Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-12
DutY to HeIp Wenker.

| do not want TO any foreign power
take possession permanently or temporarily
OF the custom houses of an American re-
public In order TO enforce its obligations
ana the alternative may at any time be that
we shall be forced to do so ourselves.
Finally, and what is in my view, really
the most important thing of all, IL is our
DUTY, so far as We are able, to try to help
upward our weaker brothers. Just as there
has been a gradual growth OF the ethical
element In the relations of one Individual
10 another, so that with all the faults of
our Christian civilization il vet remains
true that We are, no matter how slowly,
more and more coming TO recognize the
similarly believe that the ethical element
is by degrees entering into the dealings OF
one nation with another.
Under strain of emotion caused by sud
den disaster this feeling is very evident.
A famine or a plague in one country brings
much sympathy and some assistance from
other, countries. Moreover, we are now
beginning to recognize that weaker peoples
have claim upon US, even when the APP
peal is made, not to our emotions by some
sudden calamity. but TO our consciences
by a long continuing condition of AFFAIRS.
l do not mean TO say that nations have
more than begun TO approach the proper
relationship one TO another, and I fully
hst y this IS des eosd gGn cane sae
now be realized In tull-for, In order to
proceed upon such an assumption We
recalcttrant nations to do their duty, as
well as of seeing that they are protected
In the interest of justice it is as neces-
sary to exercise the police power as TO
show charity and helpful generosity. But
something can even now be done toward the
end In view. That something, for Instance,
this nation has already done as regards
Cuba, and Is now trying to do as regards
4 Santo Domingo. There are few things in
our history in which We should take more
genuine pride than the way In which we lib
Grated Cuba, and then, instead OF Instantly
abandoning IL TO chaos, Stayed in direc-
| ton Of the affairs OF the Island until We
/ had put II on the right path, and finally
/ gave II freedom and helped IL as IL started
ON the life Of an independent republic.
Case of SantO Domingo.
/ Santo Domingo has now made an APP
peal to us to help IL In turn, and not only
( every principle OF wisdom but every gem
| erous Instinct within US bids us respond
/ TO the appeal The conditions In SantO
| Domingo have for number OF years
[ grown from bad 10 worse until recently all
/ society was on the verge Of dissolution.
l Fortunately just al this time wise ruler
/ sprang up In SantO Domingo, who with
ing their beloved country, ana appealed
/ to the friendship of their great and pow
/ erful nelghbor to help them. The imme-
/ dlate threat came TO them In the shape OF
] foreign Intervention The previous rulers
/ OF santo Domingo had recklessly incurred
debts, and owing 10 her Internal disorders
! she had ceased 10 be able TO provide means
| Of paying the debts. The patience OF her
| foreign Creditors had become exhausted,
| and at least one foreign nation was on the
| point OF Intervention and was only pre-
| vented from Intervening By the unoficial
assurance Of this government that IL would