New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-07

fieceSssary to back up strong attitude then it is
The s CT not TO assume such attitude.
,fer,1,s steady aim of this nation of all en-
60 - nations. should be TO strive to bring
th nSsarer the day when there shall prevail
1-tara a nouI the world the peace of justice
-, are Kinds of peace which are highly unde-
-, AoIe, which are in the long destructive
a. any war Tyrants and oppressOrs have
many tlInes made a wilderness and called IL
peace Many times peoples who were slothful
oI tliid OF shortsighted who had been ener-
49, 49, uy ease or by luxury misled by false
teachinss have shrunk In uumauly fashion from
uoa ss uuy that was stern and that needed self
stcrllce, and have sought TO hide from their own
. minus their shortcomings. their ignobe mo-
ttS -, ~ cd41hE them love Of peace. The peace
OF tyrailnous terror. the peace Of craven weak
ness tue peace Of injustice-au these should be
summed as we shun unrighteous war. The goal
10 SCI oe1ore US as q nation, the goal which
shond De set before all mankind, is the attain
Inent OF the peace of justice OF the peace which
comes when each nation Is not merely safe
guarded IN its own rights but scrupulOusly rec
ognlZes and performs fits duty toward others.
GeneraAy peace tells fer righteousness; but If
there Is conflict between the two, then our featy
is due first 10 the cause Of righteousness. IN
righteous wars common, and unriShteOus
peace is rare but both should be summed The
right of freedom and the responsibility for the
exercise Of that right cannot be divorced. One
Of our great poets has well and finely said that
freedom is not gift that tarries long in the
hands of towards. Neither does 1t larry long
in the hands OF those too slothfUL too CishcT-
est, or too uninteligent 10 exercise II. The eter-
nal vigilance which - the price or liberty must
be exercised sometimes to guard against outside
foes: although. of course far more otton 70
guard against our selfish or thoughtless
shortcomings
If these seIf-evident truths are kept before us
and only if they are so kept before US, We sha4l
have a clear idea OF what our foreign policy IN
its larger aspects should he. II - our duty 10
remember that a nation has more right TO
do injustice TO another nation, streng or weak.
than Individual has to do injustice TO another
Individual; that the same moral law apples IN
one case a in the other But we must also re-
member that ii is as much the duty of the nation
to guard its own rights and It's own interests as
it is the duty Of the individual 80 20 DO WITHIN
the nation the individual has now delegated
this right the state, that is 20 the representa-
tive OF all the individuals. and II Is maxim
of the law that for every wrong there IS a rene
dy. But in international law we have not az
vanced by any means as far as we have ad-
vanced in municipal law. There IS as yet no
judicial way Of enforcing a right in interna-
tional law. When nation wrongs another
wrongs many others. there is no tribunal be-
fore which the WrOnSdOer can Dc brought
Either II is necessary supinely TO acquiesce IN
t1le wrong, and thus put premium upon bru-
telity and aggression or else ii il necessary for
the aggreved nation valianuy to stand up for
its rights Until some method IS deVIseq oE
which there shall be a degree of international
control over offending nations. it would be
wicked thing for the most civilized powers, IoI
those with most sense OF International obHga-
lions and with keenest and most generous ap-
precautions of the difference hetv-.n right and
wrong. to dsarn. IF the great civilized nations
OF the present day should completely dtsarn, the
result would mean immediate reCrudescenCe
OF barbartsrn IN one form or anotner- Cnder any
circumstances a sufficient armament would have
to be kept UP 70 serve the purpose OF interna-
tionaI police: and until International cohesion
and the sense of international duties and rights
are far more advanced than at present, a ma
ton DESTROYS both Of securing respect for itself
and of doing good to others must have force
adequate for the work which II feels is allotted
70 it as It's part Of the general world duty
Therefore IL follows that seif-res7eCting, just,
and far-seeing nation should on the one hand
er,deavor by every means to aid IN the develop
ment of the various movements which tend 10
provide substitutes for war. which tend TO rem
der nations in their actions toward one another.
and indeed, toward their own peoples. more re-
sponsive 70 the general sentiment Of humane
and civilized mankind; and on the other hand
that it should keep prepared, While scrupu!ous-
" avoiding wrongdoing itself. 20 repel any
wrong. and IN exceptional cases 70 take action
which in more advanced stage OF internatlon
relations would come under the head Of the ex-
ercise of the International police. a great free
people owes It TO itself and TO all mankind not
to sink into helplessness before the powers OF
evil
We are in every way endeavoring to help on,
with cordial good will, every movement which
will tend to bring into more friendly rela-
tons with the rest of mankind In
Arbitration pursuance Of this policy I shall
Treaties. shortly lay before the Senate trea-
ties of arbitration with all powers
which are willing 70 enter into these treaties
with US. L is not possible az this period OF the
worlds development to agree 70 areitrate all
matters, but there are many matters OF possinie
difference between us and other nations Wnlch
can be thus arbitrated.
Furthermore. at the request of the Interparlia-
rnentary Union, an eminent body composed OF
practical statespen from all
Second Hague countries, l have asked the
Conference. powers to join with this govern
Inent in g second Hague con-
ference. at which it is hoped that the work al
ready so happily begun at The Hague may be
carried some steps further toward completion.
This carries out the desire expressed by the first
Hague conference Itself
II is not true that the United States feels any
land hunger or entertaIns any projects as re-
CARDS the other nations of the Western Henri
sphere save such as are
Policv Toward Other for their welfare. All that
Nations OF Western this country desires is 10
Hemisphere. see the neishboring coun-
tries stable orderly and
prosperous. ANY country whose people con-
duet themselves well can count upon our
hearty friendship. If q nation shows that
1t knows now TO act With reasonable Ell
matters, If IT keeps order and pays its
obligations, ii need fear no interference from
the United States. Chronic wronsdoing or an
impotence which results n a general loosenlns
of the ties Of civilized society. may in America,
as elsewhere. ultimately require intervention by
some civilized nation, and in the Western Henri
sphere the adherence of the United States 70 the
Monroe Doctrine may force the United states,
however reluctantly, in fragrant cases or sucn
international police power. If every country
washed by the Caribbean Sea would show the
progress Of stable and just civilization which
with the aid of the Piatt amendment CuDa mas
shown since our troops left the island, and
which so many Of the republics in both Americas
are constantly and brilliantly showing. all Gues-
ton Of interference by this nation with their
affairs would be at an end. Our interests and
those OF our Southern neighbOTs are in reality
identical They have great natural riches, and
if within their borders the reign Of law and JUS
tice obtains. prosperity IS sure 10 come 20 them
While they thus obey the primary laws Of civil
tied society they may rest assured that they
will be treated by in a spirit OF cordial and
helpful sympathy We would interfere with
them only in the last resort, and then only II
- hat fhafr ina
ingness TO do justice at home and abroad had
violated the rights of the United States or had