The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-06
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DUTIES AFTER THE WAR
Expansion the Subject of Rev.
Mr.. Goodfriend's Sermon.
WHAT DOES II MEAN2
AN Imperianst for the Purpose or
9 Establishing Justice and Liberty.
Every Mans Right a
81 Magma Charter.

u The subject Of expansion an. ss--..,ner-
.aalisnl was discussed yesterday from
the pulpit of the Second Presbyterian
Schurch by Rev Mr.. Goodfriend. The
minister gave hts views as to the duty
Isof America in the matter Of the Philip
pine archipelago as follows:
1 Since 1923 We have been bowling to
Sour national idol, called the Monroe
doctrine, and now we propose to smash
/ II to flinders and commit the crime of
assacrilege. Well, what are we going to
do. about It? And what is the meaning
Nof these things? Are we going to turn
ssour backs on the traditions Of the past
and deal discourteously with Washing
tons Farewell Address when he eau
toned the American people to avoid any
complication from without, and with
Jefferson's wish that an ocean of fire
might roll Between the old world and
the new as barrier to communica-
ton? Undoubtedly this was the wisest
policy for the young, struggling nation.
After a war which had Slapped the very
life blood of our people it was neces-
sary that they should devote themselves
ITO building up the waste places, to de-
Aveloping the hidden resources of the soil
and to turn all their strength in making
the nation stable, intellectual and pro-
gfessive. But we have increased from
S,000,0 600 souls to 70, 000, 900 and in wealth
from about $4,000, 100000 to over $75,-
!. s000,000,000. The Maytiower, alongside Of
our big steamers, would be like an ant
alongside OF an elephant, and instead
OF crossing the ocean in five months
we cross it in a little over four days.
!, We are no longer isolated from the rest
of the world.
/ Washington and Jefferson never
\ dreamed of what would transpire in
century Of the worlds progress. Conli-
| tons have materially changed. Every
age has its duty to perform. 1t Is a
disgrace to the European nations that
! they stood by and allowed the unmer-
ciful Turk to massacre the poor and
defenseless Armenians, and 1t is to the
' glory Of the United States that our peo-
\ pie would not stand by and look on the
butchery Of the struggling Cubans. All
honor be to the president Of the United
States and to the congress and ITO our
citizens who came forward by the thou
ssands1to put "a stop to these hororrs of
the 19thAcentufysssTh The world never witt
messed noblere spectacle than that of
Dewey and his fleet at Manila, samp-
son, Schley and the fleet at Santiago,
the rough riders under Colonel Roose-
velt the charge up Santiago and all
other quick, decisive, brilliant victories
of the war. Their names will go down
in history as heroes who. fought intelli-
4 gently and conscientiously in the cause
Of human freedom. This war more than
anything else; knocked shelter SHELTER
y our ideas Of national isolation. 1T
3 brought a new phrase into our yocabu-
larry, American imperialism. at which
we take fright. 1t depends altogether
! on what we mean by this imperialism.
There Is familiar story told of
Abraham LINCOLN who, in response to
clergyman who said to him: 7 hope,
Mr.. President, that God is on our side,'
to which Mr.. Lincoln replied: have
not concerned myself with that ques-
ton, but ! have been very solicitous
that we should be on Gods side So
with this imperialism. If we mean to
be on Gods side in the solution Of this
problem and carry out as we have be-
gun the will of God, we shall come out
of the struggle a united nation, strong
with the strength of justice, great with
the greatness of moral power, the fore
most nation on the globe. But the ques-
ton comes, what shall we do with the
Philippine archipelago? The answer, to
my mind, is clear. Shall we see in the
firing of the shot on May l, 1893, in the
I. bay of Manila and in the wonderful VIC
tory the hand Of man or the hand of
God? Shall we shut our eyes to Provi-
3 dence in warp How do you account
for the absence Of storms, SO common in
the Caribbean sea, at a season Of the
year when Our ships sailed It's mighty
billcws? How do you account for rhe
fact that not ship Of ours was de-
stroyed except the one by our own
brave, gaTlant Hobson? AS the stars
in their courses fought against sisera,
SO has there been an invisible ally on the
side Of American arms.
THE proposition of the Evening Post
that we Withdraw from the Philippines
and let the islands go back to Spain
is not only absurd. but wicked. The
American people will never agree to
such monstrpus proposition. Shall we
let them fall into the hands of Aguin-
aldo? 1T is not quite clear to the minds
: ofsour people that General Aguinaldo is
fit for the responsibility of forming a
new nation and that such course
would rebound to the interests of CIV
ilization. In fact it is the opinion of
those who are personally acquainted
with the general that he is not the man
to be entrusted with the responsibility
OF organizing a government which shall
not be robbery, which shall give to the
people protection to life, liberty and
property.
1t Is not enough to cast the devil out
of a man and then leave him to take
care Of himself. We must substitute
an angel, or else the last state of the
man willybe worse than the first When
: Dewey knocked the Spanish fleet into
the bay of Manila his work was only
introductory He was the John the
Ba'ntist Of new era for the islands. We
: muS' follow him In giving the people
the declaration of Independence. Just
as in 1858, Perry's sunset gun tolled
the knen of old Japan off the Yoko-
hama bluffs In Jeddo bay-and since that
time Japan has risen ito foremost ma
ton in the East--so have Dewey's guns
opened up new career for the Philip
pine islands. Our nation has not mis-
read her duty thus far, and we must not
switch off from our mornings in this
somewhat perplexing period of our ma
tiona1 history
+ 1T is impossible to consider this
question from a political standpoint
only. We must study it from higher
ground, from the trend of destiny and
Providence. And it is from this stand
that a m fIid