The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-17
MAKE RINGING SPEECHES AT
MASS MEETING In NEW YORK
That Age Cannot Claim Enlightenment
Which Sanctions Human Slaughter as
a Legitimate Settlement of Quar-
reIs"-=CIeyeland.

arigAl the thought OF the American
people, is tle leadership of peace ant
good will, the leadership of justice
AMI righteousness; and the advent
of America into greatness betokens
naught but love and joyousnes3 amid
the nations of the earth. 1t might have
been the leadership of strength. In.
toxicated win the pride OF mignti-
ness America might have allowed
herself TO be, as of yore the Greece
of Alexander or the Rome of Caesar,
bold, ambitious power. making her
sole appeal to her trusted sword a
new menace were she TO peoples and
to tribes. a new peril to the weak
and unoffendiig, one more diaturbing
elemen. in tle family of mankind. and
naught else should her standard have
r. Americas Mission.
symbolized but the irresponsible prov.
ess, the brute force which has so Of
ten already crimsoned deepiy with
human hecatombs the pages of his
tory. No; cuch be not. America, thy
ambi5ien and Thy glory; rather be thy
message to the world that of ne Saw
or: Peace to men of good will;' by
.hy reign neg era in the life of
latlons-the era of love to all, the
RI of justice to all.
''The chief.ains of the American
leople have spoken: the questions of
.he hour is-will the American people
atty the message CT peace and good
7ill now speeding over earth from
le lips of their chieftain?
'The invitation to the governments,
ignatories to the Hague convention
o enter into treaties with America
or the peaceful settlement of inter
rational disputes has already in near
II every case been answered favor
bly,. and treaties of arbitration with
nose several governments await the
pproval OF the senate JOf the United
Itates.
international disputes there will al
ways be- One of .he two modes OF
settlement mnst be chor en-the bat.
tlefield or the tribunal of arbitration
The Glory of War.
The battlefield! | shall not deny
hat over i. glory often hovered. that
)ften the victory gained was blessing
intold to men and nations. shall
not refuse recognition and gratitude
o the noble virtue of combatants in
hat arena of blood. Nothing higher.
neither better than the sublime nero
SIN Of the soldier. rushing into the
Jaws of death a. country's call, In ser.
vice to country'g veal and honor No.
whatever be in the coming years the
listory OF international arbitration
he glory of battledelds where free
iom and patriotism led .he fray shall
iot be hidden from memory's eye;
he names of their heroes shall not |
De unhonored.
But it Decides Nothing.
But. all told. tie battlefield is no
lrbiter of justice and righteousness.
lie decides nothing. save the Euperi |
1rity of cannon or commanders, or |
be courage. OF soldiers. 1t decides |
nothing. save that the many conquer |
he few, or thar even whims of for |
nne undo the calculations of men. |
rhe battle over, the question is stiii /
Inanswered-Who vas right or whit; |
vas wrong? The victor. of course, as
'umcs hat be was right; but he has
iaught else than his own as urance /
ipon which to build his convictions, |
while he, whose batallions have been !
iriven % defeat. discovers no moral /
yround for the belief that he was /
wrong. and the world at large knows
IS little where equity resides as it +
lid before the warfare began.
Why Not Arbitration
"Why not an international tribunal /
o decide upon disputes between peo- |
lles-the tribunal. Of course, 10 be /
10 constituted that It will symbolic /
deal justice, so far as ideal justice /
an be symbolized. II justice it is the |
lations seek, not on battlehelds must /
hey gather where justice Is never /
leard: rather within the halls of