The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-31

 other lands, I return with delight to the land of my birth, more pfoud or it's people, with more confidence 1n It 8 Providence that cast my lot in the
 My national private knowledge has been increased. by abundant evidence taken by Americans in the people or other countries I r6turn more deeply impressed than ever with the respon- efbi1ity which rests upon our nation es an exenplar among the nations and more solicitous that we, avoiding the causes which have led other nations to decay may present higher laeai .nan national life and carry human progress to a higher plane than It mas before reached
 desire. moreover, to acknowledge Indebtedness to the attention of those who have everywhere shown us all pos sibfecourtesy and Kindness.
 I do not know that can better snow my appreciation of the welcome ac~ corded me by my countryrlen than 70 submit some suggestions drawn from observations during the past year. A Japanese educator. addressing me through an interpreter, said:
 sI wish you would find the worst thing in Japan and tell us about 1t so ! that we may correct IL. l comraenaea sfot ed, but assured him that had rot vis- tied Japan in search of faults and blenl- ishes, but rather that might ind the best things in Japan and take them home for the benefit of my own people. Each nation can give lessons to every other, and while our nation is in po- sition to make the largest contribsti9n, s .,i | world, ft ought to remain in the atti- eudeof the pupil and be ever ready 70 pfoft by the experience of others.
 A AxeNsams of Pence.
 The first message that I bring from tfe old worId Is a message of peace, The cause of arbitration is making real progress in spite Of the fact tnae s faEsjshmemt of The Hague tribunal nave fheliiselvss been engaged Tn wars sihcs that court was organized. There IS perceptible growth in sentiment n Ia1 vor If the settlement of international disputes by peaceful means
 It was my good fortune to. be present at the last session ei ISs1,ss tnS ane fp I.oT- don on the 23rd Of July. Twenty-slx nations were represented ana thsss included all the leading nations ok tlie world. This peace Congress, as 1t Is generally known, not only adopted res. clutions in favor of the nmftatfon oI armaments and the arbitration or all questions relating to debtsy h9s unant tlTrously endorsed the proposition that All auesfions of every nature should he submitted to an impartial tfiDunal for fnvestIgation or to tne 1egi9sao I,ns1t1etssn Of friendly nations DeioFe hoSe4AieAS'
 Gt is moi necessary to point out the fmportanee of the position taken The aYgshs9afn9ent of the suggestion ln treaties would go long way toward removing the probability of war. w niIe the idea is of American origin. lt Was heartily accepted by the repTesentaatattses r,a atss of England, France, Gerhaahy anu "sH7 CT European countries. ,,Is
 halfeva that if our nation would propose to make with every other nali9n a treaty providing that all questions ln disnute between the parties should DC snhnaitted to The Hague Court or some other impartial international tfioonai for investigation and repoFt sss1y declaration of war or conmeneen nlent nF hcstilifies. 1t would find many na- tiens willing to enter into such A com pact. .,.,t. ,.4.ara,cas re the Prime Minister of Great Britain Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman, that Euch a treaty could be made neeWeeh fine two great Engfish-speakihs f1 ma ftana and their example would be TOT, lowed until the danger of war Woulo be aiTnost if not entirely removed.
 neat Sense of world Power.
 sx taI@s inc lead in such a movement would establish our position as WorIe ,.,l1 power in the best sense or ths teL tii; and what argument can be advahe%sa % TTnitad srates? Shall we yield to any other nation in the estimate 10 DE ,,faced mon the value Of human lLe confess that my my awesSaon NaSa surely m e the nnastar dtd not so plan the universe as to make the progfss 9l Shs tiI,o depeudent upon wholesale pieoa-tee ietst,5 es 1srefer to believe that war, instead oL ha{mg an agency for good, IS rathet ah svfdence of mans surrender 70 hIs pts- a aiong and that one Of the lests oL t etk SISzation is mans willingness 70 suo- ,,nit his controversies to the arpltra- Tnant If reason rather than or IoFce
 xnother subject connected with our foreign relations, venture Iro-1ota ~ neace hstf also advance our commefciai II, ferests by aunouncir~ as nattonal pos- pss- icy that our navy vii VII m not aeets oe u WbiIa nroteeting the lives of our cltizehs es- Anywhere, and guaranteeing the per gonal safety of all who owa aIlesla..S,e aIs.,,,, fS our fla we should, In my Judg hient' anuounce that persons engaelng III o,ssr Das mess and holding property m othea ssa lands for business purposes mus uS I subject to the laws of the eountrlest t M il which they engage in business enter Many profitable fields of investment ara now closed because the people or fhe smaller nations are afraid that an investrnent of foreign capital VIII De made an excuse for a foreign lnVasioh. several times on this trip this fact naS S,es, brought to my attention. and am convinced that Tor every ooIlal could secure to American investors py an attempt to put the governRlHnItd ILo,,Id Ie Inse many dollars by closing the door to m vestfnent. Mark the distinction De- tween the ~rotection of the lives or our citizens and the use of the navy Io guarantee a profit on investments. w e dn not imprison for debt in the Vnited States neither do we put men 10 deatn because of their failure to pay what they owe, and our moral prestige, as well as our commercial interests. Will be conserved by assuring all nations sa that American investment depand TOT protection upon the laws of the country to which the investors go. -
 Colonial Experiment Hurt Nation.
 Before leaving international D tltlcs, let me add that our nation has lost prestige rather than gained 1t by our experfrnent in colOnialism. We nave given the monarchist chance to ridl- rule our Declaration of Inde- uendeuce and the sCoffer has twttted i'd with the inconsistency. tour through the Philippines has deepened tba convfctfon that we should lose no time in announcing our purpose to deal with the Filipinos as we dealt with the
 Every consideration, commercial and uolittcal. leads to this conclusion. Such ground as we. may need for coaitng sta 15ona ar for a naval base. will be glad " conceded by the Filipinos, who, sim sfx Sesire an opportunity to work ont their own destiny, inspired by our eX- anple and aided by our advice. Insofar as our efforts have been directed to- Sxard the education of the FtliDinos. we hsverendered them a distinct service, hui in educating them we must recog- nize that we are making colonialtsTu impossible If we intended 10 hol" them as subjects we would not dare to edu- cate them. self government with ulti- mate independence must be assumed 1T we contemplate universal education Tn the Philippines. -,
 As soon as opportunity offers. I shall