The Teton peak-chronicle., 1904-12-08

EFFORT 10 secure justice FOR others or 1uS-
tice for ourselves, save as conditioned
upon the attitude we are willing to take
toward our army, and especially toward
our navy. 1t Is not merely unwise. 1t is
contemptible. for nation. as for an in
dlv1dual. to use high sounding language
TO proclaim Its purposes. or to take po-
sitfons which are ridiculous If unsupport.
ed by potential force, and then to refuse
to provide this force. If there is no in
tentfon of providing and of keeping the
force necessary to hack up a strong atti-
tude, then it is far better not to assume
such an attitude.
The steady aim of this nation, as Of all
enlightened nations should be to strive
to bring ever nearer the day when there
shall prevail throughout the world the
peace OF justice. There are kinds OF
peace which are highly undesirable
which are in the long run as destructive
as any war. Tyrants and oppressors have
many times made wilderness and called
1t peace. The peace of tyrannous terror,
the peace OF craven weakness. the peace
NJ injustice. all these should be Stunned
as we shun unrighteous war. The goal
10 set before us as nation. the goal
which should be set before ell mankind
Is the attainment of the peace of jus
ttce. Of the peace which comes when
each nation Is not merely safe-guarded
cgnizes and performs its duty toward
others.
There Is az yet no judicial way OF en-
Forcing right In international law.
When one nation wrongs another OF
wrongs many others there Is no tribu-
nal before which the wrongdoer can be
brought. Either it is necessary supinely
to acuuiesce in the wrong. and thus put
premium upon brutality and aggres
grieved nation valiantly to stand up fol
Its rights. Until some method Is devised
by which there shall be degree of in
ternational control over offending ma
tions. 1T would be a wicked thing fo'
the most civilized powers. for those with
most sense OF International obligations
and with keenest and most generous ap
probation of the difference between right
and wrong. to Gisarm. II the great civ
l1zed nations cf the present dav should
completely dsarm, the result would mean
an immediate recrudescence Of barbar
ism in one form o. another.
Arbitration Treaties.
We are in every way endeavoring to
help on, with cordial good will. ever.
| movement which will tend to bring US
| into more friendly relations with the res
of mankind. In pursuance of this policy
| { shall shortly lay before the Senat,
| treaties OF arbitration with all powers
which are willing to enter into these
| treaties with u.s. Furthermore. at the
| request OF the Interparl;amentary Union
| an eminent body composed of practica
statesmen from all countries. have
| asked the Powers to join with this gov
ernment In a second Hague conference
at which 1t is hoped that the work al
ready so happily begun at The Hagut
| may be carried some steps further to-
ward completion This carries out the
| desire expressed by the first Hague con
| ference Itself
Policy on Western Hemisphere.
1t Is not true that the United States
| feels any land hunger or entertains an,
projects as regards the other nations o
the western hemisphere save such as arc
| for their welfare. All that this coun
try desires is to see the neighborin,
| countries stable. orderly and prosperous
| Any country whose people conduct them
selves well can count upon our heart,
| friendship. If nation shows that !
| knows how to act with reasonable efh
| cheney and decency in social and politica
matters. If 1t keeps order and pays it.
obliga tions. II need fear no interference
| from the United States. Chronic wrong
doing. or an impotence which results II
general loosening of the ties OF civil
ICED society. may in America. as else
where. ultimately require intervention b,
some civilized nation. and in the western
hemisphere the adherents OF the Unite,
States to the Monroe doctrine may fore
the United States. however reluctantly
in fragrant cases of such wrongdoing o
impotence. to the exercise OF an inter
national police power.
Our interests and those Of our south
ern neighbors are in reality identica,
They have great natural riches. and
within their borders the reign of law an,
| Ot1t tot, ic
TO them. While they thus obey the pri
mary laws Of civilized society they ma
rest assured that they will be treated b.
| us in spirit of cordial and helpful sym
pathy. We would interfere with ther
only In the last resort. and then onl
il 1t became evident that their inab,... =.
| or unwllingness to do justice at hom
and abroad had violated the rights O
the United States or had invited foreig
aggression to the detriment of the en-
tire body OF American nations.
In asserting the Monroe doctrine. 4
taking such steps as we have taken i
regard to Cuta. Venezuela. and Panama
md In endea, oring to circumscribe tn
| theater OF war In the far East. and t
secure the open door in China. we hav
'cted in our own interest as well as |
the interest Of humanity at large. Their
ire. however. cases in which, while ou
own interests are not greatly involved
;trong appeal Is made to our sympathie.
There are occasional crimes committe
On so vast scale and of such peculia
horror as to make us doubt whether II
not our manifest duty to endeavor a
least to show our disapproval OF the dee
md our sympathy with those who hav
suffered by 1t. The cases must be ex
treme in which such a course Is JUST
fable. But in extreme cases action ma
be justifable and proper What forr
the action shall take must depend upo
the circumstances OF the case; that l.
upon the degree Of the atrocity and upo
our power to remedy 1t. The cases
which we could interfere by force
arms as we interfered to put stop I
intolerable conditions in Cuba are neces
sarily very few. Yet 1t Is not to be es
pected that a people like nurs. which
| spite OF certain very obvious shortcon
ings nevertheless MS a whole shows u
its consistent practice It's belief In III
principles OF civil and religious libert
and Of orderly freedom. a people anon
, | whom even the worst crime. like tn
crime of lynching. Is never more tina
, | sporadic. so that individuals and NJ
classes are molested In their fundamcnt;
rights--lt Is inevitable that such M
tion should desire eagerly to give es
| preston to its horror on an occasion lik
] that ~ the ma asa ere Of the Jtwy