The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-06

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adequate for the work which it feels
is allotted to it as it's part of the gen
Z Therefore Il @ oity; It follows that a self-re-
spectlng, Just and far-seeing nation
should on the one hand endeavor by
every means to aid in the development
OF the various movements which tend to
provide substitutes for war, which tend
to render nations in their actions to-
ward one another, and indeed toward
Cnelr own peoples, more responsive to
the, general sentiment Of humane and
civilized mankind; and on the other
shat shogid keep aa
to ;repel any wrong, and in exceptional
cases to take action which in more
advanced stage of international rela
tlons would come under the head of the
exercise e Of the international police:
and to all mankind not to sink into
helplessness before the powers Of evil.
, we are in every way endeayoring to
help on, with cordial good will, every
movement which will tend to bring us
rest Of mankind, In pursuance Of this
policy I shall shortly lay before the
senate treaties of arbitration with all
powers which are willing to enter into
these treaties with us. It is not posi-
bic at this period of the world's s devel-
opment to agree to arbitrate all mat
possible difference between us and other
nations which can be thus arbitrated.
Furthermore, at the request Of the
Interparliamentary union,, an eminent
body composed of practical statesmen
powers to join with this government in
a second Hague conference, at which it
is hoped that the work already so hap
PLY begun at The Hague may be car
ried some steps further toward compile
tion. This carries out the desire ex
pressed by the first Hague conference
itself. .., ..,,.,
Tt is not true that the United States
feels any land hunger or entertains 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 neighboring
countries stable, orderly and prosperous:
themselves well can count upon our
Ehearty friendship. If a nation shows
that; it knows how to act with reason
able efficiency and decency in social and
political matters, if it keeps order and
pays its obligations, it need fear no in
terfelence from the United States.
Chronic wrongdoing, or an impotence
which results in a general loosening Of
the ties of civilized society, may in
America, as elsewhere, ultimately require
intervention by some civilized nation
and in the western hemisphere the ad'
herence of the United States to the
Monroe doctrine may force the United
States, however reluctantly, in fragrant
cases of such wrongdoing or impotence
to the exercise of an international po
lice power.
Progress of Cuba. ~,-e
If every country washed by the
Caribbean sea would show the progress
in stable and just civilization which
with the aid Of the Platt amendment
the island, and which so many of the
republics in both Americas are con
stantly and brilliantly showing, al
question of interference by this natio1
with their affairs would be at an end
Our interests and those of our south
ern neighbors are in reality identical
They have great natural riches, and i:
. within their borders the reign of Law
and justice obtains, prosperity is SUR
to come to them. While they thus ODE,
the primary laws of civilized society
, they may rest assured that they will
be, treated by us in a spirit Of cordia
and helpful sympathy. We would inter
fere with them only in the last resort
: and then only if-it became evident tha
y
. ! justice: at home and abroad had vic
' lated the rights of the United State
/ or had invited foreign aggression t.
= the detriment of the entire body o
n American nations.
= =, It is a mere truism so say that ever,
q nation, whether in America or any
: where else, which desires to maintai:
I it's freedom, it's independence, must ul
! timately realize that the right of sue
independence cannot be separated fro1
+ the responsibility of making good US
g Of it. :
In asserting the Monroe doctrine, i
: taking such steps as we have taken i
d ma, and in endeavoring to circumscrib
y the theater of war in the far east, an
! fto secure the open door in China, W
|, have acted in our own interest as we
= as in the interest of humanity at large
Il There are,, however, cases in. which
: involved, strong appeal is made to ou
d sympathies.
Ordinarily it is very much wiser an
j. more useful for us to concern ourselve
II with striving for our own moral an
o material betterment here at home tha
. to concern ourselves with trying to be-
IS ter the condition Of things in othe
~ nations. We have plenty Of sins of OF
d own to war against, and under ord
# nary circumstances we can do more fc
- the general uplifting Of humanity b
4 striving with heart and soul to pr
~ stop to civic corruption, to brut;
~ lawlessness and violent race prejudice
" here at home than. by passing resol'
- tions, about wrongdoing elsewhere. %
y Nevertheless, there are occasion
crimes committed on so vast scale an
IL of such peculiar horror as to make I
O. doubt whether it is not our mantle
5; duty to endeavor at least to show o1
ID disapproval of the deed and our syr
IS pathy with those who have suffered k
it. The cases must be extreme
ot which such a course is justihable. The
ot must be no effort made to remove tt
Of mote from our brothers. eye if we r
er fuse to remove the beam from our oW
to But in extreme cases action may
re justifable and proper. -
a. What form the action shall take mu
al depend upon the circumstances of tt
d. case; that is, upon the degree of tt
es atrocity and upon our power to remet
We it. The cases in which we could int
I'll fere by force of arms as we interfer
lis to- put a stop to intolerable condftio
as in Cuba are necessarily very few
to- Yet it is not to be expected that
81 people like ours, which in spite Of ct
h. tain very obvious shortcomings, nevt
ue theless as whole shows by it's cons
IN IN, tent practice it's belief in the princip]
-. "a of civil and religious liberty and Of {
~ derly freedom, a people among who
Nv Nv even the worst crime, like the crime
u, n' lynching, is never more than sporad
~ SO that individuals and not classes a
l1t m Olested in their fundamental rights