The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-06


Keep ever WILDLY In mind the funda =
mental fact that it Is impossible to
treat our foreign policy, whether this
policy takes shape in the effort to Sc
cure justice for others or Justice for
ourselves, save as conul,ioned upon
the attitude We are willing to take to-
ward our army, and especially toward
our navy. 1t is not merely unwise, Il
is contemplate for nation, as for
an Individual, to use high sounding
language to proclaim it's purposes, or
to take positions which are ridiculous
If unsupported by potential force, and
then to refuse to provide this force.
II there is no intention of providing
and OF keeping the force necessary to
Dack up strong attitude then IL IS
far better not to assume such an atti-
tude.
The steady aim of this nation. as Of
all enlightened nations, should be to
strive TO bring nearer lie day when
there shall prevail throughout the
world the peace of justice There are
kinds of peace which are highly unde-
slrable. which are in the long run as
destructive as any war. Tyrants and
| oppressors have MAN, times made a
wilderness and called it peace Many
times peoples who were slOthful or
timid or shortsighted who had been
enervated by ease or by luxury, or
mlsled by false teachings, have shrunk
in unmanly fashion from doing duty
that was stern and that needed self
sacrifice, and have sought to hide from
their minds their shortcomings. their
ignoble motives. by calling them love
of peace. The peace of tyrannous ter
ror the peace of craven weakness. the
peace of injustice, all these should b
summed as we shun unrighteous 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 justice, of the peace which
comes when each nation is not merely
safe-guarded in it's own rights but
scrupulously recognizes and performs
Its duty toward others. Generally
peace tells for Righteousness but il
there is conflict between the two then
our fealty is due first to the cause of
righteousness. Unrighteous wars are
common, and unrighteous peace is
rare; but both should be Stunned. The
right of freedom and the responsible
ty for the exercise of that right can
not be divorced. One of our great
poets has we'll and finely said that
freedom is not gift that tarries long
in the hands of towards Neither does
it tarry long in the hands of those
too slothful. too dishonest, or too unin-
telligent to exercise it. The eternal
vigilance which is the price of liberty
must be exercised, sometimes to guard
against outside foes: although of
course far more often to guard against
our own selfish or thoughtless short
comings.
Arbitration Treaties.
We are in every way endeavoring to
help on, with cordial good Will, every
into more friendly relations with the
rest of mankind. In pursuance of this
policy 1 shall shortly lay before the
senate treaties of arbitration with all
powers which are willing to enter into
these treaties with us. 1t is not posi-
BILE at this period of the worlds de-
velOpment to agree to arbitrate all
matters, but there are many matters
of possible difference, between us and
other nations which can thus be arbi-
trated. Furthermore, at the request of
the interparliamentary union, an emf
nent body composed of practical
statesmen from all countries, l have
asked the powers to join with this
government in a second Hague confer
ence, at which it is hoped that the
work already so happily begun at The
Hague may be carried some steps fur
Their toward completion. This carries
out the des ire expressed by the first
Hague conference itself.
Policy Toward Other Nations of West
ern Hemisphere.
It is not true that the United States
feels any land hunger or entertalns
any projects as regards the other ma
lions of the western hemisphere save
such as are for their welfare. All that
this country desires is to see the
neighboring countries stable, orderly,
and prosperous. Any country whose
Deople conduct themselves well can
count upon our hearty friendship. II a
nation shows that it knows how to cat
with reasonable efficiency and decency
keeps order and pays its oblgatlons'
if need fear no interference from the
limited States. Chronic wrongdolng'
or an impotence which results In
general loosening of the ties or CIVIL
lized society, may in America, as else
where. ultimately require intervention
nv some civilized nation. and In the
western hemisphere the adherence Oh
the United States to the Monroe doc
trine NAV force the United tSates,
however reluctantly, in fragrant cases
of wrongdoing or impotence to the ex-
arcise of an international police power.
If every country washed py INC
Caribbean sea would show the progress
in stable and just civi.-zatloh which
with the aid of the Platt amendneit
Cuba has shown since our troops let
the island, and which so many OIL 'he
republic in both Americas are con-
stantlv and brilliantly showing an
question Of interference by this natioli
with their affairs would be at an emu.
Our interests and those of our sou'h-
ern neiphbors are in reality ldentlcai.
doctrine,