The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-06-22


CD He is armed with the convic-
tion that his cause will be adjudicated
by the equitable decision of a, Board
Of Arbitration.
This an1icable system. while pro-
tecting the rights Of the weak, will
not wound the national pride of the
strong, since it does not attempt to
trench on the sovereignty of the
stronger power
1 can recall at least five instances
within the last twenty years in which
international conflicts have been ami
cably settled by arbitration. The dis
pute between Germany and Spain re-
garding the Caroline Islands was
adjusted by Pope Leo XIII in 1886.
The Samoan difficulty between Ger
many and the United States was set
tled.lby a conference held in Berlin in
1883. A treaty ywof- peace. between the
United States and Mexico was signed
in washington atIIthe close of Mr..
Cleveland's administration. And few
months ago, a war between France and
Germany-perhaps Z general, European
conflict-was averted by the Algeciras
conference in Morocco.
Lastly, President Roosevelt, by his
timely and tactful intervention, put an
end to the late destructive war be-
tween Russia and Japan.
If international arbitration helps to
avert threatening hostilities, the avoid
ance of any entangling alliance re-
moves US from the danger of provok-
ing them. 49,.
The Father Of His Country. in his
farewell address, which he left as a
precious legacy to his countrymen.
earnestly exhorts them to abstain from
being involved in entangling alliances
with other nations, aud to cultivate
friendship with all of them. The SOL
emn admonition was. reafiirmed by
Jefferson in his inaugural address, and
administration to another as a sacred
oracle, and has now acquired almost
the force and authority Of law.
AS soon as we form an alliance,
offensive and defensive, against any
other nation, We make her quarrels
and hostilities our own. Her enemies
are our enemies. We are tied to her
chariot wheels: We must perforce in
crease our land and naval armament
to suit her purpose. She will usge
and almost compel US to do so il We
are to remain her champion. 1t is i'm
piled in the compact.
When our forefathers sailed across
the Atlantic to this Western World
they cut adrift from those long stand
ing and deep-rooted national rivalries
and encounters in which the mother
countries have been embroiled. And,
thank God, our own internecine con-
flict between the states is as much an
event of the past as the wars in Eng
land between the Houses of York and
Lancaster.
Fortunately for US, our geographical
situation isolates US from dangerous
proximity to aggressive adversaries.
We are providentially protected by
our natural boundaries. We are bor-
dered on the east by the Atlantic
ocean. on the west by the Pacific. we
are bounded on the north by friendly
colonies, and on the south by sister
republic. which, far from arousing oul
apprehension, values our strength as
a protection against foreign invasion.
Besides entering into closer COM
mercial relations with European ma
tions. let US form q still more friendly
compact with them by welcoming their
thrifty sons and daughters. to share
our fortunes in this favored country.
1t cannot be denied that our excep-
tional prosperity as nation in the
past century has been due in no small