The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
THEY OPPOSE IMPERIALISM.
STATEMENT OF THE POSITION OF
GERMAS-A8IERICAX

Too often Efforts Have Been Made
40 SuppIRnt AmerieanzSm-FamO
Americans Who Have Held Out
Against It-GermaEs Game Here
on Account OF Their Admiration
for AmericaniSm, and They Want
No Change of Policy
St Louis. April 2s-The West Lichs
Post VIII tomorrow print an article n
the English language defining the policy
OF all German papers in this country re
garding Americanism against imperialism
The article IL part follows
Time and again the attempt has been
made 70 supplant american republicanism
with imperialism Time and again Amer
lean patriotism and that high and far
seeing love Of mankind which unites men
Of al countries IN a common brotherhood.
have rallied and won against it, Wien.
half century ago. We had the same cries
Of Manifest destiny the -Conquerins sax
on expansion and all the rest. We are
hearing over again now. Americans as
radically opposed 10 each other IN most
things as were Calhoun and Corwin. join
ed with Clay, Webster. Lowell. Clayton
and Clemens against il.
What American can read this without
an indignant refusal 70 consent that the
blood Of these once our allies shall 50
ssturate the soil on which they were born
that We may be praised BIZ the London
Times for our noble work for progress
and furthering British plans for dismem-
oering and robbing China.
Jonn n Clayton himself, the author
O the ClaytOn-BulTer treaty, and openly
IN favor % cooperating with England n
business, was openly opposed 70 having
anything TO do with the political methods
Of British imperialism.
What is there in stalTart Arnerfcznisuu
Gts native Amerlcanism. II you Wild ex-
cept what COMMUNICATIONS are saying
now IN dec-aring thar they gave Up home
ana friends and came thousands Of mics
into an unknown country for the deep
loye-not Of British colOnlalism. but Of
American republicsnism- To that they are
loyal now and always. To Americznisn
TO liberty, 10 progress. 10 freedom from
nil51arisn. 10 the expectation OF a time
10 come when the world VIII be no longer
shackled by imperialism. with its bayo-
neis and fetteTs-tO that German-AmeFi-
cans who renOuuced imperialism IN Europe
are as devoted now as they were fifty
years ago. when they listened 10 Seward
as he said Of these SANE -expalsiOnists:'
Sir. they nave sent the American
eagle abroad. bearing not the Olive branCh
bui a shackie IN MS talons-'
The flag Of this great republic stands
now-n0t for what the London Times sp-
proves. but for what Il meant when Sc
ward stood under j. 20 utter this immortal
sentence
Such republication as that was not MS.
nor IS 1t that Of any loyal Germsn-Ameri-
I can or OF any other American who Is loyal
70 his flag and 70 his country Nay heav-
/ en- forbid that il should ever hs. May the
/ time never come when the American peo-
| pie will applaud those VINO dTabbIe a flag
dedicated 70 freedom and human progress
/ in the blood OF men who die on their own
soil resisting the same principle OF British
| Imperialism against which America
/ triuTnphed az Yorktown and New Orleans.
such ideas VIII never prevail in Amer
/ lea. Any party which commits itself 70
I then viii b wiped out OF existence ANY
| leader who attempts 20 check civiiizs ton
! ana progress under American institutions
/ and through American principles will b
/ repudiated and dlsgraced- any foreign IA
I tiOn which, for its own brutal and selfish
/ purposes. attempts to use the American
! people a. cats paw In
/ schemes OF fraud and violence
viii ind Itself the victim OF reactions os
| its own nalevOlent schening. Justice.
/ liberty, progress through justice and LII
I erty. until the whole world is elevated
| b. our national life as II has been b. the
/ Individual life Of Washingror-fhs- Is TIE
! manifest destiny Of America for that The
/ flag stands. and for that Germar-zr,erf-
Z cans are willing TOW. as they have al
I ways been 70 stake everything. knowing
/ mat when issues are made against liberty
I and N favor Of imperialism. everything +
I AZ stake for them. she American Hsg au5
for all that is worthy OF survival In the
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