The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-09
DeWey's Victory a
Guaranty Of Peace
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m ONTlNENTAI. Europeans, who can
| u not get away from the point of
ii n view of militarism, fear that sue
w cess in the war with Spain will
make the United States dangerous
to the peace of the world, by arousnS the
people to IA sense OF it's power expand
ing the influence OF the nation abroad ana
provoking it TO construct Il formidable
navy. Undoubtedly these direct results
will follow. We shall feel our national
power more after we have tried it a at
tie, though perhaps we shall talk aboIt
ii less. We have had rather an uncoIl-
Portable lesson of the uselessness of pow
er without instruments through which to
exercise il, and undoubtedly we shall
provide ourselves with navy able to en-
counter any whose attack is humanity
probable. 1t is certain, too, that no mod
Grafton and self-restraint in reaping the
fruits of the war can prevent us from
coming out of it with our influence in
worlds affairs greatly increased and our
potent touch with the affairs of other
nations heightened and broadened. This
Is the simplest matter of course.
But they who think this national awak-
cning and expansion will menace the
peace of the world do not understand
the Anslo-Saxon character or the Anglo
Saxon point of view. They conceive
these in terms OF their own and imagine
that we can make no better use of ma
tional power than Russia or Germany.
our greatness Is guaranty of peace,
which will strengthen with our growth
Our dominance on this hemisphere has
excluded European rivalres and con-
fict and limited national contention, so
that war here has been almost forgotten
Our sea power will only reinforce the po-
lice of civilization and bring remote coun-
tries more and more under that reign of
reason we have increased here, and the
expansion of our International influence
will enlarge the dominion of that spirit
which robs war Of its chief object by ad-
hitting all rationS to free competition
for that trade for whose monopoly they
once fought ch other. our mission IN
the world is pre-eminently peaceful even
necessary war hampers and thwarts it,
Our true greatness must be built on in
dustrial development and commercial eX-
pansion. Peace is needful to these, and
we shall use the enlarged power-or
quicker consciousness of pOwer-gained
In reluctant war, to aid in enforcing and
preserving the peace Of the world.
Continental Europeans see in the pros
pect of an Anglo-American alliance a
menace to the worlds peace. But there
will be no Anglo-American alliance un-
less the continent shall combine to at
tack either England or the United states.
Then, after a time, there will be such
peace in Europe as Caesar made in Gaul.
The Anglo-Amercan understanding,
based on common sentiments, common
standards and motives and a common
mission, is a strong guaranty of the
more blessed peace of humanity and civ
llizatiOn, of trade and industry. This
has been the aim Of British effort in Asia
and Africa, as of ours in America.
United. not by alliance but by COM
mon spirit increase of power of either
or both is stronger guaranty of the peace
Of the world.