The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-18

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naval '"llbRI ana apparently tried TO
'''p '"' people IN ignorance nj what
'' '''iE 'rah7PiI'n on ih' hiHh seas
on 'ln'. Ih'ih"rahI" occasion IhonEh
h'lIN s'"r" OF sailors were slain,
we dii"F was huShrd up us FAR as
possible 'hI""Hh governmental inilu-
'"'' "h DOM Sld"' OF 'h" water. not.
"l'"S'ahd'hE That the incident helped
u" 'Haht' %" geography "i the West
'"ih l''HlIabh"r" ana marked n red
i'''"r any IN our naval annals It
WIS ih' awakening Of Oh" uc" Amer
i'"h spun. the inauguration Of the
t'iI Iof'jEh ppIlrF OF the United
H'i''S, the beginning ol our intcrna.
.i"hAI influence.
1t" war OF IN" Revolution ended in
,'>' ENGLAND wijhdrc" her troops
FROM N"" York city and reluctantly
admitted the independence Of the
'"l'"P states. bnl in spirit refused TO |
A''oid ~" young republic a respected |
p'''" IN the household OF govern
menus She constantly sought oppor. I
'Nh''irS 10 humliiate her conqu"ror |
ana assumed an especially aggravat,
my WlI'uhc IN insisting upon tho |
Flshl 20 take from our vessels, mer.
'hAhi or naval any sailors who |
were supposed to nave been born un, |
deT the liltlsh nag, Men made cap.
Wv" mus were FORCED to enter and |
nerve upon BTltish ships OF war. This
was very practical Illustration Of
'h' cdlct promulgated by the Eng
h5h cabinet, 'Oncc an Englishman,
aI"dy8 an LnGlishman.' most dis
pressing situation for America grew
OUT OF the British kidnapping policy,
ana Huch OF the impressed men ms
rnu'AFoIeG TO escape, or manifested
dis'ohteht with their seizure, were
severely punished according to the
naval standards OF the day which
were not remarkable for gontIcncss
Tor score OF years the young re I
P"piIc endured these high.handed {
ohitaEes on the persons OF Its cIti.
Hehs Our statesmen, among whom ;
were Adams and Jefferson, seemed I
uhahIe to handle tho problem. and t
'heir endeayors to enlist European Y
sympathy against Great Britain's $
drastic proceedings were In vain r
hu' what whole nation seemed pow 3
'tI'ss TO accomplish was at length b
achieved by single person equipped C.
WIN Tue necessary amount of nerve p
anu me disregard OF consequences Fl
II was pam case OF the right man fl
n the right place ut the right time " +,
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No. ' ti win hhuohai emergency. fc
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- 'npo'' 'nt event ana close III
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