The Tupelo journal., 1906-09-07

with more confidence in its government.
and grateful to the kind Providence hat
cast my lot in the United States. MY
national pride has been increased because
of abundant evidence ! have seen OF the
altruistic interest taken by Americans IN
nation can show such a record of benevo-
lence and disinterested friendship MY love
for our form of government has peen
Quickened as I have visited castles ana
towers, and peered into dark dungeons.
and l am glad that our nation, prontlns
by the experience of the past. ana yes
unhampered by traditions, and unfettereo
by caste, has been permitted to form a
new center of civilization on new soil. ana
erect here a government Of the peop!e'
by the people, and also for the people,.
l also return more deeply impressed
thar ever before with the responsibility
which rests upon our nation as an eX-
emplar among the nations and more So
~iicitous that we, avoiding the causes
which have led other nations TO decay,
may present a higher ideal thar, has eyer
before been embodied In a national me.
and carry human, progress 70 d hishei
plane than it has before reached.
! desire. moreover. to acknowledse IN
debtedness to the American OFFICIALS Who
have e~yerywhere shown us all possible
courtesy and kindness.
l do not know that l can do better 10
show my appreciation of the welcome ac-
corded me by my countrymen, thar 70
submit some suggestions drawn from op-
servations during the past year; "A Japan On
Interpreter, said: II wish you would mo
the worst thing in Japan and tell US apout
It SO that we may CORRECT wb nc; he nam nam
tfested, and, assured him that l had never
visited Japan in search OF faults an9
blemishes:. but rather that mignt nnu
home for the benefit of my own people.
Each nation can give lessons to every
other, and while our nation onr IS IN Z pos as
! believe. to the education of the world. II
ought to remain in the attitude of a pupil.
and be ever ready to proht by the e1-
pcrience of others.
Message From the Old World.
The first message that l bring from the
old world Is a message OF peace Inc
cause of arbitration is making real prog
ress, in spite Of the fact that the nations
most prominent in tho establishment or
The Hague tribunal have themselves been
engaged IN war since that COURT was or
ganized. There is a perceptible growth IN
sentiment in favor Of the settlement or
International disputes by peaceful means.
the last session of the interparliamentary
union which convened in London on the
a3d Of July, wenty-si nations were rep
ing nations of the world. This peace con-
gress, as it is generally known. not only
adopted resolutions In favor OF the nmtta.
all questions relating to debts. but unani-
mously Endorsed the proposition that all
mitted to an impartial tribunal for inves-
tigation, or to the mediation of friendly
nations before hostilities are commenced.
1t is not necessary to point out the i'm
portance of the position taken. The em>
bodiment of the suggestion In treaties
would go a long way toward removing the
American origin, it was heartily accepted
by the representatives of England.
France. Germany and other European
countries. l believe that If our nation
would propose to make with every nation
a treaty providing thai all questions in
dispute between the parties should be
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other impartial international tribunal for
investigation and report, before any decla-
ration of war or commencement of hos
tility, it would find many nations willing
to eYter into such a compact. | am sure
from the public utterances of the present
prime minister of Great Britain. Sir Hen
ry CAMPBELL annerman,e that such a
treaty could be made between the two
great English speaking nations. and their
ger Of war would be almost. if not en-
1 movement would establish our position
as a world power in the best sense of the
vanced against such action on the part
Of the United States? Shall We yield to
any other nation in the estimate to be
Eurely the Creator did not so plan the
universe as to make the progress Of the
race dependent upon wholesale blood-let-
ting. 1 prefer to believe tina war, insteau
of being an agency for good, is rather an
evidence of mans surrender to his pas
61ODS, anu IndC one Oh the leSlS VI ClNlllZd-
ton and mans willingness to submit his
controversies to the arbitrament OF rea-
son rather than of force.
The Navy as a Collector.
Another subject connected with our for
eign relations / venture to suggest that
we may not only promote peace, but also
advance our commercial interests, by an
~nouncing as a national policy that our
navy will not be used for the collection of
private debts. While protecting the lives
of our citizens everywhere. and guaran-
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allegiance to our flag, We should, in my
judgment, nnounce that persons engag
Ing in business and holding property in
other lands for business purposes must be
subject to the laws of the countries In
which they engage In business enter
prises. Many profitable feids or invest
of the smaller nations are afraid that an
Investment of foreign capital will be made
an excuse for a foreign INVASION, sey ERA
brought to my attention. and ! am con-
vinced that for every dollar that we could
secure to American investors by an at
tempt to put the government back OF their
priyate claims, we would lose many dol
lars by closing the door to investment.
Mark the distinction between the proteco
Investments. we 90 not imprison for
debt in the United States, neither do we
nut men to death because of the failure to
bay what they owe, and our moral pres
tige as well as our commercial interests
hat American Investments depend for
protection on the laws of the country to
which the investors go. +.
Our Experiment In CoIoniaIisr.
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
archist aSchance to ridicule our declara-
ton of independence. and the sooner mas
twitted US with the inconsistency. A tour
through the Philippine islands has deep
ened the conviction that we should lose
no time in announcing our purpose to deal
with the Filipinos as we deal with the
Cnbans. Every consideration. commercial
and political. leads to this conclusion.
Such ground as We may need Ior coailng
conceded by the Filipincs, who simply, de-
sire an opportunity to work out. their
own destiny, inspired by our example and
sfforts " have been directed toward the
Education of the FIlipinos, we have rem
dered them a distinct service. but in edu-
eating them we must recognIze tnaI we
are making colonialism impossible. Ii we
Intended to hold them as subjects we
would not dare to educate them. Self
government, with M independence,
versal education in the Philippines. AS
soon as opportunity offers, / shall discuss
the Philippine question more at length,
and I shall also refer to English rule IN
India, for it throws light upon our prob
lens in the Philippines, but these sub
sects must be reserved until I can speak
more in detail.
Our Government Compared to Others.
In several of the nations in Europe the
executive department is more responsive
to public sentiment than is our con-
gress. In England, for instance. where
the ministry is formed from the dominant
party, when an election is held upon any
Independent issue the government pro-
Deeds to put into law the will OF the
people expressed at the polls. While