The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-12-06

| pines, HAWAII and our other insuiar pos
| executive department. by preference Ill
department OF state or the department
/ of War.
international Morality.
II Is n mistake. and u betrays n spirit
/ OF foolish cynicism. TO maintain that al
International governmental action II, and
must ever be, based upon mere selfish.
ness. and that 10 advance ethical reasoni
Tor such action Is always sign OF hypoc.
/ risy. This IN no more necessarily trus
/ OF the action Of governments than OF IN,
\ action or individuals IL N a sure sigr
Of base nature always TO ascribe bass
| motives for IN. actions OF others
| tnqucstionably no nation can AFFORD &c
disregard proper considerations OF SELF In.
| tcrest. any moro than a private indiyid,
the average private Individual In any
| really decent community does many ac
tons with reference To other men ir
which he Is guided, not by self interest
but by public spirit. by regard for the
| rights OF Others, by a disintcrcsted pur.
pose 10 do good TO others. and TO raiss
the ton" OF the community as a whole
| similarly. really great nation musi
| often act. AMI as a matter OF fact offer
does act. toward other nations In spirit
not In the least OF mere self interest
| but paying heed chiefly to ethical rca.
sons. and as the centuries no by this dis
this ssndemey OF the lnSiSidnSls co asG
| ing nation to require that nation &c
act with justice toward It's ncighborS
steadily grows and strengthens. IL y
neither wise nor right Tor q nation e
disregard its own needs, and u IL fool.
| ish-and may be wickcd-to think that
other nations will disregard theirs But
| u II wicked for nation only TO regard
It's own interest. and foolish to believe
that such Is tn" sole motive that actu
ates any other nation.
| Ia should be our steady aim 20 rails,
/ the ethical standard OF national actor
| just as We strive 10 raise the ethica
standard OF individual action.
No; only must we treat all nation,
| fairly. but we must treat with justice
and good will all immigrants who come
here under the law. Whether they are
Catholic or Protestant: Jew or Ger,ilei
many. Russia, Japan. or Italy. matters
nothing. All We have n right to question
Is ,hs mans Sondn s,, II h. i homes, ans
Dor and with the state. then he Is en-.
titled TO respect and good treatment
| duty to the stranger within our gates
| IL IL tn" sure mark OF a low civilization.
low morality. TO abuse or discriminate
stranger who has come here lawfully ane
| who IL conducting himself properly. To
remember this Il incumbent on every
American citizen. and It IL OF course pc.
| culiarly incumbent on every government
| ofncial. whether OF the nation o. OF the
| several states.
Jaran rs Friend.
| am prompted to say this by the at.
| titudc OF hostility here and there assumed
toward n. Japanese n this country
| 10 very few places. Nevertheless. II IL
most discrcdltablc TO us as "A people. ana
I, may be- fraught with the gravest con-
| sequences TO the nation.
( The friendship between the United
| States and Japan has been continuous
since the time over half century aga
| ton to Japan. FIRST opened the islands
to western civilization. she has pro.
STSsG great Ssr sStnr ana nSay and and
| ashore. show all the heroic courage. ths
unqucs tioniDg. unfaitering loyalty. the
s e.ad1 which, mnrs noynl Ronims
AMI they show slso that they possess the
| highest ideal OF patriotism. japanese
eagerly sought for in all lands The in,
| dustriai and commercial development OF
| Japan has been phenomenal: greater
than that OF any other country during
our nation fronts on the Pacific Just
as " fronts on the Atlantic. We hops
to PLAY OCEAN ~ nn T9T'nT gars Il N;
We ought To wish for n great CONNER.
| cisl development In our dealings with
| Asia: and IL IL out of the question that
vclopmcnt unless We freely and gladly
extend to other nations the same m.a sure
| OF justice and gooL trcn tmcnt which we
| expect TO r"c~iv" In return.
| u IL only very small body OF Gus
| citizens that act badly
| recommend TO congress that an act
naturalization or japanese who com. here
intending TO become American citizens.
cubs's Paragraph.
| I take this opportunity OF expressing
/ upon behalf uf the American people. VITA
/ all possibi" solemn ~. our most earnest
| the imperative need 30 preserving justice
/ and keeping order IN the island The
! United StR,,S wishes nothing OF cuba ex.
Ccpt that N shall prosper morally and ma.
trially -snd wishes nothing 81 the Cubans
! save that they shall be abi" To- prescrY~
/ order among themselves and therefore
/ prvs"rv" their independence" " the clu
| ,ious become farce. and u tho Insure
! t.Onary habit becomes confirmed In Il
I island. 1t ~ absolutely out OF the qucstit
/ that the island should .continu" indepcm
| cnt. and the rniiod States. which has ID
| Suurd tho Sponsorship before IN" c.vilix.
world for cubas career as "a nation. WOULD
again have 10 Intervene and To- see that
' tn" government was managed "a such or.
DERBY fashion as To- secure The safety OF
! life and property.
War Imperative.
By The Sp"cia: AMI highly appreciated
courtesy oi IN" government 1f Russia and
l-shs Nvthrtlatds. "a pIoIrosal To- call The
! Hlgtw conference together at time
which would conflict with "a" conference
I ~ tn" American republics az Rio de jan
: "iru iu August was laid s.ldv. No other
date has Nvt been suggested. \ tDntaiiNe
program fer The conference has been pro.
posed ~ the gSyCrumoL. ~ Russia. and
/ IN" subjects which u "uguicratrs are UNI
dyrEuiug careful cNlmiuH 'lpU Iud consld-
Grafton iu preparation fur me conference,
IL must ever Toe kent % mind that war Is
nui merely iu~ftnab''. hut imperative.
] upuu hunorabl" mon, upon an honorable
/ ia ion. whore pvd," can only be- obtained
bN the SaCr,iiCtf ur conscientious COnViC.
/ ton or 20 national wciflr..
( Tcac" IL normally u gr-a; good. aud nor
. mdllN u comedies with righioOuSn"ss. hut
H. righteousness AMI not pear" which
should b.nd the Cunsvi"Ut" Uf "a nation az
VI should bind IN" vuu~y'cuv' ~ Vn individ-
udl. aud neither - nation nor an individual
I can surrender conscience 20 rroth1r's
! keeping N'ith'r ctu nation, which r.
au entity. and whirh does not dir ~ I'M
d.Nlduuls lie, refrain from taking thought
FOR the Interest of IN" generations tina:
are go come, gu less than for tho
I ~ .r-Sf- ~ the gru-ra'iur OF to-
, day. and o." public men have right.
whether from -hortriEhi' dn"rs. from sell
IT, IA ludincr, r"". or from s'ntim"ntality.
Ia sacrifice national Interests which arc
vital 20 character. = Just war u IN the
long run FAR better fur a nations soul
than ~" most proc porous peace obtained
hN Hygul'SC'uc' iU wrong or Injustice.
Moreover. though 90 u criminal fur a ma
! tiuu not To- prepare fur war. 30 that 10 may
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