New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-23
THE DEBATE on EXPANSION.
AS IT APPEARS TO A FRIENDLY AND IN
TELLIGENT BRITISH OBSERVER.
b - snectator. London. January u.

From The Spectator. London January II.
We have no belief whatever in the opposition
nexaton Of ne Philippines The policy Of America
the resistance of-semi-clvilized colored men. who
have not notion OF the Irresistible strength they
nrobabjv convince fbe Tarals that their leaders
have deceived them. With the American feet Ia
secon the cities are All on he co as exposed 10
the fire q tho shipping and a 70 gueiii.a war,
the Spaniards? The Americans VIII pacify the
dominant caste Inc Tagals. as soon as they nave
suTpOrt Of the Papacy trembling for is great pos
sessions. and the spanards left In the islands hav-
supply any lack Of local knowledge The real con-
test will be IN Washington. and u Will not be- very
nerct mere. america Mas ai"h!s phIurs, hl.u
Americans let nothing pass without loud Speeches
fnusic-you may the same phenofnenon In Ire
land-bul the parties on TINS occasion are not
wlO knows his mon having become a. violent for
expansion as Ar. Cleveland Is violent tn opposition
from tradition disirust The new policy. over
wheimed 10y the multitude Of the West who really
eain II = recent census Of newspaners through
Out the I'nion ii was found that two-ihrds were
vote NJ AIKEN on The singh QUESTION whether
even fhat pronortion would represeni the majority
The orators Of The opposition reveal indeed, In
their speeches inner consciousness OF unpopular
ity. They do not venture to say frankly that the
Treaty Of Peace should be rejected and the Philip
pines surrendered 20 Spain nor DO they repeat ther
first argument that Americans cannot be trusted
nrf-F4rOg
the abstract rights ~ man as defined In the Con-
stitution The only just basis o. government. says
senator Hoar who probably whips his children
when they are naughty. II the consent or the
governed" That argument sounds beautiful. but
il IS hardly likely 20 convince Americans. who
expended "a million lives and $500 oro.1O0 IN
coTrueiling the SOufherners accept a
eminent agains, which the, had re6elled Who
refuse all political rights 10 their home grown
Indians. the original prOpr!etOrs OF the sol! and
who after granting the vote TO negroes suffered
II 10 be rendered valueiess by terrorism. Just
imagine a Louisiana Represent I've talking about
"0Onsanf' after reading % The military occupation
bv which his state insi after its purchase from
%spnI.ou IVES reduced 20 order. a Floridan
Senator familiar with the history OF the savage
var which Suppressed The SeminOics Are the
Americans perhaps going 10 give M Texas or
h@nd over California 10 the Mexicans with an apol-
orV and q Few millions IN compcusaton7 All that
"iS Amerieans can constliuionally govern dark
races within the Union without concedlng 10 them
,,altical MOVERS they can govern them In dis
,.rt uo-eessions and The single thing for them 10
eonsid.r ie whether IN govern ng Them they are
1,in.r good ard not evil. We maintain that they
ore Joinr good that he dark races both % Asia
and 4 fricn need century or TWO 81 discipline be,
80 fbeir full powers can reveal themseives ana
~ there are races which ran enforce this dis
cinIn. without tyranny and Win a pefceptinle re-
ilnv. he Americans TO De one of these aud that
afv wears hence. under their control the fiiplno-
,,ho nov retain many savage Instincts. Will be
rrdcriv law-aridng persons like our own Hndoos.
u,fh "A taste for acquiring money. ana the folhlc or
relieving that rhetoric IL admirable substitute
alike for thought and action; Like Arabs anh Ma
laws thew are born with the literary predispor
lions and they WIFI speak either spanish or
American their forms ~ eye esson are pretty
sure TO be little "llghfalutin'