Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-27

vada, the legislation regarding the
treatment of the Japanese IN those
states doubtless had no conception Of
the fact that they were doing to that
great nation of gentlemen, soldiers,
scholars and scientists and statesmen,
a nation worthy of challenging and
receiving the respect, ono M hom-
age of mankind. an injustice and in
suit which would bring on private
war in any private relation in our "
country. Thank heaven the wiser
heads ana the sounder hearts instruct
ed and onlistened upon the true nature
of the proceedings. prevailed ana
ovcrcame the inconsiderate and
~thoughtless,
But a few days ago a member Of
the house of representatives With no
other apparent purpose than to make
himself prominent by an attack upon
an American charged upon the chief
magistrate of Panama a fraudulent
conspiracy in regard TO a contract un-
der negotiation by that country re-
garding the forests Of Panama. All
Panama was instantly alive with just
Indignation. This insult was felt all
the more kcenly because we with out
90. 900, 900 people ana our great navy
and army presented an Overwhelming
and irresistable force to a little rcpub-
lie whose sovereignty we are bound.
trebly. bound in honor to maintain
and resnect. These are the things
hat make for war and ii YOU would
make for peace, you will froWn on
them. condemn them. ostracize and
punish by all social penalties. the men
who are guilty Of them, until it is un-
| derstood and felt that an insult to a
friendly foreign power is a disgrace
to the insulter upon a level with the
crimes that we denounce and for
which we infliet d%isgraceful punish
ment by law.
"Two-thirds of the suspicion, dis
Ike and distrust with which our
country was regarded by the people
of South America vas The result of
arrogant aud contemptuous hearing
of Americans for those gentle. po-
lite, sensitive, imaginative, delightful
people. The government cannot reach
it. it surely cannot It's public opin-
ion and public sentiment must deal
with it and when the public opinion
Of the world docs this the peoples of
every country win treat the peoples of
every other country that human kind
ness which binds home communities
together"
Ambassador Takahira in his address
said.
1T is undeniable that as civiliza-
ton advanced. international interest
in commerce is gradually developed
ana II general desire for peace is pro-
p%ortionatcly increased. 1t is a happy
sign of the times that measure after
measure is successfully devised to as
sure the security of peace. conferences
Of moro or less importance have been
held at various capitals and societies
Of diverse magnitude been formed to
discuss all sorts of plans, preventative
as wcll as remedial. This shows that
the world realizes more and more the
imperativcness Of lasting peace and
enduring prosperity.
an the midst of these circumstances
it is a distinct feature of things that
we are very often surprised by the
rumor of war, some times not with
out some cause but in some cases
entirely u%nfounded as though there
was a desire in some quarters for such
n bloody struggle"
II cannot help referring to this un-
pleasant subject If not only because
ii has a direct bearing upon the ques-
ton of peace. but because Eilihu loot
himself had Il trying experience with
that fallacious clamor in connection
with the relations between the United
states and Japan and stood out
against it calmly and firmly during
two years time Of its constant up
roar.
To-day we are happy TO see that
the public has become convinced Of
the folly Of propagation of that i'm
possible story
President-elect Taft delivered the
closing address.
II want to say" he began. that
Elihu Root ought to be president
elect and | a prospective member of
his cabinet because / know how to
serve under him. If there be a man
with n %profounder knowledge of-the
law with a clearer understanding of
human nature and of human justice
and with a greater power Of putting
himself in the position OF the man
whom he had to advise as to his
proper course. than Elihu Root.
don't know him. The pleasure, the
honor of having served the country
is association with Elihu Root and
Theodore Roosevelt will continue to
be the greatest honor 1 ever have
enjoyed.
I'VE organized a society in the alb
Iinet. There are Athos and Porthos
and D'Artagnon and Aramis. My
friend Root. was Athos who DArtag-
non was | lievc you to guess. Porthos,
| only have to introduce to you n
Aramis. / am not going to botray be-
cause of his love affairs with uches