Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-01
The Cost Of Intermeddlinr.


One of the most baleful effects of i'm
perialism to which the Republican party is
seeking to commit the country is that it
leads to the neglect of pressing affairs at
home.
The Nicaragua canal bill which is of vital
importance to our own people must stand
back and will probably NOT pass till the adj
vent of Democratic Congress because the
quixotic Philippine adventure and Cuban
reciprocity have precedence over every
thing else, though they are both the direct
result Of our oficious intermeddiing in out
side affairs.
Administrative abuses, which are now
growing and fourishing like a green bay
tree, would be watched, criticised and
checked by the newspapers, if there was no
Philippine question to fill their columns
and crowd out what should more nearly
concern US.
Washington correspondents find that their
papers do not want much matter on vital
domestic subjects, as they are not con-
sidered worth the space. They must 60 off
to Mount Pelee and Manila to get matter to
put under the big head lines on the front
page.
Pierpont Morgan may proceed unmolested
to acquire fee simple to the earth because
no body is noticing his operations.
The beef trust has already stolen the
peoples meat, and Attorney General Knox
prominent trust lawyer, has gone out to
try to recapture it by putting salt on its tail.
1t is very young urchin who has not
already learned that such plan of opera
tions is futile.
When the trusts see Uncle Sam in the
far east administering the water cure to
hapless natives they know he cannot watch
and check their nefarious schemes, so they
ioyfully proceed to make hay while the sun
of their great opportunity shines.
Who can say how much good might have
been done in our own country with the
thousand million dollars already squan-
dered in foreign lands within the last four
years, and with the other thousands of
millions we must yet cough up" before
the country can be extricated from the net
work Of difficulties into which Republican
mismanagement has landed it2
Ye who have skill in figures ponder on
this question, and investigate as to whether
in speaking of thousands of millions, we
are ezaggerating in the least. Also reflect
on how difficult it is to accumulate even one
thousand dollars in any Legitimate way,
and try to realize the colossal waste of the
peoples substance that is now going on.
What are we getting by the expenditure
Of these millions2 We are simply burden
ing ourselves with the necessity Of expeud-
ing other millions.
Let Democracy come to the rescue and set
UP the Filipinos for themselves, reserv-
ing coaling stations, commercial rights, and
all other advantages we need in the Orient,
50 that the little brown men can go the way
of Cuba, and so that the great American
principle of Government by and with the
consent of the governed" may stand as the
goal to which all humanity may look. and
that the only beacon light of liberty that
exists to-day may not be extinguished.
When even Republican county conven.
tions throughout the country are passing
resolutions to deal with the Philippines as
Cuba was dealt with, there can be no further
doubt that the Democracy Will have the
people with them on this issue
No government is good that is upheld by
bayonets only, and no government is poor
that is administered by the people them
selves.