El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-19
OUR FOREIGN
RELATIONS
4 Splendid Statement of the
Results of Republican
Diplomacy
BY SENATOR G.. X. DAVIS
Whist Expansion Truly Means
Chinese Commerce VIII Be Con-
trolled BY Us-There is Not aid
Never Has Reen Any Alliance or
Understanding With England
Germany Is No Menace

Germany IL No menace.
An address delivered last week before
the alumni association Of the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania by Senator Cush-
man K. Davis, chairman OF the senate
committee On foreign relations, gives a
particularly succinct statement of the
status of the United States In its rels-
tions to the other nations OF the world
at the present time.
His statement may be taken as the
official exposition OF the creed and
policy of the republican party IN mat
ters relating to our external relations.
The deliverance is particularly timely
criminations and seneeless tir ade going
the rounds of the press.
| Senator Davis in the course of his
address dealt At length with expansion
and national development, and also
dwelt upon the Importance of the open
ing of China to the trade of the world
declaring 1t to be the most important
| event from a comm ercial point OF view
since the discovery of America by Col
umbus. He predicted that the United
States would secure a large share Of
the trade with the great Chinese En-
pire. He sale: "The United States
will command the greatest part OF the
commerce with the Chinese Orient.
We can pro luce every article that can
be sold in this new and limitless mar
ket. To conduct that commerce We
need to cross only one ocean; Europe
must traverse the Atlantic, the Medi.
terrsn can, the Red Sea and the Pacific.
Auxiliary to this vantage of position
on the American continent we possess
the Philippines, undoubtedly the rich
est of all the islands of the seas, flank
ing the oosst of China for : 1900 miles;
Hawaii snd the insular extension of
Alaska, which impends over middle
Asia, thus dominating Southeastern
Asia, and the Asistic Pacific ocean.
1.-The action of Secretary Hay in the
solution Of the problem was diligsnt
and wise. He stated to the great pow
ers what was desired and expected by
the United States, in notes OF the same
tenor to each government. These
papers are models in every way.
"Ehe assurances sought were prompt
ly and uureservedly given by Crest
Britain, Germany, Russia, France,
Italy and Japan. No diplomatic achieve
ment in our history, excepting the
treaty negotiated by Franklin by which
our independence was acknowledged
and the conventions by which Loutsi-
an and the provinces of Mexico were
negotiation. 1t did not expand our
POSSESSIONS, but 1t will expand our In
fluence and ascendancy immeasurably.
Time and the hour will prove that
Secretary Hay has, by this achieve
ment in tsrpatiopal policy. served
not only the present interests Of his
country, but has also secured for it ad-
vantages which will be yielded with
increasing benefits through a very long
future.
THE foreign relations of the United
States are In every respect suspicious
for peace, No portsnt is seen that can |
cause any reasonable fear Of war. We
were never more friendly with all |
nations than we are to-day. There is
not now, and there never was, any
secret alliance. compact or understand
ing between the United States and
Great Britain. Germany does not
purpose any enterprise In defiance Of
the Monroe doctrine, nor is there any
controversy between that empire and
this government which, in the least
degree, warrants the app ehension OF
any thing more serious than vigorous
and beneficial negotiations. Each
state epaots its own economic and pro-
teetive laws, and each state has its
right to do 50. These con flicting eco
nomic policies will, In due time, be
brought to the minimum OF conflict by
wise and conciliatory diplomacy.
"The sovereignty of the United
States has been expanded immensely
by the war with Spain. 1 believe that
t or this the American people were
or d aimed. There need be no fear for
the future. With all this, the United
States will, as always heretofore, stand
for peace. 1t lie as true of nations as
it is OF the smallest villages, or of two
antilles, or of two men, that peace is
3 ecured by obedience to that precept
of righteous eelfshnees-mind your
own affairs. We shall not entangle
ourselves In the controversies of Euro
pean states, nor by unfriendly act
intermeddle with that which does not
concern us.