The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-30
OPPOSING IMPERIALISM
GERMAN EDITORS MAKING A CRU
SADIE AGAINST EXPANSION.
Say They Want No Hated British
Colonial System Foisted on
Their Adopted Country.

ST. LOUIS. April 29-The Westliche Post
will tomorrow print an article in the En-
glish language defining the policy OF all
German-American papers in this country
regarding Americanism against imperial
ism. The article in part follows:
Time and again the attempt has been
made to supplant American republcansm
with imperialism. Time and again Amer
lean patriotism and that high and far-seeing
love of mankind which unites men of ali
countries in common brotherhood of hu-
mainly have rallied and won against ii.
w en, half a century ago, we had the same
cries of manifest destiny the 'conquering
Saxon expansion and all the rest we are
nearing over again now, Americans as rad
ically opposed to each other in most things
as We're Calhoun and Corwin joined with
ems against it, What American can read
this without an indignant refusal to consent
.saturate the soil on which they were born
mat we may be praised by the London
Times for our noble work for progress in
durthering British plans for Remembering
and robbing China. John NJ. Clayton him.
self, the author of the Clayton Bulwer
treaty, and openly in favor of cooperating
with England in business, was openly op-
posed TO having anything TO do with the
political methods of British Imperialism.
What is there in stalwart Americanism
dts native Americanism, if you wilD' ex-
cept what German-Americans are saying
now, declaring that they gave up home
ana friends and came thousands of miles
into an unknown country for the deep
love-not OF British colonialism but Of
American republicanism. To that they are
loyal now and always. To Amercanism
not 10 the British commercialism of the
oayonet-to Americanism, to liberty, 10
progress; &c freedom from militarism to-
the expectation of time TO come when
the world will be no longer shackled by
imperialism. with bayonets and fetters-to
that, German-Americans who renowned i'm
perialism in Europe are as devoted now as
they were fifty years ago as they listened
10 Seward as he said Of these same 'expan-
haN he
eagle abroad, bearing not the olive branch,
but a shackle in his talons'
The flag of this great Republic stands
now-not for what the London Times ap-
proves-but for what il meant when Seward
stood under IL TO utter this immortal sem
tence. such republicanism as that was not
his. nor is 1t that of any loyal German
American or or any other American who is
loyal to his flag and 10 his country Nav
heaven forbid that it ever should be. Nay
the time never come when the American
people VIII applaud those who drabble a
ress in the blood Of men who die on their
own soil resisting the same, principle of
British Imperialism against which America
triumphed al Yorktown and New Orleans.
such ideas will never prevail in America
Any party which commits itself 10 them will
be wiped out OF existence. Any leader who
attempts 10 check civilization and progress
under American institutions and through
American principles will be repudiated and
disgraced; any foreign nation which, for
Its own brutal and selfish purposes. at
temptS 10 use the American people as a
cat s-paw In schemes OF fraud and violence
Will find itself the victim Of the reactions of
It's own malevolent scheming. Justice, lib
erty. progress through justice and liberty
until the whole world is elevated by our ma
tional life as IL has been by the individual
life OF Washington-that is the manifest des-
tiny OF America; for that the flag stands
and for that Communications are willing
now. as they have always been. 10 stake
everything knowing that when issues are
made against liberty and in favor of i'm
perialism everything is at stake for them,
the American flag and for all that is worthy
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