The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-03

the compensation for his loss og
America OF al possessions outside
the United kIngdora that Is the apple
Of his eye Il gives his country 3
higher market than France IL the in
postatlon Of nne fabrics And that
together With It's wonderful nzau-
featuring capacity places II away 20
the front IN the line Of soft and rich
stuffs for clothing The American has
stronger head than the Englishman
and through the mfxtnre Of his blood
with that from foreign clines sees
the sterling value OF things here Al
home He recognizes that he Is =
Western man equipped By birth and
education 10 unfold the resources
OF the West. His opportunity Is
great. and he is a great man His
country is the home Of 81. 00e 600 peo-
pie. We see very plainly then the
character OF Canada's surroundings
Great Britain recedes, drawn BY the
mighty magnet In India. and this In
comparable and incalculable American
power lies ready fer the task at hand.
These truths, burst forth in the
fuIIness OF time. now confront Cana
dams and Americans. and IL is useless
TO slight or dispute them What do
they mean That is IL They are
probably not an equivalent for the
annexation Of the dominion. but they
do lift the shadows that lie ahead
They tell of a large. rich and thinly
settled country. undeveloped through
neglect and divided interests. and OF
the only force. trained by nature, IL
seems. competent TO cultivate it TO its
fun productive capacity. And ii is
doubtless true. as held by the mystics.
that there is a magnetism in fertile
soils and rich mines of minerals that
attracts men of enterprise. BalZac.
il viii be remembered. who was i'm
bued with the theories Of Swedenborg.
was led by this mysterious influence
to the discovery of silver. which 9TH
ers OF more practical bent turned 70
good account It is something like
the faculty of stones TO cry out IL
necessary what we read about in
Scripture. This is the faculty of the
inanimate. We picture forms in the
earth and sky that speak to the imagi-
nation. Canada is sure in time to
give UP it's treasure. The world wants
il. aud it's own secret forces are at
work to that end II ever a country
was the creature CT circumstances,
Canada is. They have combined to
lift her to very extraordinary promi-
nence. and it is none too much to say
that the eyes of the world are upon
her. And this situation is brought
about by the inefficeney of Great
Britain the comps tency of America
and Canada's orcductiveness-
There is no denying that there is
discomfort in the Dominion. AS al
ready pointed out. England is indif-
ferent to it. With population OF but
little more than five millions, it pays
a Governor General $4,000 a year
and supports a ministry of fourteen
members or annual salaries of $1,000
each: its property is worth 80 per cent
less than 1t would be in America. and
when the Government was formed
some of the provinces. notably Nova
Scotia. were stripped of their surplus
revenue and made to pay increased
taxes to meet the common debt
Naturally. there is discomfort in the
Dominion. But what is that to us?
great deal. if we are commissioned
to allay it. In that event. this country
would secure no more dependencies.
Its colonial enterprise would then
terminate and its energies would be
directed to a wider area OF States.
That would demonstrate the genius
and range of the Constitution in the
field CT its original operation. But ii
would not in the least reflect upon its
adaptabil'ty for colonial government,
which has been proven in both prin-
ciple and practice. We have seen the
territory absorbed and the dependency
appear as an outlet or means of relief
for constantly accommodating national
power. This power. of course. de-
mands material to feed upon, and it
finds it close at hand through the ave
nue. of Great Britain's Indifferent
treatment of Canada II that means
expansion, the territory reappears
and opens the way to vaster area-of
States.