The Mankato free press., 1905-03-03

and help create a public opinion that
will demand good government. While
we are prone to neglect our own inter
lests we are prone to neglect world in
terests. AS our commerce spreads the
security of the navy should go. We
must have naval supremacy. All inter
ests demand it.
Moral duties devolve upon us as a
nation as well as individuals We are
the nation selected to carry blessings to
all others. We should organize our
lives and try to become the very finest
specimens of manhood and womanhood
and enlarge the circle of the good in
fuence of our lives. We should take
an interest in our city, county, state,
nation and in the worlds affairs. We
tion shall be the greatest nation in the
world. We should guard our institu
tions of self government. 1t must not
be failure. Stand for peace. Let
America save the world when the crisis
comes. Pitch our lives on planes of the
maximum of useful service to all man
kind.
Under the Monroe doctrine we are
bound to protect the western hemis-
phere, and we must do it with the navy.
1t was destiny that gave us the Phil
lippines whereon to plant our foot at
| the door of those teeming millions of
the orient. Let us extend the Monroe
doctrine until it covers those helpless
millions in China.
In quality one American is equal to
four Europeans, and America is there
fore more than equal to all of Europe.
America will tip the scale against all
the countries of Europe in what they
have given to the happiness of mankind.
To be an American is greater than be-
ing an emperor. Having been in Europe
some years and seen the rulers, would
rather be plain citizen of the United
States than sit on the throne of any
kingdom or empire under the sun.
Some timid Americans fear that if we
step out we will carry a chip on our
shoulders. This could not be. In birth
we are the first cousins of all peoples,
and we could not hate any nation with
out hating part of ourself.
Captain Hobson compared the manner
in which the German army starved
Paris into a surrender, and how the
American army at Santiago allowed ali
noncombattants to leave and even fed
them, and how Germany demanded two
provinces and 5,OOO,OOO,OOO frances war
indemnity from France at the close of
the war, and how the United States
paid Spain $20,OOO,0O0 and gave free
transportation to her army back to
Spain, and how it gave freedom to Cuba.
He said that it was good thing to ad
mire America because it is great, but it
is better thing to love it because it is
good. There are l,20O,O00,0O0 helpless
people in the world, and their fate rests
according to whether European or Am
erican places its stamp upon their fu
ture. l appeal to you in the name of
American manhood and suffering man
hood which standard shall prevail.
There is but one answer. Then we must
build up world influence for America,
so that all Europe cannot change its
peaceful purpose. How are we going
to do it? Only through naval suprem-
acy.
| We should make a start at the next
Hague conference by insisting on
change in international law relating to
the rights of neutrals. The Russo-Jap-
anese war will cost this country $780,
100000 or more in lost market for our
goods War affects all the world and
ought to be settled by concert of all
nations, which can be brought about
through cooperation, in which Ameri
ca can lead. A peace union is practi
cable You take an interest in breaking
up trusts at home, why not break up
the war trust abroad? Don't only pray
for peace on Sunday, but get out week
days and work for it. If we had had a
decent navy last spring there would
have been no war. We still lose five
times in money what the ships to have
prevented that war would have cost.
The costly thing in this world is war.
To prevent one war would save us what
naval supremacy for hundred years
would cost. This naval supremacy is
gathering force and is going to come.
| Capt. Hobson closed by introducing
resolutions calling for peace and lar
ger navy, and embodying the various
thoughts which he had advanced They
were adopted unanimously by a ris
ing vote, and the mayor was asked to
appoint committee of three to forward
them to the congressman and senator's
from Minnesota Capt Hobson stated