The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-05

7 think it eminently Just and proper
that in most cases the recipient of the
prize should keep for his own use the
prize in it's entirety. But in this case,
while did not act officially as presl-
dent of the United States, 1t was new
ertheless only because l was president
that I was enabled to act at all; ana
/ felt that the money must be con-
sidered as having been given me IN
trust for the United States. l there
fore used it as q nucleus for a founda-
tion to forward the cause of industrial
neace, as being we'll within the general
purpose of your committee; for in our
complex industrial civilization of to-
day the peace of righteousness and
Justice. the only kind of peace worth
having, is at least as necessary in the
industrial world as 1t is among ma
lions There Is at least as much need
to curb the cruel greed and arrogance
of part Of the world of capital, to curo
the cruel greed and violence OF part
of the world Of labor, as to check
cruel and unhealthy militarism In in
ternationaI relationships.
Great End Righteousness.
We must ever bear in mind that the
great end in view is Righteousness, JUS
tice as between man and man, nation
ana nation, the chance to lead our
lives on a somewhat higher level, with
a broader spirit of brotherly good Will
one for another. Peace Is generally
good in itself, but it is never the high
est good unless 1t comes as the hand
maid of righteousness; and 1t becomes
a very evil thing II it serves merely as
a mask for cowardice and sloth or
as an instrument to further the ends
of despotism or anarchy. We despise
and abhor the bully, the brawler, the
oppressor. whether in private or public
life; but we despise no less the coward
and the voluptuary. No man is worth
calling a man who win not fight rather
than submit to infamy or see those
that are dear to him suffer wrong. No
nation deserves to exist If it permits
itself to lose the stern and virile Vir-
tues: and this without regard to
whether the loss is due to the growth
OF a heartless and all-absorbing COM
mercialism, to prolonged indulgence In
luxury and soft effortless ease, or to
the dedication of a warped and twisted
sentimentality.
Moreover, and above all, let us re-
member that words count only when
thew give provision Of methods to for
bid or punish any such violation.
Secondly, there is the further devel-
opment of the Hague tribunal, OF the
work of the conferences and courts at
The Hague. It has been well said that
the first Hague conference framed a
magma charta for the nations; 1t set
before US an ideal which has already
TO some extent been realized, and to-
wards the full realization Of which we
can all steadily strive. The second
conference made further progress; the
third should do yet more. Meanwhile
the American government has more
than once tentatively suggested meth
DDS for completing the court Of arbitral
Justice, constituted at the second
Hague conference, and for rendering 1t
effective. 1t is earnestly to be hoped
that the various governments of Eu-
rope, working with those of America
and of Asia, shall set themselves SER
iousIy to the task of devising some
method which shall accomplish this
result. If I may venture the sugges-
ton, it would be well for the states
men Of the world, in planning for the
erection Of this world court, to study
what has been done IN the United
States by the supreme court. cannot
help thinking that the constitution OF
the United States, notably in the es-
tabIishment Of the supreme court and
in the methods adopted for securing
peace and good relations among and
between the different states, offers
certain valuable analogies to wha'
should be striven for in order to Sc
cure, through the Hague courts am
conferences. q species Of world fedora
ltion for international peace and jus
tice. There are, of course, fundamen
tai differences between what the Unit
ed States constitution does and wha
we should even attempt at this time t.
secure at The Hague; but the method
adopted in the American constitution
to prevent hostilities between tn
states, and to secure the supremacy O
the federal court in certain classes o
cases, are well worth the study o
those who seek at The Hague to OBJ
tain the same results on a world scale
Check Growth of Arnaments.
In the third place, something shout
be done as soon as possible to chez
the growth of ornaments, especiall
naval ornaments, by tnternations
agreement. No one power could @
should act by itself; for 1t LIS eminentl
undesirable, from the expression t
deeds or are to be translated int
them. The leaders OF the red terrc
prattled Of peace while they steepe
their hands in the blood of the limo
cent; and many a tyrant has Gale
At peace when he has scourged homes
protest into silence. Our words muI
be judged by our deeds; and in striy
ing for lofty ideal we must us
practical methods; and IL we cannt
attain all at one leap, we must advanC
towards 1t step by step, reasonabl
content so long as we do actually mai
some progress in the right direction.
Now, having freely admitted Il
limitations to our work, and the quail
fications to be borne in mind, I fe
that have the right to have my wore
taken seriously when I point OF
where in my Judgment great advant
can be made in the cause of interns
tional peace. I speak as a practic
man, and whatever / now advocate
actually tried to do when / was f
the time being the head of great nj
ton, and keenly jealous of its hon
and interest. / ask other nations
do only what should be glad to s
M own nation do.
The advance can be made along Sc
eral lines. First of all there can
treaties Of arbitration There are,
course, states SO backward that eli
ilized community ought not to emit
into an arhrifrafion fr.aa. -, with +ba,