Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21


would have been left unlit by the flame
OF pure and loving aspiration. Without
II the life OF this country would have
been life OF inconceivably hard and
barren materialism. Because of IL, d ep
beneath and through the national char
acter there runs that power OF firm
adherence to lofty ideal upon which
the safety Of the nation will ultimately
depend.
Honor, thrice honor TO those who
for three generations. during the period
OF this peoples great expansion have
seen that the force OF the living truth
expanded as the Nation expanded
They bore the burden and the heat OF
the day they toiled obscurely and died
unknown, that we might come into a
glorious heritage Let us prove the
sincerity Of our homage to their faith
and their works by the way in which
we manfully carry toward completion
what under them was so well begun.
NATIONAL RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Coming up here tonight made up
my mind to speak to you Of the man
ifestations of the spirit Of national
Righteousness, OF something that has
that has happened within ten days,
of the action Of this nation which Gull
minated In the creation today and In
starting a new republic on It's course.
That has represented four years work
--blunderings and shortcomings In the
work, OF course; and there were men of
little faith who only saw the shortcom-
ings and the blunders--but II repres-
al, H., Vi.
have the right to feel proud that we
have kept every pledge TO the letter
and established new national prece-
dent. do not remember another such
case-and | have searched for one with
cared case where, as the result of
such war, the victorious nation has
contented itself by starting a new ma
tion free on the difficult path Of self
government.
More anarchy and ruin would have
been before the island II we had been
satisfied with the victories of war and
left its people to shift for themselves.
For four years our representatives in
the island have been representatives
largely Of the army. l sometimes hear
the army attacked and | have even
heard missionaries attacked. Still when
great work Is TO be done In peace or
war II Is good to have the army to
depend upon. our army representatives
worked to build up the school system
to establish sanitary measures, to pre-
serve order and prepare for the start
ing OF industries, that the new govern
ment might begin with the chances In
its favor.
Now, as a nation we bid II God
speed and we intend to see II has all
the aid we can give II. / trust and be-
lieve our people In the national egisla-
ture will see TO II shortly that they
have the advantage OF entering into
peculiarly close relations with our
economic system,
THAT Is one deed contaminated to-
day. Now for the other. Ten days ago
an appalling calamity befell another
portion of the West Indian Islands;
territory belonging to two different ma
tons, islands not under our flag. but
their need was great and this people
saw the need and met 1t as speedily as |
possible. Congress at once appropriat- |
ed large sums Of money. They were |
augmented by private gifts.
ARMY AND NAVY.
"And, gentlemen, / found as usual,
he army and the navy the instruments |
through which the work TO be done |
could be done The minute | wanted
men who could drop the work they
we're engaged upon assured that nelth-
,r pestilence nor volcanic action would
make them swerye from their duty,
men Of unquestionable integrity, /
urned to the army and navy, and we
tent them TO the stricken island. l
I'm sure you all feel proud that ships
Fearing the American flag should be
Imong the first. think the very first.
o take relief to those overtaken by so
Ippalling a disaster.
1T is fine thing to have at the
pening OF this century such omens OF
ighteous acting, OF international broth
rhood, omens OF the future, where a
eTse VI duty to the nelghborhood VIII
xtend beyond national lines as the
ctions which eliminated In the start
ne today OF the free republic Of Cuba
n the paths OF independence and In
eing first TO reach out helping hand
0 those overwhelmed by disaster with
ut regard to the flag to which they
aid allegiance"
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