Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-04

all our countries that cannot benefit tisr.
others There Is not one that cannot re
ceive benefit from the Others There Isl
not one that viii not gain BY the pros
perity. the peace, the happiness OF all
According to your programme, no greats
and impressive single thing Is to be doneA
by you. no political questions are to BEL
discussed. no controversies are to be set:1
tied, no Judgment Is to be passed nponl
the conduct Of any state, but many subA
jects are to be considered which afford the3
possibility of removing barriers to frter-I
course. Of ascertaining for the commoni
benefit what advances have been naade3
by each nation in knowledge, In experi4E
ence. in enterprise, In the solution of diff II
hcult questions Of government and In eth-f
zeal standards. Of perfecting our knowlI
edge of each other and OF doing awayI
with the misconceptions. the naisunder-
standings and the resultant prejudices
that are such fruitful sources Of COM
troyersy.
And there are some subjects In the pro-
gramme which invite discussion that may
lead the American republics toward an
agreement upon principles, the general
practical application of which can come
only in the future through long and pa
tent effort Some advance at least may
be made here toward the complete rule
4 of justice and peace among nations in
lieu of force and war.
The association of SO many eminent men
from all the republics. leaders Of opinion
in their own homes: the friendships thats
Will arise among You, the habit Of tenn
perate and kindly discussion OF mattersl
of common interest, the ascertainment OIL
common sympathies and aims. the 6lissi4
patton Of Misunderstanding, the exa.isi- /
ton to all the American peoples OF thisH
peaceful and considerable method of con- |
ferring upon International questions tiisB
alone. quite irrespective of the reSolu-
tons you may adopt and the conventions
you may sign, will marx substantial
advance in the direction Of internationa,1
good understanding.
X These benefieent results the government
and the people ce the United States of
America greatly desire We wish for ToI
| victories but those of peace. for no terri-I
tory except our own, for no sovereignty
except the sovereignty over ourselves.
We deem the Independence and equal
rights of the smallest and weakest mem
| Der Of the family of nations entitled to
as much respect as those Of the greatest
| empire, and we deem the observance OF
| that respect the chief guaranty of the
| weak against the oppression of the
/ strong We neither claim nor desire any
rights or privileges or powers that we
do not freely concede to every American
| republic. We wish to increase our pros
| perity, to expand our trade, to grow In
| wealth, in wisdom and in spirit. but our
| conception of the true way to accomplish
this is not to pull down others and profit
by their ruin, but to help all friends to
| common prosperity and common
growth that we may all become greater
!! and stronger together. Is $55z sis}s
! Within few months, for the first tirne,
\ the recognized possessors Of every foot OF
| soil upon the American continents can be
and I hope will be represented with the
acknowledged rights Of equal sovereign
states in the great world congress at The
Hague. This will be the worlds formal
and final acceptance of the declarat alton
that no part of the American continents
Is to be deemed subject to colonization
Let us pledge ourselves to aid each ether
in the full performance Of the duty to
humanity which that accepted declaration
implies, SO that in time the weakest and
most unfortunate of our republics may
come to march with equal step by the
side of the strongest and more fortunate
Let US help each other to show that for
all the races of men the liberty for which
we have fought and iabored is the twin
sister of justice and peace. Let US unite
in creating and maintaining and making
effective an all American public opinion
whose power shall influence international
conduct and prevent International wrong
and narrow the causes of war and for
ever preserve our free lands from the bur
/ den of such ornaments as are massed be-
hind the frontiers Of Europe and bring us
ever nearer to the perfection of ordered
liberty. So shall come security and pros
perity, production and trade. wealth, learn
ing, the arts and happiness for us all.
Not in single conference or by sim
+ gle effort can very much be done You
labor more for the future than for the
present, but if the right impulse be given,
If the right tendency be established, the
work you do here will go on among ell
the millions of people in the American
continents long after your final adjourn
ment, long after your lives, with incalcu-
liable benefit to all our beloved countries
which may it please God to continue free
and independent and happy for ages to