The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07


.ve a. eohditone d npsn the attitude Ws
arc Wiling 70 take toward oMr army am ni
nation. as fpr an individual to usn high
sSnndng Language y procShn2 LIS are pT
dleuions Il 'nnsuppo'rted by potential force,
and then to refuse to provide this force;
Il 4 there is no Intention 81 providing and
a. s Ntsepas thH en * be
''2 to ass1,na such Az ttt inn ~ n,
shall prevail i throughput tho world thss
eacs q ustise; Thsra sra b E @he #
are in. tho long run as destructive a4 any
war. Tyrants aud opprcssors have !, many !.
psn ss mias anS es psop esd who fss Sra
slothtul or tind or shortslghted. who
lad been cncrvntrd by ease or by luxury.
il iinnaniy fashion, from doing duty
that was stern and that needed sclf.SaG.
ri1ce, and have. sought to hide from t their e..
peace peace IN The peace OF iyirannoiig terror.
pHaaf shsd Be a nsaeSg
HI we sh,in unrightco'is war; The goal
to set before us rs nation, the g I,,ii
OF tho peace which comes when eanll ma
ion Is not merely sled Il It's pw Sd
Performs It's duty. toward others. Con-.
orally peace tells for righteousness, but
iftthere Is conflict betwccn the. two, then
ssts eas Hs sit Us VARS f arg Conf
mon and unrightcous peace Is rare. but
both should be Stunned. The right Or
exercise OF that ri right Cannot DO divorced.
Ones Of our great poets has well and
finely said that freedom is not gltt , b.
q tlos, TOO sloth,nl too dish9nest g O.
hs ny. With 2 fsiT Sa eree II b s.e
must DO exercised, sometimes to guard
against outside foes. although OF course,
far moro often to guard against our own
IT these sef-evident truths are kept
before us. we shall have clear i idea OF
poets should be, IS our duty to rcmenl-
Der that naio,, as no INC, nore fghs 70 70
justice eak 't 70 ano,her lndvanai: that tho
same moral lazy applies IN enc case as ~ rs I'm IN
ton Ia guard lis own rights and rs own
as hs f dhny q 5he h ndy yd
vidual has now delegated this right 10
The Statc-.that IS. TO the represent atite
of all tho &lndivl1naIs--and ~ y a MAXIM
OF tho law that for every wrong there is
4 remedy. But IN International law We
have not advanced by any means as far
- NC haze adysnSsd IL wanepe eno ag
ing n right In interna uonal law. When
ono nation wronzs anotheT;, nr w y yass
which he. wrongdoer can be brought.
Either IT is necessary supinely to &C
quiesce In the wrong, and thus put q
or else else 1t il nccessary for the asgrleved
nation valiantiy to stand up for It's rights
Until some methoa L. DEVISED BY T inna
control over offending ma tons. It would
/ ben wicked thing FOR tho most civilized
powers. for these With most ,, sense Is q u
EFT and most generous npprec!a ton Of
The difference between right and wrong:
: 10 recrudescence or barbarlsm In one
a an2r nnaa sT Would
interna ilonal nolice, and until interna-
national dulles ;n1 i. hts are far more
advanced than 1T present. n nation desir..
Gus both OF securing respect - lor ITSELF Isl
forge adequate for the work which II
feels Is allotted to It as Its part OF the
general world duty. Therefore It follows
nation should on the one hand endcavori
by every means to aid in the development
OF td wc !sh te 70
10 render nations in their, actions toward
aone another, and. indeed. toward their
Pe9pa e ana
mankind: and on the other hand that
il should keep prepared. while scrupu-
pei any wrong, and In exceptional cases
to take action which III moro advanced
stage OF, international relations would
people owes It 70 itself and to all man
kind not to sink into hclplessness before
Arbitration Treaties.
We are In every way endeayoring to
help on with cordial good will every
movement which will tend to bring us
into more friendly relations with the rest
shalt short,y lag before the semitic Urea
ties OF arbitration with all powers which
willing to snter !nt1 these treaties srIoG
OF the worlds development to agree to
arbitratc all matters, but there are many
Of aan hus
fDltrated. Furthermore, at the request
k OF tho lntcrparlamentary Union. an emil
1 ,,unI from ali countrics. i have asked the
powers to join with this governmental a
second Hague conference. at which 1t as
Lcgun at Tho Hague may be carried some
steps further toward completion. This
carries out the. desire expressed by tho
first Hague conference itself.
Policy Toward Other Nations
Of Western Hemisphere.
1t is not true that the United States
feels any land hunger or entertains any
projects as regards the other nations Of
Tho Western Hemisphere, save such as
Try desires Is to SEQ the neighborng coun-
tirles stable, orderly and prosperous. Any
county Whose people conduct themselves
we'll can count upon our hearty friend
ship, II n nation shows that 1t knows
how TO act with reasonable efficiency and
AZ it keeps order and pays It's obligations
IL need fear no interference from the
United States: Chronic wrongdoing or an
Impotence which results IN general loos-
in America. ns elsewhere. ultimately re-
,nllire Intervention by some civilized ma.