The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-30

era not even dreamed OF by our fore
fathers, and in this critical period she
has but the only successful nation
Great Britain to guide her. While we
could have no better example than that
of England, do we, as a peaceful ma
tion, that SO far in history has alb
stained from the quarrels of that great
Aceldama, the European world, wish
now to enter upon a different career?
That grand old man, John Quincy
Adams, said Wherever the standard
Of freedom and independence has been
or shall be unfurled there will be her
heart, her prayers and her benedictions.
She is the champion and vindicator
only Of her own. She we'll knows that
by once enlisting under other banners
than her own, she would involve her.
self beyond all power Of extrication III
every war of interest and intrigue, of
individual avarice. Of envy and ambi.
tion, which assume the color and usurp
the standard of freedom. At the time
this was said there was no thought Of
undertaking conquests or Of expanding
our boundaries. Yet Mr.. Adams saw
the danger that would befall the Ameri-
can people if sucll course was pur-
sued. 1t remains for you to see how
near those prophetic utterances apply
to the present events. The. only mode
Of expansion the nation can take up is
that Of colonization. It cannot start
with conquest because the American
people being lovers of liberty and inde-
pendence could not go out and carry on
war OF conquest against all uncivi
lized people. II they thought Of adopt
ing such course they can but remem-
ber how. in l775 at the battles Of
Lexington and Concord, their forefath-
ers laid down their lives on the altar Of
freedom, they can but recollect how
precious liberty was to their forefath-
ers, how they sacrificed all for this
love. Then after thinking and looking
back over the events of '75 and 80, can
they conscientiously start out on an ex-
pedition Of murder. ravage and con-
quests? OF the 100000 people in the
Philippine islands. every drop of blood
shed would mark them martyrs strug-
Cling against the rapacious advance
ments Of a nation which has heretofore
followed the ways Of pleasantness'
and paths of peace. - The speaker
gave his reasons why we should not
keep the Philippines, chief among them
being the necessity Of keeping large
standing army and increased naval
force, and stated that a grgeat question
is before us. He said that $40. 900, 900
bol = f~r o1o o,,l
what is to be done with them. He said
that in case this government assumes
annexation, what form Of government
would be given to the islands. In the
words. Of Bishop Potter, "We have GER
tainly attained position in our rela-#
tions with the rest Of the world that is
absolutely unprecedented in history"
and it remains for the people Of the
United States alone to form the oonolu-
sion to best and brightest century in
the history of the world.
"A Scientific Wonder by Miss Hattie
Brayton.
In description of "A Scientific
Wonder Miss Hattie Brayton told of
the marvellous use of liquid air and its
probable uses in few years. "All
substances in our universe, !" she said.
"are one of three conditions, solid,
liquid or gaseous. Most elements can
exist in two if not all Of these states,
for instance, water is solid when ice,
gas when steam or vapor. For many
years it was thought by philosophers
that on account of conditions necessary
to human life. it was impossible to re-
duce air to any form except the
gaseous. But in 1877, by the combina-
tion of great cold and enormous pres
sure upon oxygen, Raul Pictet produced
a few clear. blush drops of liquid
whioh bubbled and then disappeared as