New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-14
From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. April Is.
THE LITTLE ENGLANDERs."

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AS soon As # is possible for the general
! public to acquire a perspective of the
! policy of the Democrats in control Of the
| House and TO a less extent of those in the
! Senate the pertinence OF the term Little
! Englanders." as applied to that party VIII
/ become obvious. The Democratic party In
! this Congress has missed no opportunity TO
STAMP its members as Little Americans
| They regard the maintenance or an ade-
/ quate navy as superhuous. because. in
I their opinion, the United states should con-
/ Germ itself only with its own affairs. and
, they would limit those TO events on this
! continent They would cripple the army
| by looping off five regiments Of cavalry
( from the already small standing force. be
cause they are inherently opposed to the
/ maintenance Of adequate national defences
AThey have already voted against the
! Presidents peace treaties. largely Tor par
| tisan reasons, perhaps, but hardly less so
! because they have failed utterly 10 grasp
| the importance Of the United States i'm the
peace movement and the influence this
/ country can and should WELD in the affairs
! OF nations. They would enact legislation
! setting specific date for the alienation Of
/ the Philippines. regardless of whether the
! IilipinOs were competent by that time 70
govern themselves ar whether as an in
dependent nation they were destined to
I failure. with ultimate domination by q
| pagan nation. They are determined 10 OPP
| pose treaties with Nicaragua and Hon
duras on the plea that this country must
! abstain from "ontanGling alliances" al
I la -lnup hat hin g
would go further to forestall foreign com
| plications than the establishment on a
sound and stable basis Of the finances or
! these nciChborinC republics. In short the
/ Democrats with abundant power i'm the
House and ample opportunity in the Sem
| ate, have succeeded in demonstrating that
they arc Little Americans" incompetent
! TO grasp broad problems or apprehend
! the greatness of their country and the i'm
portance Of its position in the affairs OF the
world. They have given ample evidence
! that their administration Of the govern
| ment would prove "A constant source Of
modification To patriotic Americans. and
! that, unable 10 apprehend the responsible
! ties Of great nation. they probably would.
! as they were prepared To do when they
unanimously adopted the Suzer resolution.
so offensive to Russia. plunge tho nation
/ into war just as they had rendered It's do
| fences obsolete and reduced its military
/ establishment n the irreducibe minimum
! This may sound ike a severe and parti-
! san indictment. hut when time permits Of
/ a perspective view OF the conduct of the
| Democracy in the two houses Of this Con
! gress these statements will be found to
|
supported oil every hand by the action Of
| the Democratic leaders from the Speaker
of the House. who talks nippantly Of the
! annexation Of Canada. TO the chairman Of
/ the Military Committee, who has demon
! strated his utter Indifference to the rela-
| lions Of the United States to another great
! power when he believes few votes may
| be made by twisting the tail OF the Rus
sian Bear. Subjected TO close inspection,
! the Democrats will be found 10 he IN all
! things little. the closer the Hitler.