The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-05

1'ha namofy az ite ctealnE fncnt
with ihe American socletv two and
haii veafs aso s suoh pleasant one Chat
esiacn myself foriu4a,a io ne nhio Go
acetpi tne Invitation A. kindly extended
D., our distinguished ambassador Hon.
Nhtetiw Reid. to De your guest 0h tnis
occndoa Our Engish fficads. undcr
whose gae we meet tonight recalling
that ttM S. tho anniversary of our na-
tions birth. would doubtless pardon us
n our rejoicing contained something of
self congratulations. for it is ot such
times rs this that we arc wont % re-
view those national achievements which
have given to the United statcs Us
prominence among the nations. But
hope I shall not be thought lacking in
patriotic spirit h. istead of drawing a
picture OF the past bright With heroic
deeds and unparalleled in progress,
Summon YOU rather 70 a serious consid-
Grafton Of the responsibility resting upon
those nations which aspire TO premier
ship This line Of thought is suggested
by sens, Of propriety as wen as by
recent cxporieuces-~by sense Of pro-
priety because such a subject 1in in
tercst the Brlton as well as the Amer
ican ana by recent experiences because
they have impressed me not less with
our national duty than with the super
iority OF western over eastern civiliza-
tlon.
Asking your attention TO such a theme
il IS not uniting 20 ndopt phrase
cOdned By poet 10 whom America as
wen as England can lay some ciaim. and
take for ny text "The White Mans
Hmdcn."
Take ~ the White Mans burden
In patience TO abide.
To ven tire threat Of terror
And check the show Of pride
By open speech and simple
An hundred times made plain
TO peek auothers profit.
And work anothers gain.
Thus sings Elnsling. and with the ex-
ception Of the third line (of the meaning
OF which I am not quite sure) the stanza
embodies TIE thought which is upper
most in my mind tonight. No one can
traeei among the dark skinned races or
ths orient without feeling that the white
man occupies an especially favored po-
siuoi among the children Of men and
the recognition Of this fact is accom-
panied by tho conviction that thEe Is q
duty inscparibv connected with the adj
vantages enjoyed There IL white
mans buraen--a burden which he could
not shirk even if ne would That no one
lveth unto himself or dleth unto himself
hrs a national as well as an Individual
application. our destiuies are so inter-
women that each exelts an inhonce di-
rectly or indirectly upon an others
Sometimes this hinuance 81 uncon-
sciously exercised Ks when. for Instance
the good or bad precedent set by one
nation IN dealing with its own affairs
Is followed by some other nation. Some
times the Influence Is Incidentally cN-
ettcd as Nhca Tor example a uation in
the extension OF SIS commerce introduces
SIS language ana enlargcs the horizon
OF the people with whom u trades This
Incidental benefit conferred 10y the OPEN
ing OF new markets must be apparent
to anyone who has watched the stinu-
lating iuanence of TIE new ideas which
have been introduced into Asia ad AZ
iict through the medium Of the English
ianRu.ee This IS not the mother tom
que Of ycrS many of the worlds ledders
IN religion. stntcsmanship science and
literature. but 10 has received through
Translation the best isat has been writ
ten ana SPOKEN il other countries lie
who learns tus language therefore az
like one who likes unon great high-
way where be comes into daily contact
with the worid without dis9arnging
other modern languages IL may be- said
with truth that whether one travels
abroad or studies dt home there IS no
other hnguage go useful at inc present
time a. that which we employ at thls
banquet board aud the nation wh!cl IS
Instrumental iH spreading this Language
.s..
though the eo7Gerlng ct ~ he not in-
cluded in the general purpose England
has rendered this service 10 the people
of india and the United States b. yen
derlnF the snnc service 20 the people
Of the Philippines while both England
and the Ulted stats htve bee helpful
20 China aud Japan IN this way
Bpi ths advanced nations oaauot con
tent themselves with the comforting OF
Incidental benefits 81 they wonld justify
their leadership they must put forth
conscious ana constant effort for he
promotion of thc welfare of the nntiuns
which lag behind. Incidental benefits
may follow even though the real pur-
pose of q nation IS Il wholly selfish one
for as the slle ~ Joseph into Egtpt
resulted in blessings TO tis family aud
- the iand m lhe Pharaohs. 80 capiVes
tnNeu iu war have sometimes spread
1 civilization ann blacks CARRIED AWAY iato
slavery have been Improved bV contact
with rne Nldtes. But nations cannot
afford go 40 evf, iu Ihe hope that Prov.
idence VIII trinmute tho avii into good
ara biting hiessint uut NJ sn N8unna
% they Noiad h, great in the hctter
sense Qf tfe term m0n intend boneni
iis wen as ruafer lf they must plan ad-