The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-07

national pride has been increased because
Of abundant evidence | have seen OF tho
the people Of other countries No other
nation can show such record Of bonevo-
lenoe and disInterestod friendship Ny love
for our form OF government has been
Quickcncd as / have visited castles and
towers and pecred into dark dungeons.
and am glad that our nation, pronung
by the experience OF tho past. and yct
Nnhampered by traditions, and unfetterod
by caste, has been permitted to form
new confer Of civilization on new soil. and
erect here government Of the people
by tho people. and also for the people"
! also return more deeply Impressed
than ever before with the responsibility
cmplar among the nations and more so
ltcitouB that We. avoiding the causes
which have led other ations to decay
may present a higher Ideal than has ever
before been embodied in a national life,
and carry human progress 10 a higher
plane than It has befor" reached.
desire moreover. 10 acknowledge In
dcbtcdncsa to the American officials VINO
have everywhere shown VA all possible
courtesy and kindness.
do not know that ! oan do better 10
show my appreciation Of the welcome &C
corded mo by my Countrymcn, than 10
submit some suggestions drawn from OBJ
81" educator, addressing me through an
Interpreter, said. u wish you would ma
the worst thing In Japan and tell us about
incudcd Tie generous spirit which lie MN
ffestcd. and assured him that had never
visited Japan In search Of faults ana
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 IL In posi-
tIol t. make the largest contribution. as
believe to the education Of tho world, II
ought to remain In the attitude of a pupil.
and b" over ready to profit by the cI-
pCricUcc Of others.
MESSAGE From the Old World.
Ehc first message that l bring from the
old world Il message Of peace The
cause Of arbitration Is making real prog
rcss, In spite OF the fact that the nations
most prominent in the establishment Of
The Hague tribunal have themselves been
engaged In war since that court was or
FuuiZod There IS a perccptiblo growth in
sentiment in favor OF the settlement OF
international disputes by peaceful means.
II was my good fortune to he present at
the last session OF the interparllamentary
union which convened in London on tho
23d Of July, Twenty-sN nations were rep
resented. md these Included all the load
ing nations Of the world This peace con-
gtcss, AZ 1t Is generally known, not only
adopted resolutions In favor OF the limita-
ton OF ornaments, ard the arbitration OF
all questions relating to debts, but unAnl
mOusy Endorsed the proposition that all
questions OF every nature should be sub
United to an impartial tribunal for inycs-
tgItIOn, or TO the mediation Of friendly
nntipus before hOstlltlcs are commenced.
1t if NOT necessary 10 point out the I'M
EpFlNilCe OF inc position TAKEN i ne en-
Dodimcnt OF the suggestion In treaties
wUuId go long way toward removing the
probability Of war Will" the idea is II
American origin II was heartily accepted
by the representative ~ England.
France. Germany and other Europe n
countries. | believe that II our nation
would propose 10 mhke Win ever nation
n trcnty providing that all questions IN
dispute between the parties should 10
submitted to The Hague court, or to some
other impartial International tribunal for
inn n "a VaT lafn urts Ia0tu
ration Of war or commencement OF hos
tility. It would IND many nations willing
to enter into such compact. am sure
from the public utteranccs OF the present
primo minister OF Great Britain. SIR Hon
~ Campbell Zimmerman. that such =
treaty could be made between the two
grcat English speaking nations. and their
example would he followed until the dan
ger Of war would be almost, II not en-
tircly. removed. To take the lead In such
a movement would establish our position
as a world power in the best sense OF the
term And what argument can be nd
vanccd against such action on the part
of the United States snail we Yield to
any other nation In tho estimate to nc
placed upon the Naluo Of human life?
surely the Creator did not so plan the
universe ms TO make the progress Of the
iTace dependent upon wholesale blood let
ting. | prefer to believe that war instenu.
OF being an agency for good. Is rather an
evidence Of mans surrender to his pas
slous, and that one Of the tests OF ciyliizs-
ton ANA mans willingness to submit his
controversies 10 the AfDltTdmrut OF IGA-
son rather than Of force.
The Navy as a Collector.
Another subject connected with our for
.eigu relations / venture to auEgest that
We may not only promote peace but also
advance our commercial interests. by an
nOuuciuE as national policy that our
navy VIII not be used for the collection OF
private debta. While protecting the lives
OF our citizens everywhere, and Eulran-
tc"iuE the personal safety Uf All who owe
allegiance to our Has. We should, IN my
Judgment. announce that persons engug
Ing IN business and holding property IN
other lands FOR business purposes must be
subject to the laws Of the CountIIC. In
which they engage IN business enter
prisuE Many profitable folds ~ invest
mcut are now closed because the people
Of the smaller nations are afraid that ana
Investment OF foreign capital will be made
an excuse FOR II foreign invasion. Several
times on this trip this fact hns been
brought to my attention, and I am con-
WINGED that for every dollar TINT we could
secure to American investors by Az at
tempt to put the government back of their
private claims. we would lose many dol
inrn 10y closing the door to Investment
Mark the distinction between the proteC-
tlun Of the lives OF our citizens aud the
use OF the navy to guarantee profit on
Investments. We do not impiisnn for
debt in thc United Stntes mother do We
put men to death because OF the failur" to
pay what they owe, and our moral pres
tigc AS well as our commercial interests
will be conserved by assuring nll nations
protection on the laws OF the country to
which the inventors go
Our Experiment In Colonlallsm,
Before leaving international politics. let
mo add that our nation has lost prestige.
rather than gained It. by our experiment
in colonialism. We have given the mon
archlst a chance to ridcule our declara-
ton OF independence, ana the scoffer has
twitted us with tho Inconsistency. a tour
through tho Philippine islands has deep
.sned the conviction that We should lose
no time in announcing our purpose to deal
with the Filipigos ms we deal with the
CubanE Every consideration, commercial
and political, leads To this conclusion.
Such ground as We may need for coallng
stations or for naval base Will be gladly
conceded by the Filipinos. who simply de-
sire an opportunity to work out their
own destiny. inspired by our example and
aided by our advice. In so far al our
efforts have been directed toward the
education OF the Fllpiuos, We have rem
dered them a distinct service. but in sdu-
eating them We must recognize that we
.nre making colonialism impossible. II We
intended To hold them as subjects we
would not dare to educate them. Self
government. with ultimate Independence,
must be assumed II We contemplate uni
versa education in the Philippines Az
soon ns opportunity offers, ! shall discuss
the Philippine question more at length
and | shall also refer to English rule in
India. for Il throws light upon our prob
lens In the Philippines, but These sub