The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-28

little. has been extended znonx fae
Engush classes Nor should the resc-
l1tions OF 1915 be forgotten for ther.
too. weTe the uneasy strings OF the
masses The American lezven was a.
work aud these efforts It the esfzb-
iishment OF = popular form Of goT-
eminent we're as surely the outgroxth
OF the American spirit as the revolt
ton Of France Among the revoia-
ilouists o. Germany. Of France. Of
Hungary. we're men who spoke the
English language. who read American
books. who had studied the constifu-
ton Of the United States and had
made notes and what they deemed
emsn6afious- with a view TO its a.
dsptation 10 the wants OF their own
people.
The people Of EUROPE have nothing
to fear from the spread Of American
ideas Neither II they properly ap-
prehend the subject in its broader
relations. have they aught to dread
from the extension of American in
dustTy and trade. for. while the latter
may for the moment affect disastrous
- III AAlt-c- AAS III
innate results will be beneficial in
cheapening the product and thus en-
abling the toiIer 10 realize more for
his money. while the former will aid
the -trodden to achieve such
measure Of personal and political lib
eTty as they do not now deem a
possibility To the privileged class
IS. however to the king and hus court
to the nobility and their dependents.
90 all in short. who by virtue Of
birth or by the power of wealth. have
exercised irresponsible authority. the
spread OF the American spirit will
come as a direct threat. for il means
the abrogation of special privileges.
the abolition OF hereditary power. the
curbing of individual ambitions. the
promotion of the general welfare
The spirit of American liberty will
often be misunderstood. sometimes
perverted This is the case in Rus
STA today for the Vaccinations of
revolutionary societies are only the
protests OF a nation against a merci-
less despotism. The dagger. the dy-
Mantle bomb. are the answers of I'M
rejecting men to the edict of Siber-
ian exile. They do not deem legal
redress a possibility. hence they meet
force with violence We shudder at
the atrocities OF the Nihilist, but be-
hind the deeds of blood and crimes
which shock the world there is the
spirit OF liberty. darkly struggling. in
an ignorant, superstitious way. against
a still more atrocious tyranny.
The progress Of the spirit of liber
ty. of the American spirit, is assured
because il is resistless The Ameri-
can occupation of the Philippines is
but of yesterday. yet the islanders
have already absorbed a portion OF
the enthusiasm for progress which
eharacteriZes. every true American
They hold meetings for the discussion
of local interests. they form parties,
they are planning for the advance
ment of the districts in which they
live The like was never known I'M
der Spanish rule. for the policy of
Spain in the Philippines was the po-
Hey of Russia in the valley of the
Oxus. on the banks of the Amur. The
Islanders perceived the change from
Spanish to American rule. and even
the former insurgents. while recogni-
ling the determination of the Ameri-
cans TO repress disorder. have also
become cognizant of the American re
solve to allow them all the personal
liberties and political privileges they
are capable of using. The American
spirit. the spirit of the Starry Flag.
has even spread 10 quarters of the
earth where. until lately. the native
peoples were deemed incapable of
understanding. much less of apprecia-
ting it. for only the other day thous-
ands of Chinese people united in a
petition that the American troops
would remain in Pekin. The Amer
leans came as foes. and were besought
TO remain as friends and protectors.
II is thus wherever the American has
gone. He has never failed to make
a record or to leave an impression
Potent as he is in trade and industry
his ideas of politics and government
are more influential than his ma
chimes. and are destined to penetrate
into quarters of the world where at
present the name of America is un-
known.