The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-01
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURES
eSpmHIgh Winnipeg IS
CONCERNING 1899.

The year 1889 has passed into history.
1t was year big with momentous events
Affecting almost every nation in the
world. 1t represents the rounding out and
completion of nineteenth century
progress. and upon its happenings may be
safely based predictions of advancement
during the approaching century In Gem
parisen with which the marvels of The
old century will probably prove almost
commonplace.
During the year 1899 the United States
$ has Won recognition from the entire word
as one of It's greatest powers. The latent
potentIalitles of this nation were plain
only to the most thoughtful
minds until it had comprised
almost in a day the destruc-
ton of the power of Spain on this nemi-
sphere. Friend and foe alike have since
united in according to these states a fore
most place in the family of nations, and
all have since besought our good will.
1t has not been through the power of our
arms alone that We have been able to
impress the significance of American ma
tional existence upon ether peoples. But
1t needed such demonstration TO win for
US that recognition which European jeal-
ousy and prejudice had succeeded IN with
holding. No other vindication of our
greatness would have sufficed
Despite the impressive les son which Eu-
rope has taken so closely TO heart re-
gardng the possibilities of the young
American republic, 1t remains as true to
day as at any period in our existence as
q nation that the greatest, most enduring
and most impressive influence that we
can exercise on the progress Of the
worlds affairs is that which is vouch-
Bafed to us through the pursuit Of The arts
Of peace and p pu ar freedom and enlight-
eminent
When the representatives of the United
States presented themselves at the
International peace congress at The
Hague, and there voiced the
the barbarism of war should give way to
peaceful arbitration, thousandfold a
greater and worthier victory was achiev-
ed by the American nation than could re-
suit from the overthrow by force Of arms
Of any nation whatever. Despite the half
crazed outcries of our advocates of ma
tIonal expansion by military conquest, the
great mass OF the American people re-
main true to the mission of this nation
They See as the whole world will one
day see, that the greatest triumph of
the year that is past. as, indeed, of the
entire nineteenth century, Is the triumph
of The Hague. 1t was there we showed to
the world the true grandeur of the Amer
lean people and Of their political and So
cial institutions.
When. during the year that has just
ended, the American senate ratified the
treaty of peace with Spain, another event
was successfully accomplished which
demonstrated the mighty influences of this
people. A race which had carried on their
battle for freedom for many generations
saw at last the sun Of their destiny rise
above the horizon. and that race has since
that day shown by their every act their
entire worthinesss Of our armed inter-
vention on their behalf When free Cuba
has been added to the list of self-gov-
erning nations, prouder laurel will be
added 10 the crown of American achiey
merrt than can ever be supplied through
any expansion, however vast or valua.
BILE, of our commercial or territorial pow
err
During the year 1899 the old order has
crumbled rapidly to its ruin The ap-
preaching partition of China has had Ito
more than short reprieve, VIII ther or not
the European powers, ever intent on the
ACQUISITION of the territory of their Neigh
bors will in our time divide that enor-
nous empire among them, 1t is already
Hide short Of accomplished fact that the
destinies of the three or four hundred
million inhabitants of the Chinese empire
will hereafter be nodded through eau
casian influence. The commerca OF the
world has knocked loudly at the closed
door Of -.ie followers OF Confucius, and