The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-22
IN PEACE TIME
PREPARE FOR WAR

President Roosevelt addressing the
North Carolina Peace Society ON April
2. gave his approval of the movement
ls follows.
with this purpose iu view. ! ann
now negotiating arbitration treaties
With the various nations OF the world,
and the Senate Is ratfyng them.
most earnestly hope that at the same
time, as an even more important step
toward peace. the present Congress
will provide for four battleshlps and a
sufficient number of colliers, and for
the thorough fertilization of Hawaii
and GuatanamO.
II desire to THANK YOU FOR this OPP
portunity to support a genuine peace
society i'm its efforts for international
arbitration: for peace societies merely
! joopardize the national welfare, and
are profoundly hostile to American
national welfare, and are profoundly
! hostile to American national life, If
they obstruct the government in pro-
viding ample military and naval power
to meet conditions in the actual world
of today
q am glad to learn that the North
Carolina Peace Society has declared
itself in favor of adequate arma-
ment as well as effective arbitration
There is no inconsistency in advocat-
ing both of these things at the present
time; on the contrary, those who have
the public welfare at heart fail in the
performance of a part of their duty il
they neglect to labor for both. Effect
ual arbitration should be desired by
every farsighted citizen; while under
present conditions, not to provide ade
quate armament would be ineXcusablt
on the part of those charged with the
responsibility of preserving the rights
of our people. The North Caroline
Peace Society is to be congratulated
on its position, and should be support
ed by all good citizens in this effor
for the general welfare, and grea
credit is due to the state of North Ca
rolina for this action. The entire ma
ton and the cause of peace and justice
> throughout the world benefit by this
new departure in promoting the gen
eral peace movement.
, The approaching Congress will Ger.
tainly concentrate the thought of oul
people upon the fact that adequate ar
mament necessitates an unquestion'
ably superior naval power in the wa
tiers adjacent to our possessions, anC
that effective arbitration necessitates
agreements between all the powers tC
respect each others territory and SOW
ereignty in said territory and to arbi
trate all other questions. The accept
ance of these facts as automatic mus
speed the day when our own countr,
will be so armed as 20 minimize tn,
chance of the wars that are invited b,
national Weakness while the estab
, lishment of an effective system of in
ternational arbitration will greatl
. diminish the chances of conflict anon
= nations of approximately equa
y strength. The growth of the accept
= ance of the principle of internationa
arbitration is necessarily slow. w
should do all we can to hasten 1t; bu
as the world is at present it is well t,
: remember that the acceptance of thi
: principle in any measure whatever de
ponds exclusively upon the effectiv
support it receives from the half dozel
powers of great warlike strength. A
things actually are at the present day
we are helpless to further the cause O
peace and of effective internationa
arbitration unless to just and peace
able intentions We add stout hear
and a strong arm, and this means mill
tary and naval preparedness to a ia
greater degree than is at present tn,
case"