Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-03
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AT CAIRO
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| our eighty-odd millions of people, Jus
the same rules that are necessary II
getting on with our neighbors in oul
several neighborhoods; and the nation
as whole should show substantially
the same qualities that we would ex.
pect an honorable man to show II
dealing with his fellows. To illustrate
this, consider for a moment tw<
phases of governmental action,
First as to International affairs
Among your own neighbors, among
your friends, what is the attitude Won
like to see a man take toward his fell
lows, the attitude you wish each of
your sons to take when he goes out
into the world? 1t is not a combina-
ton of readiness and ability to hold
his own If anyone tries to wrong him
while at the same time showing care
full regard not only for the rights but
for the feelings of others? Of course
1t Is! OF course the type of man whom
we respect, whom we are proud of if
he is kinsman, whom we are glad
to have as friend and neighbor. is the
man who is no milksop, who Is not
afraid, who will not tolerate nor hesi-
tate to resent insult or injury, but who
himself never intiicts insult or injury,
is kindly, good-natured, thoughtful of
others rights-in short, a good man TO
do business with or have live in the
next house or have as friend. On the
other hand, the man who lacks any
of those qualities is sure to be obiec-
tionable. If a man is afraid to hold
his own, if he will submit tamely to
he is contemplate. If he
Is bully, an oppressor, a man who
wrongs or insults others, he is even
community. But, on the whole the
most contemplate position that can
possibly be assumed by any man is
that of clustering, of Dragging, of in
sulting or wronging other people. while
yet expecting to go through life I'M
challenged, and being always willing to
back down and accept humiliation if
READINGS to make good is demanded.
Well, all this is just as true of a ma
ton as of an individual--and in dealing
with other nations we should act as
we expect man who is both game and
decent to act in private life. There
are few things cheaper and more OBJ
jectionable, 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 group of individuals,
than a course of conduct which is in
sulting or hurtful, whether IN speech
or act, to individuals of another nation
or to the representatives of another
nation or to another nation itself. But
the policy becomes infamous from the
standpoint of the interests of the
United States when Il is combined with
the refusal to take those measures of
which can alone secure us
from aggression on the part of others.
The policy of peace with insult" is
The very worst policy upon which it
8 possible to embark whether for a |
nation or an individual. To be rich, |
lnarmed, and yet insolent and agrees
slVe, is to court well-night certain |
disaster. The only safe and honorable |
'ule of foreign policy for the United |
States is to show itself courteous to-
ward other nations, scrupulous not to |
infringe upon their rights, and vet able
md ready to defend it's own. This ma |
ion is now on terms of the mos. cor |
1ial good will with all other nations. |
Let us make it a prime object of our
policy to preserve these conditions. To |
10 so ii is necessary on the one hand |
70 mete out generous justice to all |
)ther peoples and show them courtesy |
and respect; and on the other hand, as
we are yet a good way off from the
to keep ourselves in such
shape as to make it evident to all men |
hat we desire peace because we think |
It is just and right and not from mo-
lives of weakness or timidity. 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 follow of a few In
iividuals may work lasting discredit to
Is more easily secured-let us build up
md maintain at the highest point of
the United States navy. In
any great war on land we should have
10 rely in the future as we have relied |
n the past chiefly upon volunteer SOL
liers; and although it is Indispensable
hat our little army, an army ludi-
'rously small relatively to the wealth
md population of this mighty nation.
hould itself be trained to the highest
'oint and should be valued and re-
'pected as is demanded by the worth
4 the officers and enlisted men, yet it
S not necessary that this army should
he large as compared to the armies of
other great nations. But as regards
the navy all this is different. We have
In enormous coast line. and orr coast
line is on two great oceans. To repeI
hostile attacks the Notifications. and