Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-12-08

government of the first named. lie de
sires TO see delegate from Alaska In
congress
Foreign Policy.
The steady aim OF this nation. as OF
all enlightened nations. should be TO
strive 10 bring ever nearer the day
when there shall prevail throughout
the world the peace OF justice, but
I there are kinds Of peace which are
highly undesirable which are in the
( long run ~ destructive as any war.
/ The goal 10 set before us rs nation,
! Inc 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
safeguardcd in its own rights. but
scrupulously recognizes and performs
Its duty toward others Generally
, peace tells for righteousness. but II
there is conflict between the two then
our fealty is due first to the cause of
righteousness. Cnrighte0us wars are
I common and 'unrighteous peace Is rare,
but both should be Stunned. The
for the exercise Of that right cannot be
divorced. one Of our great poets has
well and finely said that freedom is not
gift that tarries long In the hands of
towards. Neither does II tarry long In
the hands Qf those too slothful, too dis
honest or too unintelligent to exercise
H. The eternal vigilance which is the
FaHata q
sometimes to guard against outside
foes, although, OF course, far more Of
tea 10 guard against our own selfish or
thoughtless shortcomings.
IL il our duty To remember that "A ma
ton has no more right to do injustice
TO another nation, strong or weak. than
an individual has TO do injustice TO an.
other individuals; that the same moral
law applies ina one case as i'm the other.
But we must also remember that II Is
rs much the duty OF the nation to
guard It's own rights and its own inter
ests as il is the duty OF the individual
50 10 DO Until some method is devised
by which there shall be a degree of in
tetnatiOnal control over offending ma
tlous IL would be wicked thing for
the most civilized powers, for those
with most sense OF International obli-
cations and with kecnest and most gen
erous appreciation Of the difference be-
tween richt ana wrong. 10 disarm. If
the great civilized nations OF the pres
ent day should completely disarm, the
result would mean an immediate re
crudcSccuco Of barbarism in one 10 IN
or another Under any circumstances q
sufficient armament would have to he
kept zap 10 serve the purposes OF inter
national police. and until International
cohesion aud the sense Of international
duties and rights are far more All
vnnccd than at present a nation desir-
ous both Of securing respect for itself
ana OF doing good 10 others must have
"a force adequate for the work which Il
feels h allotted 10 ft-as its part Of the
goucrat- w0trd duty Therefore il fol
lows That a self respecting Just and
farSccing nation should on the ono
hand endeavpr by every means to aid
la the development of the various
movements which tend To provide sub
stltutcs FOR war; which tend to render
nations in their actions toward one an
other ana indeed toward their own
peoples more responsive 10 the general
sentiment Of humane aud civilized
mankind. and. on the other hand. that
70 should keep prepared. while scrupu-
lousy avoiding wrongdoing itself. to
repcl any wrong and in exceptional
cases 10 take action which In a more
lions would come under the head Of
the exercise OF the international police.
Arbitration Treaties.
We are In every way endeavoring to
help on, with cordial good will, every
movement which will tend to bring Is
into more friendly relations with the
rest OF mankind Ia pursuance Of this
policy shall shortly lay before the sen
ate treaties Of arbitration with all pow
ers which are willing to enter into these
treaties with us. 1t Is not possible at
this period Of the worlds development
TO agree n arbitrate all matters, but
there are many matters OF possible
difference between us and other ma
lions which can be thus arbitrated
Furthermore, ut the request of the in
terparllamentary union, an eminent
body composed of practical statesmen
from all countries. l have asked the
powers to join with this government
in second Hague conference, at which
1t is hoped that the work already so
happily begun at The Hague may be
carried some steps further toward
completion. This carries out the de
sire expressed by the first Hague con-
ference itself
Policy Toward other Nations of
Western Hemisphere,
1t is not true that the United States
feels any land hunger or entertains
amy 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 neigh
boring countries stable, orderly and
prosperous Any country whose people
conduct themselves well can count upon
our hearty friendship. II nation
shows that It knows how TO act with
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