Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-03
ELECT NEW AMBASSADOR TO
MEMBERSHIP.
MEET NEXT INsMADISON
Learned Societies Choose University
of Wisconsin as Gathering Place
in 19o7-chicaao Man Discusses
Effect of Dependencies Upon
United States.

Providence, r. l., Dec. 30.-The
final sessions OF the several conven-
tons which have been held at Brown
university during the past week were
held Saturday. A wide variety OF
subjects were discussed. Perhaps the
most important incidental feature OF
the closing session was the action
taken by the American Historical as
ISOLATION, which placed itself on re-
cord In honoring James Bryce, the
newly named ambassador to this
court from Great Britain. The asso-
citation elected Mr. Bryce to honorary
membership.
Meet Next in Madison.
This association elected j. Frank
lin jameson of Washington, presi-
dent; A, II. Clark, Washington, sec
rotary. The next meeting OF the as
ISOLATION will be held at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin the latter part OF
December, 1907. Other organza.
lions which have been in session here
VIII Heel III inc same place ana time.
Effect of Dependencies.
Henry C. Morris of Chicago spoke
on some effects of outlying de
Tendencies upon the people of the
United States" He said in part:
The administration of colonial
possessions has always had a strong
influence upon the nation owning
them. Next to Increase in popula-
ton and area, the expansion Of
trade Is the most apparent result of
the spread of our influence Statistics
show that from 1895 to 1906 our i'm
ports from the Philippines, Porto
Rico, Hawaii and Cuba increased in
every instance many fold, the ratio
ranging from 60 to 400 per cent;
on the other hand the exports from
this country to these islands grew In
like proportion. The trade with
China, Japan and all the orient like
wise rapidly developed
"a study of our commercial rela-
lions with the various grand divisions
Of the world, shows that both in
Europe and South America relative
trade losses have been sustained,
while in that with Asia there has been
a considerable increase 1t certainly
behooves us to nurture our interests
whore they are rapidly developing;
in South America, Africa and special
1NF In al
as we do not take measures to this
end we are rislling the loss of our
prosperity. in the Philippines,
America Is confronted with a serious
and comp'o& race problem Shall
we annihilate the people of these
islands or CndCavOr to elevate them?
Has not our brief experience with
an inferior race of the east shaken
our ideals? May it not cause a re-
action in our attitude toward the
negro for whom our early enthusiasm
seems to have cooled. Furthermore,
what will be the influence upon our
theories Of government in their ap-
plication to our domestic affairs? Pos
sibly In the attempt to absorb in our
body polite these people of alien
blood our veins will sustain serious
modification. So far in administer.
Ing the dependencies. the idea of
Legislative control has prevailed. In
the ultimate reservation of power to
| congress, in which the inhabitants of
the Philippines have no representa-
ton and irrespective of constitutional
limitations, we are challenging fail.
ure
with the development of the
| United States during the past eight
years and its acquisition of Deepen
cies, we have not only been con-
, tronted with problems purely Incl
dental to them but have likewise
learned that the assumption of
these obligations involves manifold
duties toward other states. While
our fleets operate on the farther
waters of the western sea, our states.
men and diplomats confer and De.
bate with their contemporaries to
the east of the Atlantic. AS the
medieval era was finally closed with
the frequent navigation of the At
lanuc by Europeans, so another
epoch terminated when the United
states aad Japan began to compete
for the mastery Of the Pacific The
field OF action hencetorth lies in
Asia. Whether the Monroe doctrine
is jeopardized by the expansion Of
our interests may be doubted Other
nations interested in colonial prob
lens have sufficient work near at
hand to occupy their energies. If
We have barred the entry of European
states to the. American continent,
We have ever demonstrated our good
faith by dlsavowing any intention to