The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23

Roosevelt, whom many Americans
blindly worship as n hero and states
man, speaking OF England's inn
perialism in Egyst, said:
"In certain vital points you have
erred. 1t is for you to make good
your error. II has been an error
proceeding from an effort TO do too
much and not too little In the in
terests of the Egyptians themselves.
49, In such II situation AS yours
in Egypt weakness, timidity, senti-
mentality, may cause even more
far-reaching harm THAN VIOLENCE
AND INJUSTICE"
That is the imperialist's idea.
One nation may subjugate and rule
another, and in its efforts to bling
the subjugated people to a proper
appreciation Of their masters eff Orts
to benefit them, evidence and in
justice" are preferable to senti
mentality or weakiness-thati is, IL re-
gard for that peoples natural de-
sire to govern themselves. George
Bernard Shaw, writing from London
to the New York American about
this speech says:
"YOur MIR. Roosevelt's speech at
the Guild hall is certainly one of
his most remarkable performances
In his new character of the Innocent
Abroad. 1t raises very seriously the
question, Of England's duty to
America. America broke loose from
us at the end of the eighteenth CEN
fury and undertook to govern itself.
Every since that time it has been
proving its utter unfitness to govern
itself. The revelations of San Fran
cisco were the last straw. Nothing
that has ever happened in Egypt
can touch them. If 1t is our duty,
as Mr.. Roosevelt says, to govern
Egypt for its own good without con
sulting its inhabitants, it is many
times moro important that we should
take America in hand the same way.
| quite admit that the condition of
our own great cities leaves us open
to the Tetort that we had better learn
to govern ourselves before we pre-
tend to govern other people, but the
Egyptians may make the retort lust
as pointedly as the Americans, and
Mr.. Roosevelt expressly tells us
that we must do our duty without
attending to what the Egyptians
say. Ii is certainly very curious
that Mr.. Roosevelt, whom we have
come to regard as an American of
the Americans, should thus de-
liberately stir us up to reconquer his
country. He even urges us to do it |
by violence and injustice II neces- |
sary. II is true that the Americans |
have abused their independence and
made their initial government odinus |
throughout Europe for its corruption |
and tyranny, but there are two WAYS
Of remedying this. One is for |
to reform themselves and |
the other is to trust England for |
pnternAl government. Mr.. Roose- |
welt advocates the latter plan. | |
prefer the former. America can
take its choice"
Commenting on Mr.. Shaw's re-
marks, the Omaha World Herald
says:
How handily Shaw turns the |
Roosevelt argument against Roose-
velt's own country! And what ar
in truth, can be advanced
why England should rule Egypt
which would not also be an argu-
ment in favor of England's ruling
the United States? Has there been
assassination in Egypt? Lincoln,
and Mckinley were also
Have disorder and
violence disgraced Egypt? There
have been instructions, riots, lynch
lngs, night riders and Ku Kluxers
In the United States. Has there
been corruption in Egypt? Look at
New York, San Francisco, st.
Louis, Denver, Pittsburg and Phila-
telphia! Has there been shown In
Egypt an incapacity of the people
properly to govern themselves?
Look at Joe Cannon's many terms
rs speaker of the American house:
.ook at Legislation made by Cannon, II
Payne, Dalzell, Aldrich, Hale and H
Smoot; look at Dick nominated for II
senator from Ohio; look at Depew,
he senator from New York; look II
II the manner in which the new tar
II law was passed. England, it Is
rue, is as bad AS we are. England
Is also as bad as the Egyptians.
George Bernard Shaw has given i'm
1erialism something to chew on"
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