The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-31

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/ it's people with more confidence in its
government and grateful to the KIND
| Providence that cast my lot in the
! United States. My national pride has
been increased because Of abundant
evidence | have seen of It's al ruistic
| interest takne by Americans in the
| people OF other countries. Nm other
nation can show such a record of
I beneyoleuco and disinterestad friend
ship Ny love for our form Of govern
ment has been qn.ckened as ! have
! visited castles and towers, and peered
Unto dark dungeons, and | am glad
that our nation, proll'lng by the eX.
perience Of the past and yet unhamp
cred by traditions and unfetsred by
caste, has been permitted to form q
new center of civilization on new
soil and erect here government OF
the people, by the people, and also
for The people,
II also return more deeply i'm
pressed than ever before with the re
sponsibiity who h rests upon our ma
ton as an exemplar among the ma
tions and more solicitious that we
avoiding the causes which have led
other nations to decay, may present a
higher ideal than has ever before
been embodied In a national life ana
carry human progress 10 a higher
plane than il has before reached
II deiro, moreover to acknowledge |
Indebtedness to the American officials |
who have everywhere shown us all |
possible courtesy anG kindness.
Il do not know that ! can bettcrI
show my appreciation Of The wcle3n T
acc corded me by my countrymcn than /
to submit some suggestions drawn |
from observations during the past /
year A japanese educator ADDRESSING /
me through an Interpreter ad: ! wish /
YOU would find the worst thing IN |
Japan and tell us about it 50 that we
may correct IT," ! commended the !
generous spirit which he manifested /
but assured him thai ! had never |
visited Japan In search of faults and /
blemishes, but rather THAT | might |
find the best things in Japan and |
take them home for the benefit Of mg /
own people Each nation can give les I
sons to every other, and while 0ut +
nation is in a position to make the
largest contribution. as ! believe. TO
Tho education Of the world. il ought
to remain in the attitude OF a pupil
and be ever ready to profit by the ox
perience of others. The first message
that bring from the old world is a
of peace. The cause of arb-
tration is making real progre S In
pite of the fac that the nations mo
prominent in the establishment of the
Hague tribunal have themselves been
engaged In wars since that court was
There is a perceptible
growth in sentiment in favor of tho
settlement of international disputes
)y peaceful means. II was my good
ortune to be present at the last SOS
iion OF the Inter Parl amenary union
which convened in London on the
I'D of July. Twenty-s:X nations were
and these included all the {
eading nations Of the world. This
,eace congress. as il is generally
,nown not only adopted resolutions IN !
avor Of the limitation of armaments Z
md the arbitration of all questions 7
'elat ng to debts, but unanimously .
the proposition that all !
ues, ions of every nature should he G
ubmitted to an impartial tribunal for {
nvestfgaiion. or TO the mediation OF N
riendly nations before hostlities are Q
II is not necessary TO r.
oint out the importance of the posi- ?
ion taken The embodiment of the Il
In treaties would % long
.ay toward removing the probability
( war. While the idea is of American g
rigin il was heartily accepted by the b
apres entatives Of England, France b
Germany and other European coun- tf
les. believe that if our nation woulG D
ropose to make with every nation a "
'eaty providing that all questions ia =
ispute between the parties should d
2 submitted to The Hague court or q
, some other impartial international pt
ibunal for Investigation and report w
,fore any declaration Of war or 81
of host lily. if would le
nd many nations willing 10 enter as
To such a compact J am sure from 0f
ibhc uterances of the present prime 70
mister Of Great Britain. Sir Henry d
ampbell Banne.msn that such sH
eaty could be made between the two ex
cat English speaking nations and 50
eir example would be follpRe1 until 10
c DANGER of war would be- aimo--- vs.
not entirely removed. To take the VII
ad in such a movement would esiab- re
n our position as world power in isi
e best sease Of the term. And what "a
.gument can be advanced against T.
oh action On the part of tne mi ed W
ates? Shall We yield 10 ans other a.
.tiOn in the estimate TO be placed I'd
lon the value Of human life2 ! cen as
So that my aversion 10 killing in th
eases with the year. Surely fhe lei
Gator dia net plan the uaieefsc a. -
make he progfess Of the race de 81
ndent upon wholesale blond letting bu
prefer 10 believe that war. instead an