The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19

men or money that was found necessary
TO preserve the union by force of arms.
In the light of this fact can this gov
ernment for the mere sake of preserv-
ing peace he expected To allow any for
elgn nation to trample upon American
rights that were secured and then pro-
tccJed by great sacrifices on the field
of hattie?
- But the league is not willing to
look only TO the armament plan for jhe
preservation of national rights and of
international peace, any more than for
the preservation of individual and state
rights. The principles of law arc due
10 the declaration of the constitution
aud adjudication and enforcement of
these principles are required by the
league as the chief means of preserving
peace aud the administration Of JUS
bce, between the individual citizen and
between the states of tho American
union The league requires that similar
agencies of an international character
must be the main hope of preserving
peace and the administering of Justice
among nations. Certainly our men
(both policemen and sol6iers) are part
of these agencies of domestic law, order
and peace. but congress and courts are
also, and il may be truly SAID the more
customary means Of securing Justice arc
Keeping the peace.
Tho United States government pro
posed at the second Hague conference
that properly constituted international
congress and court of Justice be ere.
ated as means Of securing intena
tonal peace and justice. The other ma
tlons are unwilling TO make, al this
time. the arrangement proposed by the
| nIted States. This fact has led the
American Peace and Arbitration league
To advocate, for tho present, such an ar
bltration programme as Will be most
likely 10 win the approval Of this and
when tho nations Will all consent to
the creation of the most approved and
modern machinery for peace and JUS
tee. on an international scale and for
uses When proper ar.
biiration treatie have been concluded
between all nations and when arbitra
ton in this form has been sufficiently
tried and has been found adequate for
the protection OF national rights, the
dom and safety Of national courts and
with ample power and iuris-
diction.
''Thc American Peace and Arbltra-
lion league invites all good citizens 10
assist in taking as long and rapid steps
rs possible ON this safe way TO peace
and justice and in the meantime TO
keep the United States adequately
armed so rs 10 protect America aud
American rights against any aggression
that may manifest itself i'll any part
OF The world This programme seems
To be 4 practical one. Its promlga-
ton was n great step forward and its
by the former and present
presidents Of the United States is of
tho utmost Importance. Proper support
ri luHnciers. business men and The pco.
pie generally viii bc another long step
in the way of permanent international
peacc and security. Preparing proper
organizations for secur-
ing national rights and for administer
lng international justice is absolutely
necessary before IL will be possible to
relieve the people of the burden OF ar.
made necessary by the bust
ness of such agencies for International
peace and Justice. The American Peace
and Arbitration league expects TO do
It's part III this good work. Its Off
GERS aod directors hope this part viii bc
a large ono and that 1t Will be worthily
done, considering The vast and vital in.
terestS involved -