Show imperialism imperialism is not the right name to apply to the policy of tho the present administration in dealing in with the newly acquired possessions s 0 of U S imperialism is the policy of an empire and none will say that the TJ S is yet an empire there is a pretended foar fear assumed for effect that tho the policy will end in the loverti overthrow I 1 row of the republic and the establishment of an empire upon its ruins what we contend for is expansion pa pan sion the extending of tile the principles of a free government ov to all tho world let us look at our past an and d see if wo are in any dan danger ger or have encountered any great dangers daners from our policy of expansion the policy of the U S in the past has been one or of expansion unparalleled in the history of the world from th the e first as now charges of imperialism and un cons constitutionality constitutional titu ty ily accompanied each acquisition of territory politicians itic ians then as now predicted the downfall of our republic they maligned our national administration we admit that the moral ri an lit of some of our early acquisitions may be questioned yet their expediency ency must be determined by actual results arid and what are those results our territorial area has increased per cent our population our wealth 60 billions our astren th from thirteen weak struggling t C ling colonies to the mightiest nation on earth thirty two sovereign states have been added botho to the union instead of the in grim spectre of a ruined republic as was predicted broad cultivated tracts dense population thriving 0 industries and the blessin blessings sofa of a tree free government ern ment all bear testimony of the benefits of expansion thus far all admit that our expansion in the past has been a benefit will it not prove a benfit in the future tho the question arises has expansion resulted in imperialism in nations akin to ours I 1 answer no take for example england the only nation in any degree comparable to ours En Z glands policy of expansion has made her the greatest naval military industrial commercial and civilizing power on earth she has been designated mistress of the seas her ships carry one halt half of all export trade she has spread enlightenment and taught the nations self gov has established representative 11 governments in the colonies just as soon as conditions would permit thus england has benefited the world and in ben bell emitting r the world she has benefited herself she could not help it as a result of her policy of expansion she has won the distinction of being the II 11 mother alother of and the teacher of representative government to all the world along n with glands En za increased responsibility of expansion there was developed a strong national unity an intense love for self government a greater respect for law thus we see england has developed not from a representative democracy to a despotism but from a despotism to a representative democracy for england is a monarchy in name only england today stands as a living refutation to the charge that imperialism amon among civilized na eions is an outgrowth of expansion expansion has in the past been a benefit to us and in ill the example of england it has proven a blessin blessing g are we then in the face of the these so facts going to condemn it and say it shall not be carried on in tho the future if in the past it has been of a benefit will it continue to be of benefit in the future like causes always produce like effects we have not in tho the past reached out our hands for overy everything thirl g we will admit that in the past wo we have been meek but the promise is that the meek shall inherit theearta the earth we only ask for our reward |