The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-18

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awful tragedy that is following just exact
iy such a movement as that which the So
called anti-imperialists have championed in
the Philippines.
Calls ASuinaldo n Boxer.
1.-The Boxers in China are the precise an
alosies and representative OF the Aguinai-
dian rebels IN the PhiliL pines Had we
adopted the policy Of scuitie' in the Philip
pines. the poiicy which our political OPP
ponents now champion, tie streets OF Ma
Mia would have witnessed such scenes as
those of the streets of Pekin. To allow the
Filipino rebels to establish their own So
called government and then to protect
them against other civilized nations would
be exactly as IL we low sided with The
Boxers In China, demanded Tor them the
liberty 10 butcher their neighhors.' al
lowed the m to establish their own in
dependent Government and then agreed to
protect them from the wrath of civilized
"A more wicked absurdity than the Kan
sas City proposition FOR dealing with the
Philippines was never enunciated by the
representatives of a political party
Remember that expansion does rot hing
war. IL ultimately brings peaca. IL II or
advantage to all and especially To the REQ
pie thereby lifted out Of savasery. We
should hail the advance Of every civilized
nation over barbarous peoples, so long as
that advance Is not made in s9rne form
prejudicial TO the rest OF mankind
Il wonder how many of this aunience are
aware that up to ls5o the United states
paid tribute TO Aigiers 10 secure immunity
for our sailors and commerce from the Al
gerian corsairs. The reason We did not Fay
tribute after that date was because IN Eat
year France began 10 expand over Algters.
War followed ana lasted a numpSr or years,
and there were foolish people VINO 'hen
wrote in praise of Algerian Independence
Just exactly as there are foolish penpie row
who talk about AguinalOan dependence
But lasting peace, the first for 'nanE cen,
conquest. as II will come Ia the Philippines
through our refusal TO abandon the is:atls;
So Russia has advanced over TLIkestan
hrnrl r,s i'm haf "a
German Vote Not Overlooked.
$50 1t is a good thing for Germany 10 be-
gin To play her part abroad. and the pair
otic way In which the German people have
upne.d the German policy of building "A
navy nd seeing that Geruany's citizens
are protected and Germany's trade rights
throughout the world guaranteed offers an
.:The expansion OF a civilized people
means not war but peace. Until we had eX'
banded over this country. tho border war
fare between the white man and the red and
among the different tribes Of redmen was
unceasing. but now that We have expanded.
brought to Algiers. to Turkastan and the
SOudan by the great peoples or Europe.
Every such instance OF expansion has been
Of unreasonable benefit 10 all mankind. ana
more and more the civilized peoples are be,
ginning to realize that they can work hand
in hand with one another;
''See what is happening in China to-day.
Read the notes issued by Won Buelow
speaking for Germany and John Hay speak
ing Tor ourselves ana see now auSULulc.S
alike are the policies therein outlined. We
are taking the only course consistent with
our national self interest and our national
self respect end above all with the good OF
mankind at large"
Governor Roosevelt concluded his perora-
ton at exactly $50 o'clock.
A carriage was waiting at the door. the
Governor entered at once ard was driven
to the station, and at II % he was flying
eastward on his journey home, with the
fixed purpose Of making a speech nowhere
while en- route