Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-25
Communicated.


Josh Billings mule: San amuzen'
little cuss." We have before us a
little pamphlet. by Hon. W. A.
PETER, former U. s. Senator from
kanses, the same PETER who with
sockless Jerry Simpson, have call
ed forth tho anathemies of the re-
publican press, and speakers for
the past dozen years; the same
long haired Senator, for whose
benefit the republican press have
wasted columns of ridicule, and
gallons of ink; this same PETER is
now dragged, with loving han Is
from the mire Of puerility, inabil-
ity and egotism, and held aloft in
the arms of republicansm, to be
gazed upon aud admired by the
people, and all because he has in
dorsed the Mckinley administra-
ton policy in the PHILIPPINES; and
We have been led to wonder if the
Hon. PETER has the promise of the
Mayoralty of soma Kansas city in
exchange for his (ex) change of
We've; If so, he should bear in.
mind that great man may be ap.
pointed 10 eign consul, collec-
tor of customs, or even delegate
to national farmers congress, but
he cannot always get to be Mayor
But it seems to us that Brother
PETER, in his "Anti Imperialism
Answered." Stops over little, ard
paves the way for continuance
and enlargement of the theories
which the republican party are
want to claim as harmless.
Now, in his fourth reason why
we should retain the PHILIPPIANS,
he says: "Our own interests in the
matter, we have already obtained
foothold in the markets of China,
with her millions of industrious
people, aud her vast extent ns ter
ritory, presenting a great field fo,
exchange ofthe productions Of on,
farms, factories and mines. Every
year our trade would naturally in
crease"
Now is it not little strange
that the products of our farms,
factories aud mines could enter
the markets of China in compete
ton with the Philipion, with the
"Psuper made goods Of Eur " e 81
against which we. have 70 ht, pro-
tected at home!
But then the Hon. p ffer uae
defending imp. r;slism md it is
recognized fact that in order to
defend any rne theory as advoca
ted by the re pnblican party, in the
present campaign, you must COM
bat some other. He says that on
account of our increasing trade
with China, it becomes necessary
for us to have ship-yard and q
coaling station near the coast of
of China, and that it we're better
to have whole island than a bay
and q few acres.
Granting that all this ia true;
granting that it IVES necessary to
have a whole island. The same
theory followed out only proves
that imperialism, or as our repub-
lican friends choose to call it: eek
pansion," and expansion and mill
itarism go hand in hand, for it is
necessary to have a whole island
in our case, the same grounds ex-
lst IN all CAGES, and If necessary
for the maintaining of our trade
with China, then it is equally ne
cessary in order to maintain our
trade with Brazil, Uraguy, the
east coast of South America, Chill.
Peru, and Equado on the west
coast, and why not take Madagas-
car or Zanzibar for coling stations
in our trade with the East Africa,
and while we are about it, why
not take in q few Whole Islands
along the west coast of Africa?
We know England wants all the
main Islands of the seas, now
and says it was evidently intended
for our government, but if Amer
lea should perchsnee want a few
hundred islands just for coaling
stations, and for civilization pur-
poses. England would no doubt
consent.
And our garrisons would be
easy to count. All you would
have to do would be to keep tab