Show Our Profitable Territorial lul Purchases hases We have bought put out the Danish possessions possessions pos pos- sessions in American waters a proceeding proceed proceed- ing to which some people object t but this acquirement of territory by bargain and sale is a part of the traditional policy policy pol pol- icy of the United States and the results re results results re- re have in all cases heretofore been highly gratifying We bought out the American possessions t Of f France Spain and Russia and in the first two vo cases the purchases were vital to the growth of Ameri American an institutions while in the third case cae there has been a large and evident profit in furs and gold If we we could have got possession of Canada by the same method it would have been better for all parties concerned con con- at at least all on this continent Canada cannot keep her children at home In spite of her magnificent resources resources resources re re- re- re sources because the young and nd enterprising enterprising enterprising enter enter- persist in becoming becoming- citizens of the States which now hold more na na- na- na born tive-born Canadians than Canada does Only imagination can estimate what development would take place in the Dominion if it were made a part of the great of the South The wondel wonder wonder won won- der del is that all Canadians do not realize this as do Prof Goldwin Smith and other other oth oth- er em annexationists Our latest purchase gives us more effective effective effective ef ef- ef- ef control than ever of the Gulf of l Mexico Five million dollars for three islands is a good deal more proportionately proportionately proportionately than we paid for Alaska As Asa a matter of of fact though Alaska was a adear adear adear dear purchase as compared with the we exchanged for the magnificent magnificent mag mag- territory we got fr from m Napoleon We Ve must remember that real estate al always always always al- al ways improves in value in a good neigh neigh- Some da day In the not distant future no doubt the historian will trace back to the acquisition of the Philippines and marvel at the practical wisdom with which such disposition was made mache of a rather unwelcome prize ze of or war That will vIll be when th the Pacific trade has developed developed de de- de- de eloped be beyond oncI that on Oil the Atlantic as a. seeing far students student of the situation are arenow arenow arenow now pre predicting and when hen a tide of wealth is is' is pouring into America from the Orient by way of Puget t sound an anSan and San Francisco People will then ihen hen realize what a great vantage grou ground d was as secured secured se cur cured d to us by Deweys Dewey's victory and Manila that imperial city can say The second doorway of the worlds world's wide trade I Is mine to loose or bar |