The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-09-13
FOR ALL MANKIND.

In the now historical iDdentical note
which President Roosevelt addressed
to Japan and Russia on June o, he
declared that he felt that the time
had come when, "ln the interest OF
all man kind" he must endeavor 10
see If II was not possible to bring to
an end 1.-THE terrible and lamentable
conflict" then being waged and the
pres ident urged the Russian and Jap.
anese governments not only for their
own sakes but "in the interest of the
whole civilized world to open direct
negotiations of peace with one another.
Since that date all mankind, the
whole civilized worlc, has watched
the progress of peace negotiations
with GREATNESS interest. Today the
Christian world can and will thank
God for peace, and every American
with his heart full of emotion may be
proud that peace was brought about
by Theodore Roosevelt, of whom the
words OF the Sermon on the Mount
may reyerently be recalled, saying,
Blessed are the peacemakers, for
they shall be called the children Of
God"
Single.handed, unalded and alone
Theodore Roosevelt has wrought this
wondrous thing, with the cold criti-
cal eyes Of the whole world upon him,
with the utmost reluctance on the
side OF either party TO come together,
with most powerful influences pull
ing them asunder. Truly he must
wonder at himself, great as he is and
stands today.
For nearly ninety days the Ameri-
can president labored to overcome OBJ.
staces by the side Of which mountains
were mole hills, and he won. Natl
onal honor and vital interests were
opposed TO each other by each nation.
The president appealed to each ma.
tion's head to yield, The "Autocrat
of All the Russias" and the "Son OF
Heaven" gave way TO the earnest
prayer of single-minded, simple
hearted American gentleman, who
was unconscious of and oblivious u
all persons and everything except al
intense desire 10 see a terrible con
llict. ended for the sake of all man
kind.
The crucial act of the peace making
was when the deadlock occurred OF
August 10. The president had urgeC
the nations. TO come together. II,
brought their ENJOYS together with
consummate tact and discretion
With the expression only of lofty
aspiration for peace, he had declare,
that they should settle the matter alon,
unaided, unintluenced. But when or
that day they separated, each believ
ing that the end Of peace negotiation,
was at hand, he intervened; Just as h,
did in the war Of labor and capita
when he sent for Mitchell and Morgan
and by his undoubted honesty OF pur
pose, sincerity of intention, serious
ness OF reason, and weight of argu
ment led 10 the present final result
AS the New York Times, which Ia,
bitterly opposed the president, sale
well at the time: "In the most Ir-
regular manner in the world, and con.
trary to all the rules of the game, Nj
Roosevelt has taken a hand in tn,
peace proceedings at Portmouth, anC
wherever red blood flows through
mems veins in the neutral civilized
world he will be applaudcd for his act
IL is so lofty that IL rises above the
petty etiquette OF international pro
cedure. 1t is high-mindcd, noble, and
useful TO the nations of the world
There Is not sovereign In Europe
That would have dared beckon one OF