El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-07

in his various homes across the seas,
and the American. both at home and
abroad. are brought into contact with
utterly alien peoples, some with a civ
iltzation more ancient than our own,
others still in, or having, but recently
arisen from the barbarism which our
people left behind years ago.
The problems that arise are Of well
nigh inconceivable difficulty. They
cannot be solved by the foolish senti-
mentality Of the stay home people
with little patent recipes. and those
cut-and-dried theories Of the political
nursery which have such limited appli-
cabiiity amid the crash of elemental
forces. Neither can they be solved by
the raw brutality of the men who,
whether at home or on the rough from
tier Of civilization, adopt might as the
only standard of right in dealing with
other men, and treat alien races only
as subjects for exploitation
Races All Differ.
mo hard and fast rule can be drawn
as applying to all alien races, because
they differ from one another far more
widely than some of them differ from
us. But there are one or two rules which
must not be forgotten. In the long
run, there can be no justification for
one race managing or controlling an
other unless the management and con-
troll are exercised in the interest and
for the benefit Of that other race. This
is what our peoples have in the main
done, and must continue TO do, I'm In
dia, Egypt, and the Philippines alike.
In the next place. as regards every race,
everywhere, at home or abroad. we
cannot afford to deviate from the great
rule of righteousness which bids US
treat each man on his worth as
man.
Justice For All.
He must not be sentimentally favored
because he belongs TO a given race; he
must not be given immunity in wrong
doing, or permitted to cumber the
ground, or given other privileges which
would be denied to the vicious and IN
fit among ourselves. On the other
hand. where he acts in a way which
" ould entitle him TO respect and re-
ward if he were Of our own stock, he
is Just as much entitled to that respect
and reward if he comes Of another stock,
even though that other stock produces
a much smaller proportion of men OF
his type than does our own. This has
nothing to do with social intermin Cling,
with what is called social equality.
1T has to do merely with the ques-
ton OF doing to each man and each
will permit him or her to gain from
life the reward which should always
accompany thrift. sobriety, self con-
troll. respect for the rights OF others,
and hard and intelligent work to a
given end. To more than such just treat
ment no man is entitled, and less than
such just treatment no man should re-
ceive.
International Duty.
The other type of duty is the inter
national duty, the duty owed by one
nation TO another. 1 hold that the laws
of morality which should govern in
dividuaIs In their dealings one with the
other are Just as binding concerning
nations in their dealings one with the
other. The application of the moral law
must be different in the two cases, be-
ca use in one case it has. and in the
other It has not, the sanction Of a civil
law with force behind it.
Courts and Police.
The individual can depend for his
rights upon, the courts which them
selves derive their force from the police
power Of the state. The nation can de-
pend upon nothing of the kind; and,
therefore. as things are now, it is the
highest duty Of the most advanced and
freest people to keep themselves in
such a state of readiness as to forbid
to any barbarism or despotism the hope
Of arresting the progress Of the world
0y,striking down the nations that lead
IN That progress.
Tt would be foolish indeed to pay
heed to the unwise persons who desire !
iisarma ment to be begun by the very
people who, Of all others, should not /
De left helpless before any possible foe. |
But We must reprobate quite as strong
h. h nh !
or encourage or cOndone, ag-
erosion and iniquity by the strong al
he expense of the weak.
Enforce the Law.
I'VE should tolerate lawlessness and |
wick edness neither by the weak nor (
by the strong; and both weak and /!
strong we should in return treat with /
;crupuIous fairness. The foreign policy |
# a great and self respecting country /
should be conducted on exactly the |
,anA plane of honor, Of insistence upon |
mes own rights and of respect for the |
lights of others, as when a brave and !
man is dealing with his fell !
ows. Permit me TO support this state |
nent out of my own experience. For !
nearly eight years 1 was head of a /
great nation and charged especially /
With the conduct of its foreign policy; /
md during those years / took no action i
With reference to any other people on |
he face of the earth that l would not /
lave felt justified in taking as an in
lividual in dealing with other indi- /
iduals.
Look TO the Future.
Il believe that We of the great civ
lised nations of today have a right to
eel that long careers of achievement
lie before our several countries To
ach of us is vouchsafed the honorable
privilege of doing his part, however
mall in that work. Let us strive
lardily for success even if by so do
ng we risk failure, spurning the poor
+ souls of small endeavor who know
either failure nor success. Let us
lope that our own blood shall con-
niue in the land. that our children and
hildren's children to endless genera
ions shall rise to take our places and
LAY mighty and dominant part in
he world. But whether this be denied
II granted by the years we shall not