Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-12-07

times securing immunity. as regards the
man who has money. In criminal cases
the writ Of the United States should run /
throughout It's borders. The wheels OF
Justice should not be clogged. as they
have been clcgged In the cases above |
mentioned. where 1t has proved absolute
~ 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
delegate from that territory to con-
gress.
Foreign Policy.
In treating OF our foreign policy and Of
the attitude that this great nation should
assume IN the world at large, It is abso-
lutely 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 It is
impossible to treat our foreign policy
whether this policy takes shape in the
effort TO secure justice for others or JUS
iice for ourselves, save as conditioned
upon the attitude we are willing to take
toward our army, and especially toward
| our navy. II is not merely unwise, 1t Is
contemplate, for nation. as for an in
dividual, TO use Understanding language
to proclaim its purposes. or to take po-
sltons which are ridiculous IL unsupport-
ed by potential force. and then to refuse
to provide this force. II there is no in
tention OF providing and of keeping the
| force necessary to back up strong atti-
| tude. then II is far better not to assume
such an attitude.
The steady aim of this nation, as Of all
enlightened nations should be to strive
| TO bring ever nearer the day when there
shall prevail throughout the world the
| peace OF justice. There are kinds of
peace which are highly undesirable,
which are In the long run as destructive
as any war Tyrants and oppressors have
many times made q wilderness and called
| 1t peace The peace OF tyrannous terror,
the peace OF craven weakness. the peace
OF injustice, all these should be Stunned
as we shun unrighteous war. The goal
to set before us as 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 is not merely safe-guarded
in its own rights. but scrupulously rec
ognizes and performs its duty toward
others.
There is as yet no judicial way Of en-
forcing a right in international law.
| When one nation wrongs another or
wrongs many others, there is no tribu-
nal before which the wrongdoer can be
brought. Either It is necessary supinely
to acquiesce in the wrong. and thus put
a premium upon brutality and agrees
sion, or else 1t is necessary for the ag-
greved nation valiantly to stand up for
Its rights. Until some method is devised
by which there shall be a degree Of in
ternatonal control over offending ma
lions. 1t would be wicked thing for
the most civilized powers. for those with
most sense OF international obligations
and with keenest and most generous APP
~ I,atv ,.ferl
and wrong. to disarm. II the great civ
ilized nations OF the present day should
completely disarm. the result would mean
an immediate recrudescence OF barbar-
ism in one form or another,
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 Senate
treaties OF arbitration with all powers
which are willing to enter into these
treaties with us. Furthermore, at the
request OF the lnterparliamentary Union,
an eminent body composed of practical
statesmen from all countries. have
asked the Powers to join with this gov
eminent in a second Hague conference.
at which 1t is hoped that the 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 first Hague con-
ference Itself
Policy on Western Hemisphere.
IT is not true that the United States
feels any land hunger or entertalns any
projects as regards the other nations of
the western hemisphere save such as are
for their welfare. All that this coun-
try desires is to see the nelghboring
/ stable Or1pflN mr.
Any country whose people conduct them
selves well can count upon our hearty
friendship.
Our interests and those Of our south
ern neighbors 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 pri-
mary laws OF civilized society they may
rest assured that they will be treated by
us in a spirit of cordial and helpful sym
pathy. We would interfere with them
only in the last resort and then only
II It became evident that their inabinty
or unwiilngness TO do justice at home
and abroad had violated the rights of
the United States or had invited foreign
aggression TO the detriment OF the en-
tire body OF American nations.
In asserting the Monroe doctrine, in
taking such steps as we have taken in
regard 10 Cuba. Venezuela. and Panama,
and in endeavoring to clrcumscribe the
theater OF war in the far East. and TO
secure the open door in China, we have
acted in our own interest as well as in
the interest OF humanity at large. There
are, however. cases in which, while our
own interests are not greatly involved
strong appeal is made TO our sympathies
There are occasional crimes committed
on 80 vast scale and OF such peculiar
horror as to make us doubt whether It Is
not our manifest duty to endeavor at
least to show cur disapproval OF the deed
and our sympathy with those who have
suffered by 1t. The cases must be ex-
treme in which such course Is justl-
fable. But In extreme cases action may