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upon ine atNtNuc We are Wiling 70 take
toward our army. ana especially toward
our navy. II Is not merely unwise. IL Il
contemplate. for a nation. as for an In
dlyiduai 20 use high-soundlng language
20 proclaim its purposes. or 20 take po-
sitions which are ridiculous N unsupport.
ed by potential force. and then 20 refuse
20 provide this force. n there n no a..
tentlon OF providing and Of keeping The
force necessary 10 hack up strong atti-
tude. then Il IL far better not 70 assume
such an attitude
Tho steady aim of this nation. as of all
enlightened nations. should be 70 strive
20 bring ever nearer the day when there
shall prevail throughout the world Tho
peace 81 Justice, There are kinds 81
peace which arc highly undesirable.
which are ~ the long run a. destructive
as any war. Tyrants and oppressors have
many times made a wilderness and called
x peace. The peace Of tyfannous terror.
/ the peace OF craven weakness the peace
81 Injustice. ali these should be Stunned
a. We shun unflghteous war The goal
/ 20 set before us a. a nation. tho goal
which should be set before all mankind,
| f. the attainment Of the peace of JUS
| tice. 81 the peace which comes when
/ each nation g. not merely safe guarded
IN ia own rights but scrupuiousiy rec
/ eguizes and performs Us duty toward
! others.
| There Is as yet no judicial way % en-
I forcing n riEht in international law.
/ When one nation wrongs another or
/ wrongs many others there ~ no trihus
I nal before which the wrougdoer can he
/ brought Either II a. necessary supinely
I 70 acuuicsce IN the wrong aud thus put
Y n premium upon brutality and AEgrcs-
\ sion. or else u is necessary for The ag-
I Ericved nation Yaiiauty 10 stand up FOR
/ So rights. Uuth some method a. devised
/ by which there shall be degree ~ I'M
\ ternatlonal control over offending ma
y tlons. VI would bc wicked thing Tor
\ the most civilized powers. for those with
/ most sense % international obligations
\ and with keeucst and most generous ap-
\ probation OF the difference between right
and wrong 90 disarm. II the great CIV.
\ illzcd nations 81 tho present day should
\ completely disarm. the result would mean
\ au immediate ftcrudescruce 90 uHrbar-
/ Ism ia one form or another.
Arbitration Treaties
We are IN every way eudeAvoring 20
help on. with cordiBl good Will every
| movement which viii tend 10 bring us
into more friendly relations with the rest
Of mankind Ia pursuance of this policy
| | shall shortly lay before the senate
treaties % arbitration with an powers
| which arc willing 20 enter Into these
treaties with ms. Furthermore, az the
request OF the iuterparllamentary Union
]
/ statesmen from an countries | have
asked the Powers 60 Join with this gov
| eminent ln second Hague conference.
| az which "a ~ hoped that the work al.
| ready so happily begun NJ The Hague
may be carried some steps further to-
/ ward completion This carries out the
desire expressed hy the first Hague cune
| ference itself
Policy on Western hemisphere.
n o. not true that the United States
feels any land hunger OF cntcunins any
| projects ns regards the other nations ~
/ the western hemisphere save such us are
4 FOR their welfare Nll that this caun-
I ty desires o. 10 see the uclEhburuE
countries stable orderly. aud prosperous.
Any country whose people conduct them-
selves we'll can count upon our hearty
friendship n nation shows that II
] knows how 90 act with reasonable en-
( cheney and deCgucy iu social and political
matters. N u keeps ofoer and pays ita
obligations, o. need fear no interference
from the United States. Chronic wrong
doing or an impotence which results ln
"a general ldusCniug uf the tics of cNI-
ICED society. may ln America, as clac-
where ultimately require Intervention rv
some civilized nation. and lu the western
hemisphere tho adhtreuts 90 the United
States 60 Che Monroe doctrine may force
the United States however reluctantly.
l
impotence, 90 The exercise 81 an Inter-
national police power
Our interests aud those ~ our south
I oru ueiFhhofa hre in reHltv Identical
They have great natural riches and %
Within their borders the rcigu W law and
Justice obtains pros pRrlty is sure 90 come
go them While they THUS olry the pal
mary laws ~ civilized aoolrty ucy may
rest assured Tint thoy VIII be treated b}
us in a spirit of cordial ANA helpful svm-
rathy. We would interfere with them
only in the lost resort and then uuh
II II became evident that their iuabinN
or unwiningucFH tu do justice "a homo
and abroad had violated the rights 81
the United states or had invited foreign
aggression 80 thc detrment ~ Tho en-.
tire body % American nations
/ In asserting the Monroe doctrine. iu
taking such steps as We have taken in
| regard "a cuba. Venezuela. and Panama.
aud ga cudcaNoriug 90 circumHcribc tho
thcater ~ war Ga the Tar East and 90
secure the open door ln China. wc have
| acted GA our own interest Aa well a. in
the interest % humanity ~ large There
are however. cases in which while our
| own interests arc not greatly Involved.
| strong appeal As made 10 our Hympathics.
There are occasional crimes committed
on 50 vast scale ana 81 such peculiar
horror nv 20 make us doubt whether it u
1
least 10 show cur disapproval ~ the deed
and our sympathy with those who have
suffered by a. The cases must bo ak
trcme Ia which such q course Is iuau.
fable. But in extreme cases action may
bo juHtunbln and proper What form
the action shall take must depend upon
the circumstances Of tho case thnr is
upon the degree of the atroctty and upon
our power 20 remedy g. The eases IN
| which We could interfere by force OF
arms az we iutcrfcrcd 90 put a stop %
| lutGiefahlo conditions tn cuba are unrua-
HriIv very few Vet u d. not 90 Doe rx'
peeted that o people like ours. which ia
spite - certain very obvious Hhnttcnm-
iuNB. nevertheless ns whole shows hy
its consistent practise its belief in the
priuriplc4 of civil and religious liberty
aud uf orderly freedom. "a people among
! whom even the worst crime. iike Tao
crime az lyuehiuK a. mover more than
sporadic. So that individuals and not
CLASSES Gre maicstnd iu their fundamental
rights h inevitable Hist huch "a nas
tl1n should desire eagerly 90 ElFr rx'
! preston fa ita horror on an ocrniQu itkt
that Of tht massacre of thc jews h
Klahruff 90 when lt witnesses such fya-
ttmHtic and LONG extended cruelty uud
oppression aa the cruelty uud oppression