Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-21
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| cording to its methods? The answer,
to these questions are also hopeful ant
| encouraging. Experience has showr
/ that over Il large area international diff.
| ferences may honorably, practically anl
| usetully be dealt with by peaceful ar
bitrament. There have been since 1871!
| some 60 instances of effective interna.
| tional arbitration. To 80 of these Tho
United States have been a party, anG
| Great Britain to some 20 of them
Mr. Russell recited the efforts made
| from time to time to establish tribunals
| of peace. stating that in the introduction
of arbitration clauses into treaties, the
United States appeared in the van. Con-
tinuing. he said;
But are we thence to conclude that
the millennium Of peace has arrived
that the dove has returned to the ark,
sure sign that the waters of interna-
tional strife have permanently subsidized =?
am not sanguine enough to lay THIS
tlattering JUNCTION to my soul I'm
bridled ambitiOu-thrst for wide do
mnion--pride of power still holds sway,
although | believe with lessened force,
and in some sort under the restraint Of
the healthier opinion of the world
The analogy between arbitration as
to matters ia difference between indi-
viduais, and TO matters in difference
between nation, carries us but a short
way. But there are differences to which
even as between individuals arbitration
is inauplicablc- subjects which ana
their countorpart in TN. affairs of ma
tons. Men do not arbitrate whore char
acter IS at stake, nor VIII any self-re-
spectng nation readily arbitrate OF
questions touching its national indie
a nation may a.roa 10 arbttratr. and tben
r,pudiate it's agreement who is +,
currcr it? or. having coNo 10 o,bitra
ton. and been yvorsted il may decline T.
be bound by thc award Who II Ia jan.
pei it,
These considerations Seem IA t,A :,
Justify two conclusions: N. tirst i
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N"t'H' A4"St NE tANH sly t!4ai ths l
siiielt % "a N'ti ,l"" ~ H"'ioN an
cont iic''" 9ht i'y no means. lh' |
sAuF tl0hA W mon RESTRAIN lhs Mfoheuo"l
-Ilie "tSaEef 81 punhe lath the as 1
turner OF '4e peace q the WORLD. are nj
weak ana, year hy year, they was
stronger, TheY are the dread Of wa
ana the rfp.0bGtlon Of mankind. Pur 4
20 opinion ~ a force winch makes itSei
.fit IN VNeiN corner ana Granny 81 IN |
NoIid, ana Is most poWeftOl IN the con-
auhllies most cNllzed- ASIAN trad l
anu uaNei are great pacliicat"fs. IN /
more nations know Of one another tn
aofe trade relations are established be
tWeeA them, the more good VIII and MI
-dal interest grow up; and, these ar
3pNctiul agents working fpT peace.
me question arises. what ought 70 by
nc constitution of the TRIBUNAL OF ar
Atfatidn! Is It To he tribunal ad hoe
n IS IL TO be a permanent international
rihunal? 1t may be enough TO say, tina
II this stage, the question Of the con
-ution OF permanent tribunal Is moi
lie Tor prActcal discussion, nor Wall u
"a until the majority of the great pow
RS have given IN their adhesion 70 tbs |
principle. Inc interests involved arr
omm0niy 50 enormous. and the forces
>t national sympathy, pride and preju |
lice are so searching, So great and SO
ubtle. that ] doubt whether tribunal
he membership of which had charac-
Ter of pernlanence, even II solely com
posed Of men accustomed to exercise the |
judicial faculty, would long retain gen
er2l confidence, and, ! fear, 1t might
gradually assume intolerable preten-
sions.
There is one influence which by the
law of nations may be legltimately eX-
erclsed by the powers III the interests
81 peace-l mean mediation In the
final act Of the American conference al
ferlin the Following proViso tartlcle ~