The Daily bulletin., 1890-07-05

OF nations, and there is every reason
to believe that this prosperity will
continue in the century to come.
BY the Reciprocity Treaty now in
force, tue United States allows Ha-
waii 10 share in her wonderful pros
! peiily, thereby more than doubling
the property value and wealth-pro-
ducing power of this country, with
cut perceptibly increasing the vast
aggregate property of the United
States. Thus not one Of the States
of the American Union is treated
by It's national Government with
more liberality than the Hawaiian
Kingdom"
The American Republic, unlike
ancient Rene with which ia power
had been compared, seeks not to
enlarge her borders at the expense
Of others. Since the slave power in
the United States went down on
hundred battle fields, annexation
ceased to be the policy of the Am
erican nation. With one million
veteran soldiers at her command,
where the war closee in 1865, she
left Mexico on the south and Canada
on the north, then at her
mercy, untouched, unsougbt. Like
aversion 10 annexation was shown
when. tie American Senate
refused to annex San Domingo
with her luxuriant soil and genial
climate, though it was offered by
her own rulers. In the place of
forcible annexation, the American
Republic has substituted peaceful
fraternity, generous reciprocity, and
good will. II is this fraternal,
humane policy of Christian civiliza-
tion which BELTS America, and by
which she eau best maintain health-
ful life, and achieve that true glory,
worthy of her commanding contin-
entail position and OF her exalted
leadership among the Christian ma
tions Of the world. While it could
not justly be expected that the peo-
I pie of these independent and pros
: porous islands should refuse any
| good thing or commercial advantage
/ from Europe or Asia, the obvious
: and essential truth stands unrefuted
5 by facts or reason, that America
/ and Hawaii have reciprocal relations,
E stronger and closer than Hawaii car
possibly have with other nations.
n Even when American enterprise
$ shall have opened the Nicaragua
: canal, Europe will be fivefold more
v distant from these islands than The
Y United States, and San Francisco
: will be seven thousand miles nearer
e Honolulu than London. No cunning
!? devices OF men can overcome th,
n cold mathematics of this great odd,
II in distance. The United States ant
=. Hawaii belong to the New World
It 1t will not be by war, nor by diplo
3 matte fencing and tormularies, tha
1t Europe will grow less and less in th
v Pacific, but this will come by tn
% irresistible logic of increasing popu
y lation and of superior commercia
,e and social forces. When Americ
& shall have her six bundled million
10 of people, and Australia, China an
le Japan as many more, then Seward
it prophecy will be more than verified
m and around the shores and on tn
n waters of the Pacific will transpir
he the great events and be tlevelope
as the larger commerce of the world. /
ye this splendid drama of future civi
l. ization and of commercial powe
al these islands will have their par
a. In the presence of such an ausp
cious future, patriotism is supreu
m duty-a patriotism born of the Sc
IL mon on the Mount and taught by IL
" great Apostle to the Gentiles, whic
g. recognizes that God has made {
as one blood all the nations of IL
g. earth, patriotism of moral an
a heroic devotion, which would kee
g. America on the plane of fratern
,s. and humane development, al
at which, as an everything force,
er necessary to make these Islands Il
"a happy homes of civilized me-
yn sparkling gems in the great Westel
on ocean, more beautiful than Il
X. famed islands of the Mediterrane;
,st in the brightest days Of ancie
ch Greece. 1t is the hope and Il
ri. prayer of oil true Americans of t
he day, that over this splendid pan
lc- rama of the future Western worl
lly its cities, states, government
.or schools, its rich commerce, busy /
lly dustries, and teeming population
,re may rest the perpetual sunshine
he Christian Faith and Republic
es, Liberty, and in all its vast area
in taught and practsed the brotht
nd. hood of nations, peace and 60
to will among men.
100 The Grafton was delivered wi
o. rare oratorica, power, every wo
,ls. and phrase ringing out like be
ide Minister Stevens, ON this the Fl
lis opportunity he has had on Hor
will lulu platform, has proved hilns
ese indeed Tan old man eloquent
ra- Only once or twice did he pause
the glance at his manuscript, in
an. hour occupied in delivery. He v
of frequently interrupted with 10
ons applause, which was prolonged
re- increased volume as he took
of seat. His Majesty, together W
srs. the gentlemen On the platform Q
A Il