The record-union., 1898-06-19

ct being opened for us; the soil will be
taxed for productions for export, and
all branches Of business will be occu-
pied. The Pacific Coast, being nearer
to the new field must necessarily re-
celye greater proportion Of the bene-
fits than any other part of the United
States. There is no reason why Cali
fornia should not move to the front
place among the States. Her facilities
for manufacture and her varied pro-
ductiOns give her am additional advan-
tage which can be lost only by our own
neglect.
The difficulties surrounding this
movement should not be underestimate
ed. 1t will demand the best sagacity Of
our country to meet the new conditions
This is a time to call to the councils
of the Republic the greatest and best
trained minds of the country, to give a
wise and strong direction to events.
Particularly should our people restrain
their impatience and impetuosity, for
history such as we are making now
cannot be written in a day. We should
be actuated by an intelligent patriot
ism, capable of realizing the magnitude
Of the task before US, and enabling us
to appreciate the efforts Of those in
power. who need the sincere and earn
est cooperation of every American.
We ought to understand that from the
President down to the humblest citizen
every man is a patriot, and none would
hesitate to make any sacrifice for our
country. Never before in the history
of warfare has so much been accom-
plished with so little loss of life, and
this alone should shame to silence the
CneS who would detract from the cred
1T due to those who have given such
proof of their capability for the direc-
tion Of our forces.
A greater Americanism is coming and
we must prepare to sustain it. Come
what will. it is a glorious movement
and splendidly will it be consummated
The wedge that has been inserted be-
tween England and Russia in Asia will
be slowly and surely driven home Rus
sian advancement in China must cease.
and for the same reason England will
make no further progress in that direc-
ton. The balance of power in Europe
from this day forth will be the United
States. England has not dared to move
because of the Triple Alliance,
which means all of Europe
against her. But Russia, Germany and
France are aggressive, because Eng
land is unable to prevent it, That
country sees in the American move
ment relief from the menace of powers
too strong for her to resist, and which
meant the ultimate downfall of her
prestige.
When the United States demands Of
Russia the abandonment of aggression
in China on the ground that it is a yio-
lation of our treaty rights, England will
second the demand Russia must re-
cede, for all the alliances in the world
could not withstand a joint demand
from the United States and England.
Hence our presence in the Pacific
means existence for England, and un-
limited influence and commerce for US
All of Europe. with the one exception,
are snarling at us in our conflict with
Spain. The same elements are hostile
to England. What is more natural
than that people who are bound to-
gether with a common interest and are
menaced by a common enemy. should
stand together in the perpetuation of
a common civilization. 1t needs no
formal alliance for US to give mutual
support each to the other, in its par
ticular field. The existence of Eng
land makes our greater destiny possi-
BILE; while our progressive tendency
alone makes the future existence of
English supremacy in Europe possible,
for it was but question Of time until