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fare was as dear TO him as the blood IN his
c hood the people knew II. and they iovedihim
Others will rise and labor and a., % n.,s4 sScS
TN for them. en- Thank God we do not Lack them
But ,Ss may yeSfos %etse aPe before Us
hish,minded. high self.fespectins lovers Of the
ReVRT n aRbTassm mi hncoln @ % and William mckinley
sSt the snS SG5s best SeoveS fall BY The
me. &C. and he would have wished IT, for he held
that our personal feelings should never Pe
nSnEeed c sSty nd 1 Il 'ne fsli immessuraby below
the standard to which he has acoustomestni
you. the very comparisons you Draw VIII
be q tribute TO his memory
AMERICAN DIPLOMACY OF TRUTH.
am asked to say something about our
but the truth: and yet. u l confne myself
TO tho truth. cannot help fearing ] shall
do my profession a wrong In the. minds OF
those who have been in the habit OF consider
ing diplomacy an occult science. as mysteth,. she
morals as municipal politics. II must oe
admitted that this conception OF the diplo-
matte. function is not without certain his
There was time when diplomacy was q
science of intrigue and falsehood OF uspss
and mines and countermines. The woTa
-machiavelc" has become an adjective N
our common speech, signifying fraudulcnt
craft and guile but Maehlayel was as honSss TSs
King OF spain wrote TO the King Of France
after the massacre Of st bartholomew con-
tion with which that stroke Of policy had
been accomplished In the Inst generation
it was thought q remarkable advance p IN IN
marck recognized the advantage OF telling
the truth even at the risk Of misleading his
dersIhY tRat nsIr creduty R with which have often
been charged by European critics when
say that really believe the world has moved
ters' In !" my experience Of diplomatic life.
which now covers more years than ike 70
look back upon, and in the far greater record
of American diplomacy which ] have sd read
and studied. / can say without hesitation
that we have generally told souarely what
what we were willing 20 give. and allowed
During ti the time in which have been promi-
i can also say that we have been met by the
representatives OF other Powers in the same
spirit Of ,ansnes, and a 'nSer SesI ny out IN
saying there il nothing like straightfor-
wardness to beget its like a.,
The comparative simplicity OF our dip
lomatic methods would be matter Of neces-
sity II II were not of choice. Secret treaties.
reserved clauses private under nndsTs'ssndngs sns px
require the action OF both houses Of Con-
BE Re oa1sa IN oS 's
The Executive could not change this system.
even IL he should eyer desire 70 II Hnsf ni
IT, advanta ges: and II has been approved by
the experience OF a hundred years.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE AND rHE GOLDEN RULE.
As 10 the measure Of success which our
recent diplomacy has met with. IL is difficult,
npSaibla for 10 SPEAK 1nere
are two Important lines Of human endeavor
in which men are forbidden , even to alinds 6s
only Commits 'vulsaTity which trsnscends
all question 81 @ F"r SG' III! t feSson M the
Diplomatic Representatives Of the Govern
ment must frequently suffer in silence the
n1triotism. their intelligence and their com
mon honesty. To justify themselves before
The pnblic thev would sometimes have to
,isc in ieopardv the interests Of tho nation
'They must constantly adopt for themselves
the motto Of the FRENCH reyolutionist: iet
my name w!iher. rather than hhyAcoun"y
But il we are. not permitted 70 boast OF
What Ts sot hfNs What atn W. have % tried to do and
the rrinciples which have guided our action
The hriefest expression OF our rue OF con-
The Golden Rule With this simple chart
we car hardly 90 far wrong g.,,..
think may say that our sister repu oios 81
w. ,bo W. ri,ceritv Of our attitude They know
We desire the prosperity OF each OF thrm tr
and neaCe and harmony among them We
no more want their territory than we covet
the mountains Of the moon. We are grieved
ana amonr them but even then We should never
think Of trying 20 compose any, OF thos tho,s
| differences unless by the requen '' no,a
| psr'ics To IL Not even our earnest desire
| Tor peace among them will lead us u any
| action which might offend Their M iohai
w. owe them ali the consideration which
claim for ourselves 10 uluos 10 wsn
climates who have other yiews9 our pur po,eds "a
We can only wish fuller iniot hh''o" anu
more quiet consciences
| RECIPROCITY ASD THE OPEN DOOR
| A. 10 what We have tried TO do-what We
are -till trying 70 don ,he gehrd iar do"bt on On
| the one hsn nd or reticence on the Other fresl-
dent Mckinley IA his mes.sse. ddf,ns sn, rer' sne
| fectlv clear We have -. wen, on the lines
| 10 id down hv Washington, 20 cultivate iffndly
relations With all rowsis, sI. ~ nyt oemb,ns,
| tions among them position ql oonpisv-
independents. is not inoompStoie wl.h re-, re-,
| lrtiou- involving not friendship alone, pu'
| conr,irreut a,tI0n a. well IN important emsr
penci-. ". have kept always IN ylrs ue
m.n,,i.. that our normal sctlvitss az. IN the
| direction - trade and commerce thAt tne
yast dgvelopm"n, oi our inaIs, ~, e,ly tet.in
| and confirm our hold on oHr present InAIse,s
| hut seek constantly. by all hnnofable means
| to extend our oommeT cial interests IN ever
| nfarticihl- direction IL l. for this rea-on
| -. nave Nc gotlat Tod the treaties ~ RECIPROCITY
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