The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30
non THE GERMANS STAND


ST. Louis. April 3.-Tns Weetlchs
Pos, Min sornorroy print IN article In the
English language defining the policy q AL
German-American papers in this country
regarding AmeytcAnism aeainse mes0s-
ism The article In part follows:
made 70 s,ipplent American repuol!canism
with imperialism. Tine and again ameI-
lean patriotism and that high and IaI-
seeing love OF mankind which unhes men
az All countries in q common crotnefaoo0
Of humanity have rallied ana won aSains:
it. When, half century ago. We nao
the same cries OF Manifest destiny. ne
ali the res, wo are hearing over again
nov. Americans as radically opposed %
each other In most things - were Cab
houn and Corwin joined with Clay. Wen.
s;sr. Lowell. Clayton and Clemens Against
what American can read this without
an indignant refusal TO consent that the
blood q shoee once CUR allies sna,I sal, sal,
that We may % praised by the London
Times for our noble work for progress' in
f1rthsring British plans for dismesnoerinS
John Fl. Clayton himself. the author a
the Clayton Bulwsr treaty, and openly in
favor OF cooperating with England IN
business. was openly opposed 10 having
anything to do with the poailcal methous
Of Rritiah imperialism.
What ID there in stalwart Americanism
Cts native AmericanisU. It you Will, ex-
cept what German-Alnericans are saying
DOW In declaring taAi they gave up homes
and friends and came thousands OF mics
into an unknown country for the love. not
Of British colonsaliEu. but Of American re-
ps1bltcAnisfn To t1at they arc loyal now
and always To American isns. net 10 Brit
ish commerciaiism OF the bayouei. 70 Amer
icAnism, 10 liberty. TO progress. TO freedom
from miiisarism. 10 the expectation OF
time TO come when the world will be no
longer shackled by Imperialism, with its
hayonets and fetterx-to that German
Americans who renowned Imperialism in
fsiy years ago, when they listened 10
Seward. as he said OF these same expan-
sionisrS:
Sir. they have sent the American
eagle abroad. bearing not the olive branch.
but q uhackae In his talons.'
: THE dag OF this great republic stands
now. not for what the London Times ap-
proves but for what II meant when So
ward stood under II to utter this im-
Such Repubifcanism a. this was not
hts. nor - II that Of any loyal German :
American. or OF any other American who
try. Nay heaven forbid that it ever
shouid be. May the time never come
when the American people win applaud
those who dabbie a nag dedicated 70
Of men who die on their own soil, resist
ing the same principle of British i'm
perialsm against which America tr.-
umphed at Yorktown and New Orleans.
Such ideas will. never prevail in Amer
lea. Any party which commits itself to
them will be wiped out Of existence. Any
leader who attempts TO cheek civilization
and progress. and American Institutions
and American principles, Will be repudi-
ated and disgraced: any foreign nation
which. for its own selfish purposes, at
tenpts to use the American people an 4
cats paw in schemes OF fraud and violence
will find itself the victim OF the reactions
OF its own raaievulcnt scheming Justice
hberty-progress through justice and lib
erty. until the. whole world 10 elevated
D. our natsonal life, az II has been by
the manifest destiny Of America. for that
the nag stands and for that German
Americans are willing now. as they have
always been. to stake everything, knowing
that when issues are made against lib
erty and In favor OF imperialism every
thing - 1t stake for them. the American
nag and for all that e worthy OF sur
yfval IN the world