Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-05

of Canada plus the power OF the
world.empire Of Britain. As a distin.
guished American statesman has
said, were Canada either a separate
sovereignty or States in the American
republic there would be for North
America no plus. Canada Is the host,
age Of the British empire in America;
1t Is the bond and the pledge OF the
Anglo-American unity. Because or
Canada's unique position as the half
way house Of the British empire and
the half-continent neighbor of the
United States. the fortunes OF the
English-speaking nations the world
/ over are bound up together in one
bundle of life.
Civilized lnternationaiisn,.
| For hundred years the United
States and Canada have joined in pre-
senting to the world an example OF
civilized internationslism In North
America without precedent or parallel
IN any age or on any continent. Across
this continent from ocean to ocean.
there Is stretched for four thousand
miles OF river and lake and open plain
and mountain gorge an international
boundary line unbarbarized by for
tress or battleship and unmenaced By
any though or fear Of war. That " /.
, ternational fact Is unmatched any.
where IN all the world. It IL AmericsD
greatest message to the nations. Ie.
afhrms the doctrine OF the worlds,
new democracy: that nations real
security is not in the might or the
power of brute force, but In the char
acter OF its people, In the unity of,
their national life, and In the worth 81
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only eight millions of people. and with
neither standing army nor even the
beginning of a navy, and next door
to the United States, with its ninety
millions, holds half continent In q
peace the militarized nations OF
Europe never knew. The defences o.
American internationalism are not II
steel plate and long-range guns, but
In the civilized feelings and ideas and
standards Of Americas internationaj
democracy. Mn
| The Day Of Armaeeddon.
But the scaremongers tell US !,
struggle is coming. They say It vii
be on the Pacific. They speak OF Il q
Armageddon. But If 1t comes. and q
1t comes on the Pacific, 1t will b onl
struggle all the way from San Dieka
and the Mexican frontier to the snow
fortresses of the Yukon. There CAT
be no yellow Peril" on the Pacific
threatening any one English-speakina
interest alone. Those interests are the
common responsibility Of the four
English-speaking Pacific nations-ths
United States. Canada, New Zealand
and Australia. Back of California,
and Oregon and Washington stands
the Republic of the United States.
Back of British Columbia and the
Yukon stands the Dominion Of Cana
da. Involved with Canada are the
British dominiOns in the southern Pa
cifc, and back of Canada and Aus
tralia and New Zealand stands the
whole British empire on all the Seven
Seas. The Anglo.American unity Ii
one and indivisible. ~
I'm the days of Armageddon.
In the last great day Of all. IA
Our house shall stand together
And its pillars shall not. fall.''
The Conflict Of Ideas.
i But Armageddon, when It comes
will not be the conflict of brute force
with brute force. 1t will not measure
the exchequers of the nations. 1t win
not prove the range Of their shells or
test the power of their dreadnoughts.
These all belong to the brute stages Of
human development and represent tho
brute ideals of national greatnoss.
Among the nations Of civilization the
beast is being worked out Of life and
the ape and tiger die. The real con.
/ f1ict Of the future will be ideas against
I ideas, life against life, citixenship
against citizenship. civilization against
civilization. The Armageddon of thu
Pacific is now on. In 1t we wrOstie,
not against flesh and blood, but
against principalities and powers that
i were venerable before the Anglo-saxon
tured language as Captain Watkins.
late president Of the Tennessee CallfoS
MIA Travelling republic. Deserted BY
! When East and West stand face to
face, that civilization will survive
which justifies itself In the things Of
the spirit, in the range II it, intelleo-
tual horizons, in the moral integrity o9
spiritual achievements. ".
Il In the great days to como Canada's
truest service to the defences Of North
America and to the stability OF Eng
disappearing civilization will be, not
by the old instruments Of brute force,
either on land or on sea, but BY pro
noting social Justice, BY establishing
political freedom, and by making Can.
ada's impact on the nations whole.
some, helpful and true. Schools, uni.
versities and churches; free press,
not blinded by local prejudice and not
| warped by sinister influence; fair play
I in industry and trade; q just division
Of life's burdens and Just distribu.
ton Of LIES rewards: the strengthen.
ing OF all the agencies Of peace and
, goodwill that help to change the
/. world from jungle to nsighbeE
hood; and the framing Of information.
al policy in the terms, not Of envy and
fear, but OF love and service and 4
sound mind--it ID by these things Car
ada would vindicate Its place among
: the nations and play Its part In JUST.
flying Americas promise to the world
| And by these things the United States
and Canada may achieve and may JUS.
tify before all nations North Americas
world leadership.
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