Show UNDER WINO YING WINf OF UNITED ST STATES A TES Central and South American Republics to Come Conic Under Our Protection COUNTRY'S BIG PROBLEMS Andrews Ail Ail- n Benjamin Pr President R. R Gathering at al s J Assembly Assem JI bly hullIt HullIt lul Hull It I Is m my that thai within a Cu quarter lter l- l ter of oC a n century time tho great groat ma majority orl of DC th time the Central and South American America republics will wi be he under tho time directorate of or the United States State said sll Dr E R. Benjamin lien Den jamin Andrews president nt of oC the time University University Uni Uni- ersly of oC Nebraska before a a. crowd crowt which Comfortably tIlled filled tho time assembly hall imail hal last night He lIe Il a strong strong address on Problems Problem sound logical of the tho Greater America America- America The Dime lecture was ins another of or time the series of summer discourses glen given under the lie ces s sot of ot time Iho University of Utah Prof U Vil II- II M. M Uni enily Stewart Introduced Dr Andrews Andrews An An- liam drews lam 11 and at the time close of f the time announced thai James L L. Hughes head of pC mf time the public schools in Toronto oronto Can Caim would be he the speaker next Sun Sun- wa Inthe in imi inthe tiny day Dr Dl Andrews Andrews' address was the time main main- mal mainas as ns follows 11 Startles World lt Ton Ten or twelve years s ct ago before beforetime United States tates time the war Wt with wih Spain the was vas considered a L third power power among the time nations of Lr the Lw world but lut during the tho last decade there thome has been such an al unprecedented ente a advance ance In the time 11 power e I of this country that time the transition has From her position startled the world United States of ten years ears ago the time now stands foremost among time the powers powers pow pow- ers ets o of 01 tho the earth AntI And with wih the tho greater rent r 1 power comes conies the time more pressing re responsibility Ie- Ie me- me and alid time the greater problems Illy which Jon the time American people and nHI the time government go are arc cale called upon to 10 face Too Many Ibid Bad Bat Ones Time The first o of these problems I belee be- be should be time the Lw improvement of oC time he le e consular and diplomatic service During the time last f few fei w years the time former has lias been leen altered alered and bettered greatly greaty service Is still but iut hu time tie diplomatic great greatly In need of revolution re A Ao We e o had out full ul quota of politicians good good and bail lad And It i might not be he putting It too strongly if I say that we have had Imad more turin than our share of bad had ones But Dut though we wo have had poli- poli Jol- Jol we have Jacl lacked cc statesmen From JYom John Hay John Quincy Quiney Adams down through the tho ages agos we have hall had statesmen who have ranked with wih the lie diplomats of the time world But nut you rou could count on the time digits of your two hands the number Humber of good diplomats who have been horn born and reared In this United States Because of the IH poverty of o this talent this country has ranked as second or third In matters maters of or worldwide worldwide world world- wide problems when diplomats of nations na- na Ions have met unet and discussed lems ems An exception to this was as gained at it tire lbs tt Geneva award when Charles Charle J Francis Adams won his case anti and the fight Ight of or America We Ve need more diplomats dip dip- now that lint wo we havo have assumed the time first place in iii the rank rankA of A nations and ont colleges raise and amid train Iraln more and there must Intuit must bo be lo a a place for or these at Washing Washing- ton ion where their talent will wl find a place an occupation a n career I Problem Second Great Creat The second great problem is the col government or ton Ion Jt J makes no difference whether we ve arjo ame ar in favor of colonial government or 01 not not time the fact remains that lint we have havea a assumed the role of a n colonial go gov- gov v- v and amid the great problems comInI com com- InI ng with wih such a n change must be le faced aced IIo it I seems The Time greatest republic in the w world toda today the tho greatest In the lie history o of the world a colonial power ower An And time the problems of or that lint government go which are aro with us today will wi remain with wih us for at least t twenty live H e years No president and anti no congress can cami cn alter niter time the problems In imm that time Time The political poll poli Ueal po er In our colonial possessions pOSes pOSes- posses posses- mu must t be he as good as it Is at home Steer Clear of Mistake Many an of the same problems which confronted Rome Ronie and which c ed cd England are tho the ones with wih which tho time United States must deal row And we should profit from tho the blunders an and mistakes es made h by these two great nations In their errol efforts ts at nt colonial gO gov gov- In order to do 10 the best we can cami cn we must steer clear of the time mistakes mistakes mis mis- takes takeR the they havo have made made In India tho time British government made a law Jaw which demanded that all al h subjects thorn them must speak the time English Jan lang lang- All Al cases In court were spoken In irm English That was repealed after aCel a trial of twenty five years yel's when the the people of oC India refused reused to bo he coerced cOO Into learning tho the language but that Ol law a v wrought ht a harm lumn which I is Still tl felt cit In the colon colony Let us make no such uch mistake In in the Philippines Must us Preach lcJ Religion lon There arc are certain other things should hoult be bp sedulously avoided in our oum OU possessions While e ie e must preach our religion we must 1st bo 10 10 care care- tul ful not to offend the lel beliefs of others o other I think there was never a greater on op- op Co tot for l' l the time churches of or the time United States for fol missionary work in the Philippines than at the time present 1 time m U It I Is ft n privilege Ige Be to send immis- immis there to to- to teach tho the faith It faith it is a aut duty and amid ut there was never a better beUel time than at tho the present I We Ve e must riot not needlessly ofen offend the prejudices of our om cousins I needlessly ly because some sonic of them say sav be be offended to maJ make e the tho must good oot and strong strong Time The Tho Filipinos government n in mal many sections wear trousers like Mke not hot at a all tho the al men wear ivear In this The They are arc short at tho the bottom country imi short at tho the holom and top 01 But I do not net In t ln to force thc tho natives lo to belee adopt our style stylo or of clothing Let cl re rest t 01 tHe tle or n a few ow years cars and work vork out its Is Own Dut while we wo ar are aro in the Islands we there to arc govern them and it If f no nOl wo we have havo no bU business we c can calm Wo We sh ShOUld g give VO thrill hem over there thero uh mont melt which embodies a 1 good gool three points li life main points l liberty erty property Luzon to Make s. Lu which But Dut will there a serl Is aim al itself Ulterior phase wi In future future I toil 1 1 the near nar tel you OU thal the tho lm vili como come when of oC wi our will wl i ho foUnd QUI Into a t territorial enough to be lo of In the tho self self- ll I 1 believe the tho southern part or of beleve capable almost of at am or of the tho hOllest now fOW and lt n be cly making their few own years ears laws the lucy levying 1 vIll their own taxes s with wih only sl slight ht suggestions sug sug- sus- sus from flom home And Amid tho tIme next step te In iii the natural development will wille wi le he e their admission to statehood in the tIme United States Monroe oe Doctrine The TIme third thid great problem is th time the Monroe doctrine In Its Is newest anti and most aggravated phase In Iii the time Santo Domingo controversy ery many cried out that the President was assuming u a new attitude antI and destroying the time force and ind meaning of time the Monroe doctrine i by virtually assuming the protectorate of the time island Islan republic 4 As for or myself I believe it was imas a wise move C 10 and amid the tIme only one ono that could bo ho made male un under er the time circumstances Anti And nd I firmly believe e bele that the nil ul meaning of time the Monroe donroe doctrine was carried out In that ac nc- tion ton Foreign cr creditors were pressing time the republic for or settlements anti and It cried for fOl help from its Is nearest t friend Tho Time President sent a committee commit commit- tee lee there which began lg n taking In iii all al of the time revenues tal taking out CO GO per pcr percent percent cent for the time creditors and allowing 40 IC 0 per cent on which the lie republic Is now being run It I is probable that this protectorate will wll be 10 continued oven even J fter the tue foreign cre creditors arc re pal paid off of Time Tho same Mme situation had to be bo met In Venezuela There is no doubt doul In m my mind but lut that the time nominal authority will ivill wl remain there thore but that lint the time real cal power po er will ivill wl come from Wash Wasim- ashIn ash In ington tol But nut what would happen j jf if this timis were vere not the case ce If the time men mel were ivere brought back home hom Several of tho timo for foreign powers would step In one oneat oneat oneat at least and a assume time the lw same pro pro- And where would the time Monroe Mon Mon- roe doctrine be then lien Republics lles Un Have hate c NOt Advanced l With Mexico on the north and Argentina Ar Ar- gentina and ant Chile Chie on omi the south the republics In South America have havo not advanced far since th time the time tn e the they calle gained their independence from Spain between 1813 and 1825 The Time curse of or Spain still sUl holl holds to th the land Awl And for or this Ibis reason I believe that within the next quarter of a century most of or th time the Central anti and South American republics will wi bo a n protectorate of time the Ine United States Stales The They cannot govern o ern themselves as Is shown In iii the time constant revolutions and amid ald this step will wJ have huye to tobe tobe tobe be taken l by this Government in order that some ole foreign power ower does not step stepIn In iii for tor the same reason and assume the time same power I As S an un Ocean Power Tho Time tim fourth problem Dr Andrews lorme 1 Tho Time United States Slates as a Pacific Po Power Ho He cited that thai this country has a longer coast line lino- than lUll any other othel country cO on the Pacific This with wih the greater civilization of the three coast states California Ore Oregon on onan an and n miu Mm tho western coast doubly t strong ng Ho lie u declared that thai some SOle line lime before Jon long Russia will viii wil again bestir beUr herself bul build a great Ireat nu navy and amid set to make herself master laster of f the time Pacific He lie le declared declare that thai the lie Government must look well wol to the time for for- of Iho timo Western coast him Break With him hh 1 Itu ia la Dr An Andrews prophesied a break Inthe In th the limo peaceful attitude between America antI and 11 HU Russia la soon owing to the time friendship friendship friend friend- ship hlll shown for or England by hy this coun- coun n l' l try y and anti the hatred haired which Russia Husla l bears ars for England and amid all was of the time opinion that war wor would come corne when that hint break occurred Also the time future of China Chum depends greatly on the strength th of or orthe the time United States Slates In tho the Pa Pacific Jc ho imo said Mil as both loth Russia and Japan JaJan are even at al ln the now longing ln eyes th great Kreal 1 kingdom He lie le said that the time bul lug of Cf the time Panama Panama canal would In iii a n great l measure asure aid In bettering time the fortifications on cm time Iho western coast I I I |