Ex-Judge Tree Pictures the Future Policy of
the United States—Old Ideas arc
Out of Date.
Ex-Judge Rambert Tree, Democrat,
student of affairs and former minister
to Russia, is outspoken In behalf of an
overturning of the traditional "Iso'a
tion” policy of the United States. Ho
believes lhat Dewey’s victory ha3
thrown Into the hands of this country
an opportunity which should not be
overlooked to extend its commercial
and maritime power. Asked what he
considered were some of the more Im
portant questions thus far suggested
by the war, Mr. Tree said to a Chicago
paper:
"The logic of the war which requires
the seizure of Manila and Puerto Rico
will be apt to bring the United States
face to face with new questions In re
gard to the future policy which ought
to control the government in Us inter
national relations. It is easy to under
stand how the statesmen who were
guiding the steps of the republic In the
infancy of its experimental existence,
when It had scarcely three millions of
Inhabitants, was substantially without
an army or navy, or the means cf pro
curing either, and whose chief inter
est and ambition wus to be let alone
to develop Its own Internal resources
and solidify its own federal system
of government, should strenuously inr
slat upon its avoiding any line of ac
tion which might by any po:albility
bring it into contentions beyond the
continent on which It had established
itself. Most of the disputes between
nations at that period concerned dy
nastic ambitions in which this country
could have no possible Interest aside
from the fact that our feebleness as
a power of the world admonished us
to keep clear of them, whatever might
be their purpose.
America Past Its ItebyhooU.
"Bat times have changed consider
ably now. We have passed the
period of babyhood as a cation and
find ourselves grown to be a rreat com
merclal power with a population of
more than seventy millions, engaged
in all the pursuits Incident to a pro
gressive and aggressive people. Our
manifold Interests reach out and touch
every portion of the inhabited globe.
The rules laid down for the guidance
of the sparsely settled, little experi
mental republic of a hundred years ago
in its international relations scarcely
fit the powerful nation of today, and
a strict adhesion to them seems near
to being fetish worship. Whatever ar
guments may he advanced by those
who look with apprehension upon the
establishment of new outposts by the
United States In order to secure their
share of the world's commerce, It will
be found In the end that the country
will be compelled to obey the laws of
Its destiny as a great commercial and
maritime power. If not today, then
tomorrow. China, with her four hun
dred millions of people and vast re
sources, is soon to be awakened from
her slumbers of centuries. Railways
will penetrate the he-art of the empire
and ships will fill her navigable rivers
to engage in trade with her. The
United States, whose western frontier
is bordered by the same ocean which
washes China's shores, and whose ships
sail directly out of our ports Into
China's, must have an equal chance
to share in China's trade with European
nations, whose shores know no other
ocean than the faraway Atlantic.
Even now the trade of this country
through the open treaty ports of China
is many millions of dollars greater
than that ol the combined countries
of continental Europe, and is only ex
ceeded by that of Great Britain. The
vessels also which navigate Chinese
waters and fly the American flag out
number by thousands those of all Eu
rope, Great Britain excepted. Yet we
have recently seen inaugurated a move
ment by certain continental powers by
the seizure, more cr less violent, cf
several Important ports of China for
the undoubted purpose of controlling
and monopolizing the trade there, to
the exclusion of other nations. The
last. breaking Into the Flowery King
dom was a case of flat burglary. No
wonder these same powers, after all
the pains they have taken, contemplate
with consternation and undisguised
Jealousy the event which has trans
pired at Manila, In which an American
oOcer of the name of Dewey played a
part. Can It be possible thst the de
tested Yankee Is going to put his hand
tn the game and spoil the plan of ex
cluding him from sharing In the bene
fits <M the Asiatic trade, as the same
powers have already probably done In
Africa. England excepted, who, to her
everlasting credit be It said. Is always
in favor of open and unrestricted trade?
If to assure and protect our trade with
China a foothold on that side of the
world Is necessary, then we must have
it, cost what it will.
Forced Into llur with Spain,
“We are at the present time engaged
in a war with Spain. It Is not a war
of our making. It has been brewing
for three-quarters of a century. We
have been forced Into it In order to
abate an intolerable nuisance in our
neighborhood and to prevent worse
consequences. We have been forced
Into it by the conduct cf Spain herself,
and she must pay the cost. The Phil
ippine Islands are likely to be one of
the sources of our Indemnity if we
choose to keep them. When Spain
emerges from this war It will probably
be as impossible for her to retain sov
ereignty over the Philippines as It
would be to retain sway over Cuba.
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ropean powers seem to preclude the
idea of their passing under the flag of
either of them without exciting a con
flict, even if we were disposed to sell
them. The United gtatee, therefore,
will most likely have the problem pre
sented to It of deciding whether it
should make a new departure in Its
foreign policy with reference to the
acquiring of territory In Asiatic waters.
It Is not difficult to foresee that such
a question will excite profound discus
sion in this country botween those who
believe that we should adhere to the
restricted policy marked out In the be
ginning of the republic, and those who
believe that the time has arrived for
broader foreign relations which will
make us a more Influential factor In
the control and division of the world’s
commerce.
"Any one who has at all noted the
progress of events must perceive that
great changes have taken place in the
character of our government since its
foundation, llttlo more than a century
ago. The civil war decided the dis
puted question as to whether our sys
tem was a voluntary bond between
states to be determined at any mo
ment that either of them thought prop
er to withdraw from it, or whether it
to an Indissoluble union which could
only be terminated by a majority of
all of the people cf all of the states,
and we came out of that war a nation
spelled with a big N. as much so as the
people of Great Britain, or of France,
under their systems. Since then the
trend of federal legislation, the decis
ions of the highest judicial tribunal
In the land, the rettlement of delicate
and Intricate questions arising with
other nations in consequence of the
expansion of our commerce, the re
sponsibilities created, and even the
I jealoustee excited by our growing Im
! portance, all tend to the solidifying of
power iu the central government for
the protection of the rights nnd happi
ness of the American people.
"There are many people. It la true,
who regard with nervous apprehension
any move^e't looking to a wider
sphere of operations by the United
State*, and think the government un
der which we are ruled does not admit
of anything approaching a colonial
system. I am, however, one of those
who have faith both In the capacity of
the American people and of their gov
ernment to control, regulate, and gov
ern any colonies In any part of the
world which they may find It neces
sary to their Interests to establish. A
free constitutional government where
the press Is untrammeled, education is
free, religious tests are forbidden, and
Intelligence Is widespread Is the best
government to Insure safe. Just, and
prosperous colonial establishments.
Such a government Is the United States,
and such Is that of Great Britain.
"Dewey, by his brilliant victory, has,
almost In the twinkling of an eye,
opened to us the opportunity for a
foothold In the East. The discussion
as to whether we should avail our
selves of It 3hould rest, not upon
whether the Americans and their gov
ernment would be able to manage and
govern the Philippine Islands success
fully, but whether any government es
tablished by any other peopla could do
so, for the Americans and their gov
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eminent are competent to administer
any colony that any other people or
government could.
"To adhere to old traditions which
no longer have a raison d'etre Is Bour
bonlsm pure and simple. That is what
Is the matter with Spain today.
Benefit* of the War.
“It Is not likely that wars will cease
to break out from time to time. The
Interval of peace which this country
has enjoyed since the close of the civil
war Is the longest which has happened
since the declaration of Independence,
and our situation now shows the neces
sity of being prepared for wayt any
moment. I regard the presenl^war as
fraught with many blessings. It uni
fies the country by giving the South
the opportunity to prove her loyalty to
the flag—an opportunity which she
eagerly embraces. It will create a sen
timent In favor of a strong navy, which
Is Indispensable in these days to the
security of a great maritime and com
mercial power like the United States;
for it Is sea power which commands
the wholesome respect of nations to
day. It will prove that the island of
Cuba, directly or indirectly. Is as es
sential to the peace and safety of the
United States as the control of a large
island at the mouth of the Thames
would be to England, or one at the
mouth of the Seine would be to France.
. Look back over the diplomatic history
; of this country for seventy-five years
j end you will find that one of Its most
j interesting chapters relates to Cuba,
j You will find that during all of that
I period Cuba has been a constant source
of anxiety to us leat It might, through
European Intrigues or upheavals, pass
Into other hands than those of Spain.
More than once the United States has
been brought face to face In hostile at
titude. first with one power and then
with another, because they coveted Its
ownership. In the hands of a strong
power It would be an unendurable men
ace to us. War with Spain sooner or
later was Inevitable. In no other way
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would she have ever relinquished her
sovereignty over Cuba. Fortunately It
has come In such shape as to make it
a holy war.”
CO-OPERATIVE LIVING CLUB.
Nine Families Form One That Furnishes
Meals For Nina Cents Each.
Nine of the most staid and respect
able families In Burrton, Kan., have
thrown away their stovellds and pack
ed their dishes on the back kitchen
stoves. They have shocked the ordi
nary Ideals of economic propriety, says
the 8L Louis Globe-Democrat, and
have formed a co-operative living as
sociation, wherein the food question Is
settled upon a co-operative basis.
Burrton I* a small village without any
Immediate prospect of growing larger.
The size of the town does not warrant
the location of a bakery, and all the
wheatstuff must be bought from the
neighboring cities. As a consequence
of the limited population there Is a
very small supply of hired help, even
smaller than the limited demand. The
heavy burdens of the household fall
upon the hourewlfe alone, and very
little social Intercourse can be enjoy
ed. In such a condition of affairs the
Co-operative Living Association was
organized for the economic and social
benefit of Its membership. In order to
Insure a reliable, orthodox reputation,
ibe association has enrolled among Its
members bankers, merchants, drug
gists and a representative preceptor
and dominie. The practical advantages
of the club may be noted as follows:
First, the saving of from fifteen to
twenty-five hours of "kitchen worry"
per week. Second, the providing of'
well-cooked and well-served meals,,
ranging In cost from 7*4 cents to 9
cents per meal. It may be well to note
that low rents (IS per month for an
eight-room house) and the compara
tively low wages paid to the cook <$25
per month, with use of house and with
board for herself and family of three'
children) may not be duplicated In
larger towns. A purchasing commit
tee of three members buys the provis
ions, groceries at wholesale rates,
meats by the quarter and side, and all
provisions In correspondingly large
quantities. Another member acts as
treasurer, and all bills are paid prompt
ly on Monday morning for the week
ending the Saturday previous.
An Unexpected Reply.
The duke of Wellington, writes Sir
William Fraser, detested being helped;
not from ingratitude, but from two dis
tinct feelings—one, that he did not
like to be thought, what he certainly
was not, decrepit; the other that he
knew very well that, the majority of
persons who helped him did so In or
der to be able to say that they had done
so. This to him was revolting. Stand
1UK oyyuane iuc .tciJBicy IIUUBO, in Inc
evening. In Piccadilly, when the street
was even more crowding than It Is
now, the duke was hesitating on the
curbstone. A gentleman, nearly as
old as himself, made some demonstra
tion of assisting him to cross the road,
endeavoring to check the tide of cabs
and other vehicles that was setting
strongly. When the duke reached the
gate of Apsley house he touched his
hat and said, “I thank you, sir." The
elderly stranger Immediately uncover
ed. Holding hts hat at his knee, he
addressed the duke as follows: “My
lord. I have passed a long and not un
eventful life, but never did I hope to
reach the day when 1 might be of the
sltghteat assistance to the greatest man
that ever lived." The duke looked at
him calmly, and. In a voire not the
least choked by emotion, replied
“Don't lie a fool!" and walked Into
Apsley house,
lit* tr»4 It*.
A Florida eichslige has the unique
lonil notice: ' White Major’ rlcett, the
fisherman, was wading out Into ths
river he happened to the a<< nteot of
toeing Me left leg. from the eem# being
bit of by an ntllfaior which was evi
dently lavlnq In etnbueh tor him. A
crowd la pursuing the 'gator, hut he
•corns tu have covered hie Ire* ks well.'’
t *•>«• a w.
A fhlcagw wvatas, who poanestee n
pet poodle which ehe prises highly,
brought It to a matinee at owe of the
tb«utera test week As the house
wee* I crowded eke waked Mr • tl> hat
fee the wwlmet ee he could have the
pleasure el w ee*« til by himeel# The
kot u*re men wont phased Me
pave ke« k Id tad the d*»g K A
pane tape I gut m» etaehtngn an
wrong idr out Merle Then fau lt he
obliged to have root metd turn I he heae
an yew
THREE HEROINES.
Splendid Conduct of English Women
Praleed by Humane Society.
A recent report of the Royal Hu
mane society la more than usually In
teresting. If evidence is wanted of ths
strength and courage and hardihood
of English young women, here It is—
with a vengeance, old folks would add,
sayB the Philadelphia Times. The sil
ver medal Is granted to Miss Fullerton
of Dudhope Terrace, Dundee: of such
a heroine every detail is worth note.
Miss Fullerton was strolling on the
Forfarshire coast, apparently, when
•he observed a manufacturer In great
distress out at sea. Wo are not told
whether she threw off any of her
clothes, but since the man was seized
with cramp and was drowning, It la
to be supposed that she did not. The
distance was 300 yards and the sea
“heavy,” but Miss Fullerton swam out
and "exhorting the manufacturer to
reserve his presenro of mind”—also
'"holding him up”—she conveyed him
safely until a boat picked them up mid
way. This is somthlng like a "rec
ord.” Our fathers would not have be
lieved It possible for a girl to swim
a quarter of a mile In her clothes
through a heavy sea, but this brave
young athlete actually supported a
manufacturer—who ran to weight as
a rule—In the agony of cramp. Miss
Joan Harris of Delfast also plunged
Into the sea without undressing and
rescued a grown girl; further circum
stances are not given, but swimmers
know that It was a feat, anyhow. Miss
I»ulsa Bright of Reading, too. did not
waste time In preparations when she
saw a schoolboy drowning In the Ken
net. It Is not many years since swim
ming was regarded as a dubious sort
of accomplishment for women.
NO TASK FOR A MERE MAN.
Engaging * ftorvant and Hiring a Man
Two Different Experience*.
Any man who has ever done busi
ness at an Intelligence office will feel
a thrill of sympathy for me. as a re
cent victim of that Institution, says
Boston Traveler. My wife was mildly
lamenting yesterday that fate had
driven away the maid servant and that
she would have to get another. I rash
ly said that I would do It for her.
“There Is an Intelligence office near
my office,” I said. "I’ll run In there at
noon and send a girl out early In the
afternoon.” I went Into the aforesaid
Intelligence office as I returned from
lunch and was at once absorbed by a
roomful of females, every one of whom
gazed at roe suspiciously. I am a
bashful man, but I nerved myself and
began talking with a young woman
who sat near the door. “We have
four In our family, myself, wife and
two children, hot and cold water-”
"Pardon me,” she interrupted, "I am
looking for a servant myself.” I apolo
gized and she snickered. I then tackled
an applicant for a Job. I did not
“shed light,” for she asked questions.
I replied as follows: “Yes—four in the
family—set tubs—hot and cold water
In every room—three miles out of
town—my wife takes care of the chil
dren—who does the chamber work? I
do. Confound It. Get out." 8he didn’t
get out, but I did. My wife went In
the next day and hired a girl.
AN INCH FROM DEATH.
We were sitting on the veranda of
our bungalow one evening In far-off
Burmah, It. A. and I, enjoying our aft
er-dinner cheroot. The waters of the
bay lapped lazily at the sands at our
feet, for our house was “builded on the
sands” of the shore. All the world
seemed at peace, only the plunk!
plunk! of the monotonous night bird
in the Jungle, and the occasional weird
note of the Jackal, signaling in the
distance to his comrades, were heard.
The moon had come up from behind a
rocky Island just over in the bay, and
spread a flood of golden-yellow light
over the silver-topped breakers, roll
ing in over a neighboring coral reef.
It was so calm and beautiful that It
seemed that all that was wicked and
bad had gone out of the world, and yet
ueatn lurked just at my friend s el
bow, as he pulled unconsciously at his
cheroot.
We had been discussing In a leisure
ly manner something that had hap
pened at home. To prove some point
my friend arose, anil stretched himself
lazily, sauntered Into his bedroom to
get a paper bearing on the matter we
had been dlacusalng. Usually lights
were placed In all the bedrooms, but
this evening, for some unaccountable
reason-probably the moonlight—the
servant had uot performed hit duties.
I eotild hear my friend fumbling about
on his dressing-table, and then sud
denly gave a quick cry of horror and
rushed out to the light.
"1 have been struck by a snake." h*
gasped, and his face was deadly pale.
"Whsrs Is It? Quick? Show me!"
I esclalmrd. as I whipped out a knife
lie held out his right arm There
ws* no mark on the hand, which I eg
emitted critically, but on lh« cud of
the shirt wera lei tlay scratrh-llke
puncture* and two Utile globule# of
poteoa sinking lata the starched linen
nad leaving a alehly. greenish yellow
mark.
"tWve had a rluaa rail, old man,"
I ev. (aimed with a great ugh *1 relief,
"and I think you need # p*g m brace
up your aervea, hut 8<*t Ut, us settle
he snake '
We found him called up on a small
mlrmr wfckk lay wa ike table, sad aa
ugly h«»blag • oeSomer he wag. tag,
ready lu strike again
Me waa a very putouaasta saaka
known #• ih* Ibhae Haasalli but
after my M*a4 kad Ha>sb>d witk aim
M a«>utd have bee# didb ult h.r aay
naiwrwIM la have placed him la ki«
proper geaaa
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If you would make a self made man
angry ignore him.
In the (flint (tank.
The Michigan Central, "The Niagara
Falla Route," has made an advance In
the right direction In anticipating the
wants of the traveling public, by
changing the time of their "North
Shore Limited," which will now leave
Chicago at 4 p. m., arriving at tha
Grand Central Station. New York, at 5
o’clock the next afternoon, In advance
of all other limited trains. The equip
ment and service Is In keeping with
their well-known reputation. It will
also have a through sleeping car to
Boston, arriving there the next even
ing. It connects with all through
trains from the west.
Among the many expenses borne by
railroad companies the Ice bill figures
quite prominently. For Instance, on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad it Is
expected It will take over 50,000 tons
of Ice this year to meet the require
ments of the servlco. The greater
portion is used In connection with
shipment of perishable goods; the bal
wii' c in iiitj iiasMiih* i uaiu *7.
great deal of this Ice D put up by the
company In its own Ice houses, but as
the past winter has been so warm a 4
very large proportion will have to b«
purchased.
Mr*. Wtnftlow'n Moothlncr Wyrop
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Masculine ideas are one thing; but
let feminine never be feminine, or our
civilization pcrlahfa.
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wouldn't have lost that rib.
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dumb persons ought to he mlllllon
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The average length of human life
In the sixteenth century was only IS
to 20 years.
It Is estimated that more than four
fifths of the people of London never
enter a place of worship.
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