The Washington times., 1904-04-27
CULLOh PRAISES
THE REPUBLICANS
Reviews accomplishments
of Past Seven Years.
BIG DIPLOMATIC MATTERS
Policy Of Nation Absolute Neutrality.
Country Safe Under ROOse-
welt and Hay.

Senator Cuilom. chairman of the For
eign Relations Committee. this morning
took the opportunity in the Ssnate TO
review the important international ques-
tons which have been settled s:ncs 1897
during the Mckinley Roosevelt admin
istrat.ons
He pointed out that there have been
more big diplomatic matters carried TO
a successful conclusion IN the last sew
en- years than in any similar length Of
time in the history of the country.
The acquisition of the Hawaiian Is
lands. he said. was the first step which
gave TO the United States a foothold IN
the Pacific II was the beginning Of
our great expansion under the Ia, Kinley
Administration.
The War With Spain.
The result. he said, has been 10 glk-e
Porto Rico and the Philippines better
government. more liberty more pros
perity than they ever enjoyed in their
previous history. and to Cuba has CIV
e,t absolute independence.
That short. though momentous con-
fiict. he declared small though IL was
IN comparison with our own civil war.
the subsequent history and policy Of
the United States. That conflict awoke
US to a realization OF the fact that
more than a century OF remarkable in
ternal industrial development rendered
US an important factor in the worlds
system
Under the Administrations OF McKi,f-
ley and Roosevelt, the United States has
~, ba
of the world which it never occupied IN
any former period of our national life.
lie referred 10 the settlement of the
boundary question between Alaska ana
Canada Speaking of The Hague In
ternational Peace Conference he re-
called that Mckinley was one of the
first TO respond 10 the Cars invita-
through the efforts of the American rep
resentatives that the permanent cours
OF arbitration was created at The
Hague.
Canal Made Possible.
Senator Cullom reviewed the diplo-
matte complications. including the
Clayton-B ulwer treaty. which lad so
long stood in the way of an isthmiaR
canal and said:
The practical work CT constructing
the three years of the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration more progress has been
made toward this end than in the three
quarters of a century OF our previous
history"
Turning TO our relations with the
Orient. Senator Cullom gave a detailed
account of Secretary Hays success in
securing the open door and preventing
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of China. Speak
ing of the war. he said:
The struggle now going on between
Russia and Japan is a calamity which
tho nations greatly regret. and al would
rejoice il that war should cease. and
am sure this Government would do any
thing possible 10 effect a settlement on
fair terms 10 each
The Consular Service.
Referring to the increase in the con-
s:ular service. he said that this service
has saved about ten times its total cost
to the Government One consul alone.
by preventing frauds. has increased the
receipts from customs nearly 100000
: year since 1898.
IN conclusion. he said:
THE policy of the nation now is. and :
ought to be. absolute neutrality, whether
at peace or at war. honest and straight
forward in our intercOrse with all.
with Theodore Roosevelt as Presi-
dent and John Hay as Secretary Of 4.
State. the pecnle may rest in the as
surance that our international rights ?
will be cared FOR. the honor of the ma
tion well guarded. and so far as our
interests may be affected by our foreign
policy they will be wisely conserved.