The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-30

dltlOn Of a feW hbhdredf fiuafe miles 0
territory by capthfe or treaty does no
Increase orr danger.
China IL the coveted part u tho oarthI
surface today. but who could have per
dlmed dx months aEo THAI Russia. Der
many or Japan would not have c0yete,
q foothold on tho North American cDna
nent7 Now We see the trend Of event.
In the cist. Providence has stepped IN Il
point the future for w. We must polio,
tho prlnc ocean It's coast has boon oui
vulnerable point
"You undHmand am On record ~ fay.
oruR tho retention NJ tho territory which
has been a' qulfod by tho splendid VIC
tories NJ our arms ! am an American
duzcn. speaking as such. ind ny remarks
have nothing 10 do with omciM duties
that / shall undertake on october as a
commissioner to tho congress Of Paris
what that body viii or viii not do,
would not predict n / coulp. am talk
Ing Of The situaiiou an II exists today and
40 every American duz,n can see H. The
interests Of the United States must De
icalously guarded from this hour onward.
Wo have been roDiss and Indifferent IN
tho past
Think ~ mo ylrginiua massacre that
wus the hour In Shioh We should have
taught Spain her lesson Long Year, Of
suffering ana blOodshed would have been
avoided. II Is Idle 70 say that the vir-
ginius was no, an American ship. Many
Of the men aboard her were American
cluzens. and the ship was caught on the
high scas The men we're shot In cold
blood. and We stood H. We endured such
on Outrage with General Grant. brave
and true man. az the head Of affairs. II
was not cDwardicc On the part Of the
American people. but It was lethargy ana
Indifference THAI was quite as debaslns
In the sight Of the world That was what
justified all subsequent spanish BLUFFS and
buyado.
but We have risen 10 new plane
60 the level that We were really intended
% hold all along. Nothing but the In
difference of our Statesmen has prevented
the United States from occupying the
place ~ which II belonged The Amen-
can people have had the courage Of their
destiny all the time. lacy have never
fahcrod
"Hcrcaflcr. tell you, the maritime.
commercial and political genius Of our
people viii not permit their governing
power to Do Indifferent 10 their honor or
their progress An outrage like that at
Santiago de Cuba-where nearly half a
Indred Americans we're stood up against
A wall and shO,-,would no, 10 passed over
today.
How do you suppose similar mas.
sacrc OF American ciaEens In Havana
Havana would be received this afternoon?
why. our warships would be on their way
to tha, poin, before midnight That's the
difference Il Is we'll. ii Is as it should
be-.
The United States has ceased to be the
China Of the western continent. We are
alive. thank God. and must not be in
suited by any power in this world. great
OF small.
"Tha's the difference between the
United States Of the seventies and today.
And Is not the change one that ought
to make every palriot glad? Wars are
inevitable. ur all history Is false. Steam
power has broadened the arena. No ma
ton is safe
"Japan's triumph over China was
...- ol most Of It's value to the victori-
GUS nation by the Intervention Of
stronger power.
Are We to be weak like Japan? can
We ,vn,cmplatc for an instant the inter-
florence OF any power than shall abridge
he majesty and glory laid at our feei by
the iR omparable Dewey? | say never.
Therefore you may quote ME jus, as
strongly AZ you can as saying more bat
tlcsh.ps. and after that more cruisers and
btuacships again the men VIA step for
ward as fast as We can build the ships.
suppose that Dewey had been defeated
at Manila? What migh, have been the
fate Of the Hawaiian Islands and our Pa
eide coast from Behring Strait to san
Diego?"
The Aslatic situation is one that deeply
concerns us. Ii We are outwitted there
We must at once prepare for a defense OF
our western coas, line from the same ag-
gressions that have humbled the oldest
empire on earth in the eyes OF modern
What do you Ihink Of the cordial re-
lations between this country and Great
"They are timely and welcome, The
aversion OF greaness has passed away
"Wln the Cubans govern themselvesg'
81 hope so. We have made them free
from the yoke of Spain and their destiny