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in 1854. Congressman Burleigh introduced

I'm 1854 Congressman BuTleigh introduced
the President. who spoke follows:
1T would be difficult for any man speak
ing TO this audience and for any one III
front of the house i'm which Blaine once
lived to fail to feel whatever Amer1canlsm
there was in him stirred 10 the depths For
my good fortune. l knew Mr. Blaine quite
well when ne was secretary of state. and
have thought again and again during the
past few years how pleased he would nave
been TO see so many OF the principles Tor
which he stood approach fruitiOn. One Sc
cret perhaps i may say the chief secret, or
Mr.. Blaine's extraordinary hold on the
affections Of his countrymen, was his en-
tirely genuine and unaffected AmeTicanism.
And Mr.. Blaine possessed. to an eminent de-
gree, the confident hope in the Nations fu-
ture which made him feel that she must
ever strive TO fit herself for great des-
tiny. He felt that the Republic must, in
every way, take the lead in the western
hemisphere. He felt that this Republic
must take a great part among the great
nations OF the earth.
'',The last four years have shown how true
that feeling OF his was. He had always
hoped that we would have a peculiarly in
innate relation with the countries south
OF He could hardly have anticipated,
no one could have, the Spanish war and lis
effects In consequence OF that war Ameri-
cas- interest in the trODic islands 10 our
south and the seas and coasts surround
Ing those Islands, Is far greater than ever
before. Our interest in the Monroe doctrine
is more concrete than ever before.
The Monroe doctrine is simply a state
this continent the nations now existing
here must be left To work out their
own destinies among themselves, and
that the continent is no longer 10 be re-
garded as cOlOniZing ground FOR any Eu-
ropean power. The one power on the con-
tinent that can make that doctrine effective
is Of course. ourselves, for IN the world
as IL Is. gentlemen. the nation which ad-
vances a given doctrine likely 10 interfere
in any way with other nations must possess
power TO back il up il she wishes the doc
irine to be respected.
I'VE stand firmly on the Monroe doctrine.
and the events of the last nine months have
rendered 10 evident that snail soon en-
bark on the work OF cXcavating the 18TH
rssian canal 10 connect the two great oceans
IA work destined 10 be probably the great
tury. "A greatly greater engineering feat
than has been ever successfully attempted
by the nations OF mankind; and as IL Is the
biggest thing OF its kind TO be done. / am
eIad IL is the United States that is 10 90 IL.
Comment ON the Presidents Speeches.
BERLIN, Aug 26-President Roosevelts
advocacy OF government supervision of
trusts has caused the Post OF this city
10 discuss anew the American Trust Dan
ger" IL says Germany, indeed all Europe,
must be on it's guard"
The Kreuz Zeitung in leader on Amer
lean Imperialism" says: American AFRO
gaace is directed not only against Ger
many but against all Europe This AFRO
gance h the OutgrOwth OF the puritanical
belief In the United States GOd-given mis-
zion and its own invuinerable position"