The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-29


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fhef hafl0nf hntWe haVe FfoWn ,'FHf'
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'nefWa Interests haYo ~ (hh'iphfH Soy
imtAd over The laoo N th4 rlobo that y WIZ
fc 1th 70 Impossible 70 phsef ndoIt %
poHy N governmental cbhduct such pss'
siw and lndlffefenl altitude We have
come 10 that station Nv tlie growth ~ ihde'
pendent sovofelgntlcs where u lsbut Justice
10 our greatness and Intelligence that We
should take bold and prominent
stand among the governments Of tho world
and exert the influence rightfully belonging
to us. Az long as our own interests were
confined withinthe borders of the States
composing the Union, IL was well enough
TO sacredly and joalously niaiutain the non
Interference policy, but now we are d.
rcctly interested In the course Of affairs In
the British Dominions, France, the Medi-
terranean, China and Japan and to q
greater extent still in Central America,
South America and the West Indies. I'VE
are centrally located upon the political
chess. board ofthe world, and our citizens
and money. are distributed everywhere
and these in turn are always directly af-
fcctcd by the movements commercially, So
cially and politically of the people among
whom thew are domiciled. n III Is, therefore,
our duty to let the rest of the world know
that we are one Of them, and expeet.to take
part in the various councils and ,determi-
nations by which mankind and particu-
larly that portion of it here in. America is
to be affected in either their present or fu-
ture operations and interests. Certain oc-
currences Just recently Indicate that we
can now no longer remain passive obser-
yers of European and other political
The first and most impor-
tant of these was the correspondence be-
tween Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Lowell, and the
lengthy and complicated discussion that
has arisen over, our South American i'm
broelio. In short Mr.. Blaine has started
us upon career of diplomacy whose dura-
ton or extent, cam not be measured, al
though he has retired from office. Europe
ha, been given to understand that We have
dropped the old idea and policy Of non
As will be learned from the for
eign press, and Europe never foryets an IN
of that Character. Another cause
for anticipation of more extended diplomatic
complications in the future for us will be
found in the universal attention given TO
American ideas. institutions and;conduct at
the present time by the leading English
and continental Journals we are the sub.
iect Of daily comment anu are watched in
our every act with n mineleddecree Of fear,
and iealonsy This b.sl been
about Nv tho Increased travel
the Un;ted states Of nrom;nent
trans. Atlantic politicians literati capital
i.ts+ and journalists. Wbiie ali these tbines
ara caalcnIated 10 t;ck,e orr National nr;de
and .imnre,s us with. the GROWING greatness
IF tho American Union we ,can,,ot bu
recoon;zc tba nrecss..;ty for two verv in,nor-
tant move. on tbe nart If our F.deral an
tbor;t;c. tbe LEAVING Of which nndone
cannot hit ,nrove disastrous and hpmil.
i,ting n ne in anv international comnlico-
t;on. ;nto' witch w. nav .be drawn n; /.
r;,,lt th ~ .ao,,,d, sten fortb =. ono Of
~ !. ,oro.. of tI,o o.rtb and "a, nou, ,s NO
/ .ve ,a;d n.xt 10 l;n,,os.ibl. tor,s 10 re-
f.a;, fron, doino - mi ,,ndor sncb .,roun,.
$500, ,ro :, y 81 ,snnin o,,rsolx.. &c 40 9th.
a.. far IN. RESPONSIBILITIES. and danrer, hat
:, rro,r,,r,d tba nay no,;t;on ,..nn,ed mi.
,,n no aono IN o,,,r two vovs and tba fret
ronor,t;ro don.rd !, ,,or rs 1. tho constr,c.
Iion ,rd mo;nt.n.nc.o IF onovvoo,.ltoany
ancrgencv that NAV arise In sncb ,1iftle
n ,tters,, !. difyarences Of on;nion
|. /. oh.rrd ~ +oI,, .hort
- o;,t - orrr,,t dnr,;r or 'rosorrco.
- ~ so ooo ooo - ,annI.tio, or d.nond
,,hn ou,, Great, name and nrest;go swift
H., .nd @ood o,n, A.. tbe notons sg.nc;a.
,nly II 'iint.rnation,l contest. Wes,nn.t
49,. X. .rr, Of ..rvics ar tole h.ck 900,
,mong ciyiliz,d nation. But hardly in.
rerior IN ignorance 4 the establishment of
dinlomatic corn, thron.bopt the world
tho al ali h. .nnoint.d and retained in tbe
,er,;c. Of tbe country unon condition.
univ of their merit and behavior and he
,ender.d indenend.nt IF tb. CHANCES If
,artics and administrations. In this voy
lone will we ever he allie TO cone ,uc.es..
nllv with tbc ,stute dinlom At, oftbe fr.tn
service and who are removed only from one