The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19
OUR NEW
A Unique Problem Our Obligations
Pregnant With Vast Responsibility
Education the Way Out.

Levlsthans that so n1gDIY taxed the
science, energy and ekill Of the Navy
Department. of the government to per
feet and that cost the people SO many
millions, have been tested in battle.
The vessels in their maneouvres were
things of beauty, but in battle they
we're ships Of terror. The guns SEM
missiles of destruction and sven ''earth
quakes" into the enemies works. Our
soldiers, volunteered from the sovereign
citizenship of an industrial free people,
at once assumed rank equal to those ct
the most formidable navies and armies
Of the world.
Even those most sRnguine were as
tonished at the. SUCCESS and bold
achievements Of the American Navy.
1t marks a brilliant period in the an
nails of Jul Republic and an epoch in
the worlds naval history.
The science of maneouvTe and energy
OF action, at n c placed ne officers Of
the army and navy wlah the foremost
of all nations.
The political movements on the part
Of the nations greatest Officials. from
the first measures taken in defence of
our borders, until the formal signing
of the. Treaty of Peace, has been
marked with rectitude of character
and ability of ashIp, quite
commensurate with this progressive
age of civil governments, whether i'm.
perial or democratic. in 1ac5, the
United States has given the world an
object lesson ia warfare that has no
brighter example in all history as hav
ing been e~xactingly sever in punish
men5 and yet moss charitRbly humane
in victory.
The world has seen that this has
been accom- plished by g nation of free
people who, lees than a century and q
half ago, were struggling for recogDi
tion of their human rights by establish.
ing a government in which the people
should be sovereign. They then u
ceeded. not only in forming a nation,
but in demonstrating the fact that a
government ''ot the people, by the
people, for the people" a be pure
and lovely in purpose; one in unity;
aggressive IN moral greatness and
therefore invincible in 20 yer.
In this light the United States stands
to day on the earth, and now we are
confronted with a rew problem.
This advance conflict in progreashBs
thrown into our lap. as it were, q large
number Of the most important islands
of the old as well as the new hemis
phere. With these islands come to
us for counsel and even for direction
and protection, mor than twelve mil
lion Of earth's inhabitants. Providence
has not sent them TO US as slaves, MOI
as s,rong warriors nor as efficient
states men, but they come more as Chill
dren to parents; as the relics Of effete
monarchy; as people who have been
struggling ou5 of the cid condition Of
servitude and ignorance 90 a new sit
uation Of freedom ana Intelligence.
The OLD system of government he's
failed to bring them what they want
EDUCATION AND HAPPINESS
Perhaps they are Without a full
realjz alton of this condition, nevarthe.
less, in this attitude they come TO US.
To US the modern, successful and most
illugtrious exponent of freedom in hui
man rights il government; to US the
leading republic of the age, they come
for help.
Behind them has been religious per
secution, monarchy, ignorance, com
muaJsm, ANARCHY, war, pestilence,
famine, incidence, stuff ring and death.
Before and above them we can zee law,
liberty. intelligence, industry, progress,
development, government with per.
sonal sovereignty, peace, moral rec
titude and life.
Is it not seen at a glance that cur
position relation to them ia on% involv-
ing a responsibility, not only in
what we have said and done with and
for them. but iG is a responsibility for
their future as We'll as for our own.
pregnant with results most monentous
il The cause of human rights, educa
tiQn in civil and religious liberty for
mankind on earth.
We haVehad experience and largely
solved the problem Of sslt governments.
We are in a position to lend them q
helping hand, G hand that we did not
have in our trials, because there was
no republic above, who might reach it
down to us. When we know go well
what they need, dare we with folded