Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-17
In A MARTIAL SPIRIT
Address by Patriots 10 The People 0
Tho United States.
THE OBJECTS OF A NEW LEAGUE.
We Must b, Prepared for War In
Order TO BE Able 10 Main
tain Peace.

NEW YORK, Dec. l7.--The Patriotic
League OF Anterior which has just
been organised in this city has Issued
the following address to the people Of
the United States:
"rhe closing years OF the nineteenth
century are being marked by many
hopeful Indications Of revival OF
genuine American feeling. The or.
ganizstion activity OF the society OF the
Sons of the Revolution, the Sons Of
Colonial wars and similar eocieties
have given most worthy aDd efficient
| service In aimo nishiug ths' dominat-
ing tendency OF the comm ercial spirit
| and rekindiing the sentimen OF patri.
otism, not only among the people OF
his Republic, but ofthe entire Amerl.
can continent.
"But the membership OF these orgp-
nizations being restricted to the people
OF particular clBsses must OF necessity
be limited. The exigenciss of the
present demand the elrenuons and un.
selfish exertions OF society az broad
as the continent, and with its doors
Wide open to ali patriotic America ms
without respect to race, nationality or
religion. a brief reference to recent
events and present conditions give
emphatic Endorsement to this demand.
COZ recent events mention need not
be made of the Incident OF the New
Orleans massacre, with the tax on
American diplomacy to avoid can
hct with Italy, the Outroges commit
ted by England on n carfgua IN ,ae
Corinto affair, which rousei the inJig.
nation ana called Tor the protest OF the
American people; ana the war clouds
which less than year ago rose 30
overwhelmingly over the Veo.zuelsn
question and were cleared away only
10y the firm, persistent maintenance OF
the Monroe doctrine.
"Of present conditions the Cuban
question 10 daily assuming more
threatening aspects. The cause of her
patriotic citizens struggling through
carnage ami confiagrstion IN the uu.
| aiterable determination to break their
yoke OF bondage or perish to the last
man, battling heroicalIy to earn for
themselves and their posterity the
liberty our example has taught them
to cove1, appeals most powerfully and
| iustics anu fair play and cannot much
longer appeal IN vain.
"The dictates OF humanity and our
own vast interest in Cuba demand that
this government shall extend to that
oppressed and ill-governed island tho
protection OF the Eagle and the Shield,
and command that this Inhuman war
OF butchery, Bpoilatiou and destruction
shall stop and Cuba be left free to cllti-
vste the arts OF peace and develop her
resources under a government OF her
own oh oiGe and creation.
"rhe attitude OF the British govern.
ment furnishes another Of the present
conditions which Americans cannot
contemplate with Indifference.
"She has established ak powerful
naval stations In threatening prox.
unity to cur eastern coast. She has
built Others at Vancouver, Quebec, 81.
johns, Kingston, and the Niagara
river. Tbese Qualifications could not
have been designed for defense against
any European power. They are
standing menace to this Republic and
no agreement for the establishment Of
permanent court OF arbitration should
ever be ratified except on the condition
that all her maritime Qualifications
south OF Halifax and those along the
southern boarder OF Canada shall first
be di-mantlsd anu destroyed.
"Another condition that appeals
with irresistible foTcs to 1.-The American
patriotism Is the TACT that the Amer.
can citizens In foreign lands have
been compelled to suffer the humili-
| alton Of appealing to British and other
| alien nsuls tor protection against
threatened violence, as their own lega-
tion WAS either too weak or too COW
ardly tc protect them.
"During the massacre at Van, our
conntrymen were com pelled to seek
the protection OF the British consul,
Union Jack above the Amesican mis.
siop, the Stars and Stripes inspiring
neither respect nor fear. Only the un-
ceasing exertione OF Sir Phillip Curry,
the British ambassador at Constsnti-
nople, says the Westminster Gazette,
have enabled the American mission.
aries in the Ottoman empire TO pursue
their labDrs Of mercy unmolested.
"rhe well known policy OF this
government to keep at peace with all
the world as long rs peace can be pre-.
served without loss OF nonOr, will be-
the policy Of the league, but 1t will in
sist that tho means Of securing peace
is 10 be found In the most ample pro.
visions for the defense OF our coast,
both by sea or land, in liberal policy
towards the army and navy, In such
an adjustment OF tariff as Will furnish
ample revenue to meet all the ex.
penses OF the government ana sncour.
age domestic Industry by protecting
our markets against ruinous cornpet.
ton from sbrord.
"Whiie tue policy of the league will
be pacific and conservative, It's infiu-
ence will be exer.ed TO complete the
NicRraguan canal with American
capital anu retain 1t under American
control, to extend the boundaries of
the Republic to embrace adjacent
territory, the Hawaiian Islands and
the islands prOximate TO our coast,
whenever the people OF those countries
shall voluntarily seek Incorporation
with the Union; restore our merchant
marine TO more than its ancient
prestige and make the nag OF the
Republic respected In every quarter OF
the globe"
Cirui sda Sure of Reward.