Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-10-27
IMPERIALISM IND
EZRA NSIll.

MIR. Editor: The question before
people to day is expansion and impes
ism and as it concerns one i, e9RGaEfsaqiis
all. so take the pleasure 10 WITH NJ
points on this grand and msste Winds
jet. TO surrender territory vi uilln
acquired by the outlay OF 30 muc ehsrl
and treasure, would seem 70 me 8 anA
abandonment Of opportunities 'nogif a a
heaven sent for they were not Oh slnai y
contemplated by any body, We q /
now reward the Philippines 10 Sps
cause If v 9 should they would ON
come prey to European diploma
do believe it would DO safe 70. seil
to some purchasing power. WsfSaSs
Porto Rico If for nothing else th4 =
ing station. Look at the map on
Indies and see where Cubs n
across our Southern water front
would be foolish to let that id
position that we have acquired
ont of our control, The traditipn1
At home and mind your own u Y
which was laid down BY WashiA Won WSs
oil right and wise for weak al
Cling nation. and Of course ifit t1t re
adhered to would be wise fOreve1 ~
vidual, but ws know each centuryS t1ail
own tale cf progress % ten. eacEl 3
up its own problem to be solved i r.
the difference between 4 scattered p0e.ils.
ton frlnging along the East Atlantic - !.
boar and seventy millions Of people "a
cupying and traversing theoontintnt frrha
the Atlantic to the Pacific 10 too great Is
admit Of cont act. Another century MAJ.
witness the transfer Of human aMbiti0ni
and activities from Europe and America
Asia and our native land, Africa which d
this the is in active motion The Pafua
tic and not the Atlantic may become t.
wa>hbasin of the universe. then can N
stand apart while these great movemeted
of mankind like running stream pity
them by an isolated and helpless mass =
accumulated and corrupting licberp The ,
We should not, the AmerIo N NeAns.
should to the best OF his ability t'y nan
reap some Of the benefits Of which imEtlo,e
ialism and expansion affords, We She :
adapt ourselves to the changed order
which the people both white and blaT
will go by. The vista, as it opens to o.
sight is not so great as would have bugi
that of Texas and California, Floridaf Tn
ALASKA to the eyes Of Washington = ~, ~
cause withall bis wisdom the faith 70
this country could not foresee electricity
nor estimate the geographic contractions
it has brought already you know that tho
old world is receding and another world
is coming into view with the goth Century
and the things and statements OF the
twentieth century must address them tt
this and viii be largely constr uctive IN its
character, would say the cloth has been
already partly cut out and 1t remains now
for statesmen and for US all to put it to-
gethrr so that the world may wear u.
this union from now on is destined to te
a world power and Of conrse its foreign
policy will need to be completely recon-
slructed and the man who could cling TO
the traditions OF Washington is as one
who would reject the railway and travel
by stagecoach. 1t is true that we ex-
change domestic dangers, but we in every
direction multiply the opportunities OF tosi
people. We no doubt risk wars, but with
all of t,at man has but one time to DE
and either in peace or war be is not likely
10 die until his time comes. .Sntficlentt
unto the day is the evil thereof because
as one great man has said. 1--WE we're al
together in the fight, let us all be together
in tho conclusion" and his saying IS a.
ready in working force for the young
manhood of the country IS as goodly
brand suatched from the burning flames
Of noble deeds and elevatipg ideas.
ST.. TERRY. g
Boone. la.
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