The Washington times., 1905-02-22

sought after the nobIest objects, and
Ike Lincoln he sought afTe- them by
thoroughly practical Dseehods. These
two greatest Americans can fairly be
called the best among the great men or
the world. and greatest among the good
men of the world. Each showed IN
actual practice his capacltE 70 secure
under Dur system the priceless union OF
Individual liberty with governmental
strength. Each was az free from the
vices of the tyrarat as from the vices OF
futiiIty OF the mere doctrInaire was as
alien as the baseness of the merely self
seeking politician. Each Eas incapable
alike OF the wIckedness which seeks by
force of arms 10 wrong <sthers and OF
the no less criminal Weakness which
fails to provide effectively against being
wFonged BY others
Washington's Mazims.
'.smong Washington,s maxims wEicn
he bequeathed to his countrymsn were
the two following: Observe good faith
and justice toward all nations and TO
be prepared for war is the most effec-
tive means to promote peace These
two principles taken together should
form the basis OF our whole foreign
policy. Neither is sufficient taken by
itself. It is not merely ars idle dream.
but a most uischievous dream, TO be-
| lieYe that mere refraining from wrong
doing will insure Us against being
wronged- Yet, on the other hand. q
nation prepared for war IS q menace to
mankind unless the national purpose is
to treat other nations with good faith
and Justice. In any community Ii Is
neither the conscientious man who is :.
craven al heart. nor YET the bold and
strong man without the moral sense,
Wfo Is OF real use to the community; il
| is the man who to strength and courage
adds realizing sense Of the moral OBJ
legation resting upon hina, the man who
has not only the desire but the power 10
DO his fun duty by his neIghbor and by
| so. in the world at large. the nation
which is OF use in the progress of man
| kind is that nation which combines
! strength of character, force Of character,
/ and insistence upon its own rights, with
a full acknowledgment OF its own duties
toward others. Just at present the best
| way in which we show that our
loyalty to the teachings 5f Washington
! is a loyalty of the heart t-nd not of the
! lips only IS to see TO il that the work OF
| building up our navy goes steadily on.
| and that at the same time our stand for
| international Righteousness is clear and
| en- phatic.
Never in Unjust War.
Never since the beginning Of our
| eountry's history has the navy been
used in an unjust war Never has If
failed to render great and sometimes
vital service TO the Republic. II has not
been too strong for our good, though
often not strong enough to do all the
good 1t should have done. Our possess
SIGN of the Philippines. our interest In
the trade of the Orient. our building the
Isthnian Canal. our insistence upon the
Monroe Doctrine. all demand that our
navy shall be OF adequate size and for
its size of unsur passed efficiency. IF IL
! is strong enough I believe it viii min
imize the chance OF our beng drawn
into foreign war. II we let j. run down
| IL is certain the 0siN that sooner
or later We shall have to ehoQse be-
tween (, probably disastrous foreign waE
or a peace kept on terms that imply
national humiliation.
! Guarantee Of Peace
Our navy is the surest guarantee OF
peace and the cheapest Insurance
against war and those who, IN wha.-
ever capacity. have helped to build 1t
up during the past twenty years have
been In good faith observing and living
up to one of the most important Of the
principles which Washington laid down
for the guidance of his countryTnen.
Nor was Washington the only one OF
our great Presidents who showed far
sighted patriotism by support of the
4 navy When Andrew Jackson was in
Congress he voted for the first warshfps
we ever built as part Of our regular
navy; and he voted against the grant
! of money to pay our huInilfating tribute
TO the pirates OF the Barbary States
Old Hickory was Il patriot through and
| through. and there was not an ounce
of tiInidity in his nature. and OF course
he felt indignant contempt for q policy
! which purchased an igaoble peace by
cowardtce instead of exacting lust
peace by showing we We're as little will
, ing to submit 30 as TO iafiiet aggression.