The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
SUPPORTS Big NAVY.
Secretary Straus Sees No
Danger in Many Ships.
SHOULD MAKE PEACE DEMAND
officer Advocates Universal
Amity Through Nations Ability To
Also Addressing Peace Meeting"
Takes a Different View of Matter.

Takes a Different View of Matter.
Two minds which failed 10 run in the
same channel. although they had courses
somewhat parallel. let their views of in
ternationaI peace and the best methods
of obtaining that much-discussed object
flow out at the Foundry N. E. Church
last night, when Oscar 5. StIuus, Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor. and Mr..
Edwin D. Mead. Of Boston "a worker for
universal peace, addressed large gath
ering.
Secretary Suaus inclined. evidently, to
the belief that there is one certain way
in which 90 obtain peace, and that is for
some nations 10 have such military, and
Especially such naval strength that it can
not ask for peace. but can command it.
In advocating this view the Secretary
referred to the North Sea incident; that
incident when the ships Of the Russian
admiral, RoiestveHsky. en- route TO the
/ Orient, fired upon some English barks
near the entrance 10 the Baltic Sea.
lie said that England was Immediately
after that incident in turmoil, ablaze
at the thought of an insult. But. he said.
England demanded an investigation in
stead Of resortins at once to armed re-
prisal, and Russia, knowing England's
power, granted an investigation.
big Navy Not Menace.
Continuing. Mr.. Straus said: Il hope,
I believe and feel cor+art tb,t . ,oa.a-
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navy command peace. strong navy
I'm the hands Of a peaceful nation is not
a menace. bur an instrument 10 the
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NAHUM
secretary Sifaus began ms address by
stating that this Is not the time of COM
mercialism. as is popuIarIy asserted. lie
said that there is more of commercial
s,,irit l,,7r loss or -.,,,,,..,f.fi.,,. H., ,t,,
world than there was a few centuries ago
and thar Rome was founded upon its
spirit OF commorcIalism: that the gen
/ erals of Rome. the pro-consuIs Of the en-
pire, took their positions with the knoWl-
edge that through them they would amass
/ immense wealth. taken by levying tribute
oa the commerce of other nations over
which they have been placed
/ The times are changed. the Secretary
saia' tht merchant mas no" become the
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hr- he"ds Address
/ Mr. Mead confined his address priuri-
paIIv m tba work of TIN. tI..eua Con
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'i"t 1i-eIe -s any "reu ol nation
I'D ''He navy suIlc'eII % demand an IN
Nestgauon similar to that which Eng
/ land demanded of Russia, after the North
/ Sea Incident Shortly after that Incl
dent NE said while England was
/ aHame' ihe French foreign Office pointed
OUT 10 'he Ehgiish foreign once that
+ tneFe Was cause Id tht treaty between
C,,U L'1,,''. .,,.'Is a. 'le II.sl nag le
! fr--estfes-ion dssir95 Fo, 49,. roa,on
I believe and NOT because England had
/ i navy four times as great as Russia
| an investigation was held in Paris. and
! the whole matter found to be deplorable
ana most "esiigehl, out not hostile-
- ,.''9 .'li' Vi ''.ousiIt' w
ILsttie sbf, lit Ls ssssyto5 i. si0 65a
oo0. is an enormous prise. The cost Of
| Harvard. of Amherst. Of Brown. Of Bow
doin, OF all the colleges Of New Eng
/ lahd' u put togethef' would be more
l,iii' $500 i,ss '.'ei, lle COS, Oh one
gl,1i, ., go. ,,s,, - a,,tjl,'tj "a
/ thrown away. he said.
7 Mr Mead said that the limitation Of
aTmaments and the agreement Of the ma
I tons as TO the ability oi belligerent to
ooiio" rom " leul' ai-ol Wil'h Hecfe-
/ ldi9 otiauo Hi'ohe diSo-"tIt Two lliIigs
| WHICH ne ueS"'s 10 see SeIlieo AT lhe
'i1N' "e ''''l'' ei1e'
Talk Of War Foolish.
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