Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07

morning the subject OF your lOTaSnlp
telegram of the 18th inst.
His excellency stated in reply, that
| the United States government, al
though they regretted that European
powers should use force against Cen
| trail and South American countries,
could not object to their taking steps
| to obtain redress for injuries suffered
by their subjects, provided that no
acquisition of territory was contem-
plated"
No Intention Of Violation.
Both powers assured us in explicit
| terms that there was not the slightest
intention, on their part to violate the
principles of the Monroe doctrine, and
this assurance was kept with an hon
orable good faith which merits full ac-
l acknowledgement on our part. At the
same time, the existence of hostilities
in a region so near our own borders
was fraught with such possibilities of
danger in the future that it was obvi-'
ously no less our duty to ourselves
than our duty to humanity to endeavor
to put an end to that. Accordingly,
e by an offer of our good services in a
/ shirt of frank friendliness to all par
l. ties concerned, spirit in which they
t quickly and cordially responded. we
= secured resumption of peace-the
I contending parties agreeing that the
h matters which they could not settle
e among themselves should be referred
TO The Hague tribunal for settlement
:, The United States had most fortunate,
|. ly already been able to set an example
to other nations by utilizing the great
possibilities for good contained in The
Hague tribunal, question at issue
VI between ourselves and the republic OF
e Mexico being the first submitted tc
Y, this international court of arbitration
The Rule of Human Right.
The terms which we have secured a
those under which theIsthmian cana
is to be built. and the course OF event
If in the Venezuelan matter. have show
o not merely the ever growing inf1uenc
of the United States in the Westerl
A. hemisphere. but also, | think | ma
al safely say, have exemplified the fir
N purpose of the United States that 1T
N growth and influence and power sha
N rebound not to the harm but the ber
/. eft of our sister republics who's
strength is less. Growth, therefore
is beneficial to humankind in genera
We do not intend to assume any pos
ton which can give just offense TO on
~ neighbors. Our adherence to the rul
y of human right is not merely probe
u sion. The history of our dealings wit
az Cuba shows that we reduce it to pc
:. Torrance.
n Must Be Ready to Fight for 1t.
C. The Monroe doctrine is not intern
n tional law, and though think one df
it may become such, this is not nece
sary as long as it remains cardln
&c. feature of our foreign policy and
in long as we possess both the Will al
nj the strength to make it effective. In
or last point. my fellow citizens, is
mn important, and is one which as pc
,st pie we can never afford to 1orget.
III believe in the Monroe doctrine with
ID my heart and soul; | am convinc
Nv that the immense majority OF our I
Cd low countrymen believe in it; but
re. would infinitely prefer to see us aba
Mo don it than put it forward and blust
nd about it, and yet fail to build up I
I'd efficient fighting strength which in 7
II last resort can alone make it respe
,or ed by any foreign power whose int
We est it may ever happen to be to Vlols
no it..
our Speak Softly and Garry Big Sti'
er- Boosting and clustering are as
er- iectionable among nations as amo
individuals, and the public men
great nations owe it to their sense
De- national self-respect to speak co
IN teously of foreign powers, just as
II brave and self-respecting man trei
and all around him courteously. But thou
ON to boast is bad and causelessly to
ent suit another worse; yet worse than
axe is to be guilty of boasting, even WI
Jay out insult, and when called to I
proof to be unable to make such boa
tes' ing good. There is homely OLD
Ief age which runs: Speak softly a
ac- carry big stick; you will go far.Y !.
re- e. the American nation will speak sof'
sen and yet build and keep at pltcn
con the highest training Thoroughly
ION cient navy, the Monroe doctrine :,
. i, go far. | ask you to think over I
'iie If you do, you will come to the c
III clusion that it is mere plain conn
pur- sense, so obviously sound that
's's' the blind can fail to see It's truth
only the weakest and most 1rresol
UNI can fail to desire to put it into fol
Condition of Navy.
p. Well, in the last two years, i
~; I,onn,, 10 cow ,ua have taken i