The evening times., 1900-10-08

badly governed country by an experienced
and intelHgen hconntry and Government re-
suits advantageousiy TO the people SO gov
erned, says the textbook, lit is proper to
now consider whether it proves adyan-
tageous to the people of the governing
country" In this section 1t might be ex-
pected that an account would be given OF
the result of Spain's attempts in this direc-
tion, how 1t once held q title mere or less
good, to the two Americas; how galleons
laden with gold and silver bore to the
mother country the products of her step
children to first enrich, then make power
full and finally, through the-corrupting ef-
feets Of unearned luxury, destroy that
powerful nation.
The Cost of Colonization.
Under the caption ''The Cost OF Colo
summarized in the following extract from
letter by S. G. Hobson, editor of the
ttHardwareman and Hardware Exporter"
Of London, to the chief of the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics Mr.. Hobson in re-
ply to a question says: "No, the Govern
ment has not spent any considerable sum
of money ir the earlier history OF the col
onies, SO that. secondly, there has been no
return of initial outlay by the colonies.
By this Mr.. Hobson means that in its ex-
tenslYe scheme of colonization the British
Government has never expended any con-
siderable sums in internal Improvements,
the development of railroads, schools, tel
egraphs, etc.
All these have been paid for out OF the
colonial funds, and Great Britain deserves
no credit for them further than it col
lected the taxes and disbursed them. or
the initial cost of subjugating these COLO
MES. where they were subJugated, the
writer takes no account, evidently fnclud-
ing this among the incidental expenses or
operating an empire. Mr.. Hobson also
makes this significant announcement
But so far as colonization is concerned.
it has been natural process. the nome
Government emily taking cognizance OF
power when = has grown sufficiently to
warrant self-government." That IS TO
say, wnen the struggling pioneers nave
succeeded in placing their colony on
footing where its commerce promises 10
be valuable and where its people are apie
to care for themselves; then England
steps in and, at no expense to herself IN
stalls a colonial Government and reaps the
benefit.
4 review of this chapter of the Repub-
Ifcan textbook would be incomplete were
no attention paid to this remarkable state
ment: In this particular we have given 10
Porto Rico and Hawaii vastly better treat
ment than is usual with colonies.
at last the country has been given a
definition Of the status Of Porto Rico No
longer does the Republican party seek TO
disguise its intentions with regard to that
unfortunate island, whose people welcomed
the invader because they believed the Con-
stitution accompanied the flag floating at
the head OF the invading host. Porto Rico
is United States colony. and its people
are subjects OF the United States. The
announcement did not come from the Pres
ldent nor from his Cabinet, nor yet from
that formerly Independent body whose
functions have been SO completely absorb
ed by the Executive, the Congress OF the
United States. But it comes from the Re
publican National Committee. and is pro-
mulgated oy Mark Hanna. Whether the
Supreme Court Will accept the definition
remains to be seen.
In the ease~of Hawaii the conditions are
very different. When that little island sur
rendered it's Independence and sought ad-
mission to the Unioa it did 50 with the
| distinct understanding that it was to be-
come an integral part OF the United States
that it was % have the fullest measure OF
free government and that sooner or later
it was to d6ianother star to those on the
field OF blue.