The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-05
OF THb DAY Al PHILADo1~
PHIA EXERCISES
DAY OF NATIONS NATIVITY
Scholarly Oriental Pays High TrIb-
ute to the Record and Destiny
of the United
States.

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bration of Independence day. The
friendly reception given the distinguished
| guest must have allayed all fears for
his safety, based on the fact that ne re-
ceived an anonymous letter threatening
| him with bodily harm.
When the Chinese diplomat stepped to
the front of the platform he was given
rousing reception and 1t was some time
/ before quiet could be restored His
speech was heard with marked atten-
! ton and every patriotic utterance was
| loudly cheered.
Minister WI began with an express
sion of mis- qualification at the honor
! shown him and regret over the circum-
stances which prevented his acceptance
| Of a similar invitation year ago. Re-
ferring to the day he sketched the many
important events which mad occurred on
its anniversaries. He made humorous
reference to the fact that China made
American fire crackers and then in a
serious vein traced @ similarity in the
| educational system Of China, which gave
the humblest citizen an opportunity to
become part OF the government, and the
electoral system Of the United States.
He defined the canons of Confucius and
Mencius as the Magma Charta Of China
and quoted the words of Mencius:
'"Fhe people are the most important ele-
ment in a nation, the spirits of the land
and grain are the next and sovereign -
the lightest.'
His closing tribute to the United States
was as follows:
This nation, It seems to me, has not
sprung into existence without a mani
fest destiny. There must be some noble
ends for which the independence Of the
United States was established. 1t was to
demonstrate to the world what great
good to mankind a free and Independent
people can do; to establish a government
ne nNFA1n hNFk h. aAVNll and fNW IAn
people," to preserve law and order; to
treat all people alike with fairness and
business; to do away with selfish and
clannish feeling; to make American pa
triotism synonymous with fair play, tho
love Of mankind with freedom and with
liberty in accordance with law and JUS
tice. Pursuing these ends, this republic
VIII become the greatest power on earth
and you citizens Of this country will he
more than ever loved and respected by
ALL"
BRYAN IN TENNESsEE
MONTEAGLE, Tenn, July 4.-William
jennings Bryan delivered the Indepen-
dence Day Grafton here today. In the
course of his address, he said it would be
a SANDER on those who wrote the Dec!a-
ration Of Independence to say that 1t was
promulgated as a temporary expedient.
He declared the constitution and declara-
ton to be inseparaIble Mr.. Bryan said
the nation will never outgrow the decla-
ration until 1t forsakes the doctrine of
the consent of the governed. The aban-
donment of the declaration, he averred
would cause US to lose the respect OF
all nations, and the adoption of a brute
force policy would ultimately lead to the
downfall of the republic. Imperialism,
ne said, Is the logical outcome Of the
commercial spirit and the country Is en-
gagged in a war of conquest for no other
reason than that those in charge of the
government think the exploitation of the
Philippines will prove profitable The
tendency OF the times, he said is to-
ward the creation Of an aristocracy Of
wealth and the REIMBURSEMENT Of those
virtues that are essential to the we'll
being of free and respectable people.
NEW YORK'S HIBERNIAN HALL.
NEW YORK, July 4. - With ora
tory, music and fireworks, the mem
mans of New York broke ground this
afternoon for the new eco Hibernlan
hall which Is to be erected at One Hun
dred and Sixteenth street and Fifth ave-
nue..
John T. Heating, national president OF
the Hibernians. who is also a member of
the Chicago school board, dug few
spades OF sod, with a new spade deco
rated with red; white and blue and green
6ITedUueIS IHcIl NIL 1NFGdllll6 ApNuO IlAS
speech of the day. He said, IN part;
"By some 1t may be thought inoppor-
tune that Irlshmen should choose the
Fourth Of July for beginning excavations
for q building distinctly racial in charac-
ter. I oppose that feeling with spirit
and maintain that the sons of Erin who
have learned to love liberty in America
and have done their duty to It's perpetua-
ton are justified in this movement on this
day. Irshmen came to this country for
hon. nnGGfhIn
through the influence of this and similar
movements, Ireland may herself be free"
The observance of independence day
in this city was more than usually quiet
this year. There were flag raising cere-
monies at sunrise at the battery and at
the block house in Central park, bit they
were attended by very few people. Near
ly every one who could do 80 left the
city yesterday on account of the intense
heat and today the streets were almost
deserted.
Tammay Hall held It's regular In1e-
pendence day celebration, at which tho
Declaration of Independence was read
and speeches were made by Gov. Jen-
nings of Florida and other leaders Of
the Democratic party. The following let
ter of regret from William ]. Bryan dat
ed Washington, June 90 was read:
IT congratulate Tammany upon the
returning anniversary Of the signing Of
the Declaration of Independence. | trust
that at this time, when the Republican
leaders are denying the public applca-
ton Of the truths of that declaration, spe-
cial emphasis will be given to the asser-
ton that governments derive their Just
powers from the consent OF the governed.
In response to your request for a senti-
ment appropriate for the occasion, l beg
to suggest the following:
Liberty Is not safe without a written
constitution and a constitution to be Of
value must be strong enough to control
every public servant and broad enough 10
include within Its protection every per-
son who acknowledges allegiance to the
flag"
OBSERVANCE IN CUBA.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 4.-This
city has enjoyed two days of celebration,
conducted on the most elaborate scale
since the war. Yesterday the anniversary
of the destruction of Admiral Cervera's
squadron, there was a yacht excursion to
the Spanish wrecks, where the salute
was fired and an grafton delivered by
| loyal Spaniard on the wreck of the AL
mirante Oquendo.
grand ships Of the Spanish navy hal
been destroyed, but he declared himself
greatly pleased with the administration
Of the Americans and asserted that tho
outcome Of the war had been bensdicial
| to Cuba.
Today there was a demonstration Of I'M
| precedented interest by the Americans
| The Cubans participated and a. crowd
Of several thousand, by unanimous vote,
| declared that the Fourth of July ought
| to be q permanent holiday throughout
| the island. Tonight a banquet was given
| at the Cosmopolitan club and a fine dis
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