The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-04

OhOA IAO Il AAIpiANO-
Book Definition.
Senator Beveridge has consulted
the Encyclopedia Americana and
finds this definition of imperialism:
THE national policy which tends
toward the expansion of national do
minion and national ideas over a
geographical area wider than that OF
national boundaries. In the
United States the term imperialism
has been used in a more or less fac
titious sense. The term imperial
ism was employed as a political catch
word in the presidential campaign Of
1900 especially with regard to the
purchase of the Philippines"
Fertilization.
Senator Beveridge appears quite
willing to defend Imperialism, ac-
cording to this definition, and he i'm
mediately combats Mr.. Bryans as.
sertion that the Philippines are a
source of weakness. If Russia had
ha dthe Philippines, Senator Bever-
idge points out that they would have
been much stronger m the war with
Japan, and that the difficulties of the
latter would have been uuadrupled.
The senator asks why the Philippines
are a source of weakness to the
United States if England's vast
colonial possessions are a source of
strength to England. He then turns
to a question of the highest interest
III view of the plan of the a0ministra-
ton TO send the Atlantic battleship
fleet to the Pactfl.;, and says:
So we see that the Philippines are
srrateg4cally one OF our strongest
points for military or naval opera
uons IN the Far East. We must for
tlry them, of course, and we will do
IhaL just as soon as we quit playing
politics with world quest tons. The
expense of Notifications. which is the
objection that penny wise statesmen
make, is inf1nitesimal compared with
the advantages which the PhiIippiues
when fortified, give us throughout the
Pacific and the Orient. And remen-
Der that as human activities were
greatest m the Atlantic and the Occi-
dent yesterday, so they will be great
est in the Pacific and the Orient to
morrow This is the concensus of
every scientist and statesman OF
every country"
Cpba's Destiny"
Taking up his opponents advocacy
OF the Cuban policy for the Fflipinos,
senator BeVeridge says that if the
F1Irplnos had been allowed to estab-
Ilsh an independent government. the
OnFted states would have had to re-
turn and restore it not only once. as
IL mas been Obliged to do in Cuba, but
PROBABLY several times. He declares
1t would have been much better for
CIba and for the United States had
the American flag continued to fly
over the island and the national policy
fulfilled, the dearest dream of JEFF
ferson's life, which was the establish
ment Of American government over
CUBA. After referring to the pres
ent effort to give Cuba another
chance, Senator Beverage says:
We know in advance, of course.
that they Will again tear down the
government that we bui,d for then.
and that once more we vii. be forced
TO return. But when we do return the
third time. we will stay forever If
brave and impractical idealists, like
.Mr. Bryan, and cowardly, ignorant
po11ucians, like many active persons
IN both parties, think that the Ameri-
can people are going to back and fill
forever with this Cuban question, they
little understand this determined, high
purposed. practical nation"
Imperialism VS.. Extension.
MT Bryan compliments Senator
BeVeridge by saying that he has
SHOWN more courage than most repub-
means in meeting the issue of i'm
perlaHsm. Taking up Mr.. Beveridge's
previous paper on imperialism, which
was entitled True Liberty Under
Law" Mr.. Bryan says:
Here we haYe the bald nrono.
SlTlOn that Pnlnn j11ic10o ir IL
mament thing; that We are to hold
what We now have, take Cuba if she
makes one more effort at self govern
ment and fails and later Santo Do
mlngo If, and he clearly intimates
that the failure of selfgovernment in
both Cuba and Santo Domingo is 10
De not only expected, bat even de-
sired If Cuba becomes a
part OF the American Union, it ought
10 be with the understanding that they
come in as citizens and not as sub
lectS, and the same may be said of
Santo Domingo, or any other country
that Is added TO ours There is no
objection to annexation whe nannexa-
ton is mutually desired and means
the extension of our institutions, as
well as our sovereignty"
Replying to Senator Beveridge's
declaration that the people of cur
blood and we ourselves have ALWAYS
been festless eXpansionists." and that
we must have more foreign trade"
Mr.. Bryan says:
Historical Warnings.
Senator Beveridge's reasons are
not sufficient. Moral principles can
not be so easily ignored 1t IS true
mat history has given us many illus
trlous examples of nations which
nave extended their governments
over weaker nations, but history has
also shown us the final overthrow of
those conquering nations which sub
sututed might for right and ignored
the claims of Justice
For the God who reigned over
Babylon
Is the God who is reigning YETI
TO be sure. it is called destiny