The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-06-21

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unto the Pacific, and over numerous
islands far into the waters of the At
lantic and Pacific the starry flag now
fioats We replenish the marts of the
world with the products of our inven-
tions and of our industries; by very
force of our greatness and our power.
we are compelled to lift our voices in
the council halls of nations. Will it
we or Will 1t we not, we no longer
can be the secluded isolate of the west
ern hemisphere; a part is necessarily
ours in the hegemony of humanity.
what changes in the republic OF
Washington and Franklinl 1t has
grown as no one fancied 1t could have
grown. The world marvels: we our
serves marvel; we thank heaven, and
we pray for light and strength to re-
spond to its mysterious designs.
But where America allows no
changes as years pass over her, as she
emerges in her nationhood, into giant
stature, is in her ideals and purposes
america is, as she was in the days
of Washington and of Rochambeau.
the land of liberty and of democracy.
She stands before the world, the unde-
nlable demonstration that social and
political liberty may be the possession
OF a gres. nd powerful nation: that
10 territo.4. expansion and boundless
material prosperity it is no bar, but
rather potent aid through the indi-
vidual aggressiveness which it is its
nature to develop. She is the land of
liberty and of democracy. Wherever
her flag is unfurled there social and
political liberty is assured. The starry
flag can be trusted; it merits that il
he tod. l.,
and ever vii TRUST it. Order in liberty.
and liberty in order, is the rule of
America. Chaos and anarchy, the de-
struction of order, she will promptly
repress; despotism and the abridg-
ment of popular rights she VIII as
promptly repel.
She has grown and she must con-
tinue to grow in population, in wealth
and power. But let there be no fear
as to her aims and her purposes A
willing worker she will ever be in the
cause of civilization and of the better
ment of humanity. The growth of her
power pleases, because it is the growth
of her opportunities and abilities to
serve truth and justice wherever this
may be done. Industry and commerce,
wealth and material splendor, we do
not covet for her-unless as the ac-
too, the things of the higher and better
life. which truly make for the happi-
ness and elevation of men. Nor would
we rejoice in her rapid march into
International fame and power, unless
we had reason to believe that her ap-
pearance as a star in the galaxy of
mighty nations was to be for all the
signal of new impetus to justice and
charity in the affairs of humanity.
Say all this to France, honored
guests; and tell France that, whatever
the changes in America, the heart of
America in presence of France is un-
altered. Her debt to France. America
always recognizes her growth in glory
and power but increases in her the con-
sciousness of this debt, as it but in
creases her ability to repay it. Today
when she looms up amid the nations
beauteous and strong, all tender to her
the tribute of their love and their es-
TEEN. When she was poor and weak.
France alone smiled upon her and
alone rushed to her rescuee.
Whatever the regard which others
merit and receive from her today, the