Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-04

feelings of others? OF course it is.
| OF course the type Of man whom we
respect, whom we are proud of. il he
| is a kinsman, whom we are glad to
have as a friend and neighbor, is the
man who is no milksop, who is not
afraid, who will not tolerate nor hest
tate to resent insult or injury, but
who himself never 1infiicts insult or
injury, is g. kindly, good-natured,
thoughtful of others right--in short,
a good man to do business with or
have live in the next house, or have
as a friend. On the other hand, the
man who lacks any of these quail
ties is sure to be Objectionable. II
a man is afraid to hold his own, If he
will submit tamely to wrongdoing,
he is contemplate. If he is a bully,
an oppressor, man who wrongs or
| insults others, he is even worse and
should be hunted out of the commun.
ity. But, on the whole, the most
contemplate position that can posi-
bly, be assumed by any man is that
of clustering, of Dragging, of insult
| ing or wrongdoing other people,
while yet expecting to go through life
unchallenged, and being always will
ing to back down and accept humilia-
ton if readiness to make good is de-
| manded. ~ ".*' '.-.
| We'll, all this is just as true of a
nation as of an individual, and in
dealing with other nations we should
act as we expect a man who is both
game and decent to act in private
Life, There are few things cheaper
| and more Objectionable, whether on
the part of the public man or Of the
private man, on the part of writer
or of a speaker, an individual or a
group of individuals, than a course
of conduct which is insulting or hurt
full, whether in speech or act, to in
dividuals Of another nation or to an
other nationa itself. But the poll
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point of the interests of the United
States when it is combined with the
refusal to take those measures of
preparation which can alone secure
US from aggression on the part of
others. The policy of peace with in
suit" is the very worst policy upon
which it is possible to embark, whe.
ther for a nation or an individual
| To be- rich, unarmed, and yet inso-
lent and aggressive, is to court we'll
nigh certain disaster. The only safe
and honorable rule of foreign policy
for the United States is to show It.
self courteous toward other nations,
scrupulous not to infringe upon
1 their rights, and yet able and ready
to defend its own. This nation is
now on terms Of the most cordial
good will with all other nations. Let
us make it prime object OF our poll
/ CIV to preserve these conditions. To
do SO it is necessary ON the one hand
to mete out generous Justice to all
other peoples and show them cour-
tesy and respect; and on the other
hand, as we are yet good way OFF
from the millennium, to keep our
selves in such shape as to make it
evident to all men that we desire
peace because we think it is just
and right and not from motives of
weakness or timidity.
Importance of the Navy.
AS for the first requisite, this
means that not only the government
but the people as a whole shall act
in the needed spirit; for otherwise
the folly. of a few Individuals may
work lasting discredit to the whole
nation. The second requisite is more
easily secured-let us build up and
maintain at the highest point of ef-
ficiency the United States navy. In
any great war on land we should
have to rely in the future as we have
relied in the past chiefly upon volun.
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| teer soldiers; and although it is in
dispensable that our little army, an
army ludicrously small relatively to
the wealth and population of this
mighty nation, should ITSELF be train
ed to the highest point and should
| be valued and respected by the worth
| of the officers and enlisted men, yet
it is not necessary that this army
should be large as compared to the
armies of other great nations. But
| as regards the navy all this is differ
emit. We have an enormous coast
line, and our coast line is on two
| great oceans. TO repel hostile at.
taeks the fortifications, and not the
| navy must be used; but the best way
to parry is to hit-no fight can ever
be won except by hitting and we
can only hit by means of the macy. It
Is utterly impossible to innprovise ev-
en- makeshift navy under the con-
ditions of modern warfare.
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