Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-02
Secretary Hay
OUTLINES
National Policy


wall. wa have accon,ad tho rosnonsi.
bilitv of the p,iiinnines which rrov,.
dance imnoso. nm ne. va have n,t an
cnd IN the embarrass,ne condition in
which We were involved IN Samoa and
while ndon,ng nnno os nnr cnm.
marc,ai rights In tba entire gro,n we
have as,otIisbad onr aaa onS n,,r an.
tboritv i'm Tntniia which g,ves no tho
fnest harbor in the south seas. Next
in order will come a ,saciac cable and
an istbmian canal for the use of aIi
we,i.disnosed naon,es bnt nnder ex.
elusive American ownersbin and
American control-of botb of which
great enternr,ses President McK,niev
and President Roosevelt have been
the aperye,ic and consistant che W.
Mons
"Smre no we oro NJ o,r r,.,,s q,
those matters conv,noaa &c wa aro ns
the autbon,,ci,v ~ no ,is,nn ,,,,,;a,,
has iod ne thus sor ona s,Ii, ho"tnns
ms forward I can vot assure Won that
90 long nc tho adminis, ration ~ vn,r
affairs remains i'm hands nc strong and
skiIlfuI az those to which tbev have
been and arc now committed there
will he mn more surrender oy onr
rights than there viii no a vio,otion
of the rights of others. The President
to whom you have given your inval.
uapie trust ana commence, ike his
now immortal predecessor, is as in
capable OF bullying strong power as
ne Is OF wronging a weak one. He
ieeis ana knows-for has he not tested
IN the currents OF deadly fight as
wei as In the toilsome work Of ad
mihistration-that the Nation over
whose destinies he presides has q
giants strength In the works of war
as IN the works OF peace. But that
consciousness OF strength brings with
IL no temptation 10 DO injury to any
power on earth. the proudest or the
humpiest. we frankly confess we
seek .ne ir'endship OF al the powers:
we want 10 trade with all peoples; we
are conscious OF resources that will
make our commerce source Of ad
vantage 10 them and also OF profit to
ourselves. But no wantonness OF
strength VIII ever induce us to drive
a nard bargain with another nation
because IL Is weak, nor will any fear
OF ignoble criticism tempt us to insult
OF ueIy great power because 1t is
s'rohs' OF even because 1t Is friendly.
Our Diplomatic Text.
"The attitude of our din,omaoy mn,
be Indicated in a teyt of Scr,,,mr.
which Franklin, the frst ana srn,,as,
of our diplomatists tells me- nassoI
through his mind when ne was ne
scented nj the Court NJ Versa ;,Ias pE :,
was a text his father used to quote 20
him in the old candle shon in pos,o ~
when he was n how. .Seest thn,, :
man dilipent in his h,sinoss ha ~,
stand before kings, "' '""''
LET us he diIicen+ IN o,r ,v.,
and we shall stand-stana o', n
not crawl nor swauyer"stanS see
friend and equal asking nothing nu.
ling nm with nn,h,as N ing notning' put
and inst amnnn u.s. ou. oS wnat Is right
great democrocv ~ no,ions" !" Inc
After he concluded Sanro., ,y..,
was ob,ipea several ti,,o. =. nay
edge tho annIansa aanes, w. aShno~I'
the diners 'o'"eu MN ny
Governor od.u sno,. j.. A..
"Tbe state If NJ, y YIN, " we toast'
elect low ra,iieS - IN anu. anu Mayor ..S
Ciey of New York " '"e 'o"''' ihe
Josenb ~ cbna,o r,
the Court oc g. Ia,ron n ,,ss 10
troduced Aftor ~ "as neat IN,