The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-28
AMERICAS COLONIAL POLICY
POSTMASTER GENERAL SMITH SANS
THE PEOPLE MUST SOLVE IT.


Chicago. April 81 Charles Emory Smith,
was at the Auditorium ANNEX last night.
Today he is the orator at the Grant birth
day memorial exercises at Galonu A
special train this morning conveyed NJ.
Smith and party OF Chicagolns to Galona,
Chatting in his apartments last evening,
Of National affairs, Mr. Smith said
This nation does not need a. alliance,
political, commercial ~ military, With
any foreign power that EXISTS. believe
that the American people themselves feel
lhsi feel thai we are abe to stand alone
and COPE with any problem that confronts
IS | believe in that. Cur!ously enough
in one OF tho almost last things that Grant
wrote before his death he dwolls ON th,s
point and states that through all imc
England and this country should be na<
urai aliies and lr!on'ls, and then refers 10
Enslanu's colonial policy and dwells AZ
lenBth upon It's superb colonial system
AZ nat time we possessed no oonies, y,
thdt II LOOKS as II he almost divled what
the future was TO bring forth for us"
Inc postmaster general then discussed
questions and incidents which have grown
out OF the SpanlshAmerican war and
the policy OF the administration IN colonial
matters.
Regarding Cuba, he said. I'VE will
| maintain form 81 government there I'M
I'll the people Of that island can give to
the world a stable permanent strong gov
er1n.ent OF their own.
AS to the Philippines. the United States
is hghting them now to secure peace, That
is the only object OF the present campaign.
AS to what will be done with them after
ward the American people win settle that
question themselves. They viii decide
/ what shall be done with the Islands and
the executive and legislative branches OF
/ the government will follow the heheHts
\ OF The people Our troops are acting With
remarkable gallantry there at the present
| time
! Are VIC going to aid England In China:
/ Not that ! know Of The United states
/ has trade interests there and these Will
/ be protected, but beyond that / do not
/ expect that we Will have any extraordinary
/ interest in Chinas troubles. Speaking OF
colonies, | might say that we have coll
! onies now-Porto Rico and iawnii ana
others which some of us believe have come
to us TO stay Tor all time. True we did
not seek them, they were forced upon
us by events. but we are there and 1t might
seem that definite colonial policy has
TO be expected In the future The Ameri-
! can people VIII have to settle that Them
selves, though, and viii unquestionably
VIXEN the proper time comes for settlement
u be made.
THE United states has taken certain
position before the whole world, and is
big enough and strong enough TO maintain
II of It's own free will. How long that
position shall be maintained the people
themselves will decide and have not the
slightest doubt but what they will decide
IL the right way. have grea. condolences
Ia the judgment OF the people, the future
Of the Nation. the certainty that for all
time 10 come the government rs represent
ing the people viii hold an advanced po'
sitiou among the nations on all question:
when affect the happiness, the welfare aid
the peace OF men. We ara respected I.
every part OF the world today and mas
increaEe 10 the next few years
Il can not saw when the Filip'nos WI
sue FOR peace. hut ibis 6oye 'nmsat WI
continue to fight until they 60. WAL WI