The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-08
Hew the War Spirit Survives.

This great lesson he's not been lost
though it has not yet borne it's full
and final fruits. The policy which
has proved OF such immense benefit
ct home has not been trusted beyond
the national borders. We adopt q
partial practice With immense benefit,
and repudiate the principle it in-
wolves. Internal trade is free, but
external trade is still shaekleo. A
New Yorker trades with a Pennsyl.
vanian without restriction under the
principle that they are the best
ldges of their own business Affairs.
They are free TO buy and sell as they
like. and for sufficient reason that
the thing they will do is the beet for
both. But ifa New-Yorker endsr-
takes 90 trade with a Canadian, Gov.
eminent dec ares that the transac ton
shall not be tree, the parties shall not
do as they like With their own, end
this for no other reason under heaven
than because the Canadian is q
foreigner Ii Canada were ANNEXED"
prestol these traders wou Id at once
know their own business beet, and
could exchange with perfect freedom.
We have here, In this surviving
prejudice about the foreigner. an
illustration of the vicious potency OF
militant conceptions The foreigner
is our virtual enemy. one whom il
is our patriotic duty to hate and not
to help. The term is redolent of TO-
ternational sntsgonism aud the pur-
suit OF war which is the curse OF civil
ization. This spirit, identified with
the love of country, and fortified
in long tradition, is slow to yield TO
the Influence of bumaniz'ng md
paoifo agencies; but yield il must,
and has already greatly yielded. sc
witness the doings at Yorktown. That
demonstrAt ton com uemorate1 e mil
itary exploit; but every body mas seen
that it was awkward, anomalous. and
embarrassing. There was agreat
hauuting OF militsry parade, suRges-
tive OF Sighting; but, apart from the
historic reminiscenoss, the speeches
coulradicted the whole spirit of the
occasion, It was by no means de.
voted to unalloyed rejoicing over
military triumph, but wad much
more q tribute 10 the interest of
peace and international friendliDess.
A hundred years makes great differ
ence nowadays, and the Yorktown
utterances were significant registers
OF the progress of idese. The new
president spoke with wise discretion,
and gave voice to the wishes of tie
American people By ordering that
the commemorative services close
with salute to the British flag by the
assembled forces of the army and
navy, "in recognition OF the friendly
relations so long and 20 happily cub
sisting between Great Britain aud the
United States, in the trust and con-
6dence and goodwill between the
two countries tor all the centuries 10
come, and especially as a mark of
profound respect entertained by the
American people for the illustrious
sovereign and gracious lady who sits
upon the British throne"
Nothing could be more significant.
as showing the growth OF liberal ideas
with reference to our external reIa-
tions. It signalized the hope that
will secure in the family OF nations
what We have secured in the family
of States. We can not expect peace
''for sll the centuries to come" ex-
cept by cherisbing the ideas and
strengthening the sentiments and
confirming the practices upon which |
peace depends.-POpular Science