The Portland daily press., 1896-01-22
ELOQUENT DEPEW
Talks to the New York Bar
Association.
THE DIFFERENCEB BETWEEN pATRT.
OTISM AND JINGOISM.

He Eloquently Pleads for an International
Court of Arbitration and Urges the
U. S. to Make the First Move in this
Direction-The U. S. Could Withstand
All European Countries if Necessary.
Albany, N. Y, January 21.-Chauncey
M. Depew opened the nineteenth annual
session of the New York State Bar Asso-
citation. tonight. The meeting was held
in Odd Fellows hall and large and oul-
tured audience greeted DR.. Depew, when
he appeared on the platform. There were
present, Chief Judge Andrews and judges
of the Court of Appeals, many Supreme
court justices, and leading members of
Bar associations from all sections of the
state, state officers and a large number
OF members Of the legislature.
President Robertson introduced Mr.
Depew. who delivered the annual ad-
dress taking for his subject, Patriotism
and Jingoism; the Lawyers Duty"
The address was we'll received, the asso-
oiation extending to Mr.. Depew vote
of thanks. He said: "Now is tho time
for the profession to perform a great
work upon the lines of lawyers, in pro
noting international arbitration. The
present disp ute between English speak
ing races which is agitating the world,
calls for both, practical wisdom and legal
accumen for it's solution. There is no
dissent thIQ ntru +ho
doctrine, as promulgated by President
Monroe, and interpreted by Jefferson,
Madison, Webster, Calhood and Alexan-
der Hamilton. The greatest lawyer of tho
revolutionary period and one of the most
creative geniuses of our country, stated
this rule for our guidance in the fedora
list. with that clearness of insight into
tho future by which he stamped upon
our institutions the elements of conserva-
tisn and perpetuity. No European
aggressions upon Americans will be per-
mitted by the United States which en-
danger our safety or subject our sister
republics to European despGtism. Yet
any one who studies the Monroe doc
trine, will see how in each individual
case, except where there is Hagrant VIOLA
tion, like the French invasion of Mexico,
the applicable interpr citation of it, should
be the subject of judicial deternin alton.
The Presidents message to Congress
presents a novel view of the principle.
Ii there is-a dispute as to boundary
line, between q South African republic
and European power, no matter how
insignificant s.the territory involved, or
how distantly it affects the independence
of the country, or how remotely it may
interest US, we must demand that the
two governments arbitrate the line. II
they refuse, we must find out as best we
can what the line is, and enforce it by
war. If, however, pending our inquiry.
the two parties agree, we have no furth-
er rights or duties.
'This seems to surrender the doctrine.
If Venezuela or Brazil chooses to sell
a portion Of it's lands, sight extension
OF principle compelS us to assume the
protectorate over all these republics.
Their enterprises or Industries are almost
entirely owned or controlled and carried
on by Americans, English, Germans,
French and Italians. Their governments
The military dictator of the hour confis-
Gates property right and left, except that
of foreigners. IF he could rely upon the
United States to protect him, he would
treat the lives, possessions sand business
of Germans, English, Itnlians and French
with the same impartial appropriation AS
he does those of his countrymen, these
nations would demand reparation and
redress. This would involve collection
of substantial damages and we would be
in measure, bound to assume a quarrel
We might, at the whim or necessities
of skilful military dictator of Vene-
zuela, or the Argentines, of Brazil or
Bolivia, of Paraguay or Peru, of Yuoutan
or Honduras, of Chill or Bolivia, be in
vOl uQd !, fTannant w th thus
of Europe. This would require an i'm
mense navy and large standing army.
The feeling in the United States against
Great Britain is more easily aroused than
against other countries for many reasons
In the first place we are blood relations,
and family quarrels are always hasty
and fierce. The attitude of the English
government during our civil war, was
specially Irritating and disputes about
boundary lines and fisheries have fire.
quently arisnn, but while this feeling
has not abat9d with us, there has come
into power n Great Britain, force un-
known and unheard of, at the time of
George Ill, or the war of 1919 or even
our civil war. 1t is the all-powerful de-
mocracy of Great Britain, which univer-
sal snfferage has brought to the front and
which is today the real power III the
British islands, This force is cordial in
Its friendship for our people and country.
There are no obstacles in the way of
peaceful adjustment upon permanent
basis OF all the present and futre difficult
ties between the democratic spirit of the
people of the United States and the de-
mooratic spirit of the people of Great
Britain.
Unless we should be driven to it by
stress OF circumstances, not now percep-
table, OF by difficulties and dangers which
could not be averted in any other way,
we do not want great standing army.
1t would be menace to our peace. a
menace to capital, and menace to labor.
In O republic. dictator aIwavo eta