The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER II. 1902.

of other peoples is felt as a tribute TO.
our own. We watch the growth and
prosperity of other nations. not with
hatred or jealousy but with sincere
and friendly good will I think I can
say safely that we have shown by our
attitude toward Cuba, by our
attitude toward China, that, as regards
weaker powers, our desire is that they
may be able to stand alone, and that
if they will only show themselves will
ing to deal honestly and fairly with
the rest of mankind, we, on our side,
will do all we can to help not to him
der, them With the great Powers
of the world we desire no rivalry that
is not honorable to both parties. We
wish them well. We believe that the
trend of the modern spirit is ever
stronger toward peace, not war; toward
friendship, not hostility, as the normal
international attitude. We are glad in
| deed that we are on good terms with
| all the other peoples of mankind, and
| no effort on our part SHAH be spared to
| secure a continuance of these relations.
| And remember, gentlemen, that we
| shall be potent factor for peace large
|
we make it evident that our attitude is
| due, not to weakness, not to inability
| TO defend ourselves. but to a genuine
| repugnance to wrong-doing. a genuine
/ desire for self-respectng friendship
with our neighbors. The voice of the
| Weakling or the craven counts for moth
| ing when he clamors for peace, but the
voice of the just man armed is potent.
| We need to keep in a condition of pre-
/
| navy, not because we want war, but
because we desire to stand with those
! whose plea for peace is listened to
with respectful attention.
Important though it is that we
| should have peace abroad, it is even
| more important that we should nave
| peace at home You, men of the
| Chamber of Commerce, to whose eff
| forts we owe so much of our industrial
we'll being can, and / believe surely
will, be influential in helping toward
| that industrial peace which can be OBJ
tanned in society only when in their
| various relations employer and en-
ployed alike show not merely insist
elice each upon his own rights, but
also regard for the rights of others,
and full acknowledgment of the in
terests of the third party-the public.
1t is no easy matter to work out a
system or rule of conduct, whether
with or without the help of the law
| giver, which shall minimize that jar
ring and clashing of Interests in the
industrial world which causes so much
| individual irritation and suffering at
the present day, ard which at times
threatens baleful consequences to large
portions of the body polite. But the
Importance of the problem cannot be
over estimated, and it deserves to re-
| "a raful rI1O7Ig4bt Of III mon
such as those whom / am addressing
: tonight There should be no yielding
to wrong; but there should most coy
} tainly be not only desire Il
: do right, but a Willingness
T each to try to understand tn
: viewpoint of his fellow. with whom, fo
: veal or for woe his own fortunes arr
indissolubly bound.
mo patent remedy can be devised
t for the solution of those grave prob
r lens in the industrial world; but W.
f may rest assured that they can b'
: solved at all only if we bring to the
. solution certain old time virtues, and
= if we strive to keep out of the solution
some of the most familiar and mos
t undesirable of the traits to which man
t kind has owed untold degradation and
suffering throughout the ages. AFRO
5 gance, suspicion, brutal envy of the
wel-to-do, brutal Indifference TOWARD
l | those who are nots we'll TODD, the hare
refusal to consider the rights of 9th
l ers, the foolish refusal to consider The
S limits of beneicent action, the base
S appeal to the spirit of sell
: fish greed, whether it take
the form of plumber of the fortunate
or of oppression of the unfortunate
{ from these and from all kindred vice.
5 this nation must be kept free if it /.
to remain in its present position IL
: the forefront of the peoples of man
: kind. On the other hand good will
come, even out of the present evils
; il we face them armed with the ole
/ i1omely virtues: if We. show that WI
are fearless of soul, cool of head. anC
r kindly of heart; it, without betrayins
: the weakness that cringes before
wrong-doing, we yet show by deeds
: and words our knowledge that in sucl
: a government as ours each of us mus
J be in very truth his brothers keeper
The address of the President wa;
; followed with close attention and fire.
quently applauded and at its clos'
the assemblage arose and cheered.
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