The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-04-27

coast line. The Philippine acquisition has profound,
modified all American policies, as ex-senator Edmunds
OF Vermont and other pubcists have pointed out 1t il
now the duty Of The United States to create still
powerful navy TO make ready great force of ghin,
men and be prepared to defend itself as later
must"
As the profound modification of 'aI American poll
and the part the results of the Spanish war hav
played in bringing about feeling of hostility in Ger
tain quarters of Europe it not necessary speak No
debating the timeliness of the Spectators warning fo
in itself 1t amounts to little, the policy pursued by tn,
American people in the matter of preparation for self
has for generations been characterized by cmna
folly.
This government, in the Monroe doctrine has under
taken more than has been assumed by any nation in mod
ern times We have engaged to prevent the entire world
from exercisngn any part of two great continents
their adjacent islands, that which the nations of the world
have ever regarded indisputable privilege-tht
right to coOnze. We have maintained this attitude IN
til has become accepted national policy which
political party would dare think of repudating
We have left ourselves for withdrawing from
position yet have wuly closed our eyes to the
stics- almost ultimate certainties-ncdent to its con-
tnued maintenance.
The first quarter OF this century promises to be signal
lied by remarkable industrial and commercial activity
among all the manufacturing and trading nations of the
world. This means immensely stimulated activity among
the coOuzng nations of Europe The underlying motive
of all will be ethe effort of each to appropriate a.
much of the earths surface and many of its inhabitants
as possible to Its particular ACKNOWLEDGMENT Ia this
struggle already so far developed Russia has fixed her
eyes and concentrated her energies upon China Every
move she makes that vast board every rouble she
spends in her tremendous operations has each an object
clear and well defined For years to she will be sat
sfed with exploiting this field. England will probably
attempt little elsewhere than in Africa Certainly not IN
ho fpfn In hat fuI
fruitful field for her adventurers her of business her
,olonss and her expansionsts 1t is field peculiarly
lers for while France of its territory than she
ret hers of ncomparaby greater value actual and DO
entail Germany, with her arti6cally supported colonies
S not even rival of England in Africa Her African
experiments have thus fan but repeated the history of
'ountynduced colonial immigratons. 1t is to South
America that the land of the Kaiser looks for the future
The Spectator is friend to this country and would
probably like 10 believe all its talk about European coal
ton. Should be formed, 1t would be along purely
commercial nes and here this country could take care Of
lersef We need fear hostile military European com.
'Ination for it would be formed without England
nd England would never go into 1t. If the Monroe doc
rlne ever put to the supreme test in all human proba
ity, Germany will hold up the other end of the contro
ersY Wars between great powers will unquestonably
henceforth largely determined sea- With this fact
ndsputed as it s-starng in the face, we have per-
1ltted congress to pursue relatively nggardy polio,
owards our navy Our expenditures for naval construc
ion are liberal only when contrasted with the extreme
egree Of beraty to which have for SO many years
cen accustomed
The millennium has not arrived and have not ceas
1t is idle to indulge in such childish nonsense as that
ale different order of people from the rest of mankind
nd will never have in with an adversary of
le first class The Monroe doctrine is a chip which we
instantly carry shoulder and which, soon or late
'me power will attempt to knock off Upon the relative
rength of the two navies will largely depend the out
'me 1t will not do to cherish the illusion that all our
lval engagements will but repeat Manila and Santiago
eantime congress might do we'll to keep eye upon the
wal program of Germanys restless emperor \