The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-07-01

no indemnItIeu had been demanded
from Japan was because under altered
conditions following the war Il would
be imposing hardship on nation
already stricken. without the need
therefor. In substance It stated that
inasmuch as there would be no future
appropriations and consequently no
taxation for nayies or Notifications,
vast reductions would automatically
be made In the expense OF operating
the government 1T was also an.
nounced that as the United States
had been presented with a new form
OF transportation by Its inventor, II
had set aside for him and his hes-s
sufficient royalties to render them
financially independent, and that fur
thermore in the Interest Of perpetual
peace the secret OF the radioplane
would be maintained inviolable.
The railways OF the country would
be permitted to reorganize and con.
tinue as freight carriers until such
time as their rates were deemed exor-
bitant or their charters expired, the
government abrogating TO itself all
passenger traffic within the confines
Of its own continent, and declaring
itself competitor for all ocean trans
portation under tariffs to be formu.
lated. 1t ended by asserting that gov
eminent ownership Of aerial tr15ispor.
tation was not adopted at the rghest
of any political party, but solely That
the people might derive the benefit
and the nation maintain Its inyulner.
able power Thus 1t was that the raj.
ways were still permitted to exist AMI
no hardship worked save in the read
justments of capitalization, which
losses fell mainly upon those who hae
accumulated vast fortunes by the
very imitation which was now pune,
tured,
AS If to knit the world together In
international harmony, the culmina
ton came in message addressed to
all nations which was penned by the
hand of the president himself. 1t was
his proposal for the maintenance Of
peace, and read as follows:
THAT war and its barbarisms may
for all time be done away with, the
United States Of America submits
that:
"By the grace OF God 1t has been
placed In possession of such power
that 1t could not only conquer the
world, but destroy the inhabitants OF
other nations. This has been fully
demonstrated. It has no desire to utii
ize Its strength unjustiy, but purposes
to exert 1t for the benefit OF ill men
ut considers territorial grend to be
the real impelling motive IN nearly
all International wars. 4 Therefore IL
requests all nations become algnatory
to an agreement In perpehiity that un.
der no circumstances shall there be
any invasion of the territory OF one
country by another, and that all
boundary lines shall remain as now
established, except they be changed
by the mutual and amicable agree,
.ment of the adjoining powers 10 which
they belong.
Questions involving natior nj dig.
nifty can be adjusted by better means
than war, as can nearly all other
questions which from time TO time
arise between governments; hence the
United States urges that full powers
of adjudication and arbitration be
vested in standing commission repre-.
senting each nation, which shall have
for its seat office some place upon
which the greater number may agree.
"The United States, having faith in
the Anglo-Saxon race as representing
one of the most peaceful and conserya.
tive, has formed an offensive and de.
fensiye alliance with Great Britain,
through the personal efforts of The
king and his prime minister. These
two governments have no desire to
act as peace officers for the world,
but pledge themselves to place all
their power at the command of the
international commission for the en-
forcement of its findings"
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
Il