The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-09

force meEt, even 10 the point az some
times securing immunity, aV regards tine
man who has money, In criminal cases
the writ Of the United States should run
throughout its bogdcrs. The wheels Of
justice should not be ClosEtd, as they
have been clcgged in the eases above
mentioned where it has proved absolute
ly impossible 10 bring the accused to the
place appointed BY the Constitution for
his trial.
Many suggestions for the improve
ment of conditions in Alaska are
made. among others the admission of
4 delegate from that territory to CON
gress.
Foreign Policy.
In treating of our foreign policy and Of
the attitude that this great nation should
assume in the world at large, 1t is abso-
lutely necessary to consider the army and
the navy. and the Congress, through
which the thought of the nation finds
its expression. should keep ever wildly
in mind the fundamental fact that it is
impossible to treat our foreign policy,
whether this policy takes shape in the
effort to secure justice for others or jus
tice for ourselves, save conditioned
upon the attitude We are willing to take
toward our army, and especially toward
our navy. 1t is not merely unwise, it is
contemplate for nation. as for an in
dividual, to use high sounding language
| to proclaim its purposes. or to take po-
sitions which are ridiculous II unsupport-
| ed by potential force, and then to refuse
| TO provide this force. If there is no in
| tention of providing and Of keeping the
| force necessary to back up a strong atti-
tude. then 1t 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
| Of injustice. all these should be Stunned
as We shun unrghteous war. The goal
| to set before us as a nation. the goal
which should be set before all mankind,
| Is the attainment of the peace of jus
| tice. OF the peace which comes when
| each nation is not merely safe guarded
| in its own rights. but scrupulously rec
| ognizes and performs its duty toward
| others.
There is as yet no judicial way of en-
| forcing a right in International law.
| When one nation wrongs another or
| wrongs many Others there is no tribu-
| nal before which the wrongdoer can be
| brought Either 1t is necessary supnely
| to acquiesce in the wrong. and thus put
a premium upon brutality and aggres
| sion. else it is necessary for the ag-
| grieved nation valianuy to stand up for
its rights. Until some method is devised
| by which there shall be degree OF in
| ternational control over offending
| tions. it would be a wicked thing for
| the most civilized powers. for those with
| most sense of international obligations
| and with lleenest and most generous ap-
| probation of the difference between right
| and wrong. to disarm. If the great civ
| ilized nations of the present day should
| completely disarm. the result would mean
an immediate recrudesccnce of barbar-
ism in one form another.
| Arbitration Treaties.
| We are in every way endeavorinG to
| help on, with cordial good will. every
| movement which will tend TO bring us
into more friendly relations with the rest
| of mankind. In pursuance Of this policy
I shall shortly lay before the Senate
treaties of arbitration with all powers
which are willing to enter into these
| treaties with us. Furthermore, at the
request of the Interparliamentary Union
| an eminent body composed OF practical
| statesmen from all countries, have
asked the Powers to join with this gov
| ernment in a second Hague conference
at which it Is hoped that the work al
ready so happily begun at The Hague
| 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 any
| projects as regards the other nations OF
| the western hemisphere save such as are
for their welfare. All that this coun-
| try desires Is to see the neighboring
| countries stable. orderly, and prosperous.
| Any country whose people conduct them
selves well can count upon our hearty
| friendship.
Our interests and those Of our south
| ern neighbors are In reality Identical.
| They have great natural riches, and II
within their borders the reign Of law and
| Justice obtains. prosperity is sure to come
| to them. While they thus obey the pri-
| mary laws Of civilized society they may
| rest assured that they will be treated by
| US in a spirit OF cordial and helpful sym
pathy. We would interfere with them
| only in the last resort and then only
| II 1t became evident that their ina biuty
| or unwillingness to do justice at home
| and abroad had violated the rights of
| the United States or had invited foreign
aggression to the detriment OF the en-
tire body Of American nations.
In asserting the Monroe doctrine, in
taking such steps as We have taken in
| regard to Cuba, Venezuela. and Panama.
and in endeavo oring to circumscribe the
| theater of war in the far East and to
| secure the open door In China. we have
acted in our own interest well as in
| the interest Of humanity at large. There
| are, however cases in which, while our
| own interests are not greatly involved,
| strong appeal Is made to our sympathies.
| There are occasional crimes committed
on so vast a scale and of such peculiar
horror as to make us doubt whether it is
not our manifest duty to cndeavor at
least to show our disapproval Of the deed