The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-28
FORCE OF PUBLIC OPINION ON NATIONS

The United sanctioned slavery as domestic instu
ton in the States From the time that John Quincy Adams defended
the right Of the people petition Congress for abolition slavery
controlling factor in American politics The issue was in
the beginning the abolition and free soil movement this country
powerfully affected bv the public opinion of Great Britain Wiberce
had led humane England against the trade which he denounced
as the OF all vane and the which began pro-
test against the importation of negro the jurisdiction
Great Britain had been supplemented by the genius OF universal
cpaon until could be the boast OF Engsmen that the sackes fell
from slave when his foot touched British soil
The Duchess fSuteand and other English aboon
rapport constantly with the boonists United omp
son was an nsan who came here to join the crusade and
nsprer of Wendell Phillips Ger Smith the Lovoys and other
American champions OF freedom history perhaps
all history was the most striking example OF the force OF public
opinion moving public opinion and finally governmental
action another 1t illustration Of the community Of
good bad opinion of the world
The widespread expression public opinion this country against
Russian treatment OF the Jews furnishes another impressive instance OF
the kind At the time of Declaration of Independence
kingdom prncpat and OF Importance sanctioned
slavery The believed to be appointed by nature to that
ofutecon and the fact that the only that patiently
dured chatehood declared to be evidence that dne
daned to that condition at the same time the Jew was everywhere
held under form Of disability less CALLING In his
too Scripture quoted and he suffered for the tragedy Calvary
The world has moved rapidly hundred and
Now nation ects slavery makes the slave trade piracy
everywhere except Russia and the small buffer OF South
Europe emancipation disability
Kshene the opposition the slave trade by the horrors
the middle Public opinion many nations has found
but nowhere emphacay than the United States The
ton the President under certain conditions send protesting pe
ton OF the people to the Russian Government to make
the Gar of the force of public opinion here.
The petition in the hands of the President and dpo
mat exchange has occurred But the Gar has heard
the of America and has needed this heard and
needed the Of the British abolon Such found
lin Russia has been put in motion The public authorities who wned
murder Kene have been under and several hundred
OF the numbering members Of the boodrs mob in prison Rus
STA will not hesitate sacrifice them be to set herself
right in the opinion of the United States.
Going thus far she will farther than she The
the direct legitimate ougrowth disability of the
under Russian law. Whenever class in country put under
legal disability denied the order its place of abode de
itself and property by legal equal footing with others
exposed to such that in Bessaaa which startled the
world In furnishing the murderers Russia furnishing of which
the Government is the
escaping logic this If punish the
without the she further endangers her authority
her orthodox subjects who mea and estes
discontinued from the Crmea the Neva Public opinion ha
the rgheou autocracy and Presi
Roosevelt representing the people the United States has al
accomplished the whole effect of presenting that
yet in his hands.