The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01
moral Co19setition."

= In his letter to President Roosevelt, con-
graduating him upon his agency in bring
ing about the submission of the Venezue>
Ian case to the arbitration of The Hague
arbitration tribunal, Baron d'Estournelles
de Constant says: Europe is constantly
speaking of American competition, which
has its material advantages in stimulat-
Ing our energies; but you have inaugu-
rated a moral competition more effective
than the other"
This is finely and truthfully said AS a
world power, this great republic has al
ready acquired a splendid prestige, not
based on the power of the sword, but
upon moral influence, which has had the
effect of restraining the predatory i'm
pulses Of the European powers in the
orient and preventing the partition of
China and the imposition upon her of a
damage indemnity utterly beyond her abil-
ity to pay. This moral influence of our
government has maintained the vitality
and purpose Of The Hague tribunal by
giving to it it's first case Jointly with
Mexico. when Europe was disposed to Ne
pudiate it's services or ignore it's offices.
The announcement, yesterday, that Pres
tdent Castro has given a general accept
lance of the proposition to refer the Vene-
Zuela case to The Hague court gives all
abundant hope that the threatened conflict
Is removed from the arena of possibilities
Again: Our country enters the new year
with the added prestige of having brought
about deliverance for the Jews of Rou-
mania from the abominable prosecutions
to which they have been subjected for
many years, notwithstanding the Euro
pean powers who guaranteed the inde-
pendence Of the principality laid upon it's
government the obligation to exclude no
one from civil rights and liberty to en-
gage in business on the ground of religious
differences. The severity of the discrimi-
nation against the Jews drove many of
them, in an impoverished condition. to
this country, and our government sent a
remonstrance to the powers who guaran-
'teed Roumania's independence condition
ally, against the wholesale prescription of
the Jews, not only because of sending
undesirable immigrants to the United
States, but ''in the name Of humanity -
The powers, reminded Of their duty,
DiOuSHI pressure " DSaI UPON ftOuulaQld
so that measures to restrict emigration
were adopted, and recently the rights OF
citizenship were granted to the Jews in
response to the protest of Secretary Hay
The anti-Jewish legislation in Roumania
last year included a law excluding Jews
from employment in all the trades and
previously they had been deprived of all
civil and political rights D..
We look with pride upon the imposing
statistics Of the progress and enormous
business and industrial prosperity of oul
country during the year just closed. It is
natural and right to exuit In these figures
in skies and Fights, but our increased con.
spicuity as a dominant factor Of mora
competition throughout the world is
distinction of far more Importance thar
the possession of the never failing COLDER
ing shadows of great wrongs and injus
tees within our own borders. physician
heal thyself!' is good reminder. Ant
1t looks as if the people of this countr,
earnestly are seeking to secure the eff
fective means. to renoEesthese wrongs am
ir1justices. The anthracite arbitration
a commission is an earnest Of the spiri
which widely pervades the land. It aim
1t the removal of abuses and injustices