. when / under
took to make Pesce for China and Japan.
deprecated any Intervention whatever OF
the United States in the affairs OF the Far
East.
The position CT absolute indifference to
what Is happening in the world is difficult
OF maintenance; and when 1t is maintained
II Is humliiating. / recognize the exis-
tenee of national sentiment In accordance
with the supposed teaching of Washing
ton Farewell Address. which is against
the acquisition Of foreign territory. but the
world has moved. and circumstances are
changed. We have beeome a great people
We have great commerce to take care c.
We have to compete with the commercial
nations Of the world in far distant mar
kets Commerce, net politics. IS king
The manufacturer aud the merchant die
tate to diplomacy and control elections.
The art OF arts is the extension of com
mereial relations; in plain language, the
selling OF native products and manufac-
tured goods.
1t is well known that prophecies Of evil
nave preceded every acquisition Of territory
We have made. from the Louisiana Ptlr-
chase to that Of Alaska. and. Judging BY
results. these prophecies have been mis-
leading.
There is no reason whatever why we
cannot administer the Philippines in a
manner satisfactory to their people as well
as to ourselves. We have the right as
conquerors 10 hold the Philippine ISL
| ands. We have the right to hold
them on other grounds. The whole world
sees in China a splendid market for our na-
tive products, cur timber, our locomotives
our rails. our coal. oil. sheetings. mining
products. and numb -riess other articles. We
are closer to her. il we hold the Philip
pines, than any other commercial country
except Japan There Is before US a bound
less future which Will make the Pacific
more important 10 us than the Atlantic.
San Francisco, Seattle. and Tacoma are in
their infancy. They are destined to rival
New York. Chicago, and Philadelphia
| II we give up the Philippines we throw
away the splendid opportunity to assert our
( influence in the Far East We do this de-
libeFately and the world will laugh al US
| Why did Dewey take Manila? Are we 70
| emulate the French king who marched mis-
troops up the hill and then down again2
Dewey's victory marked an epoch in the
East We hold our heads higher We are
coming to our own We are stretching cut
our hands for what nature meant should be
ours. We are taking cur proper rank
among the nations Of the world We are
after markets. the greatest markets now
existing in the world. Along with these
markets viii go benefcent institutions.
and humanity viii bless US"