The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-05-05
CHEERED THE FLAG.
GREAT PATRIOTIC OUTBREAK AT
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
CUBA AND THE ANGLO SAXON.
Rev. Naylor Speaks Concerning the Du-
ties of the Anglo Saxon Race
in Liberating Cuba From
Spanish Misrule.

Sunday evening. Rev. l. W. Corey
preached sermon on the flag. He
said the colors of the flag are symbol
cal of three national traits.
The Red symbolizes sacrifice and
sovereignty, the White purity, pro-
lection and progress, and the Blue
liberty, loyalty and love.
At the close of the sermon G.. G..
Theleen, who has son on board the
United States Cruiser Massachusetts,
proposed three cheers for the flag and
the church rang for several minutes
with prolonged cheering.
Cuba and the Anglo Saxon Race.
There are certain precedents in
Anglo-Saxon history that indicate its
momentous mission. This people was
early impregnated with Christianity,
the principles of which have become
the wool and warp Of the race.
Again, it has been a peculiarly civil
izing agency. True, there are many
counts against this statement. Eng
lands tyranny over the American colo
MES; her attitude in the Crimean war:
her introduction of opium into China
at the lannon's mouth, and our own
criminal acquisition of Mexican terri
tory, are all humiliating stains upon
the escutcheon of racial honor. Yet,
with only one-tifth of the population of
the civilized world the Anglo Saxon
race has done more than all the other
four fifths toward civilization; it pos
sesses over one third of the wealth
and controls almost half of the trade
of civilized countries; the English Ian
guage is conceded to be the most com
plete in existence and is worthy of its
rapid strides toward world wide use.
It's value as a diplomatic medium was
evidenced in the treaty between China
and Japan.
The Anglo-SaXon is dominated by
loftiness of purpose beyond any other
race. 1t has sent out more missiona-
ries than all other nations combined
and without an inherent spirit of self
sacrifice this could not have been true.
England's "splendd isolation" with
strong American sympathy, respecting
the Chinese and Turkish questions is
in point here. While Russia, France
and Germany have been eager to make
the most, for selfish ends, out of the
disntegration Of China, England alone
has stood for international comfy.
She has advocated the rigid repression
of the Turk in contrast to the cool and
imbecile diplomacy Of the other great
powers in dealing with the sick man
of Europe" and she would undOubT-
edly have solved the vexed problem
had the ministry listened to the voice
Of the people or had Mr.. Gladstone
been premier. Today it is England's
strong arm more than any other that
prevents European interference in
behalf of Spain, as the Unitd States,
with magnificent self-abandOnment,
offers her incompatible sacrifice upon
the altar of q common humanity.
This is practically q missionary war.
The mission then Of the Anglo
Saxon race is to expouse, as she has
shown herself capable Of doing,
definite policy Of righteousness which
makes policy right toward all the
world. The first essential step toward
realizing this mission lies in the closest
possible union between these two
countries. A more vital bond than
the arbitration treaty which, be it said
with regret, our Senate defeated, is
needed in order to weld the two coun-
tries together as one in purpose and
execution of those highest principles
necessary to the largest veal of hu-
manity.
Such consummation would consti-
tute the Anglo Saxon race the arbiter
of the world. The English language,
freighted with gospel significance,
breathes forth universal fraternity,
and the English and American flags,
wherever they wave, menace tyranny
and herald the reign of freedom and
equity. Some one has we'll said that If
England and the United States should
resolve to stand together they could
hold the world at bay. Not a gun
could be fired, not an army moved
without their consent. A new tyranny
would not thus be established, but
peace would be guaranteed because
the Anglo-Saxon has been proven ca
pable of the maintenance as we'll as
the advancement of the broadcast
liberty.
The Cuban crisis is big with oppor-
tunity for the realization of an Anglo
Saxon league, offensive and defensive.
We may not need England's aid to free
Cuba. England may need us to main
tain her isolation, splendid indeed be-
cause it is the outcome of her broad in
ternational policy. But each needs the