The Somerset reporter., 1904-12-08
MARTINA SOAP

other individual; that tile same moral
Law applies iu one ease as IN f.o 1',eH
But WE must also rememhcr t..t II i
as much the duty Of lie u.-..u -
guard lis own rights and is aH. H'ee.
ests is it Is the duty 9f tie individual
so 10 do. Uutil some method Is devised
BY which there shall be "a degree UT lu-
teinational control over oIeua u4 nat
lions 1t would be wicked thn for
the most civilized powers for tAo-e
With most sense Of internatioua. obi
cations and with keenest and most gen
er3us appreciation of the difference be.
twcru right and wrong, il 'ii90tm. Il
the great civilized nations of the pres
ent day should completely disarm, the
result would mean an immediate re
crldcSccuCe Of barbarism IN one form
or another. Under any circumstances a
sufficient armament would have To be
kept up to serve the purpose of inter
national police, and until international
cohesion and the sense Of international
duties and rights are far more AID
yanced than at present n nation desir
Gus both of securing respect for itself
aid of doing good To Others must have
a force AIDE Gmte for the w1fG which it
feDls is allotted t. it rs il part Of the
general world dut1 Therefore it fol
Low Cat salf respecting. just and
farseeiu. nation should or the ole
hand eudeavor by every means to aid
In the development of the various
movements which tend to provide sub
stitutcs for war, which tend 10 render
nations in their actions toward one an
other and indeed toward their own
peoples more responsive 10 the general
sentiment of humane and civilized
ind, and, on the other hand. that
1t should keep prepared, while scrupu-
lousy avoiding wrongdoiug itself. to
repel any wrong and In exceptional
cases to take action which in more
advanced stage of International rela-
lions would come under the head Of
the exercise of the International police.
Arbitration Treaties.
We are in every way endeavoring 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 | shall shortly lay before the sen
ate treaties Of arbitration with all pow
ers which are willing to enter into these
treaties with US 1t is not possible az
this period of the worlds development
TO agree TO arbltrate all matters. but
there are many matters of possible
difference between us and other ma
tons Which can he thus arhitruted.
Furthermore, ut the request of the in
terparliamentary union an eminent
body composed OF practical statesmen
from all countries. | have asked the
powers to join with this government
III II second Hague conference. ut which
1t is hored that tie work already So
happily begun M The lIa-ue may be
carried some STEPS fertilizer toward
completion This carries out the DE-
sire expressed lay the first HAGUE com
ference itself
POLICY Toward other Nations OF
Western Hemisph"re.
1t is mol true that the United STATE
feels amy hand hunger or cntertaH~
any projects us regards the other ~
tons Of tho western hemisphere ~ae
sueh as are for their welfare. All faf
this country desires is 10 spc the uD-a.
boring countries stable. orderly auI
prosperous. Any country whose pe'a.e