The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16
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To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Wherever and whenever We see ma
TONS flag. we see not X. but the nationi
We, In the symbol behold the nation
magnitude. be 1t great Or small
Unconsciousiy the riyulet rises in the
mountain side, and without knowing how
or when or where. starts toward the sea;
when II reaches Its journeys end the sea
receives II, embraces II and none can say
that any disturbance marks the epoch.
The sea rolls as before. the world OF
waters-moyes on and on-unconsciously
as the rivuleL The United states. by
circumstances. destiny. fate. has broken
loose from tradtion. and colonial ideas
and is meeting toward foreign COLOMBIA
ton.
The humanitarian. howls. the mission
airy rejoices; the statesman wonders and
doubts; the politician, with his ear TO
the ground. listens intsntly TO hear the
voice of the people; the commercial trad
er sends an agent out to gather in the
statistics and sizes up the balance OF
trade; the various syndicates, quietly. go
after franchises. concessions and subsi-
dies. SO that heat. light. air. wStsr. steam
and transportation may all pay dividends.
and the colonists may live and learn.
Since Dewey Day. the world. in the
American waters. has moved along; the
old world has raised the devil in various
ways, In the meanwhile, sending COM
mittees to the Hague, TO put an end to
war, and agents to the various guEmak-
ing. powoeP and the explosive concerns
in the world. preparing for war, and yet
all the while criticising, condemning and
frowning on the United States. The
humanitarian prOciaims we have violated
our word In giving In to the colonial
scheme, after declaring war for the sake
OF humanity. AS 1t will be easier TO ad-
NIT this than to 80 over the reasons 1t
10 admitted. but a government. Ike
man, often Is forced to act contrary TO
impulse. Impulse does not study econo-
my, balance Of trade. balance, OF power
or the effect on others. the danger from
outside influences. A bad pledge is bet
ter broken than kept. II we made
pledge. the subsequent events since that
date only prove that we knew not what
the future was to produce, and 1t was
silly to say. in advance, what the United
States would do. We owed no duty to
Spain, none to the powers OF Europe.
We are under no duty to render an ac-
count TO any nation for any conduct. We
do owe a duty to do whatever a majority
OF the people OF the United States de-
mand in this matter, and my observa-
ton Is, that the politicians who get off,
cial tenure and then graduate, as states
men, will see that what the majority
demand will be carried out. Congress is
almost popular opinion barometer. The
people OF Kansas can 'iset the hall"
ON some congressman II they wish TO do
so. This colonization scheme Is to be
thought out. voted upon and then work
ed out as a government problem. To-
day It II embryo. tomorrow 1t will be
theory, q year or two hence, doctrine.
We are destined TO become the one great
first power, and for governmental ag-
grandizement this Spanish war was
made to order, and the results will be
TO our advancement as a government;
our advantage as novel power. and our
growth In commerce..
Commerce rules the world. The
Earth Grabbers'' understand this and
our reaching out for colonies Is dis
advantage to Europe. The European pow
ers are still at the same game. and their
frowns on our scheme of colonization. are
not from unselfish. or Humanitarian no.
tons. but from a feeling that the balance
of power is being shifted. disturbed. by
our requirement of land and that the
balance OF trade will receive a shock.
To put one idea in a semi-concrete
form, TO show what we may gain. what
Europe may lose, and the relative pow
err we exhibit to the world by our last
years labor. TO show our position as a
government. is the idea of this paper.
and the following facts are submitted as
a basis of the argument. The following
named powers have the following area.
and population In the country not count
ing any colony. The colonies being given
hereafter: