The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

the meknou .Dy Wnlcn Cuna was gwen | freedom after initial assistance or the | method being worked out in the Philip pine Islands, or some extension or modifi- | cation of such methods. This can be
 done only by giving America naval supre- macy in the face of any combination
 Europe might offer in opposition.
 The world destiny of America is not
 yet adequately appreciated, The next census will probably give America one
 hundred millions of population, and the
 census of 1920 will probably give her over one hundred and thirty millions. One American produced on the average, as | much as three Europeans. In the worlds economy to-day America counts for as much as all Europe combined and her productiveness is increasing about twice as rapidly as that of all Europe combined. The day is fast approaching when Amer ! lea must assume the responsibilities of the paramount world power. Moreover, | from the nature of things, America must
 assume peculiar duties of far reaching importance to mankind. The conditions l Of human life on the earth have been
 revolutionized by science. Mankind com ing into control of natures forces is emancipated from the harsh conditions where killing and destroying were neces- 1 sary for existence: The efforts of all are
 now needed for the worlds larger work and for this work man must live in
 peace and justice with his fellows.
 The white race, controlling science, now controls the destiny of all races.
 Space is annihilated. The great pow CTS have the weaker peoples at their
 mercy. The destiny of mankind now rests | In the hands of four or five European powers and one American power. The | European powers in their environments | Of centuries, each with inherited hatreds
 Of neighbors are the product of and the
 embodiment of the old era of welfare
 and militarism. America, colonized by
 the advanced spirits of Europe that broke | away from the old system, has developed | new systems in a new environment with
 out the menace of hostile neighbors. The l F'renchman' hates the German with a mor- l tai hatred. The American of French
 descent hasn't the slightest uncordial | feeling for the American of German de-
 scene. America represents the coming to- gether or the warning nations of Europe, | their industrialism. Great strides fin spiritual progress have been made. till l America stands not only as a Nation of | peace. nation of almost Unlimited indi- vidual liberty, but also as an altrustic nation. unique in all the world. When America opened up Japan as referred to above, she never fired a gun but left Japan free. When Japan paid three mill | lions of dollars to the four powers talk ing part in the demonstration off Shimo- | nosiki, the United States voluntarily re- turned to Japan every dollar of her fourth part. Neither Great Britain nor France | nor the Netherlands returned a single dollar. In 1858, when an International | Commission awarded to the United States | $I53,OOO damages against China, the United | States spontaneously returned $435,OO to | the Chinese government, finding that the | Commissioners awards were excessive.
 Not European power returned a single
 dollar. In the recent disturbances in
 North China the European powers stood | out for heavy damages. America again
 and again urged reductions. The Ger
 mans about Paris in 1S70-n, acting like other European armies. starved the city
 into surrendering: the Americans, sur l rounding Santiago, invited the non-com- | batants out, as numerous as the investing l army and fed them on their own rations l After victorious battles the German arm | les hastened forward to Paris. After the
 Battle of Santiago, the American fleet
 was restSained at Guantanamo. When
 France sued for terms, the Germans de-
 manded the province of Alsace Lorraine
 and five billions of francs for war in-
 demnity. When Spain sued for terms, America paid her $20,O00,000 for what had
 already fallen by force of arms and trans- ported her soldiers back to Spain After pouring out blood and treasure in Cuba and the same thing would have followed l if hundred times more blood and treas
 ure had been required, America, with a helping hand and hearty. God speed"
 gave Cuba her independence. If any in
 ternational calamity occurs the world ex- poets to see the first relief ships and
 the deepest laden relief ships, sail forth
 from American harbors.
 1 America's protest in behalf of the op- l pressed in Roumania and the massacred
 in Russia has great significance for the
 world as showing the way the wind Is 1 blowing. Armenian massacres, Macedon-
 ian massacres, shall not always blot the l chart of civilization. America, rising in l world greatness. will force new para
 graphs into the laws of nations. Protest
 ing in the name of humanity, and re- minded in terms of old laws that 1t is
 none of her business, that she has no l interests, America will reply that she | claims interests wherever any section of
 the human race is made to suffer wrong l ly and unjustly.
 To-day, without claiming any especial
 privileges, America proclaims the Mon
 roe doctrine as effective throughout South America. She should proceed at once | to extend this doctrine in its fundamental
 principle till 1t covers the helpless Chi
 nese, and then before many decades shall pass, she should extend the principle till
 it covers the world.
 l Further. being the one great peace na-
 tion, America should progressively as- sume the duties of keeper of the worlds
 peace, after preventing the farther exten-
 sion of military systems. than in stop ping war; America will take away from | militarism the spells of war. the foods | that feed it, and with the continuance of | justice and peace, militarism could not l compete with industrialism so that econ
 omic conditions would force disarmament
 While Europe cannot disarm itself dis l armament can be imposed from without l America Is destined to disarm Europe | by providing for the free play of the mighty forces of commerce and industry l This is Americas glorious destiny. The | embodiment herself of the new era, heav- en has allotted to America the task of peacefully overthrowing militartsm and
 thereby extending the blessings of peace
 and industrialism until they preach all the peoples that dwell upon the earth.
 It is evidently through the agency of her navy alone that America can fulfill
 all these, her high duties to mankind.
 Thus. sacred duty. together with the security of vast interests call for Amer
 ican naval supremacy.
 It will be found, too, that the objec- | lions to her naval expansion are unten- able On the score of expense, America has unmeasured resources and at the same time is not buTdened by great na- tional debt and does not have the ex- l nense of great standing armies, leaving inc man to productive pursuits. increase | of productiveness being the very watch
 word for all.
 The proRram in the bill attached would l mt increase by One-tenth of one per cent the tax rate on the American people l .sz. afVnfu aVaah