The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-08
Now that the election Is over people
may resume their talk on Cape Nome.
oLNEY ON THE SITUATION.


Ex-secretary oiney thoroughly believes
IN accepting accomplished facts. however
unpleasant they may be. and making the
best Of them.-Boston Globe,
Mr.. olney is right in assuming that II a
now unforeseen emergency should arise
neeessitating an alliance the United States
would logically seek II with Great Britain.
-Wilkestarre Record OF the Times.
In the new situation ne sees the GER
tainiy OF. an enlargement OF the nation !
mental and moral vision and the abate-
ment OF racial pre1udioes; hut without in
volving any decline OF the old-fasnloned
American patrio,lsm.-New York sun.
Though disputing the wisdom OF the ac-
QUESTION Of the Philippines Mr. oluey
does not ay what should now be done With
them. He contents himself with saying
that I'VE start our career as a world power
with the Philippines handicap firmly fas-
tened 10 us"-Chicago Record.
The management Of the Philippines Il
henceforth, he says, purely Amerlean
question. Men who see this as ,ciearlv ID
he, having once freed their nlnds ear
join heartily with their oountr,rmen M lac
task Of settling the question 10 thu be~f
American advantage New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
An article by Richard Olney on .eThe
Growth 81 our Foreign Policy" IN ne A.
lauiic for March Ein amuse. interest ana
disturb The leaders % both roilficni
parties. To the Republicans Mr. Ciovs-
lands secretary % state measures out en-.
enlargement ana criticism IN equal doses.
20 the Democrats his paper win earr,,
small measure % satisfaction and larae
measure of Observation-Disclosures Inter
Ocean.
Mr. Oiney however. wants r. disfinetfv
understood that the Monroe dsctFfer rtu
continue to % business az the Old counts-
'sinco 81 requires - Europe 90 abs.aiu
from dulug In Americs nothing more than
W. should and mus, abstain from doine
IN Europe" The aggressive utteranca n
NfaSsac susetts most eminent peono~rat
wlli induce NrtrEalss's most eminent Dem
oerat % 40 much thinking aud more AK.
Hartford Post
But vhas changes IN our forelrn rsta-.
lions does our advent IN the East entail
sS matter a necessity This "a fiscnss
"a In the final pages Of the article. The
answer h that We muai stu follow Wash
ingson's advice. avoid permanent silg4aes.a
ana abstain from interfering Ia the inter
nal Affairs ~ Europe The Monroe dor
trine mast he adhered 20 and We must
continue 80 antag0nize any attempt ~
European powers 10 plant their rSns On
American soiL-ChicaEo Evening Post
Two considerations IN connection win
Americans ncw departure IA itp foreign
policy which are seldom heaFd ~ are
brought eut wlfh cisarness and force b.
Mr. Olney. one o. these r. that the les-
i8tion policy could not have LASTED much
longer. even ~ me var q iaS aad rot
ccme. The other is that the changed a.
titude q the United States 20 the r,.st
az mankind viii broaden the country
knowledge - their political and social
problems. diminish race prejsa.ces and
give every American hroaanszs OF men
tel vision and an enlargement OF human
sympathies, which while strengthening
his devotion 10 his os1 country VIII
make rim. Ike the Roman a Traiaa's
days. n citizen OF the world.-st. Louis
Globe-DemOcrat