The Springfield herald., 1904-12-09

throughout its borders. The wheels OF
justice should not be clogged. as they
have been clcEged in the cases abo' e
mentioned. where 1t has proved absolute
ly impossible to bring the accused to the
place appointed by the Constitution for
his trial.
At present the interests Of. The inno-
cent man eare> amply sSfegYarded: ppt
the interests OF &]~A governA3nt. tbft hs.
the interests OF honest administration.
that is the interests of the people. are
not recognized as they should be. No
subject better warrants the attention of
the Congress. Indeed. no subject better
warrants the attention of the. bench .apd
The bar throughout the United States.
Many. suggestions for The. improve
ment of 'conditions ,dh 'Aaska are
made. among others the admission of
a delegate from that territory to con
gress. .. .'-.---,-.
Hawaii and Porto Riee.,
The Alaskan natives should be given
the right to acquire. hold. and dispose,
OF property upon the same conditions as
given other Inhabitants: and the privilege
Of citizenship should be given TO such as
may be able to meet certain definite re-
quiremo nts. In Hawaii Congress should
give the governor power to remove all
the officials appointed under him. The
harbor OF Honolulu should be dredged.
The marine hospital service should i'be
:.
lands. l ask spccih consideration for
the report and Tecamnc ndatiuns OF the
governor of Porto Rico.
Foreign Policy.
In frentinR of our foreign policy and OF
the attitude that this great nation should
assume IN the world at large 1t is abso'
iuteIy necessary TO consider tn. army and
tho navy, and the Congress. through
which the thought Of tho nation nnds
iy expression. shonld keep ever WILDLY
xi,,A F,,y,I I.,r. tnl ars hat to
Impossible to treat our foreign policy.
whether this policy takes shape In the
enort to secure Justice for others or Jus
tjce for ourselves. save ns conditioned
upon the attitude we are willing to take
toward oar army. and especially toward
u,.y navy. II is not merely unwise. 1t IN
contemplate. for a natnn. as for an In
dividual. tu us. high sounding Language
To proclnim Its purposes. mr to 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
tent ion of providing and of kaspinE the
force necessary to back up a At'onE atu-
Ftude. then 1t is far better not 10 assume
Such an attitude.
The steady aim OF this nation. as OF all
enlightened nations. should ba to strive
to bring ever nearer the day when there
shall prevail throughout the world the
pence Of Justice. There, are kinds OF
peace which are highly undesirable.
WHICH dro IN tne IonR run as uesUbCtSS
any war. Tyrants and oppressora have
many tlncs nnde n wilderness and called
II peace. The peace of tyrapnoma terror,
the peace OF craven weakness. the peace
of'sinjustice.l all theaat shtlild be ,shunned
a. -we shun unrivhteo eous war The goal
TO set before us as a ndtion. tho goal
which should he set before all mankind.
is the attainment of the peace Of jus
tice. Of the peace which comes when
each nation IL not mersly snfe-euarded
In its own rights. hut acrupuiousiy rec.
oGnizes and performs dts duty toward
others. -
There Is as yet no judicial way Of en-
forcing a light in international -,law.
When one nation wrongs another. or
wrongs many others. there is no .tribu-
nal before which the wronKdoer can. be
brought. Either 1t is necessary supif'fly
to acquiesce in the wrong. and thus put
premium upon bruiality and agrees
sion. or. else it is necessary for the ag,
grieved nation valiaiiB To stand up for
Its rights. LJrtil some mctl,od.is Devised
by which there shall be a-'degree of in
ternational ccnsy over Offending ma
tions. 1t wouldt. be ~ wicked thing for
the most civifzea powers. Tor those win
most sense Of iniernatinna1i obligations
and with keenest and most generous ap-
probation or Che difference between right
and wrong. to disarm. II the great ely:
ilized nations OF the present day sho,ifd
completely dsarm. the Jesuit would meao
an Immediate recridescence OF bar bar
ism In one form or another. e-s -!
Arbitration Treaties.
We are in every way enoeavorinE to
help on with cordial good WILL, evory
movement which will tend 80 bring us
into more friendly. .relatlphs With the rest
of mankind In pursuance of this policy
shall shortly lay before the Senate
treaties OF arbitration with all powers
trenties Eith, ,sus.+ Fu1herniorey at the
,eaMsst,of the Interparliamentary Union.
an eminent body composed of practical,
statesmen from '!alf -couRtEtes. I have
asked the Powers toe join with this govs
, eminent in n second Hague. conference.
at. which 1t Is hoped that the work rl-''
ready so, happily begun at The Hague
tnapshe carried sornei steps, further to-
ward campetion This carries out: the
desire Expressed by the hist Hague con-
fefefsGe ITSELF" - '2'h 80 = .tfi. e
Policy on Western. Hefstsphere. "
It is rot true TINT the United States
feels any land hunger or enfeftalpy any,
projects as regards the other attons of
the western hemisphere save such as are.
for' their. x1sifare. All that this coun-
try desires Is to see the nedghbof'ins
countries stable. orderly. and prosperous.
Any country whose people conduct them
selves well can count upon our hearty
friendship II; snation1 shows that 1t
'Enows how tostaet with reasonable effi-
cheney and decency In social md political
matters. ~ 1t keeps ordcr and pays its
Sof1ffgatiotis. 1t need fear no interference,
from the United States. Chronic wrong
doing. or an impotence which results in
a gcneral locsening oG the ties of civil
ized society. may in America. as else
where. ultimately require Intervention by
some civilized nation. and in the western
hemisphere the a,iherents OF tho United
States to the Monr oe doctrine may force
the United States. however reluctantly.
in. fla grant Eases Of, sneh wrongdoinE or
impotence. to the exercise Of an inter
iihtionnf police .power!l si1s.-.
our interesisS .ifidS those of our south
ern neigbbors arc in reality identical.
They have great natural riches and n
within their borders the reign Of law and
Justice obtains. prosperity Is sure to come
to them.j While they thug obey the pri-
nsiryrlaws OF ciyiliztds society they may
rest assured that they VIII be treated by
s1s in a spirit OF cordial and helpful SYM
pathy. We would interfere with them
dnly in the last resort, and then only
n It became evident that their inabinty
OF aunwilhngness ito, do justice at home
tand abrond had violated the rights OF
the United States or had invited foreign
aggression to the detriment OF the Ell.
tire body OF American nations.
!. . IN. asserting the Monroe doctrine. In
taking such steps We have taken. in
regard to Cuba. Venezucln.' and Panama.