New-York tribune., 1904-10-04

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Deg You 70 believe IT is not by way Of boast
.is TIA recall these incidents 20 your minds;
II is rather as profession Of faith in a cause
NhICh me present administration has deeply at
heart that ask you to remember in the lelib-
er'tuons upon which you are entering, the course
20 which the American government is pledged
ana Whlch II has steadily pursued for the last
seven years 1t Is true that I'm those wears We
have had a hundred days of war-but they put
an END forever 10 bloodshed which mad lasted
generation, We landed few piatoons Of ma
rlueS cH lhe lsthmus last year: but that act
closed without shot p sauguinary succession
OF trivial wars. We marched little army to
Pekilg: but II TO save not only the be-
leaguered locations. hut a great imperled civili-
zaton- BY mingled geutleness and energy. to
wnlch most of the world beyond our borders
has done justice. have given the Philip
pines If not peace. az least q nearer approach TO
it than they have had within the memory Of
men.
AMERICAN DISARMAMENT.
If our example is worth anything 70 the
world. We have given II in the vital matter or
disarmament. We have brought away from the
Far East 5000 soldiers whose work was done
and have sent them back TO the fields OF peaceIu
activity. We have reduced our army 70 It's
minimum of 10000 men, in fact we may say
we have army. but in place or one a nucleus
for drill and discipline. We have three-fourths
Of oua-sOIdier for every thousand OF inc Iopu-
lation-a proportion which il adopted by other
powers would at once eliminate wars ana rulllorS
of wars from the daily thoughts OF the chah-
ceries Of the world.
purpose in the direction of peace, no country IS
permanently immune 10 war so long as the de-
sire and the practice Of peace are not universal
If We quote Washington as an advocate ol
peace il is but fair also TO quote him where ne
saws TO be prepared for war is one OF the mos
effeCtual means OF preserving peace Ana az
another time he said To an active external
commerce The protection Of naval force is in
disDenss bic To secure respect TO neutral flag
reort~cs p naval force organized and ready TO
vindicate il from insult or aggression To ac-
knowledge the existence Of an evil is not 20 sup
port or approve IL; but the facts must ne faced
Human history ~ one long. cesola'e stotF OF
blood shed. All the arts unite IN the apparent con-
spiracy 10 give precedence 10 the glory Of arms
Demostheues and Pericles adjured the Athenl-
ans bv the memory OF their battles Horace
hoasted that he had been soldier, non sine
gloria Even Milton. in that sublime sonnet where
those Of war also mentioned among the godly
+ronbies of cromwell .-Taryvent-s stream with
blood OF Scots imbrued." In almost every sermon
and hymn we hear IN our churches the imagery
OF war and battle is used. We charged to
fghr the good fight of faith; we are TO sail
through bloody seas 20 win the prize The
Christian soldier il constantly marshaled 10
war. Not only in our habits and customs, but
in our daily speech and IN our lnlnost thoughts.
we are beset by the obSeSsiOu Of conflict and
mutual destruction. II is like the law ~ sin IN
the members 20 which the greatest of the Apos-
ties refers: Who shall deliver US from the body
! am speaking 10 those who recognize the
lameutabe state OF things and vho Vet 10 not
accept il or submit 10 st. and who hope that
through the shadow OF this night We shall sweep
into q younger day. How IS this great deliver
ance 20 be aCCOnplshedH
RELIGION THE REMEDY FOR WAR
We have all recently read that wonderful SER
mon on war by Count Tolstoy. in which spirit
Of marvellous lucidity and fire. absolutely de-
tached from geographical or political conditions
speaks the Word as ii has been given him 20
speak IT, and no other living man could have
done As YOU read with aching heart. this
terrible arraigfiment Of war, feeling indt as a
man YOU are partly responsible for all human
atrocities. You wait with impatience for the rem
edy he shall propose. and You md Il is-Ete-
ligion. Yes that is the remedy. II all would do
right. nobody would DO wronS-nothing Is
FarrorI- ?, r,rfrIete and saints 10 he reached IN
Gods good time But you are here 10 consult
together 10 see whether the generation NOS" alive
may not DO something 10 hasten the coming az
/ the acceptable day the appearance oH eartn or
the beatinc vision u we cannot az once make
peace and good Will tho universal rule and prac-
/ tice II nations what can We do 20 approximate
/ this condition What measures can We nov
I take which may lead US at least little distance
/ toward the wished Tor goaI2
have not come 10 advise YOU, have no such
ambitious preuensions- DO not even aspire 70
! take part in your deliberations But am
authorized 10 assure you that the American gov
] ernment extends 10 You a cordial and syIhpa-
/ thetic welcome and shares to the utmost the
! spirit and psrpOse in which you have met The
! President. 50 long as he remains I'm power. has
no thought OF departing from the tTadluois ne
Queathed US by the great soldiers ana statesmen!
Of OUr early history, which have been stTlcl4y
followed during the last seven years " ? sIl@l1
continue 10 advocate and 10 carry into effect as
far practicable, the principle OF the dTbltta-
ton Of such questions as may not be settled
through diplomatic negotiations. We have al
ready done much IL this direction. we snalI nope
! 10 DO much more. The President Is no" con-
sidering the negotiation OF treaties Of arbitra-
tion with such Of the European powers as de-
sire them, and hopes 10 lay them before the
Senate next winter, and finally the FrtsIdeht
mas only few days ago, promised, ~ response
70 The request of the Interparamentafy InlV.l'
10 invite the nations 10 "A second conference AZ
The Hague u continue the benehcent WORK OF
the conference Of ls!El-
To MITIGATE HORRORS OF WAR
UnhapplIy. We cannot foresee In the mmedi-
ate future the cessation OF wars upon the earth.
mitigation of the horrors Of war. especially 10
do what can 70 lessen the SuUeTlilgs OF
those who have no part in the struggle rms
has been one Of The most warmly cherlshed
wishes Gf the last TWO administrations make
no apology for reading you a paragraph from
the message which President Roosevelt sem 10
Congress last December:
There seems good ground for the belief that
there been real growth among the cIFlnzeH
uai substitution OF other methods than the method
OF var in the settlement Of disputes. II Is not
pretended that a y near position IN
NA'.n t,,z ra9srd Tor 1ationsi interes. and
or tnat a Jds,, IeEaL' ,. - - sa,ttarreut ~
| International disputes by arbitration; put by 4
mixture Of prudence ana hrmness with wisdom ON
provocation and excuse Tor war ana al lGdSI SIN Il,
rational method for The settlement or disputes
The Hague '2lrl 2hfEs S9 -io s9G m az sncb Settle
merit that IL should be encouraged in every way.
BInist.s arTi, message Of December . 1895 he
made the following recommendation; x,.,
The experiences of the last year bring forcioly
home 20 us a sense OF the burdens and the waste
/ ~ war we desire IN common with most civilized
nations. reduce 20 the lowest possible point the
trade and commerce. II is true may suffer IN
such cases less than other communities. but al
nations damaged more or less by me state OF
break OF hostilties throws the entire commerfl3iI