The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-12-09

cd STATES on the Fd0lNC COLupTlscu d udi'
row strip extending from the mountains to
the sea- and inhabited by wild beasts and
wild men, the title to which was holly dis
puted by England. Now they are little less
than 5000 square miles in extent, an area
tributary to the Pacific greater than that
of France. Germany. Italy, and Spain COM
t1on, they represent 10 per cent OF the wealth
of the Nation, while the three maritime
states, California, Washington, and Oregon,
contain 81 per cent of the wealth OF the Pa
cifc states. Yet with all this the total i'm
ports and exports of the Pacific states are
but $50 per cent of the foreign trade OF,
the United States. Fifty years ago large
part of these lands was still unreclaimed
from savageism. The inhabitants were but
partially clothed, dwelling in huts and eat
ing roots, fish. and game. They have passed
away for the most part, vanished, and In
their place are cities and towns, gardens and
plantations, "a thousand industries. and TO-
600 happy homes, where dwell virtue and
culture For the ships that come and go
precious freight is provided, as the lands
make liberal returns and furnish food Tor
distant millions" ,.is r..
''Forty years ago the natives Of California
and the Northwest coast trapped salmon at
the waterfalls chiefly for their own food.
Now 'canneries on the Yukon, the Angus
chuki, Chignik bay, the Frazer, the Column
bia, and other streams have their own fleet
vessels
product to market by the hundred thousand
cases. - -'as..r-e Fl . -,
@"Sixty years ago the presence of gold and
silver north of the present boundary line OF
Mexico and west of the Mississippi river was
scarcely known, since which time some So
900, 900, 900 in metals have been given by this
region to the world, an amount equivalent to
twice the cost of the civil war, and twice the
property value of Manhattan island"
Mr.. Bancroft might have added that sixty
years ago American statesmen were deaf ana
blind to. any value of our Pacific possessions.
Again, he might have added that he permit
ed his coworkers In his great History Of the
Pacific States to bedraggle and falsify the
history of the old Oregon pioneers, who by
their sturdy, heroic work saved all that vast
| country to the Union, and that. while the
facts have been clearly pointed out. he has
never taken pains to erase MS errors -ana
make amends. In the text We quote he &C
knowledges that England holly disputed
our title There are no chapters in American
history which SO badly need revising ana
correcting as Bancroft's Oregon, Washing
ton and Utah. 1t will be observed in the
makes but 5000 square miles OF our possess
sions tributary to the Pacific" This Is
doubtless a. typographical error. Oregon
! alone has 96,O50 square miles. Washington
has 69,18O square miles, Idaho $4,000. and
California 1885 to say nothing Of other.
IL Alaska is left out. There IS a grand, LOYAL
American spirit pervading Mr.. Bancrof's
hook. He does not stop to whine that we have
violated precedents of our constitutional
rights. He says: "It is we'll to respect prec-
edent, but it is better to respect progress.
We hold to precedent SO long as precedent is
worth holding to. Only the stupidity ignorant
| never change" =. ~ r. ~ .-.g {. ..e
1T was bewldering change when the last
| relic Of medieval tyranny was driven from
our borders, and new responsibilities were
thrust upon us of which We never dreamed.
| This" Mr.. Bancroft says, like all the evo-
lutions of civilization, had come from its
own inherent force, and not through any
extrinsic effort. Men talk now about what
should be the policy Of the Nation. The Ma
ton had no policy in the war Of 1885, The
President had no policy further than to DO his
duty according to-. the best Of his ability
each day as 1t came to him. There is no harm
laying down the law Of the matter higher
law sets in and settles it. Was there a pre-
concerted plan, in the beginning, that We
should stir up Spain, .liberate Cuba. get pos
session OF the Philippine islanGs, and blossom
into empire? No: And no more can m en-
make plans for progress to work itself out on
in the future than they could have done in
the past. The dsst!nies Of nations are not
governed by acts Of Parliament. But how
soever or by whatsoever agency it came
| whether by mans volition or from the mys-
| FERROUS unfoldtngs. of the great unknown, the
change IS upon us, positive and palpable We
are different from what we were. and we
shall always be different; we cannot go back
If we would. A higher intelligence and a
| stronger power than our own has moved us
from our former course into a way, better,
perhaps, or worse, but into another way
I Tie is outspoken and eu1ogtstic of the good
understanding of the English speaking peo-
pie ~ On the questions ati=sue He saws
Throughout the war. while the European
powers were mainly against us, England
was friendly. either because of race sym
patty, material considerations, both.
|-..~'-" The war made clear the fact that
not one Of the European powers can be
trusted where American interests are affected
except Great Britain, but the cordial rela-
tions manifested of late between England and
The United States more than offset any evil
| the powers can bring upon us. s6Ssas We
may indulge patriotism Of race IN England,
as we indulge patriotism Of country in
America; for standing together as we now do,
the present attitude and understanding are
equivalent to an alliance, an unexpressed
compact based upon interest and not on writ
ten formulas, and having potentiality equal
to the rest of the world
He even goes further than American states
men Of the period In his eulogy. While he
deprecates war as demoralizing when born in
hatred or jealousy, he accepts wars for the
! cause or humanity and national integrity.
And so looking at our last conflict Mr. Ban
croft thinks that there is no American who
can be called man who Is not morally bet
! ter and stronger by reason Of our war with
Spain" Taking the book as q whole, It Is a
| splendid picture of the Nations progress and
its grandeur today. (New York: The Ban
croft Publishing company
| The Anglo-Saxon Review-A quarterly mis-
. cellany- Edited by Lady Randolph Spencer
| Churchill. From the publisher. John Lane,
New York anG London, We are 10 receipt Of
sn!rne II. September. 1899 OF this hand
come and entertaining quarterly The etch-
ingB and artistic work are of marked excel
lence, and the text wholly unlike that OF any
other magazine. The book Ii in the form Of q
folio, printed on first quality handmade
paper, with deckle edges and gilt top. 1t
is bound in green leather, with q rich design
In gold, . reproduction Of that Of the Nor
gante Maggoire ID Luigi Pulci,, Venetia.
l546, bound about 1770-80 b. Derome lie Jeune.
the great French binder. There Is added 4
coat Of arms by Mr. Cracherude The Illus
trAttoAs are photographers, printed on the
finest plate paper, and include portraits Of
Queen Elizabeth. by FEDERICO Zuccaro The
sEttrick Shepherd, = from an unpublished
sketch; George Spencer, the fourth Duke Of
Marlborough, and George Marques Of Bian-
ford, by Sir Joshua Reynolds: q sardony
cameo. one OF the Marlborough gems; Doro-
thy Sidney, Countess at Sunderland, by Van
Byck; Sir Henry Irving, by. George Craig,
and William the Silent, by Antonio Moro.ssThe
ntributors Of the text are % notable IS the