Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-25
FLAG MAY WAVE
OVER THEM ALL
The Central and South American
governments Under U. S.
Directorate.
% SAYS PRIEST. ANDREWS.
-. Country Recently Considered a
Third Rate Power But Transition
Ha. startled the World

This Country i"'''' W.
nlrd Rate Power But Transition
Has startled the World,
ia lecture before large and APP
.asuye audience at the assembly hal
,rsa.as. Dr. L, Benjamin Andrews
,tsrt o., the University OF Nebras-
4. said:
rsmy belief that within a quar-
IA century the great majority a.
y. Central and South American re-
~. SILL De- under the directorate Of
n, lrltt1 s.i'es'
LIN spain. the United states was
cared ,hird power among the
49,. 1i fhp world, but during the
ado there has been such am I'M
.5srtsl advance in the power II
-,..ty that the transition has
...,f.3 ns world. From ner position
ftii ,,srs ago, the United States now
.t,,ss FOREMOST among the powers Of
Isa-th. And with the greater power.
',rss he more pressing responsibility
.-5 -te greater problems which the
,rerc.a people and The government
.o called ulon TO face,
IMPROVEMENT NEEDED.
.1bs first of these problems / be-.
rr should be- the improvement, OF
y. onsgIaI and diplomatic service.
r-1sr the Hst few years the former
ssleta altered and bettered greatly,
lr me diplomatic service iS sim
rfs,y !n need OF revolution. We
.lp had our ,uI quota 0I politicians
ia and bad. And IL might not DO
'ri|rg DO 600 strongly n 1 say that we
irs had more than our share OF bad
'rs Bur though We have had poll
rsns. Vc have lacked statesmen.
N-n John Hay John quincy Adams
lUa through the ages we have had
ea,emtu who have ranked with the
g.amas ~ the world But YOU
osd count on the digits OF your two
hri. the number OF good diplomats
Who have been born and reared .n this
United States. Because OF the provorty
q tbs talent, this country has ranked
rs second 0r third In matters OF world
vide Problems when diplomats OF ma
tnu have met and discussed prob
-rns An exception to- this was gained
O. be Geneva award. when Charles
inrts Adams won his case and the
fi1t % America. We need more dip
lr1s now that We have assumed
vUtsby The FIRST place IN the rank
q lsuo1s. Universities and colleges
r.N raise and train more and there
r.g De a place for these az Washing
ig where their talent will find .
Pace au occupation, a career.
I'd. second great problem is the
o.E1. government or administra-
nm li makes no difference whether
vtt-s l0 favor OF colonial government
o. u,-iha fact remains that $50 have
tE-d the role OF a colonial govern
nm end the great problems CONF
ls r.A such o change must be faced
H1r strange IL sccms'
Tie greatest republic in the vorlo
rly ne greatest 100 the history OF
jl world a colonial power. And tho
problems Of that government which
He With us today viii remain with
Or for al east rs years SO presi-
caU and u0 Congress can alter the
T0htms Boz mat time. The political
pFa DO our colonial possessions
must be- as good as % Is at home,
MUST NOT OFFEND
Many % the same problems which
Ulifor,ed Rome aud which confront
q England are the ones with which
t6e United states must deal now. And
We should profit by the bIundors and
mistakes made hy these two great
nations Ia their efforts at colonial gov
Gnmell in order 20 DO thc best we
can Wa muse Steer cIeer Of the mis-
taxes they nHre made I'm India the
British government made "a law which
demanded thU aIl British subjects
there must speak the English lang
uarf 400 cases IU court were spoken
o. fr.Us' Thai was repealed after
D MOL. 9i % years. when the pco-
lHo NJ India refused 90 be- coerced
h'n learning the language hut that
one aN wrought Cd harm which Is
.Le us r,t. hi. .,.t ..t.,.,. ,n
I'll. pr.l.rr.,.s " '''s'aA' d"
There ar. .,,,st, ..s.- ,,-
which shogIs h. s.9ri',..'.. ..... , wv, F.
aa. f.s.ees'o4s tyrS'! .'o''ea I'D
r-acb 1gr ,.i..l., " -'.. /" must
liI pot to offend tha beliefs of others
J think '9.ak ,6ere was never a er,ater op.
pltunIty for the churches 80 ~.
Tinted states f5r ri .I,s,l.s OF ne
the Philippines ,bsD 4, ,i, WI" ,lA., u
time Itis d pr.,3I.g, .'. resent .
sloranes there M ts',b a. '. sl ms
ls duty and tbe-a mas - '". ,a,'n-ll
.ns ttaa an tse rrs..g, ''l'' % oe'ter .
$50 must rs rss.i.-.,,. r.,
Uaui.a.s Of ur .,,.i,.' 'e,ld ,he l
ree4fHy because s,r.. 10 "a say /
be- offended d, ,..t. d, '' lheh must /
good and strong ~i' ,s1,.,, /
many sections va4r -. ''.l',H"s ~ /
lks 'he men ps.- b, LII, ''ol az an .
They grD sf.rf DID,, r Country, /
ihn1 100 tta t0r p,,ts "9''oin ana
,ur rt,.. ' .,.'o ta. natives 20 adopt
'rolssr Question, -ss' .l Le' me
md urrt ... ''.' TOT 2 Few years,
.L.s $40 .re .r o., Solu'loh' But
tDff tY e.r... ''O ir'ahas We are
boz. no F.,.. '.'h ana II We cam
No .....i5 business over there
.. sIf' them a good goyerr