The San Francisco call., 1904-10-30
FOR PEACE ON EARTH.

THE Russian feet from the time left its
home waters Its officers were evidently in panic OF tear
quene the wae spirit skill address tactics shown by the
japanese They believe that their has magical which
enables him appear any and threaten them with destruction
Under the influence of fear the feet proceeded fire every
ship While yet Sagerrack fired upon Swedish and
ships only shooting prevented
tragedy before the British aNers and sunk
and murder was committed on the high seas
The the aggravated in all history. dehed neutral
rights violated neutral flags and constituted such insult the
OF the crazy finding
nsued the intelligence of the world by reporting
he attacked in the North Sea by Japanese torpedoboats and
Every naval officer knows that report true and the
Japanese there admiral
N No2 Sea tell OF and his ships would be at the bottom OF the
the lame and excuse offered for it
But different has been taken by the British Cabinet that
honorable than thousand battle Great
investigation by international accord
ing the Of The Hague This makes peace
earth is by the of power that could wipe
every Russian wahp from the of the world exhb
national secontro and humanity that puts Great Britain
peacemakrs
human
The this peace by power
accompanied of the of
The Hague the sgnaory appoint
OF permanent of
tenaon jury drawn winch Judges both the law and the facts
The question submitted that believed would go
that tribunal 1t thought by the members of the
enon which drew the treaty that questions involving national
honor directly would the that created Rather
believed that only indirect and secondary only
o involving the honor OF nations would be considered Among
these would be financial claims disputed boundaries the observance
amendment and revision of the international code Of formed
by the Geneva convention.
While is that many these might among
OF they secondary and primary The
Of the Russian feet primary
have been justified treating the firing the rawlers of
be followed by order ambassador Hadnge demand
his passports the Gar and immediate rprisa1 said recently
the
John w Foster that be secured only by of
that entirely able make 1t the
the hen make peace This speedily
by the honorable
that Russia would have taken that the difficulty
Great Britain been able carry the of
sOyng Russian 1t obvious that for weak
ons and for the world from absenton of the strong
and not the pleadings of the weak.
adjustment by arbitration of
of between the empires spemely important
public opinion of the world Hereafter nations between which
possible the until soothing
arbitration has been tried And when tried practically
that will be averted
There be another immediate The public
opinion that this settlement will generate ending
the carnage Asia which Russia party bring
settlement OF hs with Japan The Japanese
kept within reach of such possibility by strict all
the few humanis of Her surren-
der when defense became hopeless approved
Stoes refused the of
eged fortress of children Japan
IN line with the worlds conception of humanity and its aspiration
and Soesse refusal heightened favorable
the Mikado.
Let hope that Great Britain has accomplished good to the
immediate