Evening journal., 1898-07-18
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Text of Chief Justice Lore's
Address.
COMTTY OF NATIONS DISCUSSED
WORDS WHICH BREATHE A LOFTY
SPIRIT OF PATRIOTISM, AND
ALSO GOODWILL TO THE REST
OF THE WORLD.


ALSO GOODWILL TO THE REST
OF THE WORLD.
In Difference to the request of many
persons who were fortunate enough to
near it, the Evening Journal prints the
text Of the address Of Chief Justice
Lore at the patriotic services held in
Grace Church:
Perhaps no graver problem was ever
presented in the evolution OF nations
than the one that confronts the people
OF the United States, in these closing
years of the nineteenth century. This
problem is comprehended in our ques-
ton of the hour, "What is the Ameri-
can Outlook"
For our purposes tonight, the word
American is synonymous with the
United States Of America, inasmuch
as by common consent, the government
and people Of the United States repre-
sent all that is highest and most sig
nificant in what may be called Ameri-
canism.
Nations, like individuals, have their
birth, childhood, youth, manhood, and
at maturity select their vocation, and
take their places among their fellow
nations, and move along chosen lines
Of fixed development, into middle life,
old age and decay. Nations have their
characteristics, just as markedly as in
dividuals; their forces, like those Of in
dividuals, may be turned either to
curse or bless mankind.
1t is the philosophy of history to
solve national tendencies and develop
ments and turn them to the best ac-
count, so that each succeeding nation
may be more advanced and in line
with the will of the Almighty. whose
purposes must ultimately prevail, how
ever much they may be delayed from
time to time by human perversity.
The United States in this process OF
growth, have attained to a stalwart ma
tional manhood, and must now choose
their national vocation. What shall Il
be? Shall it be Imperialism or ma
tionalism? In other words, shall al
our forces be welded by one man tC
enslaye the many at his caprice, Of
shall they be turned to the uplifting @
the many and the ennoblement Of man
kind in the execution Of the purposes
of the Almighty therein.
Then, what is the American outlook
What shall our vocation be? In thii
supreme moment, as a people, we stanC
challenging the world, in all our mar
vellous growth and power; easily tn
leader among the nations. Standing
as we do at this moment of maturity
with the eyes of the world upon us,
is our duty first to look backward an
see for what mission our Yast histor,
and experience have fitted us.
Our birth in 1916 was in the throe
of one Of the direst of human conflicts
For centuries, imperialism, throned 1
the idea "of the divine right Of tn
king to rule" and the many to b
slaves, and in the domination Of th
one over the many; had been GROWN
in insolence and power until huma
life, liberty and honor, rested only !
the will OF corrupt and licentiOus king
and princes. BufOOnery, vice and hal
lotry were enthroned in Englau
France and continental Europe. I'll
masses Of men were little more tina
brutes and most of the women wei
slaves. Down deep, however, anon
the seething masses Of humanity, Il
purifying fires of revolution and rebe
lion against such corruption were beir
fired to intense fury. The peOp
groaned and struggled in agony, u
heaving soon into fierce conhagr
ton to be extinguished only by sea
blood. Thrones and empires vanish'
before popular fury, and the weird 81
gan of victory and freedom palsi'
with terror the crowned heads OF r
rome. France was drenched in bloc
and sprang up mock republic.
turn she deluged all continental E
rope. Spain, Prussia, Austria and TIA
were overrun and Europe became o
great battlefield Out Of this chaos n
poleon was evoked and became at on
a scourge and benefactor. 1t was I
outcome Of the irresponsible conh
. between the imperialism Of the mld'
ages and the nationality Of coming .
man freedom. 1t was then that GeoT
the Third, in his madness, laid
despotic hand more heavily on
forefathers and they rose and fout
for their faith and freedom.
The colonial danes of 1776 clotl
their loved ones in the continental u
form and sent them to fight the b
tie Of human freedom. The war W
on for eight years. In the trying ca
paign when Howe was chasing Wa
ington across our little state into Pc
sylvania, and then into Valley Fol