The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-04
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AANF A&<1 tON
Secretary Hay has sent to the courts
OF St. Pete. sburg n Toxic. through
our respective ambassadors at those
places, informal notice that the Pres
ident of the United States stands will
Ing to tender his good offices in the
services of peace when the momen for
Jsuch action seems suspicious to the
warning powers. says the Call. The
note of Secretary Hay. though coucheo
informally, Is. in the usages of d pio-
macy, definite and indicative of the
strong desire on the part of this gov
to play the part of Mediator.
THIS is pre-eminently a good stroke
on the part of Hay and the President,
1t must carry conviction to the court
of St. Petersburg of the strict raj
ness and impartiality which our gov
inment maintains in the present war.
and il must assure the CzaI's Min
isteis of their mistake In reckoning
with anything but answering neutral
ity on the part of the United States.
TO Japar, the offer of our good offices
can have no Interior meaning and can
bear no more significance than 1t has
IN the eyes of the Russians.
Viewed strictly from the standa- DIS of
d plonacy the United States is in a bet
ter position to offer itself as a mediate.
than any other power. We have no
tleaties of alliance binding us to either
of the bellige4 ents. We have no pacls
with China save those selat.ng to the
regulation of trade and the freedom
of her ports. No past diplomatic act
of GUS allies US mole closely to one
of the warning nations than to the
other. Our int est IN the dest MES Of
the East aid the cont oil of the Pacific
is no tronge4 tina that of England.
OF France OF of Germany. NOT an men
OF terrific. y on the mainland of ASIA
is ours either by treaty rights o. by
conquest. From h viewpoint of
landed interests, then, we are absolute
ly without the circle of int. ested ma
tons; the future of the AS attic trade
has no moe momentous significance
to US han to any of the other mari
time nations of the world.
When the time comes for peace pre-
liminaIies the lead ng powe S OF Eu ops
manifestly cannot play the part of the
dove. England, bound TO Japan in alli-
ance, France tied to the Russian cause.
are disqualified Germany is resting
under too strong a suspicion of being an
.hones broker in affairs OF the Far
East to gan the confidence of Japan
at least; Russia wouid probably glad
ly delegate the Kaiser to act as his
peacemaker. Italy is in too delicate a
position with rega d to her W status
in the sub me concert of powers to at
tempt any such delicate role as that OF
tribune In the war game. Autria has
Joint interests with Russia in the Balk-
ans that would not make for impartial
ity In Judgment.
or course peace is probably a long
way off in the Orient. Neither the
United States nor any other nation Is
likely to be called In the very neal
futuse to be the bearer of the olive
branch. To the favorable impression OF
Hays JOINT note to the powers on the
limiting of the field or war there will
be added. however. further respect OF,
the part of our friends across the water
for our diplomatic finesse in thus offer
ing on selves as a biters. Hays last
note adds strength to the already stable
prestige Of our diplomacy.