The Irish standard., 1904-05-28
Calls Russians Our Friends and Declares
That the Friendship Of the Slav is
True and Trusted.
Pleads for Absolute Neutrality. Not in Letter
or in Act Alone, But in Essence
and in Spirit.

not too much to say that but for Rus
sia's firm attitude Of friendship there
would have been Intervention and an
inevitable disruption of the union"
Mr.. Stones speech was frequently
interrupted with applause. He recited
dozen instances in which the czar
and his ministers had come openly or
automatically to the aid of the United
States and bespoke absolute impair
tiality between the two nations,
prompted on one hand by friendship
and on the other by the almost filial
relations of Japan with the United
States. Dilating on Russia's service
to the United States, he said:
''There was an hour when an Ameri-
can president -Madison-had but one
minister accredited to any court in
Europe-that was the younger Adams
the old Man Eloquent at st. Peters
burg. Russia and France were in
close alliance as tie result of the fa-
nous treaty on the raft at Tilsit. The
Berlin and Milan DEGREES had been is
sued, forbidding commerce with Brit
ain by any Of the continental powers
under Napoleon's thumb. By direc-
tion Of the French emperor, American
ships were classed with British ships
because we had refused to obey his
behest to declare war against Eng
land.
adams was sent as minister to
Russia. On his way he found fifty
American merchantmen held by order
Of Napoleon for trial by the Danish
prize court at Copenhagen. He pushed
on after protesting to st. Petersburg
and begged Russia to intervene The
Russian minister Of foreign affairs de-
, clined. Then Adams went to the car.
and the car struck the blow which
/ toppled the mighty Corsican from his
throne and finally sent him to st.
Helena.
"Overruling his ministers, he not
only compelled the release of the I'M
pounded American ships at Copen-
| hagen, but, defying his French allies,
he opened the Russian ports to Ameri-
can commerce. And later, through his
influence, Sweden, with Bernadotte at
it's head, Joined the coaliation against
the Berlin DEGREES and marched with
Russia by England's side to Waterloo
and Paris. Criticising his imperial
master, the Russian minister of foreign
affairs said to Mr.. Adams: Our friend
ship for America is obstinate, more
obstinate than you know 1t was SC
obstinate that for it Alexander broke
with Napoleon and remade the map of
Europe.
"Rut two years after Waterloo We
had another test of his friendship
England and the United States dis
agreed over the terms of the treaty OF
Ghent It was left to the Russian em
peror as an arbiter, and he decided il
our favor.
"And later, when we were in the
throes of our civil war, another Alex
ander, another car of the Russians
sent two fieets-not one-to New Yorl
and to San Francisco to testify tha
there was one among the civilized pow
ers who was our friend. 1 know tina
doubt has been cast upon the statemen
that these fleets were under sealed
orders to report to President Lincoll
in case England and France under
took to intervene, and although ther,
is much evidence that such was til,
fact 1 do not care to assert it,;
"And as to Japan. There our obliga
ton is of very different sort, but nj
less binding. 1t is the obligation of tn
], parent to the child. From the event
full day when Perry thundered at he
gates and forced their opening Japal
has been led, step by step, into tn,
{ paths of western civilization by tn
! United States. She has been our ward
Her sons have been graduated at Har
/ ward and Yale. Her own universitie
have been taught by American profes
sOrs.
Wherever you go in Japan you ar,