Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-10-02
Mr.. TAFTS PEACE
SPEECH IN JAPAN

Mr.. Tatts famous peace speech -
which summarily quelled all talk of
war between the United States and
Japan, was delivered in Toxic on
Monday evening, September 80, of
/ last year. The occasion was a ban
quet in his honor. the hosts being the
/ municipality of Toxic and the Cham
| Der Of Commerce of the city. The
labor troubles on the Pacific Coast.
| which bred persistent rumors of i'm
pending hostilities, would have been
dismissed by Mr.. Taft in his speech
with little more than a passing refer
ence If, indeed. he alluded at all to
the subject. His plans were changed
almost on an instant the morning of |
the banquet. His attention was d. |
rected to a cable dispatch in the local 1
newspapers, stating circumstantiallv |
tnat our state Department was weary
OF the diplomatic hectoring of ia
pan, and was about to deliver to tbe
emperor an ultimatum. This could
scarcely spell other than war or a
DackdOwn by Japan. Mr.. Taft ne
rused the dispatch carefully and
quickly formulated what seemed to
MIN the proper course to pursue. He {
leYoted the remainder of the day to
preparation Of the speech Compar-
ng It's brevity with the amount of
iipe and thought he expended on it
me may readily appreciate the meas ?
lre. OF importance with which Mr. 4
art regarded what he was going to q
ay. Everything presaged that the h
japanese would receive Mr.. Taft's h
peech as they did No representa- Il
I've of the United States Government =.
pom whom might have devolved the 7,
uty OF so frankly discussing the deli =.
ate subject of war between the two ca
)untries would have been accorded
more respectful hearing than Mr. nj
art Neither was there another %,
merlcan in whose integrity of mr. co
use and depth of honesty. with tbe ~
III and the ability to utter the trutb ~
ne saw 1t, did the Japanese repose nj,
complete confidence as they did in ba
|. Iatt. He was charged with mo or
lclaI message to the japanese. He bo
rely took 1t upon himself as a sen
lie man, and in the light of a Datri- nc ;
C DUTY to both countries. to do III
.at he could personally to put n nr,
70 10 that nonsense as he pri- tbe
SIy termed 1t. In part Mr. Taft tio1
War between Japan and the Uni con 90
"CuAh DG d crime against I rs
dern civilization. 1t wOuId no 90 l e
ked as it would be insane. Meth ~ ~
The people of the United States no. PIC
people of Japan desire war tn
'ernments of both countries would NE.
IN every point to avoid such an
III catastrophe. What has Janan
gam by it? What has the United IT
-es to gain by it? japan has Taft
'hed that point in her bistorv who
re she is looking forward with cand
ldent hope to great commerciai Gee.
quest. She is shaking off the ef- sidin
OF war and is straining every Epis,
e for victories of peace. to a,
why should the United States chur
a war? War would change her cepte
year or more into a military ma a MOI
ana her great resources would view
'asted in vast equipment that IN
q serve no good PURPOSE. but tn vote
I her to warlike policies. In the Judg,
lecade she has shown a material Ohio.
,ess greater than the world has ginia.
before seen. III
o-day she is struggling with the rector
3 winch accompany such mate ! ganiz,
.eVeIopment, and is engaged in count
-ort by process of law to retain in his
GOD for her people and to SIM receiv
Lhe eFI' why should she wish vote.
m which all the evils Of society
N and on which all the vultures ado
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