Show I The Clnclnatl Volksblatt is probably prob-ably the ablest paper published In German In the United States I certainly cer-tainly commands more Influence than any other among the GeriminAmcrl can residents of the great central Slates of Ohio and Indiana I 0 few days ago published a strong editorial on McKInley Bryan nnd Imperialism Imperial-ism I traces tho history of events down since Congress forced the declaration declar-ation of war upon Spain I sees no symptoms of the Jingo on the part of the President in regard to Cuba It notes the chaos that existed at the close of the war In the Philippines points out that there was nothing to do I but to keep those islands I Bryan had been President the Volkpblatt believes that the same policy would have been adopted since It presented itself n n necessity As for the difference between upholding up-holding the sovereignty over the Philippines Phil-ippines or upholding a protectorate the Volksblatt maintains that both would require the backing of the army I and navy of the United States Ownership Owner-ship Insures a civilised disciplined government But with n protectorate It is forcibly argued the Filipinos would embroil us with foreign powers compelling us to be the sponsor for and defender of Filipino follies That would make tho Filipinos in a baleful sense arbiters In the destiny of tho United States I is an Idle attempt says the Volksblatt to fasten the charge of Imperialism on Mr McKln hey when we see that the events of every day disprove It I Mr McKln hey were possessed with an insane desire de-sire of aggrandizement he could obtain a big slice of China for the mere asking ask-ing But far from making such 0 demand de-mand we find the United States at the head of those nations which most strenuously oppose a partition of China Surely imperialistic ambition Is made of different stuff Tho hope of Mr Bryan and his friends is to carry three or four of the great Mississippi and Ohio valley Stales by capturing the Germanborn voters I will ben good deal of 0 task Our advices are that the Germans Ger-mans there are divided on Party lines and that no marked change will be discernible dis-cernible in their vote this year from what it generally is in PresidentIal years We alill can think of only one State in the great valley north of the Ohio that will vote for Mr Bryan I |