The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-19

ductlon ! n population as was tor
merly common. The means of
communication have reduced the
chances for famine and the ad-
vancement of medical science has
reduced, the mortality of the popu-
lation by perhaps 50 per cent.
France alone Of European ma
lions is not increasing rapidly in
population and is therefore about
the only nation that does not need
to seek for outside territory fer the
reason that her population is
crowded.
At the present time we have no
need to colonize to provide for our
surplus population, for we have
plenty of unoccupied territory for
an increase of population and a
great portion of our settled lands
are not worked to the full capacity
of their production. We are still
the portion of the globe to which
e%migrants are hocking in large
numbers to acquire the means of a
livlihood. The second cause of
colonization is the desire to gain
commercial advantages. Every
nation that has a considerable sea-
coast and therefore commerce by
sea needs outlets for her commerce
and means to supply her ships with
refugees from storm, opportunity to
repair damages and protection
from assaults in time of war. The
French nation establishes most of
her colonies for this reason and
to very good purpose. England
has this object in view in her East
India colony. Certainly that
country has population dense
enough not to offer a chance for
dlsposlng of England's surplus.
We are now at a point in our de-
velopment to need such places
from which we can reach the diff
ferent portions of the globe and
our acquisition of Hawaii, Guam
and the Philippines are of just this
kind. The Samoan islands have
given US for some years a foothold
IN the Pacific. The opening OF
Japan and China to commerce is
to US of greatest importance and
unless we have a foothold on the
eastern part of the Pacific we are
at a great disadvantage with other
nations in competing for this trade.
The third and last great motive
in establishing colonies is the &C
quisitition of wealth and of power.
Wherever gold or precious stones
are found, where large supplies OF
the wants of other people are pro-
duced you will find England anx-
lous to get possession. 1t is the
true imperialism which controls
that great nation. As example,
take the trouble between England
and Venezuela, between England
and the United States with regard
to the boundry of Alaska, and now
the wal in South Africa.
The United States have never
shown a desire to deprive others
of their lands and prosperity for
the mere purpose of gain anG
power.
The government of colonies has
been conducted differently by diff.
ferent nations and this difference
has proven whether a nation is fl,
to obtain and retain their Deepen.
denotes. England has always, since
the revolution in this country
shown a desire to deal fairly with
her colonies, so that now Canada
and Australia are Independent,
colonies who are in perfect accord
with the mother country. Even
in India she grants such an
amount of freedom to her depend.
ent peoples as to secure general,
~peaceable acceptance of England's
rule.
The Dutch have shown a similar
desire to live p~eaceably with Their
colonies and are successful in this
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