The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-11
cuIIgcHMEN DISCUSS POLICY.
OUTLAWS ARE GATHERED
TN - CONGRESS- AT ST. PAUL.

&attanaI Expansion Involves
u;otism-Tbe speech He De-
81 on the observation-disclosures
Too< Part in the Debate.
hon WhippIe Is the Venerable
.trman of the Congress.
:. psuI. Mimi, Oct. 1o.-The nineteenth
Of the Protestant Episcopal
1oDsl ,noned lis sessions in this city to-
t,b a large attendance Of leading
la' men from all parts of the United
states ,.,o4o. - .ro
& ..ioq at Christ Church, Bishops Whip
and Gilbert of Minnesota officiating.
& r,.,,~,.i,g the communion service, Bishop
a ,r,.,,o nj Michigan City, Ind, delivered
.ddrass suitable to the occasion. In
n .s,srnoon the delegates visited various
..,s of interest, and at 4:S0 o'clock were
.,.red formal reception at the Ryan
Hotel
This evening the regular services of the
4 .,rsss began. the large auditorium of
B -. Ponies church being well filed with
s ,.I.,stes and visitors. Bishop Whipple,
81 -, venerable and famous Northwestern
q a,.syonary. who was rendered such a not
.,i, series of receptions in Great Britain
81 Ia, wear and who is now the senior bish-
an of the American Church, presided, a
POSITION he will hold at all the sessions
81 hiring The week. Bishop Whipple briefly
& n..l,omed the congregation 10 this city and
8 into The topic of the hour was Does
y.,onaI Expansion Involve Imperial
Fl ISM
Bishop Henry c. Potter of New York
o,cned the formal discussion in the at
81 frmative lie said
II bishop Potter ON Expansion.
"Imperialism is an unfortunate word in
III This discussion, because, of course, in one
III sense. 1t has no appropriateness. The
ID hest authorities define an imperialist as
Fl meaning one who belongs to or supports
Fl an emperor. and Imperialism is system
n n stage OF imperial government. Now
81 whatever else may happen, the hands on
q the clock of history do not usually go
Fl backward. and nothing is, antecedently
Fl speaking more improbable than that ma
I'll ion which has delivered itself from the
Fl rule of kings and the rights of the few
n as against the disabilities of the many will
# being moreover Il people that has adopt
ed the principle of universal suffrage
revert to a system which takes away that
81 privilege and RENTS the government TO
s The will Of an individual, which is substan-
b tally the imperial idea.
But whatever may be improbable, moth
Fl inc is more entirely possible than that a
nation which still preserves the forms of
b0riinate them TO methods of It's admins
& r4u0n, which, sooner or later, will bring
81 ha substance of Imperialism along with
M them"
ri Setting aside what had happened or
would happen he sought TO show how this
81 might come about by assuming a situation
which he thought conceivable 4 for
esn power had acquired a great group of
Sands Of which, practically, it knew
nothing. Some of them, however, had be n
maintaining a long and heroic struggle for
freedom, and had fondly hoped that their
purchase by a republic would be simply
The prelude to the achievement of that
e1d Continuing, he said:
y Now it would seem at least reasonable
hat the conquering or purchasing republic
~ should tnausurate its relations to its new
81 possessions by some conference with its
dominant peoples. But no. Its first word
subJeclion, its first demand surrender,
us first second, aud third conditions are
We Will recognize nobody, we will treat
with nobody, we alone viii dictate all the
terms The policy does not work happi-
H. These pestiferous wards of the nation
Wll not lay down their arms; and these
alien communities, instead of hailing the
8 Stars and Stripes with wild delight, are
actualy insolent enough to intimate that
ley would rather salute a flag of their
Own Let us suppose, however, that the
Inc comes when this foreign republic has
Tlshed out the last ember of rebellion,
ana suited every faintest hope of protest
& ne Old revolutionary idea survives, the
pa passion for freedom wakes anew and
20 me new possessions must be vigorously
governed, there must be hosts of troops
a0u scores of governors, and the organiza-
on oi armies and staffS and military
9afls for nobody knows just how many
Islands
Politics in the Matter.
How are these governments to be con-
Sn'u'ed. How is the chief ruler of the
Instant republic, in whom, as it happens,
arie Is vested at any rate for the time be-
e really despouc power, 10 attend to all
Nse matters He happens usually, with
- 70 nave a task on hand-that Of secur-
"lS own reelection, which, naturally,
oo,oel a large share of his time; how
"e De expected 10 neglect il for tho
|' ol some wrctched islands, mainly
VlleH as he is told Though unfortunate
lVr nm Incorrectly with a lot of ignor-
wy Ailte nisgers?' Or rather if he must
N"e laoSe some sort of attention, how can
Hdhe thef conquest and government a
ans OF strengthening himself with his
''N ana binding new adherents TO a
'@' ana spontaneous movement for his
t'uoh! There are good many peo-
ue Knows, whose fidelity to the party
p"eY commercial question. There is
@usar interest, aud the tobacco inter
ana the kite-flying interest by which
a'on every conceivable adventurer who
l"I ny ready with his particular scheme in
InillApplnes, only waiting for the OPP
UNITY TO exploit them. And he and
~ ne, for that is the most serious
l Oh our whole situation, promulgates
poHo'eS Of a nation? Every now and
H our political history there occurs
e uilols incident, which. at the first
moa,t IS most perplexing for weeks and
There has been deepening
F,r, le public mind some strong
,Vlion which finds its expression
,, many ways and by so many voices
a. " seems to be in its grave signiti-
op "n,lls akabe. Just at his point
ni mere occurs in some leading state
,t,, al convention, in which, not I'M
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