The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-04
POLICY BROKEN.
Commerce Is a New
the United States.
SHIPS IS CONDEM MINED.
Was Expccted-MOde of
So Far Does Not
some Americans.

SO Far Does Not
some Americans.
May There Ia one feat
as II has been waged up TO
Is no credit upon this gov
a feature which. d. the
Ater events that are expect
but little consideration ut
newspapers of the couLtry
me oi great Importance In
ying upon the commerce
owners is not orly a flag
the policy which this gov
nintained since its founda-
hnv orthy in every sense
and as strong and as pow
Us came OF the first capture
the boats of our fleets IN
here were students of his.
h's STUNT. WIZ 'ooheu III
expected a prompt disa-
kind of warfare, No s,lcn
bat the olbinet in its SEES
some 81 us Valuap't timo
a cloatirr over tho ann
a reuresepted ANYTHING more
N mere greed for gain.
fpeaking, when a nation is
mother. she is warning VIII
u her onemy, and 1t was tno
n everything which belonged
4 was subject TO capture or
h IS Il rule which dates back
4 first contests on the seas,
II most of the nations of this
Rerned it is the rule today.
bly the captures which our
Made ut sea are good prizes
8 held ~ the prize courts
hon them, hut the principle
heir capture has a deeper
Ethat of mere legality in the
HONS of the world.
4 -
DAYS of this Republic
4 g., o,,ou tb,s ,overn
d nav ' ~
8the practice OF pfsyihs upon
Then the United States APP
10 scene II was tn blaze out
In Tho old traditions o., M
10 IN advocate a bipge. aud
Hore frat ernaI fceling among
he world / do not mean
H. ,dea Of dinlo,na;lc comb.
1.-Two hroaaar ,as, embraced
4 r,,,e All one nf Tho first
Idiract;,n was .h,t tal,cn N,
4 l,,,n o,r rreotast renrescu.
4 Who with charaateristlc
T. arsuod that war should
s,nor ~ naocafui nvoc,tIons
III +, va, .,hae Franl,,in MIN
l. o,,.;n,,,,,,soi ;ntsros,.. mr.
4, ;ntaraats os = nso,ie .bonI,l
ar mo, ovn, n, thsse ,sonle
- nntio,s WHEN ara
~ anil -, o,',a a ~ ,o,,,,. o,,.
taking powers of nations and
gagged in the peaceful nvosa-
'ul,urs chu ishe.s anu I'm
lo,,ld no jeft undis,urbed
inle has been many times
our state denortmenr even
l treaty. with Iiajv mad, In
III was f,rst laid down NV
.ss racoonized os \ new and
The word enlightened urlnci-
l,ld in time bc ,dopted NV all
the world The abolition O,
was ono stem toward The end
Franklin with his American
Il although this country did
marty tn what is Is nown MS
IN of Paris abolishlns priva-
ttitude of this government on
was undoubtedly largely re.
this declaration.
why the United States did
marty IN the treaty NJ par;s
~ always u'ie's'oou' eve"
who have written upon the
gone no deeper than The mere
eations stopping with the
4 the reason we did not ioin
we considered nations with
he Of war be compelled to
Ions to its merchant vessels,
IVY OF any size OF us own
'ynrs that Y" ;rs,e.d ~ n,erc.v
Watering. we would Join them
20 so lar as to exempt all
liant ships and their cargoss
emit seizure on the sea. This
powers would not agree TO.
ed States would not become
1t did not go far enough aud
further principle.
! the United States made its
the European powers il was
by men of affairs
err that by the close of the
hole civilized world would be
with the United States in this
OF public law which II had