Arizona republican., 1904-11-29
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, NOV. 29, 1904.
A Big Stick" Policy to the Peoples
 Liking.


 During the late campaign President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay were car ricatured in hundreds of ways as apostles of the "big stick'-as advo- cates of a domineering, trouble-hunt- ing foreign policy-and a very unsuc- cessful effort was made to persuade the American people that the present ad- ministration would lead us into all sorts of foreign entanglements. But 1t is now seen that throughout the pe- riod when the administration was most mlsrepresented Secretary Hay was en- gagged on an epoch-making programme in support of universal peace.
 When congress convenes on Monday next the senate will find waiting for it's approval some of the most import ant treaties ever negotiated between the government of the United States and other powers. Arbitration treaties have been formulated already between this government and several of the leading nations, and before congress adjourns Secretary Hay will have laid before the senate a series of treaties covering our relations with practically all the civilized world. Within the past few days Great Britain and Ger many have signihed their willingness to arrange arbitration treaties with us. and yesterday the dispatches from St. Petersburg announced that Russia had accepted MT. Hays invitation to take up negotiations to the same end.
 When this remarkable programme is completed the possibility of war be- tween the United States and any other country will be practically eliminated. All differences which might lead to a conflict will be referred, under the aI- bitration treaties, to The Hague tri- bunal for adjustment. It is difficult, indeed, to imagine how war can occur hereafter between the United States and any other foreign power Of conse- quence. The only questions usually impossible of arbitration are those which may arise through wanton in- suits directed by one nation against an other. There is no danger that Uncle g most Overbearing power will look at our army and navy more than once be- fore raising an issue that will involve our national honor.
 Supplementary to this far-reaching policy of arbitration, MT. Roosevelt and MT. Hay have taken another long step forward toward securing the peace of the world. At the presidents lnvi- tation the nations are to meet at The Hague in another peace conference. When the invitation was first Issued some of our critics abroad-and not a few at home-predicted that it would meet with few responses of acceptance. It was no time. they pointed out, to hold a peice conference at a period when two of the most powerful na- tions were engaged in a stupendous war and when nearly all the other great powers stood ready to take a hand in the conflict at the drop of a hat. But our critics were wrong. The peace conference will be held, and all the nations will be represented. And it is safe to say that out of that conference will come suggestions which will do much to assure the worlds s peace in the future.
 Thanks to the vigorous and wise di- plomacy of the administration, the danger that the Russo-Japanese con- fiict might be a firebrand to set the world on fire has been materially les sened. And if peace between Russia and Japan can be achieved without a hostile shot having been fired by any other government, the credit will be- long to the American government, and the probabilities will be against any war between civilized powers in the future.
 Big stick" diplomacy of the Roose- velt-Hay brand is exactly to the liking of the American people. It is the "big stick policy of a well balanced and powerful policeman who stands against