Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-14
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The HERALD, as far as we know,

The HERALD, as far as we know,
the only journal which has Of.
red . brilliant solution of the
Alnese questlon-it is that the
nited States proceed instanter to
3 ubjugation and occupation of
pima and Japan, with the delight
addition of the spoliatlon, on a
stematized plan, of two of the
sost populous nations on earth.
1e only obstacles to the carrying
Of such a scheme are two, viz
Pet. the morality involved, and,
cond, the question OF ways and
eans.
As to the morality, 1t remained
the illustrious Diedrich Knicker-
ecker to discover that treaties OF
hacs were only made between ma
{3us As p.eliminaries to renewed
Or. A witty play writer has put
mself on record that "Kissing Is
ply prologue to q play" and the
- Of peace between nations Is
|aly q dscsitful overture which
1hers In preparations for war. 1t is
ally only = duplicate of the kiss
pstowsd by Judas in the Garden
Gethsemane. Darwin has i'm
toved upon the theory of Dledrlch
rnicksrbocker by the discovery of
- doctrine Of the Survival of the
test" which, in Its logical ee-
lence, compels strong nation to
Ike charge ofa weaker one. The fin.
i philosophers of the lot, however,
ere those Scotch freebooters whose
sogramme was embodied in the
- and easy motto, "they may
sep who have the power, and
icy may take who can"
AZ an American we confess that
q eau see no reason why Great
ritain should "slosh" around the
utnea Coast of Africa, should un-
irl her Uuion Jack over Australia,
auada, India and . hundred other
otgns OF vantage, with her ensign
Ill high advanced as a civilized
alton, while We of the United
tates must cultivate spirit Of
ontaiument and SET ahneeation.
. . people we have oui.. formally
|ommitted ourselves to the Monroe
ootrine, which merely bound US
oppose monarchicll aggres-
ons ssn the American continent.
he Monroe doctrine was adnira-
" suited to young and aspiring
feopls. Everything g,es in this
'orld OF ours by gradations. When
President Monroe announced this
octrine the population of the
United States was small and
ur pretensions were mini
pun. We were hardy and
eso'ute but humble, as be.
tied cur modest station in the
pale Of tho world. To day the
nited States. il they but choose
rouse them selves from an unac-
puntable and inexcu,able torpor,
r. the most powerful people on the
obe. The England which, by
pc aid Of her Olives and Warren
astingses, conquered India, was
nt pulling infant compared with
Pc might which we might evoke
q moments notice, If we would.
he conquest OF Japan and China
ou'd bs but u nero bagatelle
ere such an impulse to animate
pr people as flame forth on the
ring on Sumpter. We now proba.
y count forty-iive millions of the
ost martial psople in the world.
ne peculiar policy of the Rapub IL
~ party has repressed our ship
liiders, but the tradition of their
kill and enterprise remains, and
Q should aim to catch the sub
ance Of this IN ,rvelous kuack be.
re even ITS shadow has evanished
hto the faint ana indistIngulsha-
Ie adumbra of the past.
Why SHOULD not ths United
tates conquer China and Japan,
nd spoiiate upen both nations
fter the approved British model?
very Instinct OF patriotism
hich means sublimated SELFISH
ess-calls for a policy of this kind.
ike father like son. England
aims our paternity, and why
hould we not Initiate England?
The programme would be rem.
cred easy and profitable by the
yet that neither the Japanese nor
hinese are martial people. No
pcs fond of gongs aud noise ever
A thousand Americans, with
pencer rifles, are equal to an in
ehnite number of Celestials, who
ould run as soon as they found
bat the cacophany of their gongs
ID not put their enemies to flight.
What u splendid solution to the
hinese question would be in.
olved In snch policy? Were II
dopted Kearney, like Othello,
fould find that his occupation was
IoDe. On one thing we can de-
end. IL we do not gobble up China
pd Japan England will, when she
ets ready. She will have quito as
pod a warrant for doing 80 as she
al In nppropriating the $50, 0O0,-
% people Of India. While her
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