The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-19

exactly as we are knit together by
this common heritage of memories.
SO we are knit together by the bond,
of our common duties in the present,
our common interests in the future.
Many and great problems lie before
Sus. If we treat the mighty memo
ries of the past merely as excuses
for sitting lazily downSin the present.
or for standing aside from the rough
work OF the world, then these mem x
cries will prove a curse instead Of a 4
blessing. But If we treat them as
believe we shall treat them, not as
excuses for inaction. but as lncen- q
tives to ,makeHus show that we arc &
worthy of our fathers and OF our
deeds of the past will not have been
wasted for they shall bring forth
fruit a hundred fold In the present
general ton. We of this nation. we
the citizens of this mighty and Won
derful republic. stretching across &
oceans, enjoy extraordinary privileges,
and as our opportunity is great,
therefore our responsibility Is great,
We have duties to- perform both
abroad and at home, and we cannot
shirk either set of duties and July
retain our self-respect. 81. al,
4s IN f oreign affairs VIC must make up
our minds that SWhethe err we wish 1T
8 or not. we are q grea T. people ana \
mist play q great part in the world.
1T is not open to us to choose whether
we VIII play that great part on not.
+ we have to play 1t; all we can decide
Is whether we shall play it well or,
ill., And have too much confidence
in my countrymen to doubt what the l
!. decision will be. Our mission In the
the peace of cravens, the peace
granted contemptuously to those who
purchase 1t by surrendering the right.
Il No! Our voice must be effective for q
peace because it is raised for right
eol1sness first and for peace only as
the handmaiden Of Righteousness. We
must be scrupulous In respecting the I'll
rights of the weak, and no less care-
full to make It evident that we do not 5s
act through fear Of the strong. We
must be scrupulous In doing Justice
to others and scrupulous in #eXacting
Justice for ourselves. We must be-
ware equally Of that sinister and
cynical teaching which would persuade
I. us to disregard ethical standards IN
international relations, and OF the no.
less hurtful folly which would stop a
the whole work of civilization by +
wcll-1nennt, but silly perslstency In
trying to apply to peoples untitled for
them those theories Of government :
and Of national action which are only
suited for the most advanced races.
In particular we must remember p, tnht Fl
in undertaking to build the Fanpma
Z Canal we have necessarily, under,
taken to police the seas at eithfrlend III
of II. and this means that we haYesaa ~
peculiar interest In the preservation a
of order in the coasts ana ISLANDS o. Y
by a little wise and generous AID we
can help even the most backward OF
the peoples in these coasts and ISLANDS
forward along the path of orderly lib
erty so that they can stand alone,
/. If we decline 70 give them such heip
the result will be bad Doth for them
and for us; and will in thu. end In
Mi probability cause us to face hu-
initiation Or bloodshed.
Important Problems Abroad.
ire problems that face US abroad
are inpor,ant, but the problems that 81
face us at home are even more iln-
nortant The extraordinary growth or
industrialism during the last half
century brings every civilized people
face to face with the grayest social
and economic questions. This Is an
ace of combination among capitalists
and combination among wage work. Il
ers. 1t Is idle to try to prevent such
combinations. Our efforts should be q
10 see that they work for the good
and not for the harm OF the body
polite. New devices Of law are nee
essary from time in order to meet tho
changed and changing conditions.
But after all we will do well 70 re-
member that although the problems
10 be solved change from generation
10 generation, the spirit III winch
their solution must be attempted re-
mains forever the same, 1t Is IN
peace as 1T is in war. Tactics change
and weapons change The CONT
mental troops in their blue and bnff
who fought under Washintgon and
Greene and Wayne, differed entirely x
in arms and In training from those
who In blue or gray faced one another
IN the armies Of Grant and OF Lee,
of Sherman and Of johnston. And
now the sons of these Same Union
and Confederate veterans who serve
In our gallant little army OF to-day,
wear a different uniform, carry q diff
fercnt weapon, and practice different
has remained tho same throughout.
and the qualities which drove for
ward to vOctoryi or to death the men
of '76 and tho men of 81, are the
Very qualities which the men Of to-
day must keep unchanged II In tho
hour OF need thu honor OF the nation
is 10 be kept untalnlshed. So 1t is
in civil life, This government was
formed with as its basic idea the y
worth as man, OF pusins no heed
TO whether he was rich 9. poor, no
heed to his creed or Ills social stand
ing. but only to the WAY IN which he
performed his duty to himself, to his
5neighbor, to the state. From this iii
principle we cannot afford 70 vary
BY so much as q hands breadth.
Many republics have risen IN the
past and some Of them f!our!shed
In ar n