The Anaconda standard., 1899-11-07

| price OF rice IN the markets Oh tite
world. The culture of valuable woods
has been fostered, and though many
| of the prmeval forests have been heW-
| ed down, young trees have been reared.
| and the preservation of valuable tim
| her has been SO strongly encouraged
| that the Philippine Islands control
| also this valuable industry. Manila
| hemp then as now, is Incompatible.
| Gold, silver, copper and tin have been
| found in large quantities. and the Cor
nish miner here finds a country where
| his service and experience are well
| coined. The grand American system of
education is in full sway and the uni
| versities of the State of Philipina are
| equal to those in the other states. The
facilities for transportation are SO i'm
| proved that in a few days after leav-
| ing San Francisco a traveller can reach
the Philippine islands.
rs this Utopian dream? I think
| not, for has not our Admiral Dewey
| said that never before has an addition
of such financial and commercial i'm
| portance been made to the United
| States?
"And now, perhaps, you think that
I am wandering from my subject and
that this has nothing to do with our
returned brothers and their welcome.
May be not. but in the text books of
this new state will be read that in
| 1899 the most valiant of the regiments
| who helped to rescue the Filipinos
| from barbarism and ignorance, from
| prejudice and superstition were those
| that came from Montana, from Mon
| tana, the queen of the mountains, as
her name shows; from Montana, the
state that first offered to the nation
her volunteers for service; from Mon
tana, that not only was the first to
send her quota, but doubled it and
was willing and anxious to treble it;
from Montana, that through her noble
| soldier boys not only gained a national
| but even an international reputation
| for wisdom, bravery and courage; from
| Montana, whose sons in more than one
| instance were foremost on the fighting
| line; from Montana. whose companies
first raised the American flag over
| more than one city in the far West:
from Montana, that state which has
proved herself most loyal in the SER
| vice Of her country in times Of war;
from our great and glorious Montana,
which to-day attracts the attention
| and capital Of the world to her in
dustries in time of peace.
AYE, this is all true, and as factors
in this glorious triumph we, as Sons
Of st. George, have noble trinity of
| heroes in all ranks. AS commissioned
officer we have Captain Hill: as non
commissioned Office we have Sergeant
Soper, and as private we have William
Boast. In the list of heroes record
ed in heaven no human distinction
such as this is made. There you are
all written down as heroes, and I say
to You one and all, in the name of
the Sons of st. George, Welcome
home, We are proud of you; your
name is inscribed in large letters
among those who have done their
duty and have done it we'll. Welcome
home. Come and visit us often. Give
us the grip of friendship and we will
help you. We feel happy and proud
that you have shown to your family,
your city, your country, your state and
your adopted country that you are in
dustrious and good citizens, faithful
and valiant soldiers, loyal and true
Sons of. st. George"
After America" by the audience,
Captain Hill was introduced and paid
a growing tribute to Colonel Kesslef
and the regiment. Then three cheers
were given for Kessler, after which
Sergeant Soper was introduced as ..the
man who had taught the young idea
how to shoot" The sergeant was for
!, merly principal of one Of the city
schools. He was brief and excused him.
, self saying that he was no orator.
Now" said the toastmaster, come:
the last, but not the least of our noble
trinity, Private Boast. Unassisted anC
alone he captured 600 soldiers in cases
in the dead bodies of those soldiers lai6
in the trenches for several days and he
ought to make the longest speech, be.
cause We have given him the biggest
send off,
Mr.. Boast made an appropriate re
sponse.
: William Bartle responded to the
toast, England and America" and af
ter few preliminary remarks, il
which he noted with pride the inter.
mnsling of the flags of the two na
tions on this especial occasion, he con
tinued in part:
There are many ties which SHOULD
bind the two nations together, so tina
the existence and well being of the one
should become the care of the other
No other two nations in the world have
so much in common as England ant
the United States. We speak the same
language. have the same religion:
views and enjoy reading the same clas
sizes, and never stop for the momen
to inquire if the writer was born II
England or in the United States. We
have the same popular institutions
England has for centuries been the
| foster mother of free institutions, anG
the constitution of every free natior
in the world is clearly traceable to her.
. as its source American ideas were frs
English ideas and though in 100 year,
, of separate history they are still iden
teal with these of Great Britain. w
rejoice in free institutions. Englan'
does the same. We are a governmen
of the people, by the people, for tn
people, England has been described
by an American writer as republic il
which, under the ancient and still use
full forms of throne and regalia, TIN
people is king.
The union of the Anglo-Saxon peopl
is one of the best, il not the only mean
of perpetuating our American institu
tions. But, friends. we must not forge
that union with England will not sub
ject us to England, but will bind us IL
fraternity, concord and love. In con
clusion, I would say in the languag
of Rev. George Boddis that such
union is indeed desirable, not only TO
the sake of the Anglo-Saxon race, bu
for the benefit of humanity Anglo-Sax
| on institutions. born in the forests 0
Germany. fostered by 1,500 hundre'
! years OF English history and developed
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