The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-04

primrose path TO a belief in the fu-
ture OF our country In the Orient.
ne should read THE Golden Horse
shoe" BY Stephen Bonsal. 1t Is proverbia,
that the man who Is convinced against his
win remains OF his former opinion. Mr..
Bonsal il wise-in tho eyes of the New
York Evening Post he doubtless seems d.
aboIically wise--for he does not try 70
convince anyone OF anything. Rather. nc
converts without convincing, by process
no clever that II really should be patented.
His book is written In the form OF let
tiers between an infantry captain on duty
IN the Philippines. and his friend who Is
a lieutenant attached to the STAFF OF tho
military governor Of Puerto Rico. Tine
officer In Puerto Rico Is wholly conhdent
that the future OF the East Is ours by the
eame reason and for the same causes that
we secured the supremacy OF the West
Capt Herndon, on the other hand, when
he sets sail In "the United States trans
mort sherman, bound for Manila, via
euez." does not regard the expedition as
anything but an unpleasant duty. Ihe
truth about the situation Is that our hu
manitarfan war has gotten us into an un-
fortunate scrape, and much good blood.
worthy OF better cause. l think, VIII
have TO be spilled before we can hope -
rot out OF II. The only way to extrfcate
ourselves, I should say, is by adopting In
the East Indies the cold-blooded and bar
barous methods OF warfare which we for
bade the spaniards to use against their
rebels in the West Indies. Mind you, do
not for a moment presume TO consult my
personal inclination; a soldier IL, and OF
nacessifv must be- hlindly and thouRht-
lessly obedicnt to his orders, but II did'
would be almost anywhere else than
where I am"
Starting out with these sentiments.
firmly rooted in his mind. Capt. Herndon
describes the things ne saw on MS way 70
Manila. and the effect they had upon his
mental attitude. What he sees OF British
rule in India and Ceylon impresses nm
deeply. They are doing every day. ana
they are doing II better every day. the
task the great Moguls made mess OF.
and they are avoiding the rocks which all
the great invaders OF India, from the aays
Of Alexander down to Duplex. came to
grief upon"
His nrst view Of Singapore rs an eye
opener" A trader tells him: In one gene
ration the British have replaced harbarism
chaos They have made trade and COM
mcrce flourish where formerly there was
only head-hunting and internecine war,
and misery That oessars Description ro'
hundreds Of years the merchant-adven-
turers sailed past the Island OF sihsapo'e
because It was apparently only jungle.
infested with tigers. and certainly gave
no promise either OF spices or gold. Then
a. Itut nj
made free port OF II. the first In modern
times. believe, and OF the result 70" oaa
Judge for yourself. II has become world
city. and one OF the greatest markets IN
either hemisphere The volume OF TRADE
mat passes th'ousn VI
shipped Is simply incaienianie. by the
opening Of such market the we"-peihs
OF the savage tribes when aweh "'n'h
= radius OF 80" miles, has been ihefeasei
beyond measure o"' s'"p
the prosperity and the law and order which
reisns in Singapore has done more l eiaih'
20 improve the condition OF the ssFases
OF Maiayns theh al 'ne Sos'ee'os 'V' .'o
protection OF the aboriginal races when
cool but misguided men nave louhaeu
thu word over Mind YOU I'm not against
tho missionaries. as 80 many raiders are
l nave KNOWN 700 many 49," '""" "-
them for that; but do believe mat tas
port of Singapore, with me sospei OF
work which II breaches day ana night
year In ana year out 10 MI VINO pass
through US gates, whether ON ocean steam
ers or Malay praus' has done more TO e''i-
lise and even TO ChristianiAe the natives
% this port Of the Werh thah an ths
Scriptures that have been circulated ofoah-
cast amNnE them In 'he~ several Nesna'u-
lars. And the reason IL clear. tho story
OF sinsapore Is a parable "i'hih the SrSsH
OF all. when an can uHu'tS'Al'H' eve"
when the Teachings et our l9fa are IN
an eth'eM sense '"' o'S'H" N'''' e"'"l'e-
hension"
fhis gospel OF commerce pnPFeHsfS Sap]
hernaon, ana he hnds himself hesinnius
20 hop" that when we nave haa Manu-"
fof SeasSS'''" F" N'' W. a. summing a."
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