New-York tribune., 1907-12-15

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Hawaii. and re-
store the Amerl-
can flag with appropriate salutes.
This then was the end of the great venture by
the island across the western seas. which had been
rni.1ed bv false reports and influenced by Dad
advice # remained for the prophetic words OF
a. p,s;1,+ ~ be realized in after years Mis-
understa ndngs. more than all else; cause wars
between valiant and honorable peoples, he said
.Ianan has not understood the Americans, nor have
the Americans understood the japanese. Each
country has its yellow journals which tatten on sen
sational news of a not always truthful character In
that day when communication between Japan and
the United States becomes easier the people OF the
two countries will know each other so We'll thlt all
shall be of mutual assistance to each other. here
was little reason for trouble IN the first place lhere
will be no reason in the future. Even Japan must
agree that the outcome has been better Tor the
world at large. We shall be friends
Scarcely had peace been concluded Wheh the ''d-
ministra ton by declaration to its own people cut
with one blow of knife knot when threatened
financial panic. 1t prefaced with statement
that the reason why indemnltleS had been de-
manded from Japan was because under altered con-
ditions following the war 1t would be imposing
hardship on a gallant nation. without the need
therefor. In substance it stated that 1naSnuch as
there would be future appropriations. and con
sequenty taxation for naVles or fortIilcatlonS'
vast reductions would be made automa t1caN III the
expense of operating the Government. 1t was also
announced that as the United States had been pre-
sented with the new form of transportation by Its
inventor it had aside for him and his heirs suit
ficent ROYALTIES to render them financially 1nde-
pendent; and that Furthermore in the interest CT
perpetual peace the secret of the radiopane would
be maintained inyIOlate.
The RAILWAYS of the country would be permitted
reOrganiZe and continue freight carriers until
such time as their deemed eNorbitant or
their charters expired, the Government abrogatlng
to itself all passenger traffic within the confines OF
its own continent and declaring itself competitor
for all ocean transportation under tariffs to be
formulated It ended bN asserting that government
ownership of aerial transportation was not adopted
at the bchest of any political party, but solely that
the people might derive the benefit and the nation
maintain its inVulnerI ble power. Thus 1t that
RAILWAYS were still permitted to exist and no hard
ship worked save the readustments OF capItallza
ton which losses fell mainly upon those who had aC
CumuIated fortunes by the very imitation which
now punCturei
rs if to knit the world together III international
harmony. the elimination came IL a message adj
dressed to all nations which pcnned by the hand
Of the President himself 1t his proposal for the
maintenance Of peace. and read as follows:
That var and its barbari,ns may for al time be done
away with. the United States Of AmcrC, submits that
BY the grace God it has been placed possession i
such power that could only conquer the world.
but destroy the inhabitant OF other nations
This has been fully demonstrated. 1t has z-e-Es
desire utilize It's strength unustly, but GCs*gss
purposes for the benefit of all \SSsez*S:
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1t considers territorial greed % be the real
mpeling motive IN nearly all international 9(
Therefore 1t requests
that ali nations become sig