The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-09
CLEVELAND AND CANAL
The Ex-President Gives His Views
In Characteristic Phrase.


NEW YORK. March 1.-(Afternoon
Service. D-Former President Cieye-
land, in an interview with the CORE
spondent of the Herald at Princeton,
y. j., last night, said:
Il have always been an enthusiastic
supporter or the fGrtherment OF the
Construction OF che canal. My position
has noL changed since my reference TO
Ii "a iny first message, which has been
receL.y quD,ed 10 a large extent. l
APPRECIATE more than | can express the
importance OF the project of the Mica
ragua canal. am most heartily IN
favor OF is contamination.
ANY righI-mInded man should have
no hesitation whatever in coming out
strong on the side of Mr.. Hay. 1t seems
20 me that the only debatable questions
are the details relating to the consym-
nation OF the canal, the subsequent
management ana the general poilcy OF
the nations.
ITO me il is a most agreeable and
attractive sentiment that the United
States should occupy the unique posi-
ton among the nations OF the earth OF
being the altruistic and unseifish
UfOLAtI Vi oil NOuutAAES. ~ - NSPN
Cially htting, in view of the ideals upon
which Our Government was founded,
mat the whole position of the Admin
is.ration should be that the canal Is in
the nature OF a gifl to the world and
contribution 10 advancing civiliza-
tion."
mr.. Cleveland said that he stood up
OF. the doctrine OF the German philoso-
gher ffegel-thaJ OF unseifishness and
even-handed justice TO all, even TO the
lowest.
Our nation" he said, lis not to be
either a land-grabber or a money
gra5ber. Our ideal must be to bring
about a higher development of the hui
man race. The opening of the canal
TO all nations could not help but diff
fuse a spirit of unselfishness abroad
over the world, along with the com
mercial expansion resulting. \ beauti-
ful sentiment of altruism would be diff
fused from this great country as the
light from a sun in its celestial sys-
tenn.
Il wish to emphasize this point: ]
understand the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
to be modelled in accordance with the
general idea of absolute and unalter-
able naturalization which is beyond all
question essential TO the consumma-
ton of this great project and that con-
comitant of civilization. There must
be no fortifications. Everything must
be along the lines of universal peace.
Our nation must better its political
life. Unless that commercialism
which is rampant in American politics
at this hour is very SOON checked, and
crushed under foot, the future will
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cherished life, and we will settle down
20 the same dwarfed standards COM
mon among the imperial nations of the
past before absolute disintegration oc-
Cured.
What is urging on the United
States at this moment to the possess
sion of new lands but the grasping
spirit for economic plunder-the curse
of every nation which has gone down
to the yawning gaps of oblivion?
Therefore, l am in favor of the ratifi-
cation Of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
the construction of the canal and it's
maintenance as a free highway 20 all
the nations.
The views | held in 1855 and gave
forth in my message to Congress on
free trade, are in principle what | be-
iieve at this time. The same larger
political, expansive and abundant ma
tiOnal life swept through those prin-
ciples, which believe ought to be pro-
claimed today in even more clarion
tones. America is the flower garden of
the world to sweeten with the watts
carried from our shores the dreariest.
darkest spots of the earth. We have
enough in the way of benefits to go
around the globe. Like the five loaves
and two fishes of the worlds greatest
teacher. | am convinced the nation
that confers benefits grows larger
when this giving is done with intelli-
gent direction.
"Of course | do not think the way of
peace can always be secured by peace
full, easy methods. / detest the fam
bOyant methods of the war party OF
any nation, but have as great dis
gust for the namby-pamby dwarfs who
are afraid TO face the lion of war when
that war is just. A nation like Vene-
zuela, for instance, ought to have the
support of a stronger country when
the righteous cause of the weaker Is
imperiled and their liberty is endan-
gered by the unjust assaults of a great
er and tyrannical power"
Mr.. Cleveland has prepared his two
speeches on Public Times" to be de-
livered on the evenings of April 9Th
and 10th. He will probably touch on
the Porto Rican and Philippine ques-
tons.