The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11

almost any. kind OF paper; We had other
students who could never learn
1T must hay. been then that Hay te-
came acquainted with Lincoln: said l.
Yes. although suppose Lincoln must
have known Hays father and may have
known him rs boy. Lincoln was a great
friend OF Milton Ha-. ard he vas fire.
when Lincoln was elected President h
mad. John Hay one Of his secretaries. and
he then began that Diplomatic training
which is valuable TO him to-ds=.
THE ENGLISH MISSION.
did YOU have ANYTHING to do with the
appointment OF Colonel Hay as Minister
TO England?''
- have always ha' a high opinion Of
Hay's diplon,fic sbilitv," replied senator
Tuliom. 'ani when Mckinley was elected
I wrote a letter. %it!iOut solicitation on
the nart o, Hay or any one else. advising
the President to give Hay the mission to
England. lie got the appointment. but
cannot say that nay letter was the cause
OF that.
Department and Secretary Day was about
TO he elevated 30 the Supreme Court. I
again wrote Mckinley. advising him TO
call John Hay home and make him Secre-
tary of State.
'In my letter nut forth his peculiar
fitness for the position. saying that no
could handle the forslgn Powers better ,,
than any other man living. and could I'll
the place well as one man In the coun-
try Mckinley was then considering both
Hay and whitelaw Reid.
There were many influences at work.
but Hay was chosen. and l don't think
that McKinley regretted H."
The conversation here took foreign
turn and / asked the Senator whether he
was satisfied as TO what had been done as
10 Cuba. He replied:
Il think that island IL being greatly
that the United States should be con-
graduated on Its connection with IT,
We have through our treaties secured
its independence and AZ the same time
made IL practically a dependency Of the
United States.
By the,e treaties Cuba cannot enter into
any questionable or entanGling alliances
with foreign powers: she cannot 20 into
debt beyond her ability to easily pay. and
her situation Is such that sooner or later
she must become even more closely as
sociated with the United States than she
Is now. II may be that she Will ons day
ask to be annexed to tho Cnion.
How does Cuba get along governing
herself--'
ION. Estrada Palma. the President, Is
an able man and he can control the peo-
pie.
States, having nyed :or rome time In this
country. I can't say what will bs the
status OF the island when he passes away"
How is the country prosperinsy
1t Is growing very rapidly as far as
new Industries and the development Of its
resources are concerned. Many Americans
are investing In Cuban lands and in other
properties of all sorts.
Sir william Van Horne. the head of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad. who got his
railroad education In the United States.
Is now building railroad from one end
OF the island to the other. This will open
mp much country which has heretofore
been inaccessible
PORTO RICO AND SAN DOMINGO.
What is the condition OF Porto Rico?"
II think 1t steadily grows better. re-
piled Senator Culion. Porto Rico Is
island. although by no means %
rich Cuba. Cuba IL one OF the most
fertile spots on the globe.
'"rhe Porto Ricsns are easily governed
We have established schools everywhere
there. and ! believe that the island will
eventually be one Of our most desirable
VIII We not have TO take that island to
Il hope not" replied the Senator. "At
least not until they have had enough wars
to wipe out the turbulent elements among
the islalhdeis, / think We have our hands
Are you satisfied with the condition of
Yes; the Philippines are doing very well
now. and they will become much more
valuable as time goes on. The people are
fast recovering from the war, and we may |
expect a continued peace
do you think Canada will ever be a
part Of the United States. Senator Gull
Iom?'' I asked.
would come soon IL may still come. but |
|, seems to me that IL Is farther away |
now than 10 was twenty years ago the
British provinces north OF MS have become |
united since then, and a greater love for |
the mother country and the King has !
sprung up.
How about the great Northwest. where |
so many Americans are ernixrating. VIII
those American settlers not create pro- |
sentiIrentg
shouId like TO see the United States extend |
northward in one great block 10 the Arctic \
Ocean"
Yes. and southwark to the Panama |
canalZ-' said I.
chairman OF the Foreign Relations Com /
rnittse although our destiny now seems /
10 point that way. Americans by hun l
ireds are investing in Mexico. They own
mines. railroads and lands.
lea and now We have acquired that ten
mile strip across the Isthmus OF Panama
and are to build great canal through
ID costing hundreds Of millions OF dollars.
All that indicates the AmencAnlxAtion OF
This continent. and I don't know that I
II don't want TO see our country grow
80 big that IL will be unwieldy. nor to |
overload IL with races different from ours
las 10 the Canadians. We could easily
,sslmilate them for they are Angio-Sax-
,ps. as we arc but the races to the south
are Latin= and the Latin races do not mix
With ours so we'll Indeed, doubt IL IL
Sgld be Mise 70 ,Ssr nven,9sls ,n s'S Seepm
ng States OF this Union"
What do YOU think OF the Panama
There is only one way to look At it. and