The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-17
GREAT AMERICANS APPEAL
FOR ARBITRATION VS.. WAR

peace and reason. where good will and
placid though WOO it TO human en-
brace
The Brotherhood of Humanity
I'VE speak not only for our country
but for all countries-for humanity a,
large The time has como in TIC
growth OF religion and OF human
Ebrothefliness when men feel that they
are members of the same family
when one people recognizes its duty
TO all peoples, and that nation is the
foremost which enters the mosT readi.
ly into movements tending % justice
and peace amid all nations, especially
among those that have sorest need Of
encouragement and succor The day
was when there was room only fol
vast empires as only such owned
vast armies. II was the day when wal
was the sole arbiter recognized OF
ions. There was no justice for tae
weak. save what the strong allowed,
for the weak welded no potent sword
Is the twentieth century to be as tne
olden time? Is force alone to die
tate and triumph? The smaller ma
tons are today the many. Shall they
be at the mercy Of larger nations?
Az the mercy Of those the smaller na-
tons must be. If war alone can be
invoked in settlement. of disputes. The
big power hurries across the seas its
giant ships; wrong or right the small
er power surrenders, and the TWEEN.
tieth century goes on record as cen.
Jury Of advanced civilization.
Who loving justice ana hating in
iquity, should not wish that the small
er power be heard before an impartial
tribunal before il could have been
smitten in defeat?
The Worlds Question.
The question now before the world
Is to make The tribunal of The Hague
not merely a seat CT justice before
which the nations may convene. bu.
one before which they are agreed 10
appear Noblest are the nations that
hasten TO build up even to its most
exalted copingstone this noblest par.
lament Of men Where in this mag.
nlYfcsnt Work shall stand the United
States Of American
Even now the tribunal Of The
Hague owes much TO the United
Sates. Not only did this country
send delegates to the conference
that nfeani1o1 ~ l,,t a,tr ,vo,,a.l,, -, 4, ~
was the first, among the Grst. if not
the very first, o approve the tribun
al after 1t has been organized More
yet, the first case sent to the tribunal
for adjudication was sent tlither by
.he United States in conjunction with
our sister republic of Mexico--the Gel
ebTated case of the Plus Fund; and
It's second case reached Il v sen the
president Of the Unied Sta cf. III
ceiing to it an hoDor tensar9 % i. y
self, bade three oi TIE & eat y esA
Great Britain, Germany an W. tol
submit to II their clans az rs : n.
more, Il TO Ancr.e en's /
gold, the gift of Americas phi'anthro
pist, that is now speeding toward The
Hague TO erect there the Palace OF
Peace, the permanent dwelling place
Of the tribunal. worthy in its splendor |
to house its fair tenant, the goddess
herself of justice. And now the ex-
acutive of America asks that America |
make to the tribunal of The Hague a
further, and yet more glorious, con
ribution of life and glory, by mvit |
ng all the nations, signatories 10 the I
original peace conference, to unite I
With herself in bringing to this trl |
junal for final adjudication cases OF I
within certain defined linn |
tations, that may in the future ari. e
between them and herself-thus maxi !
ing it an everything, and in very /
ruth an international court of ap- I
peal,
The Treaties With the Power.
IL know of few things more honor. |
able for America than the proposal 4
made by its executive to enter into
arbitration treaties with the powers
ignatory to the Hague conference
/ proposal soon TO be followed. II
lave no doubt, by one of the same IN
ent to other powers, chiefly those of
;ou,h America, that were not among
uch sgnatories The proposal Is
made at the opportune momeat-just
IS America rises unchallenged as
gorld power, when all mankind won
ers and questions what may be the
ignificsnce Of her sudden entrance in
0 the arena of international hege
lony; it is made when America can
ford to make it, in the fuilness of
Ter dignity and selfrespect. when no
alton may believe hat timid.ty or
ense of her own weakness is her in.
piring motive.
We await the assent and approval
{ the senate of the United States
hat such approval and assent saall
e readily and quickly given We can
lot allow ourselves to doubt-.he
merits of the proposed treaties are
lanife@t; the intelligent large mind
dness AMI the genuine American sp'r-
of the senate are beyond debate:
he people Of America are too desir
rs Of peace with honor, 100 respoa.
i've to the voice OF justice. too ainbi
ious OF Americas rue glory, no; 10
pplaud before hand the final Official