The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-10
When America Is Grown
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POLITICS

POL
by FREDERIC >. H4<Si<1N. /,
AS Il factor In world politics. the
United States Is ten years old this
| summer. Not until after the Spanish
American War did Europe look upon
the American nation as fully entitled
to n seat ut the council table OF the
powers. Until that time the Amer
/! foans themselves had been proud or
lthcir Western Isolation and contentcd
themselves with casting n protecting
| wing over the other American repub,,
| lies In those ten years the United
States has been prominent In world
diplomacy. II has participated in In
ternational confabs where many Amer.
leans thought 4 had no business 81. II
| by the Europeans and the. Japanese:
/ It ended the war between Russia aud
japan. II cut q Gordian knot of Latin
I II ditch across the canal. 1t Is now
/ making u naval demonstration in force
SO that Its international political views
viii receive the respectful attention emit
softly and carries a big stick.
1 Whether 1T was manifest destiny"
i or II deliberate breaking away from the
/ advice OF Washington, and the other
controversy. Tile fact is, the United
States is In world politics; Is In to
soa In and nos Il apdy Tnn ah for ten
years. Another ninety, and the Amer
lean people will have been In world
politics for. a century Long before
become the supreme power In the
u world because of It's great wealth. Its
!, great population and It's great re-
sources. 1t vii. maintain that posi-
Inv n "a
n-American Union-thc confedera-
tion OF republics which is already
welding an enormous Influence. and
4 power with the development of the
4 great Latin countries to the South.
Political union of the Americah Is
Of the and bar CONF Of
! mercial cooperation is already prom
], ised. Railroads direct from Argentina
and Chile TO New York and Puget
Panama Canal will cement the nations
!, OF the Western world into one potential
whole. The palace being built In
washington for the Pan = nn,ls;
OF American glory In It's future than
Andrew Carnegie. who gave most OF
the million 10 build 1t, and John Bar
rett. who Is bossing the job. have
dreamed of
\ In the Pacific Ocean the United
. States will hold Hawaii. Is detached
llSIanGS ana the enillpplHes. IL VIII
have tho major portion of the enor-
nous Chinese and Siberian trade. II
NJ will be in that day what England sc
d long has been. and Columbia will rule
q the wayes-vicc Britannia. resigned.
4 What the future will bring forth in
:, domestic party politics no man ma!
dare predict. But the certain In.
i fluences of growth and development,
; teal and governmental organizations
i. ! The forty-siN stars on the flag VII
d have been multiplied by the addition
$ ones Arizona. New Mexico. Southern
n Alaska and Hawaii will have gained
I statehood long before the year. 20O0
Porto Rico, perhaps in union with
: lother West Indian Islands. may also
C add star to the constellation OF thu
4 flag.
Texas is entitled. by the terms OF TIL,
: act of admission to divide its .grea'
empire into five. sovereign States. TIL
I rapid growth of the Lone Star Stat,
o Will make It's local administrator
IS more and more difficult as the year.
n go by,5end 1t will split up. The Texal
r patriotism viii keep alive the OIL
!, memories OF the Lone Star. and tn
e States of Texas. Houston Austin
e Crockett and Alamo will form a grea
l. group as compact in spirit as that o
j. New England. formed by the six State
,e of Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont
Is Massachusetts. Rhode Island an
!, Connecticut.
l.
= mously and will have become tn
is greatest city on Garth. The lack o
sympathy between the city and up
r. state" will SO Increase that separa
"a ton will be deemed necessary. and tn
IL new state of Manhattan will includd
ii the great urban population Of tn
y island and the northern part Of Ne,
i. Jersey. Already the people OF tn
Is inland empire in the Northwest, ar
or clamoring for division OF territor
a by three States which will enable thcl
8, to add to the roster Of the States tn
., name OF Lincoln.
"a Southern California and Norther
IN California are divided by natur;
growing more and more conscious
b the diversity Of interests. Souther
ne California already talks Of division an
n independent statehood. The. seeds b'
,lfling sown now will bring forth fru
"a. long before the United States is fu
h. h. grown. The proposition to create
ny W, new State of the mountain portion
4 Of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia Al
ty North Carolina has been heard fr
cir auentlly in the past few years. Th'
lie idea is born Of partisan politics, b.
20 which eventually may be acted upoo
Sc Chicago and Philadelphia may all
n succeed in dlvorcng. themselves fro
,er and and P sns i Kansas = city.
to metropolis in two States, may be Il
co centre of a new State carved from MI
and Mnsas smar
les arc almost sure to follow the 1doublll
OF of the present population and the I
m creased inconyenience OF local ADM
istratlon In States OF the nrese
is boundaries. Even now New York Sta
IN makes separate laws and organic
=. ~. separate administrative bodies
~ Manhattan and "up-Statc."
ne Long before the tend Of the centu
lis many OF tho details OF Fedora legisl
tut ton now in the hands Of Congress "
la The delegated to commissions. T
-, work Of Congress Is now so great tn
Il ~, 1T oyerwhelms that body and max
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