The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-07-06
vOL. Xxx. NO. =


II Is Destiny.
The representatives Of two great
empires are about to meet In our
country's capital 10 try to arrange
peace. IL Is strange fact that our
country should have been selected
for such purpose--ours the only re-
ally great republic In the world. II
emphasizes the fact that our nation
has become a world power In the
worlds estimation. On the eastern
continent the Caucasian is confront
ine the Mongolian, the Indian and
Malay. Vita japan triumphant IL
will not be many years until 1t Will
he found that almost imperceptibly.
her genius has infused China with
spirit OF aggressiveness, and that
her myriads have been trained In the
arts OF both peace and war. II was
In antici patton of this that the Ger
man emperor, not long since, ex-
pressed sympathy for Russia, adding:
Russia Is lighting E1rope's battle. =
That Is, infancy he saw the Asian
hive swarming In terrible competi-
tion for the worlds trade, u not In
arms for the western worlds con-
quest. Asia and Europe are joined.
but We are 50 situated that we lcok
to the east for Europe. TO the west
for Asia. Plan as We may we can no
longer keep our sphere OF influence
to ourselves. This time two great
empires seek our shores TO lind a
place In which to arbItrate their
differences. Next time our nation
viii have to be the arbitrator.
Looking around over our country
wonderful spectacle Is presented;
Our haryests are feeding half the
world; our textiles supply half the
worlds looms; our mines are yield
ing such tremendous volume OF
: wealth that soon. OF the gold and
silver OF the world, our country will
. possess vastly undue proportion OF
y the whole.
Moreover, OF the worlds strong
y races host equal In numbers to the
= armies OF Russia and Japan are land
y Ing upon our shores annually from
= foreign countries, and merging with
y mr people. Keeping In mind that
;. God was watching ut Valley Forge,
" at Saratoga and Yorktown that He
= was watching at Lundy's Lane and
% New Orleans; that lie was watching
y when Texas and California and tho
W treasurc-aden desert was wrenchcd
" from Mexico TO become u part Of oui
=. republic; that He wns above yIcks.
y burg aud gettysburg and Appomat
~ tox; that our republic might bs
'e saved intact: that lie turned tho
e missiles aside from our ships Il
10 Manila bay and OF Santiago. II
% would he impossible not to beliey,
" that purpose was behind the crea
so tlon OF our great republic. To oul
&C din med eyes II looks as though tia
OF purpose was 10 reverse the rule OF Tia
Us ages. In all the past among the na
W tions few people have been every
" thing. the masses nothing. Is no
ne this present purpose to prove tina
NC man Is nothing, the people every
thing; that Is, that there Is TO be
ne readjustment and a ieveling g--tha
" the grosser forces are TO wither an,
'm that heart and brain are to rule tn
u. world2 And Is there not purpos
Gu In il'ing our land at the same tim
on with an Irresistible host OF peopl
w. and with inestimable treasures
~ Does II not mean that our countr
d. is 10 be the ilnal arbiter-- between th
10 east and the--west and that cur tire
'as OF liberty Is to expand until recon
~ ciled world shall rest under It's benig
as' shade? Who knows?
lty Hut the possibility should cause ou
ta- people 10 the more perfect then
Lfy selves I'm all the arts OF both peae
10 and war, that we may never /
ese caught unprepared; that the mar
't' hood OF the nation be all the tin
Gu kept alert aud equipped TO the veI
iu' highest point OF efficiency, and ths
rn- every man In the republic trained
U.s. think that the safety and the glol
ap' OF the country rests In part upo
u himself, and that failure on b
mt part TO make the very best OF himse
would be a reproach to the father
~. dlsbonor 10 the Hay. Goodwin
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