The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1904-12-10

| iorgemcut, even to the point Of some
| times securing immunity. as regards tho
/ man who has money. In criminal cases
| the writ of the United States should run
/ throughout its borders. The wheels Of
/ justice should not be closgcd, as they
! have been clCggcd In the cases above
| mentioned, where 1t has proved absolute
| ly impossible to bring the accused to the
| place appointed by the Constitution for
| his trial.
Many suggestions for the improve
ment of conditions in Alaska are
made. among others the admission OF
4 delegate from that territory to con
gress.
Foreign Policy.
In treating OF our foreign policy and OF
the attitude that this great nation should
assum" in the world at large. 1t Is abso-
| mtely necessary To consider the army and
the navy, and the Congress. through
! which the thought Of the nation finds
! its expression. should keep ever wildly
| in mind the fundamental fact that II is
| impossible to treat our foreign policy.
| whether this policy takes shape in the
| effort to secure Justice for others or JUS
| tice for ourselves. save as conditioned
! upon the attitude We are willing to take
| toward our army, and especially toward
| our navy. 1t Is not merely unwisc. 1t IL
contcmptlbc, for nation. as for an in
| dividual, to use high sounding language
| to proclaim its purposes. or 10 take po-
| sitions which are ridiculous II unsupport.
| ed by potential force, and then to refuse
| to provide this force. II there is no In
tcntion OF providing and OF keeping the
| force necessary To back up strong atti-
! tude. then 1t is far better not to assume
| such an attitude.
The steady aim Of this nation ms OF all
! enlightened nations. should be to strive
| TO bring ever nearer the day when there
ENH all a. ~
| peace Of Justice. There are kinds OF
| peace which are highly undesirable,
| which are IN the long run as destructive
| ~ any war, Tyrants and opprcssors have
| many times mndo a wilderness and called
| II peace. The peace Of tyraunuus terror.
| tn" peace Of craven weakness. the peace
Of injustice. all these should be Stunned
| as We shuu unrightcous war. Ths goal
| to set before us as nation, the goal
| which should be set before all mankind.
| Ia the attainment OF the peace OF jus
| tice. of the peace which comes when
| each nation Is not merely safe guarded
in its own rights, but scrupulously rec
| oGnizcs and performs its duty toward
| others.
There Is ns vet no judicial way OF en-
| forcing n right in international law
| When one nation wrongs another or
| wrongs many others. there is no uibu-
nal before which the wrongdocr can he
| brought Either II Is necessary suplncly
| to acquicsce In tn" wrong. and thus put
| n premium upon brutality and nEErcs-
! sion, or else 1t Is necessary for the ag-
| griovcd nation Nalauuy to stand up for
| It's rights, Intil some method Is devised
| by which thorc shall be degree OF In
| t"rn1tpnal control over offending ma
| lions. II would be n wicked thing for
the most civilized powers, for those with
| most sense OF international obligations
! and with kecnest and most generous ap-
/ IV,pIltlDu nj a -,
| and wrong, TO disHTm. II the great civ
| ilizcd nations 81 the present day should
| completely disarm. the result would moan
an immcdiat" r,cmdvscruco OF barbar-
| Ism In one form or another.
Arbitration Treaties.
| We are In every way oudoavorinr To
| help on. with cordial good Will every
| movement which will tend to bring us
into more friendly relations with the rest
| Of mankind, In pursuance OF this policy
| I shall shortly lay before the Senate
! treaties Of arbitntion with all powers
which are willing TO enter Into these
| treaties with u. Furthermore at the
| request Of the iutcrpRrllnmcutnry Union
an eminent body composed OF practical
| statesmen from all countries have
asked the Powers TO Join with this gov
| eminent In second Hague conference.
| NJ which IL l. hoped that tho work al
| ready so happily begun at The Hague
| may be carried some steps further to-
| ward completion. This carries out the
| desire expressed by the nrst Hague con-
| fcrcnc" Itself.
Policy on Western hemisphere.
| II Is not true that the United States
| feels any land hunger or ,ntcrtnlns any
| projects as regards the other nations Of
| the western hemisphere save such as are
| for their welfare. All that this coun-
| try desires i TO see the ncighbofing
| countries stable. orderly. and prosperous.
| Any country whose people conduct them
| selves well can count upon our hearty
| friendship.
| our interests and those Of our south
| .rn neighbofs are In reality identical
| They have great natural riches. and II
| within their borders the reign OF law and
| Justice obtains, prosperity Is sure TO come
| to them. While they thus obey the pf!-
mary laws Of civilized society they may
rest assured that they viii be treated by
| us In spirit OF cordial and helpful sym
| PATTY, We would interfere with them
| only In the last resort. and then only
| u II b.cnm. evident that their inahln1y
or unwillingnoss to do Justice Mt home
and abroad had violated the rights Of
| IN. United States OF had Invited foreign
aggression to the dctTimcnt Of tho en-.
| tire body OF American nations.
! In asscftin. the Monroe doctrine, IN
| taking such steps ~ Ne have taken In
| regard TO Cuba, Venezuela, and Panama
| and IN onirHN orinH to cirCumscflbc the
| th"htor OF war In the far East. and to
| secure the open door In China. We have
| acted In our own Interest hs well na In
| tie Interest Of humanity at large. There
are. however cases In which. while our
| own Interests are not greatly involved
| strong appeal II made TO our Hymputhics
| ThOr~ are occasional crimes committed
on no vast n seal" ana u such peculiar