The Washington times., 1907-10-03
Hopes BattleshipS, Which With Small Fleet
Must Not Be Separated, Will Cruise
Alternately in Atlantic and Pacific.
Men Need Not Despair for Future of
Country, But Nation Should Regulate
Industry to Give All Chance.

! ward; and this Is the trend in the
] things OF the soul a. well as in the
| things Of the body.
Should Apply Homely Principles.
Government in its application is Of
| ten a complicated and delicate work.
but the principles OF government are.
after all, fairly simple. In a broad gen
eral way we should apply in the af-
! fairs OF the national administration,
which deals with the interests OF ali
1 our elghty-oGd millions of people. just
I the same rules that are necessary in
getting on with our neighbors In our
| several neighbOrhOods: and the nation
as whole should show substantially
the same qualities that we would expect
an honorable man TO show In dealing
with his Fellows To illustrate this.
consider for a moment two phases OF
governmental action.
First as to International affairs
Among your own neighbors. among your
] friends, what Is the attitude YOU Ike
to see a man take toward his fellows
the attitude you wish each Of your sons
10 take when ne goes out into the
/ wOrld2 Is a not a combination OF read
mess and ability 10 hold his own II
anyone tries 10 wrong him, while at
the same time showing careful regard
not only for the rights but for the
feelings Of others? or course IL isl OF
course the type OF man whom we re-
spect, whom We are proud % II he Is
a kinsman whom we are glad u have
as a friend and neighbor. In the man
who Is no milSsop, who IS not afraid.
who VIII not tolerate nCr nes,.a,- %
resent insult or injury. but VINO himself
never ilflicts insult or injury, is kindly.
goOd-natured. thoughtful OF others
4 rights-in short. a good man 20 do bus
mess with or have live in the next
house or have as a friend.
"0n the other hand, the man
who lacks any OF those qualities
Is sure to be Objectionable. If a
man Is afraid TO hold his own. II
he Will submit tamely to wrong
doing. he Is contemplate. II he
Is a bully, an OpressOr, a man who
, wrongs or insults others, he Is
even worse, and should he hunted
out Of the community. But, on the
whole, the most contemplate posi-
ton that can possibly be assumed
by any man Is that of clustering.
OF Dragging. of insulting or wrong
ing other people, while get eX-
peoting to go through life unchal-
T lenged. and being always willing
TO back down and accept humiiia-
tiOn il readiness to make good is
demanded.
) Unarmed and Insolent
We'll all this is just as true OF a
nation as OF an individual and In deal
! Ing with other nations we should act A,
we expect a man who is 10th game and
decent 70 act IN private lie There ar,
few things cheaper and more objection
able. whether on the part of the public
man or % the private man. on II = par
of writer OF OF a speaker. an individual
or a group Of individuals. than a cours,
OF conduct which Is insulting or hurtful
. whether IN speech or act. to Individual,
! OF another nation or TO the representa-
lives OF another nation or 20 anoth FL
nation itself But the policy becomes IN
? famous from the standpoint or the in
z terests Of the United States when Il II
D combined with me refusal TO take those
5 measures Of preparation which car
/, alone secure ms from aggression on tn.
[ part Of others.
e "The policy Of peace with IN.
salt Is the very worst policy upor
4 which 1t Is possible to embark
t whether for a nation or an lndi
3 riduaI. To be rich, unarmed. AMI
: yet insOlent and aggressive, Is t.
! court WeIl-nigh certain disaster
5 The only safs and honorable ruI.
= of foreign policy for the United
s States is to show itself courteous
q toward other nations. scrupuIOu'
e not to infringe upon their rights
\ and yet able and ready TO deien,
q its own.
"This nation is now on terms O
e the most cordial good will with al
: other nations. Let US make II 1
5 prime object Of our policy to pre-
serve these conditions. To do 81
4 it. is necessary on the one hant
r to mete out generous Justice t.
t all other peoples and show then
s courtesy and respect; and on III
IS other hand, as we are yet a goo,
Il way of from the millennium, Il
keep ourselves in such shape as {,
make IL evident to all men that w
desire peace because we think il
2 Just and right, and not from mo
ii tives Of weakness or fimidity. A.
i for the first requisite. this mean
l. that not only the Government. bu
: the people as a whole, shall act il
!. the needed spirit; for otherwise tn
q folly of a few individuals ma,
i work lasting discredit to the Who'll
nation.
h "The second requisite Is NOR
y easily secTred-iet us build up an,
# maintain at the highest point o
g efficiency the United States navy
: "In any great war on land we shout
/ have to rely IN the future as we hay