Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-05
disposition toward the United
Experimental Epoch

with the announcement to the World
of that doctrine began the experimental
epoch of this government. The next
fifty years were filled with the most
trying ordeals through which any gov
ernment ever passed.
Dangers from without were over
shadowed by the intrigues of capital
from within. Internal dissension and
strife and determined resol--e of the
money power to control the government
threatened the very fabric of govern
ment.
''At last the old United States bank
that had control of the government was
taken by the throat by the immortal
Jackson and the nation was saved.
ION came the struggle begun by JEFF
ferson to free the slaves, and all the
wars of history combined pale beside
that awful carnage. Again the nation
was saved.
'In 1873 the next epoch of fifty years
began. The reconstruction period, the
rehabilitation of the currency and
credit of the nation by Salmon P. Chase
and Grant and Sherman and the other
patriots of the hour started this repub-
lie on a course of progress until today
the wealth of the nation exceeds that
of England, the mother country, by
forty-two thousand million dollars
equal to that of Great Britain and
France combined. Greater than that
of France, Germany and Russia COM
bined.
Domestic Commerce Greatest
Her domestic commerce is greater
than all the commerce of all the nations
of the world.
"Where this epoch of expansion is
going to land us we know not What
is our destiny we know not. If our
destiny be to plant the Christian relt-
gion, which 1 firmly believe it to be, in
every land and break down the barriers
the standard of civilization so that all
of idolatry and ignorance and lift up
governments shall be based upon the
sentiments of that most sublime docu-
ment, the Declaration of Independence,
and the law of an almighty God, then
l as firmly believe that we have already
started ON that mission.
To-day we are in the orient. We
must either go on in our sacred mission
and free the hundreds of millions there
from slavery of :.snorance and idolatry
or recede with dishonor and live within
ourselves.
What is our proper course we know
not. But an almighty God will point it
cut to us.
"In the last ten years we freed the
Cubans and Porto Ricans and the Fill
pinos from slavery
"The intriguing treaty of Japan and
England that has closed the ports of
Korea and Manchuria to the commerce
of the world will not stop us If our duty
lies in that direction.
Treaty That Is Treason
1.-THE second article of that treaty is
treason to the liberties of the humaD
race.
"It is as follows:
"Should either of the high con-
tracing parties be involved in war
in defense of it's territorial rights
or a special int 'est, the other party
will at once come to the assistance
of it's ally, and both parties will
conduct war in common and make
peace in mutual agreement with any
power or powers involved in such
war;
"Sir Henry Maine, the great inter-
national lawyer, says Of this:
ANY European power which
allies itself in arms with the yellow
race against another european ma
ton will play traitor to the well
fare of the whole human race
This treaty was not directed against
any European power. 1t was directed
SQudrely dI lHe Olllleu l-ldleS' IL ls
almost equivalent to a declaration of
war against this country by the con-
tracing parties. And every act OF
Japan in moblizing troops in Hawaii
under the guise of laborers and also in
the Pacific coast states and closing the
ports Of Korea and Manchuria is evil
dence of the fact
"If the president of the United States
would do his duty, instead of permitting
the Japanese to demand his obeisance
he would notify England that the first
unfriendly act upon the part of Japan
would be regarded as an unfriendly act
on the part of England, in view of their
treaty relations and upon the very first
evidence of insult to our flag, that fo1
the purpose of further Protecting the
peace. integrity and honor of this ma
tion. it would be cessary to annex
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