New-York tribune., 1904-10-27

once more in conference At The Hague 70 concert
AS yst Would p6, & ana o TO believe that the
Presdcnt holds peace higher than an Stner ST ,Ser S
are others more sacred still-honor and outy; 20
long as the millennium delays he VIII s'anu I,.S ~
American interests and American rlghts AeePi"s
his sword well shaTpened and his powder ufS'
cALUMNY IN PLACE or ARGUMENT
sometimes seems waste time to meet these
Ihat utter them do not themselves believe tne,L Id
wish no happier lot to his boy in the cradle than
that he might grow up to be such man as ahJo it
should take it into his added brain TO adopt the the
amiable and chivalrous advice given the oIheI uaS
and send President Roosevelt to join the equally
TiSey You know row what pall OF sorrow would
spread over this country from end to end: ana h 0
ST3SIa aSa "Go TT IS TE Ne CURSE OF PARTY SPIRIT
EsPEcIALLY IN TINES WHEN THE oPPoSsIIL- PoSsIIL
TION HAS no GREAT CAUSE TO AtES ~ ~, = Z r r
THAI IMPELs Ey5M BMoNIESyTI, M MEN n TG 20 sAh ~
WIS MAf fpIFsdRDERED !f S MINDS 10 DEEDS WHICH
FILL WITH ANGUISH THE HEART Or
/ read while ago in the platform Of the Demo,
Gratis of Massachusetts, this reckless charge against
ne has declared war against a sister. repub,G;
known usaees of international Law. and IN the face
= an adverse opinion from his chief law ADVISER
j; is commonly believed"
A PEACE MOVE. NO ACT OF WAR.
Who 7 NAV ask. believes it? Who is the man
such possible THIS Is HicuSl
fiction Tor every word in il is false lhe FTesuftaC f
mas not declared any nation A decIaI M
of war is solemn official act, jmposslpie e1ceRt "
), vote of Congress No such act ever took piaGe,
IN may be presumed the platform reters, 70 Q .ns
notice given TO the hostile forces on me isthIiuus
that they get TO fight on the line OF Ihe i9''-
road. which il was our duty to keep open -.
But this was war, and no declaration Vi M"t
there was no defiance of our ConstlIution uoI u
international law. The action Of the PresuehS va"
in the interest Of peace, anl IT was enectiVe Not
hostile shot has since fired or the lsIhhius'
And to complete the story Of this amazing HcIoI,;
all the Presidents legal advisers, nunDeIlnS, Ejou Es
inteilects' such as Knox Root. Tatt ana No1uS'
have heartily indorse1 and approved ms dctiOii'
Both houses of Congress have adopted I'm, ,rxy
THE SENATE ACCEPTED THE 1hEAAA
BASED on IT BY AN ONERWHEI1MlI>TI ,,SIA MA
JORITY. EMBRACING HALE IIl1, IIL1 LIIt9G RE-MT-
SELVES By RISING ABOVE THE PEI1a fOI11 Ol1C
ITICS OF THEIR WOULD-BE LA ~ Dt.txsS ~ M y
REFUSING TO REJECT A GREAT, NAIL - a % d
RENEFI BECAUSE OF THE SOfSi1ID, 6tTe T5tHTe
THAT A PRESIDENT NOT OF ILiEIR TAI az 4 4
NIGHT BE THANKED FOR 1T. II IL II - 11TS II
LESS THAN CRIMINAL THAT MEN SH0U 6D IR
PLAY SO RECKLEsSLY WITH WI I-oN MeKRSSr sE,RSr T6 T6
KNOW THE PLAIN MEANING Or ~ NOT12; friI2
THEY ACCUSE THE PRESlDENI,, ,OF-l, OF II11 NJ
CRANEST OF CRIMES. ONE DESERNMINI M II IN
SLANT IMPEACHMENT. If WHAT If1EI1 - - 4
WE'RE TRUE. THE HOUSE Which SfiOO11 SfiOO14D *
IMPEACH HIM THE SENATE W HIGH Sf10S ~ ~
Try HIAI ARE DISGRACED BY EVERY ItOG6
OF INACTION: AND A PEOPLE WHO o MOIA1DD TED
WOULD BE WORTHY Ot Sl4AN FJR1 ~ "a a. =
ARCHY THERE Is BUT ONE INENI1A6BIi@1EE
tONCLCSION-THEY Do NOT BELIEVE O-NH
WORD THEY SAY.