The Saint Paul globe., 1900-09-30
wing from the Metropolitan Traction

ceiving from the Metropolitan Traction
company, because I did not consider it
a trust.
But It practically controls every trac-
ton line on Manhattan Island" replied
the chairman of the committee. eff any
one Of its men should lose his place he
would have to leave New York If he con-
tipued in the business, because there is
no otner company to employ him. Where
would he go? In another year, the Met
repontan may combine with the traction
lines throughout New York. and, there
fore, he'd have to leave the state. Tho
traction trusts of all other cities viii
have combined by that time, and the
state trusts viii all have united, and tc
get work this man would have to leave
the United States. How long will 1t be,
if things so on as they are now, till Il
single trust will control the traction roads
of the world. and this man have to ge.
off the earth These are the plain
words of the toilers, who are at the
mercy of the trusts. They have reasoned
this out themselves and state the cases
Of several millions of their fellow work.
ers. From men like these [ get my IN
formation, and it applies to all conibina-
ticns OF capital. History shows the fate
of nations that fall into the clutches Of
the sordid rich.
ON EXPANSION.
You ask my views on expansion. I
give them to you. Everybody l know
wants this country to grow, but in the
right way-certainIy not trust expansion.
The great danger of imperialism arises
from the necessity Of a standing army.
Continual warfare is inevitable, and we
must hire soldiers to do the fighting, or
! draft them from our own countrymen. I
favor a strong navy, because ships can
not be built IN a few weeks; but we dom t
want a standing army to fight our bat
ties with other nations. Since the time
Of George Washington this government
has always been able to rally enough
volunteers to protect 1t in any emergency.
This is our situation today, If menaced
by common danger; but to call for VOL
unteers to go to the ends of the earth,
to kill and be killed by savages, is very
different. If this warfare is to be kept
up, We must expect, sooner or later, en-
forced military service. This, too, In
! the face Of the undeniable fact that no
body on this earth wants to fight US.
L have decided objections to expansion
beyond our continental limits. Spain was
the richest nation in the world Until she
began the conquest Of far away races.
She made the mistake of attempting to
rule over alien nations against their
wills. She forced her commerce upon
tneH, ana smut out from them the mar
kets of the rest Of the world. England
is the only empire that ever mastered
the colonial problem, and she has learned
it since the days of Lord Give. The key
stone of the British colonial policy IS that
her subjects are accorded the right of
buying where they please. England has re-
versed herself, recently, In South Africa,
and is about to impose form OF govern
ment upon the Beers that they DO not
[ ia a int In
her imperial career
In this connection, we must not forget
that the Filipinos assisted US in the war
against Spafn believing that they We're
to have their freedom. That war on the
islands might be going on now but for
! the help they gave US Would they have
given us their aid had they thought their
freedom imperiIed? If the Cubans are to
get freedom, why shouldn't the Filipinos
enjoy the same blessing?
OUR COLONIAL POLICY.
Look at our position In those Islands
today. Congressman Grosvenor, a. Nc
Kfniey mouthpiece, says that I'VE have
taken possession Of the Philippines for
the revenue assured from them" Let
us see If we have-under the treaty with
Spain, the United STATES pledges herself
to the open door" policy and grants
to her conquered foe the Same privileges
eile mas AerseII. Inc rourth article of
that treaty says, IN effect, that for ten
years from the date of the ratification Of
the present treaty. Spanish ships and
merchandise are to be admitted TO tha
ports of the Philippine islands on the
same terms as ships and merchandise Of
the United States" What's the out
growth OF this policy? Simply that Spain
is doing the great bulk of business with
Manila-outside the stores going there to
feed and equip our invading arnyi Mar
chandise entering the port Of Manila IN