Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-12-09

toward our army, and especially toward
our navy. Il is not merely unwise. It IL
contcmptlble. for n nation. ns for an In
dividuai. To use high sounding Language
to proclaim Its purposes, or To take po-
sitIons which are ridiculous II unsupport.
ed by potential force. and then to refuse
to provide this force. II there IN no IN
tention Of providing and OF keeping the
force necessary to back up strong atti-
tude. then :: In far better not TO assume
such nn attitude.
| The steady aim OF this nation. as of NIL
| enlightened nations. should be to strive
| to bring ever nearer tho day when there
| shall prevail throughout the world the
peace OF justice. Ther" are kinds OF
peace which are highly undesirable.
which are In the Ion. run ns destructive
| as amy war. Tyrants and oppressors have
many times made wilderness and called
/ u peace, The peace Of tyfannous terror.
the peace Of craven weakness. the peace
| Of injustice. nii these should be stunned
| ns We shun unTighteOus war. The goal
| To set before us as IA nation. the goal
| which should be set before all mankind.
| is the attainment OF the peace OF JUS
| tice. OF the peace which comes when
| each nation II not merely safc-sunrded
In Its own rights. but scTupuiously rec
o.niz"s and performs Its duty toward
| Others.
There is hs yet no judicial way Of en-
| forcing ''.ht In international law.
| When on. ..ation wrongs another or
wrongs many others. there Is no tribu-
| nal before which the wrongdoer can he
| brought. Either II In necessary supineiy
| to ncquescc In the wrong. and thus put
n premium upon brutality aud nEsres-
| sion. or else II IL necessary for the nE-
| .rieved nation yalinntiy to stand up for
| Its rights. Until some method ia devised
| by which there shall b. degree OF In
| ternational control over offending ma
| tions. II would he wicked thing for
/ tho most civilized powers. for ihos- with
4 on Nu.uWWE
and with kcon-st and most generous APP
/ probation of tn. difference between right
| and wrong. To dI-afm. II III" ETcn, civ
/ ilis.d nations Of III" present day should
completely di-arm. III. result would mean
/ mn immediate f-crudsrc-nCc OF baTbnr-
Ism In on. form or another
| Arbitration Treaties.
We rre In every way -ndslvoFInE to
| help on. with cordial good Will. every
/ movement, which will tend IN bring
Into NOR. friendly relations with the rest
i Of mankind. In pufsunnc. Of this poScy
| { shall shortly lay before the s-nai.
| treaties of arbitration with NIL powers
which are willing to enter in'o these
| treaties with US Furthermore. ut the
request OF IN. intcrpHrilamsnirfy Union.
| mn eminent body composed Of practical
| statesmen from all countries. have
| asked the Powers TO Join with this EoN-
crnm.nt In second Hague conference.
| at which u IL hoped that tho work al
| ready 30 happily begun Ht The iiaEu.
may b, carried some steps further to-
ward completion. This carries out tho
,d-.lf, expressed by tho nfnt Hague con-
ference i'srif
| Policy on Western Hemisphere.
u IL not true that tho unii.i States
feels any land hunger or eni.f'hins any
| proJcets regards tho other nations OF
tho western hemisphere saw. such as are
| for their welfare. All that this coun-
Try desires is To Ne. the nSIEhboTinE
| eountrt.- stable. orderly. and prosperous.
Any country whose people conduct ih1fn-
| selves well cnn count upon cur hearty
friendship. u nation shows that u
knows how to net with reasonable en-
cheney hni doc.ncy In social and political
matters. ~ II keeps order and pays Its
| obligations. 4, need fear no inirTf-f-ne-
| from III. United Stnt-s. Chronic wrong
| doing or an impotence which results In
| q general ioosenins OF tho tie. Of civil
is-d society. may In America. as else.
| where. ultimately require Intervention by
| -otn- civilized nation. and In tho western
| hemisphere tho aih-r-nts Of tho United
States TO the Monroe Joctfinr may force
the rni,.d States. however reluctantly.
| In fragrant eases OF such ~tonx'ioinr or
| impotence. to tho exercise Of an inter.
| national police power.
| our interests and those Of our south
-rn noIEhboTr arc In reality Identical.
| They have great natural riches. and "
| within their borders tho reign OF law and
justice obtains. prosperity IL sure To come
i to them. While they thus obey tho pri-
/ mary laws Of civilized society they may
| rest assured that they viii be treated by
/ ua In a spirit Of cordial and helpful sym
| paihy. We would Interfere with them
i only In tho last resort. and then only
u IL became evident that their inabs.ty
or unWiiingne-s to do justice ut home
and abroad had violated III. rights Of
the United States or had invited foreign
| aggression TO tho dctriment OF tho en-
tiru body OF American nations.
| In asserting tho Monroe doctrine. In
i taking such steps wo have taken In
regard TO Cuba. Venezuela. and Panama.
Il and In cndca,orins TO circumscribo tho
| theatcr Of war In the far East. and 20
secure the open door In China. We have
acted In our own interest as well as In
| tho interest OF humanity at large. There
| are. however. cases In which. while our
own interests arc not greatly involved.
strong appeal IL made TO our sympathics-
/ There arc occasional crimes committed
/ on no vast n scale and Of such peculiar
/ horror as to make US doubt whether u IL
i no, our manifest duty to snicayor at
/ least to show our disnpproynl Of the deed
and our sympathy with those who have
/ suffered by u. The cases must be cx-
trcnc In which such n course IL justi-
Il fable. hut In extreme cases action may
| be justinabic and proper. What form
| the action shall take must depend upon
i the circumstances OF tho case. that IL.
upon the degree OF the atrocity and upon
/ our power to remedy II. Tho cases In
/ which We could interfere by force Of
/ arms as We intcrfcrcd to put a stop to
intoicrablo conditions In Cuba are bccos-
| sariiy very few. Yet it In not TO be cS-
i pectcd that people like ours. which In
| spite OF certain very obvious shortcom-
/ inrs. nevertheless ss whole shows by
| its consistent practice iis belief In the
| principles OF civil and religious liberty
and OF orderly freedom. people among
whom even tho worst crime. like the
/ itno of iyrrhirr lie than
| sporadic. so that individuals and not
classes are molcstcd In their fundamental
| rights-it IL Inevitable that such n ma
tion should desire eagerly TO give ox-
preston to Its horror on an occasion like |
that of the massacre OF the Jews In |
| Kishenef. or when 1t witnesses such sys-