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"The United Seas"

Chapter 43: Transcriber's Note:
By Robert W. Rogers
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This work offers a celebratory, poetic interpretation of the Panama Canal opening and the Panama-Pacific Exposition, employing rhythmic prose and maritime imagery to propose a broader international vision. Through commemorative chapters it honors engineering achievement and the symbolic union of oceans, reflects on mariners' inspiration and the builders' labors, and advances themes of world citizenship, altruism of the sea, and the olive branch as an emblem of peace. Interwoven parables and meditations on coasts, commerce, and culture urge democratic cooperation, moral stewardship of technological progress, and a spirit of global neighborliness.

[A] An interpretation of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, written before the opening on February 20th, 1915.

[B] An impression caught while crossing the bay at night.

[C] An address delivered in the interest of the peace movement a week previous to the observance of "California Ripe Olive Day."

[D] Suggested by the words of Timaeus of Locris.

[E] I am indebted to Josiah Strong for some of the suggestions in these precepts.

Transcriber's Note:

Punctuation has been standardised. Asterisms retained as in the original text. All other errors and inconsistencies have been retained except as follows; (the first line is the original text, the second the passage as currently stands):

  • decipher tendencies and tenencies are prophetic.
    decipher tendencies and tendencies are prophetic.
  • will be another similiar to it in
    will be another similar to it in
  • Nor the sordid traffickers in human fllesh,
    Nor the sordid traffickers in human flesh,
  • That the tumultous Atlantean stalwart,
    That the tumultuous Atlantean stalwart,
  • The raging of of our sea!
    The raging of our sea!
  • Aristotle, Palto, Hegel, Kant and Eucken.
    Aristotle, Plato, Hegel, Kant and Eucken.
  • man was worthy of a crown of olives unles
    man was worthy of a crown of olives unless
  • and that the fullness of the worlds life
    and that the fullness of the world's life
  • the torch of enlightenment and fulfilll today's
    the torch of enlightenment and fulfill today's
  • in the hour of perplexity, redicule and hardship
    in the hour of perplexity, ridicule and hardship
  • the God who sheperds us with His love
    the God who shepherds us with His love
  • Earger--so providenced--to carry to all pagan shores,
    Eager--so providenced--to carry to all pagan shores,
  • I thorougly believe that those beautiful
    I thoroughly believe that those beautiful
  • Jerulsalem to regain calm and self-control
    Jerusalem to regain calm and self-control
  • Or, as He walked though the orchards,
    Or, as He walked through the orchards,
  • the two original spicies--the bitter and sweet
    the two original spices--the bitter and sweet
  • has an adavantage over many other varieties
    has an advantage over many other varieties