The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-06-16
Declares Secretary Knox at
Exercises of University
of Pennsylvania.
SHOULD PER.S U AIDE
Other Nations to Spend Cap
ital for Peaceful De-
velopment. t


PHILADELPHIA. Pa, June 1s.-
II this government can help to up
build its nelghbors and promote the
thought shat the capital OF the more
advanced nations OF the world would
be better employed in assisting the
peaceful. development OF those more
backward, than in financing wars. It
is such deviation from traditions as
the American people will approve"
Secretary Knox speaking today at
the commencement exercises OF the
University of Pennsylvania ON "The
Spirit and Purpose of American Di-
plomacy," voiced that sentiment prIn-
clpalF as the key note OF his review
OF American statecraft from It's be-
ginning.
Beginning with John Jays treaty
of 1894 with Great Britain for the
peaceful settlement of boundary dis
putes, which he declared ushered in
the modern era arbitration, secre-
tary Knox declared that American d.
plomacy had been diplomacy of real
and definite direction and spirit, not
based on expediency nor driven BY tho
veriable winds of opportunities, and
one which had in its justice, candor,
moderation and generosity reflected
the becoming attributes of a great
people.
The place which this nation has
taken in the promotion of arbitration
Mr.. Knox commended highly, paying
generous reference to his predecessors
for their part of the work and re-
ferring only modestly to his own work
Of promoting an International Prize
Court with the functions of Court
of Arbitral Justice.
The United States. Mr.. Knox de.
clared. had taken the advanced ground
that arbitration is a judicial more
than diplomatic procedure and the
decision OF such court must conform
to the principles of law and equity in
volved and controlling, The initiative
OF the United States in promoting such
a court he SAID he believed would lead
to the early establishment at The
Hague of permanent court of arbi-
tration.
Beginning with Commodore Perry,s
visit to Japan and Caleb cushings
treaty with China in 1914, Mr.. Knox
devoted much time to discussing the
state departments course in the far
east, He commended It warmly, re-
ferrlng to John Hays open door poll
cy In China as an achievement of
which 1t was impossible to fatl to re-
fer when speaking of American dl-
promacy.
Consplcuously Shown.
THE same just. friendly and gem
erous American spirit is conspicuously
SHOWN In our diplomatic and other
efforts in the interest Of particular
nations at critical times or in respect
to matters of great consequence af-
fecting the welfare of other nations.
said Mr.. Knox.
The part which the United States
took in the Boxer TROUBLES and its
subsequent action was taken, he de-
clared, to safeguard the principles of
the preservation of Chinese territorial
and administrative entity and equali-
ty of commercial opportunity. Mr..
Knox reviewed this governments par
ticipation in Kongo negotiations. its
progressive policy in Liberia, and its
part in terminating the war between
Russia and Japan.
The most active sphere of Ameri-
can diplomacy, however, Mr.. Knox
declared, was in the relations of the
United States with the twenty other
Republics OF the Western hemisphere.
Most of them are passing through an
evolution similar to that of the Unit
ed States, he said, and the influence
OF the diplomacy of the United States
could be traced to the development
and welding OF the Pan-American fam
lily OF nations Castro and Zelaya, Mr..
Knox referred to as tyrants
The financial difficulties of the.
Latin-American republics, Mr. Knox
compared in measure to those OF
santo Domingo, and he warmly de-
Tended the United States for It's
course in the case Of the latter. Ne
gotiations for the funding Of the ma
tional debt OF Honduras now under
way he said, would doubtless receive
the approval of this government. The
Panama Canal and the Pam American
railway. Mr. Knox declared, would
both be great factors in the peaceful
development of Iatin-America.
In conclusion, Mr.. Knox said:
Loyal to Peace Ideals.
I'VE have indeed, as IS right, firm
ly maintained our national sovereign
~ and dignity and the rights OF our
citizens, and we have not avoided war
when honor and duty have invoked
that stern arbitrament Nevertheless
we have Loyalty submitted ourselves
to the control Of the ideals OF peace
and to the principles OF international
comfy and good viii; and we have
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