The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07

times securing i-nrnuuitv- as regards me
man who has money In criminal cases
the wit Of TIE United States should IN
throughout its borders The wheels Of
Justice should net BE cloEzed- Ihey
have been clcEEed in the cases abo'
mentioned whore II has proved absolute
iy impossible to bring the accused TO the
place appointed by the Constitution for
his trial
At present the Interests Of the limo
cent man are amply safsgrz-ted: but
the interests Of the government that is.
the interests OF honest administration.
that is the interests OF the people. are
not recognized they should be No
subject better warrants the attention CT
the Congress- Indeed. no subject better
warrants the attention Of the bench and
The bar Throughout the United States
Many suggestions for the improve
ment Of conditions in Alaska are
made. among others the admission OF
4 delegate from that territory TO con
gress-
Hawaii and Porto Rico.
The Alaskan natives should be given
The right to acquire. hold and dispose
OF property upon the same conditions as
given other Inhabitants. and the privilege
OF citizenship should De given TO such
may te able to meet certain definite re-
cuirernents- In Hawaii Congress should
give the governor power TO remove all
the oficials appointed under him The
hzrbor OF Horoiuiu should he dredged.
me marine hospital service should be
empowered 10 study ieprosy in the is
lands. ask special consideration for
the report and Recommendations Of the
governor OF Porto RIoo-
Foreign Policy.
In treating of our foreign policy and OF
the attitude that this great naiiou should
assume IN the world at large. II is ALSO
luteiy necessary 10 consider the army nd
the navy and the Congress through
which the thought Of The ration finds
Its expression. should keep wildly
in mind the fundamental fact that IL Is
Impossible to treat foreign policy.
whether this policy takes shape in The
enort to secure Justice for others Jus
lice for ourselves save as conditioned
upon the altitude ~e willing TO take
toward our army ard especially toward
navy II Is rot ro@fely unwise. It L
contemplate for a nation for in
diyidnal. TO use high sounding language
10 proclaim Its purposes. or TO take po-
sitions which are ridiculous n unsupport-
ed by potential force and then to refuse
TO provide this force II there Is no In
tention CT providing and Of keeping the
force necessary TO tack up a strong afI-
tude. then IL is far better not TO assume
such 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
any war. Tyranfs and oppressors have
many time made a wilderness and called
II peace The peace OF tyrannois terror.
the peace of craven weakness. the peace
Of Injustice. all these should be Stunned
We shun unriehieous war. The goal
TO set before nation. the goal
which should he set before all mankind.
is the attainment Of the peace Of jus
ticc. Of the peace which comes when
each nation is not merely safe-gnarded
in its own rights. but scrupuiouxiy rec
ognixes and performs its duty toward
others.
There Is yet no judicial way of en-
forcing right in International law.
When one nation wrongs another or
wrongs many others. there is tribu-
nal before which the wrongdoe- can be
brought Either II Is necessary supinely
TO ocquiesce in the wrong. and thus put
premium upon brutality and aggres-
sion. or else it Is necessary for the ag-
Erieved nation vaianiIy 10 stand up for
its rights. Until some method Is devised
by which there shall be 4 degree OF in
feraational control over offending ma
lions. 1t would be n wicked thing for
the most civilized powers. for those with
most sense of International obligations
and with keenest and most generous ap-
preci1tlon OF the difference between right
and wrong. TO dis3rm. II the great civ
ili<ed 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 enoeavorinE 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
I shall shortly lay before the Senate
treaties OF arbitration with all powers
treaties with Furthermore. at the
request Of the Irterparliamentary Union.
eminent body composed CT practical
statesmen from all countries. have
asked the Powers to join with this gov
eminent in n second Hague conference.
at which 1t is hoped that the work IL
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.
1t is rot true that the United States
feels any land hunger or enteTisins 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 the neighborinc
countries stable. orderly. and prosperous.
Any country whose people conduct them
selves well can count upon hearty
friendship. II a nation shows that 1t
knows how to act with reasonable eff
cheney and decency In social and political
matters. II IT keeps order and pays Its
obligations. II need fear no interference
from the United States. Chronic wrong
doing. or an impotence which results in
n general iooscning Of the ties Of civil
lied society. may in America. as else
where. ultimately require intervention by
some civilized nation. and in the western
hemisphere the adh.r~nts 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 inter
na tional police power.
our interests and those Of our south
ern neighbors arc in reality identical.
They have great natural riches. and "
within their borders the reign of law and
Justice obtains. prosperity Is sure to come
10 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 II became evident that their ina biiity
or unwillingness to do Justice at home
and abroad had violated the rights OF
the United States or had invited foreign