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tell ~. ,h., ,,,o.t ,,,,,,to Lind. h,r.,If before
,he p,ti,,, ~ u,a ,,.,,d a., maintain the
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,lngoncl.. sow ~. ~ .,Il.Lnovn fact.
ina, H.. ynlu. of =, ,,,a,y M. mat Of "A con.
tract. depend. ~, b,., ,,,,o ,,i,t whether IL
can b. enforced L,st ui. and nothing
morn n A. nm. ,o, ,ahird 4, .,m.vhete
or other. poUe, ,n oo,,,,,l ia enforcement
n IL not worth IA. ,,o,., 80, ,,,ich n, IA written
Now 10, n. In,t q, ,,I. ,,oa,y from mi.
standpoint In IA. .y.,t Of "A war with
| Great britain Who vou,d .,fo,c. mi. treaty.
' Certainly mt ou,.oly.. .,.nt Britain,
| yast sinerIo,itv ~, "a. s.a. N .uperiority
| which in ,bs ye,v ,,,,,,, ~ u,l,ys can never
| be temporarv. but ,nu.t co,,nuc an long as
! she exist. ns n ,atIon ,,,d.rs ,bi. ont Of tho
| question Secondlv . 4, tho ov.nt Of war
I with nnv pov.r n,ha, ,ho, n,.at R,itnin
| would "a. IA. s,Io D., 49,. ,ho ,,r,,s of This
! treaty? Cer,nIrlv mo, u,,.., England were
| I'm favor Of such .,,oroa,,on, ard in favor
| of IL she wouId NOT ha i, 4, uero ,o lniure her
| material interests Il, ,ha COR, snaIIest degree.
| for Of no other ,a,ion 4, en-. world can IL bs
| so truly said that uh.,. ,Leir nocket ia there
| also is their hear, and ,,.i. conscience out OF
| the Thousand .ramnIes witness the forcing
| n tho traJ 81 a "a M
| tba vas, inta,n,l ,,,a,,,ag ,,o.i .d fron, the
| louor trafac trao1o ,h,, has soddened and
continues Go sodd.n ,h, ,asses of this most
| Christian nation
But il will be said TINT Great Britain has
| nIodped hersef h,, 'o,a,rn ,,eatv before
| the nations of n wor,d 20 o,force the terms
! Of this treaty and !, "a. ar. unable tn en-
| force IL ourselves thew will sea 10 il that IL
| il enforced Nov 10, no consider n little
our position toward ,,... sa,,a nations Of
| the world Since Mr. Clcy.,ond's admirable
stand in the yenszu.lon ,,atter followed by
| our wise and atriotic course in the SPANISH
war and in tho philinnines how do the ma
tions of the world look unon the younp giant
who has kent 40 ouietlv in IN. background
heretofore hut has now stepned ont 10 the
| front. With admiration and venerous an
proyaL with sympathv. with liking. with
r.sp.ct7 No The sentiment IA one of
well-nipb universal hatred and execration.
whatever step We NAV toka whether of for
eiup or domestic rolIcv ,houvb /, M. die
tated by the lof,ies, nrincinlss of notriotism
iustlce and natural riuht IL is Instantly
looked Mt asLopce and ,hen denounced hv
IN. hn,k Of the continental world ss grosning
aggressive uniust 80 The world hates
ubat 4, foars. nj Ia a ,ri,,.,so, r,,la and ~
n.bo,a ,orld ,oars ,s o,d on, ,n,s,aII.Ia
cor,rsro,ol do,a,onr,an,
Tveptv.ova yeara 400 ths ra,iors ~ tho
world pointed Tho s,g,r of soorn NJ us ba
ceuse we neruit,ed n soardalous quarrel
N % On at our fr,nt door for oyor ton vears
n quarrel n,arkod nv the greatest inhuuanitv
and diroctIv nrsirdjciaI ~ nil rho oon,n,ercia,
in,o,.s,s ~ ,hIs oour,r, -Whr Ala no,
hi, GRO C,hrI II n n tion ,srforn its d,,v
ss tho nearest frst-cIass Power ~ the scene
Of the ds,urhance as the natural nro,ector
NJ tho woak tho natural noIiceman so To
sneok in such n contingency Wbv did We
NOT do our duty and hiring rho matter IN n
summary close2" The wears rolled nv and
war hogan au in. hundreds of thousands Of
defenceless mon. women and children were
starved to death. and when finally the great
heart Of the nation was moved and the peorle
rose from their long sleep and demanded an
abatement of the infamies being carried ON
AZ their front door what did Continental
Europe say? Why. there was no name too
harsh to call us: we were land thieves. op-
pr.ssors Of the weak. We were fighting battle
for our own emoument We must be sup
pressed; this war was merely preliminary
to a concerted attack on all European in
terests In this hemisphere, &c. In all this
chorus OF abuse not one word wa, heard
suggesting that We were doing our bounden
duty, that We were defending the down.
trodden, that we were fulfilling our duty
as a Christian race. They could see only
the commercial, grasring side OF IT, Since
that day they have not carried us in their
hearts
IT, then, We we're to get into an II np,easant-
ness with Great Britain after the comnlation
OF the canal and she should violate the terms
OF the treaty, which of the nations of the
world would call her to account? Who
would not rejoice to see what they would
call dog eating doep" Who would not be
delighted TO see the constantly growing giant
laid low? To see the two commercial giants
in a ufe.and-de,th struggle? Who would
venture into n war with the richest and.
,ror, tho naval s,ondpoint the most Corp,i-
dabl. nation in the world Ia prevent her fran
accommodating tho verv thing that thoy all
most ordepty wish 70 see ACCOMPLISHED
.,rorIca's undoinga Gra,t Rritaip wont
into Egvnt under the solemn nledye 70 lsoye
Il ~ soon A. certain work had boon done.
.i,ce ,ban Franco has in vain ,oirtnd ONT
croot Rritain's hraacb Of faith. who has
cored Ia 90 "a war about il? In vain Franco
orics % tho four corners Of the eorth that the