Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-09-12


Aoiding ~ sigAts 5of ~ swsaksr As,ss.
lean fopubltcp Against foreign aG9rs0.
sion The Reconsideration has lost no op-
8that thosstwho Sesk equity ahonld come
With clean hands, and that whoever
Sclaims liberty - : right must accept the
lreeponsibilitiss that 90 with tho exerciss
sof tho int. Do our opponer,ts object
70 Whist was done IN references u the Is.
3tition of American citizens against mo
K1dshinsn rnassacrs. 81 or 10 thu protest
Roumania or TO the efforts that have
been made In 8b0half Of the Armsnians II
1ufkey7 No other administration In our
history. no other governments IA tho
world, has more consastsntly stood for the
broadcast spirit 3of brctksrhood a. our
common humanity. or hAs held more
resolute attitude Of protest against every.
the age. & homo Of abroad. Do our ops
ponents object % the fact that the inter
national tribunal ct The Hague was res
oued from Impotence and turned into &
potent instrument FOR peace among the
nations7 This government has used that
tribunal and advocated It's use BY 9TH
ers In pursuance OF its policy 70 promote
will by all honorable methods. In car-
rying out this policy II has settled dis
.pute after dispute BY arbitration or By
friendly agreement. II has behaved to-
ward all nations strong or weak, with
courtesy, dignity and Justice, and II ~
now on excellent terms with all.
Do our opponents object to the settle
ment OF the Alaska boundary liner Do
they object to the fact that after freeing
Cuba we gave her reciprocal trade ad-
vantages with the United States. while
q the same time keeping naval stations
in the island and providing against it,
sinking into chaos or being conquered by
any foreign powerf Do they object to
the fact that our nag now flies over Porto
Rico7 Do they object to the acquisition'
Of Hawaii? Once they "hauled down
cur flag there; we have hoisted 1t again.
Do they intend once more to haul IL
down? Do they object to- the part we
played In 3Chinaf Do they net know that
the voice Of the United Stated would now
count for nothing In the far east II we
had abandoned the Philippines and res
fused to do what was done in China?
Do they object to the fact that this goy-
eminent secured peaceful settlement Of
the troubles in Venezuela two years ago !?
Do they object to the presence OF the
ship OF war OF Colon when the revolution
broke out in Panama. and when only the
presence Of this ship saved the lives Of
American citizens and prevented insult to
the flag? Do they object to the fact that
American warships appeared promptly at
the port Of Beirut when an effort had
been made to assasslnate an American
omcial, and In the port Of Tangier when
an American citizen had been abducted,
ana that IN each case the wrong COM
planned Of was srighted and expiated. and
that within the last few days the visit OF
an American squadron to Smyrna was
followed by the long delayed concession
of their just rights to those Americans
concerned IN educational work in Tur-
key? Do they object to the trade treaty
with China, 80 full OF advantage for the
American people In the future? Do they
object TO the fact that the ships carrying
the national nag now have higher
standard than ever before IN marksman-
ship and In seamanship az individual
units and a. component parts OF squad
rons and fleets? II they object to- any or
all Of these things. we join issue with
them. Our foreign policy has been not
only highly advantageous TO the United
States, but hardly less advantageous to
the world az whole. Peace and good
viii have followed In its footsteps. The
government has shown itself no less
anxious to respect the rights of others
than insistent that the rights OF Amer
leans be respected In return. Az for the
snavy,4tt has been and Is now the most
potent guarantees OF peace, and It 10 such
V4AASuy U0SANA0 ~ - AOX11lAOoOA0 dNU I6duy
for use. IN 4 1. '} Ii Il: i$ Il Is ( ,zs.,;fs8
When our opponents speak Of Zen
eroachments" by the executive upon the
authority Of congress or the judiciary,
apparently the act they ordinarily have
In view 10 pension order No. g. issued
under the authority Of existing law. This
order directed that hereafter any veteran
q the civil war who had reached the age
.of sixty-two should be presumptively en-
Titled to the pension OF Sc a month, given
under the dependent Pension law to those
whose capacity to earn their livelihood
BY manual labor has been decreased 50
Per cent, and that by the time the age Of
seventy was reached the presumption
should be that the physical disability was
complete, the age being treated as an evil
Dental fact In each case. This order was
made In the performances OF q duty Inn
posed upon the president by nm act OF
congress, which requires the executive to
make regulations to govern the subordi-
nates Of the pension Office In determining
who are entitled to pensions. President
Cleveland had already exercised this pow
@ BY q regulation which declared that
ssvsnty-hve should be- set as the age at
which total disability should be conclu-
sively presumed. Similarly President Nc
Kinley established sixty-nye as the age
Ct which half disability should be conclu-
sively presumed, The regulation now in