The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30
GERM ANS ON EXPANSION
The WeSiIche POSI- Of st. Louis Strongly
Opposes Imperialism.
GERMAN.ANERICANS WANT REPuBLICANlSM
mo EntnnEiinS Alliance with Euro
penn Powers aud No subjugat-
Ing of weaker Colonies.

st. Louis, Mo-, Apfil 29.-The Westliche
Post will tomorrow print an article in the
English language defining the policy of all
German American papers in this country
regarding Americanlsm against imperial
ism. The article in part follows:
Time and again the attempt has been
made to sypplant American republicanism
with Imperialism. Time and again Ameri-
can patriotism and that high and far seeing
love OF mankind which unites men OF all
countries In a common brotherhood of bu-
manity have rallied and won against it,
When half century ago We had the same
cries of manifest destiny, the conquerng
saxon expansion and all the rest, we
are hearing over again now, Americans as
radically opposed to each other in most
things as were Calhoun and Corwin, joined
with Clay, Webster. Lowell Clayton and
Clemens against It,
What American can read this without
an Indignant refusal to consent that The
blood OF those once our allies shall satur-
ate the soil on which they we're horn that
we may be praised by the London rlmes
| Tor our noble work for progress in fur
| therlng British plans for Remembering and
robhine China?
John NJ Clayton himself The author OF
Inc Clayton Bulwer treaty and openly in
favor or operating with England in
business, was openly opposed to having
anything to do with the political tnethod,
of British Imperialism
what Is there In stalwart American
ism ilt Is native Amerlcausm II you VIM
except what German Americans arc SAVING
I'm
shd irienls and came thousands Of mllos
INTO an unknown country for tho d,en law,
rot OF British Coonlalsm bu. of tmrri
can republicanlsm. To that they are laval
row ana always. To fmericuuistn and nct
~ hllush oommoretalism Of the bayonet:
10 Amerlcanism, TO liberty TO progress to
freedom from mllitarism, 10 eNneein,lon nf
= lllpe to come when the world will NO M
longer shackled by Imperialism win is
LayoneiS aud letters, To That Carmen
A,nerlcans who renowned imperialism in
Europe are as devoted now as they wsr,
NY Years ago when they listerod to Sow
alu as ne said 10 these Same synnnsion
ISIS. 'Slf. they have sent the Amerioa,,
eagle abroad, bearing not The dive
p'arVh' nut the shackle. In his tilnn.
me nag OF this great republic STAND.
now nor Tor what ths LONDON Times an
lroNes' out for what II meant when sevara
tence '' '''inortal sens
Sueh republicanism as that was M, III
nor Is II that Of any loyal German A,rn as
oan or OF any other American who Is io,,a,
20 ms nag, and to his country. MAY Uoayon
iorolu that 1t ever should be. MAY ~
time never come when the American NJ,
PIE VIII applaud those who drahbin a.
dedicated to freedom and human ,,.,,sr "as
III the blood OF men who die on their ou,n
eoll resisting the same princlple ~ pr,stsh
,MItlallsm ageins, which America tri-
onhhed at Yorktown and New Orleans
aueh IDEAS win never NNvail In
america Any party which atlomnls IN /
eheeN civilization and progress under
american institutions and through Amer,-
can principles Viii bo repudlated and dis.
gf8ced by foreign nations, and any marty
Whlch by It's own brutal aud selfish mr.
pose attempts 10 uSe tho American nsople
as cats paw IN schemes of fraud and
violence wiz find itself the victim Of rc
actions OF its own malevolent schenins
Justice, liberty progress through ustIc.
and liberty until the whole world il Ole
waited by our National life as Il has been
by tho individual life of Washington
ia the manifest destiny OF America; for
that the flag stands and for that German
Americans are willing now rs they hsxp
always been, TO stake everything knowing
that when issues are made against liberty
and in favor Of imperialism everything is
at stake for them, the American nag and
for all that is worthy OF survival In ths
world"