The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-16

effort 10 secure Justice for others or jus
toe for ourselves, save as CONDITIONED
upon the attitude we are willing to take
toward our army. and especially toward
our navy. II Is not merely unwise. 1t Is
contemptible for a nation. as for an In
diyidual, to use high sounding language
TO proclaim Its purposes. or to take po'
sitions which are ridiculous II unsupport'
ed by potential force, and then to refuse
to provide this force. II there Is no In
tention of providing ard Of keeping the
force necessary to back up a strong atti-
tude, then It Is far better not to assume
such an 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
as any war. Tyrants and oppressors have
| many times made a wilderness and called
II peace. The peace Of tyrannous terror
the peace Of craven weakness. the peace
Of Injustice. all these should be Stunned
| as we shun unrighteous war. The goal
| to set before US as nation. the goal
| which should be set before all mankind
is the attainment OF the peace OF jus
tjce. of the peace which comes when
each nation Is not merely safe-guarded
| In Its own rights. but scrupulously rec
ognizes and performs its duty toward
| others.
There is as yet no judicial way of en-
forcing q right In international law.
| When one nation wrongs another O,
wrongs many others. there Is no tribu-
| ool hofora xyhich tho xvrocuAoov no
brought. Either 1t Is necessary supinely
to acauiesce In the wrong. and thus put
premium upon brutality and aggres
sion. or else 1t Is necessary for the ag.
grieved nation valiantiy to stand up 10,
Its rights. Until some method Is devised
by which there shall be q degree OF in
ternational control over nding ma
tions. II would be wicked thing TO,
the most civilized powers. for those with
most sense OF international obligations
and with keenest and most generous ap.
probation of the difference between right
and wrong. to disarm. II the great civ
ilized 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 endeavoring to
help on. with cordial good will. ever.
movement which will tend to bring us
into more friendly relations with the rest
Of mankind. In pursuance of this policy
shall shortly lay before the Senate
treaties Of arbitration with all powers
which are willing to enter into these
treaties with US. Furthermore. at the
request OF the Interparl:amentary Union
an eminent body composed OF practica
statesmen from all countries. hav,
asked the Powers to Join with this gov
eminent In second Hague conference
at which 1t Is hoped that the work al
ready so happily begun at The Hagu'
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.
II Is not true that the United States
feels any land hunger or entertains an,
projects as regards the other nations o.
the western hemisphere save such as arr
for their welfare. All that this coun
try desires Is to see the neighborins
countries stable. orderly. and prosperous
Any country whose people conduct them
selves we'll can count upon our heart,
friendship. II ration shows that l.
knows how to act with reasonable eff
cheney and decency In social and polittca
matters. II 1t keeps order and pays Its
obligations. 1t need fear no interference,
from the United States. Chronic wrong
doing. or an impotence which results ir
4 general loosening of the ties Of civil
ICED society," may In America. as else
where. ultimately require Intervention BY
some civilized nation. and in the western
hemisphere the adherents OF the United
States to the Monroe doctrine may forc'
the United States. however reluctantly
In fragrant cases Of such wrongdoing o.
impotence. to the exercise of an inter,
national police power.
Our interests and those Of our south
ern neighbors are In reality Identical
They have great natural riches. and 1
within their borders the reign Of law an.
Justice obtains. prosperity Is sure to com
10 them. While they thus obey the pri.
mary laws OF civilized society they ma,
rest assured that they will be treated b,
us In spirit Of cordial and helpful sym
pathy. We would interfere with then
only In the last resort. and then onl,
IL 1t became evident that their inabi...,
Or unwillingness to do justice at HON.
and abroad had violated the rights O.
the United States or had invited foreign
aggression to the detriment OF the en-
tire body OF American nations,
AIS oSoc't'ilS the monroe OOctrlne IN
taking such steps as we have taken ir
regard to Cuba, Venezuela. and Panama
md In endea, oring to circumscribe tn,
theater OF war In the far East, and Il
secure the open door in China. we hav.
acted In our own interest as well as ir
the interest Of humanity at large. Their,
are. however. cases in which, while on |
own interests are not greatly involved
strong appeal is made to our sympathies
There are occasional crimes committee
on 30 vast scale and OF such peculia
horror as to make us doubt whether It I,
not our manifest duty to endeavor a, /
least to show our disapproval OF the deet /
Ind our sympathy with those who have
suffered by It. The cases must be ex
treme In which such a course Is Just,
fable. But In extreme cases action ma,
be justiflable and proper. What form |
the action shall take must depend upo,
the circumstances Of the case; that IL
upon the degree Of the atrocity and upo,
our power to remedy It. The cases 1,
which we could interfere by force OF
arms as we interfered to put a stop tc
tntolerable conditions In Cuba are neces
sarily very few. Yet 1t Is not to be ex
pected that q people like ours. which ir
spite OF certain very obvious shortcorn.
ings, nevertheless as whole shows o,
Its consistent practice its belief in tn,
principles Of civil and religious ljbert,
and OF orderly freedom. q people among
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