The Mena weekly star., 1910-06-16


 given race; he must not be gwen m munity in wrong-doing, or permitted % cumber the ground or given otheI Piisf leges which would be denied 10 ,ne vicious and unfit among themselves. on the other hand, where he acts m way which would entitie him to respec, anu reward if he were of our own stock ne is just as much entitled to that respect and reward if he comes or anothei stock, even though that other stock pro duces much smaller proporuon vi mn Of his type than does our own. HIS has nothing to do with social intermlhshhs. with what Is called social equality IL has to do merely with the question or oo- ing to each man and each woman that elementary justice which will permit nm or her 10 gain from life the rewaIu which should always accompany thriit, sobriety self-control, respect TOT the rights of others. and hard and inteih- gent work eo a given end To more than such just treatment no man is entitled and less than such just treatment no man should receive.
 Duty of Nation to Nation.
 The other type of duty Is the interna- tional duty. the duty owed by one na- ton to another. hold that the laws or morality which should govern indiVidu- als in their dealings one with the other are just as binding concerning nations m their dealings one with the other Ihe application of the moral law must be different In the two cases. because In one case 1t has, and in the other it has not, the sanction of a civil law with force behind t. The individual can depend TOT 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, 1t is the highest duty of the most advanced ana freest peoples to keep themselves in such a state of readiness as to forbid to any barbarian or despotism the hope of ar resting the progress of the world oy stri- king down the nations that lead In that progress. IL would be foolish indeed to pay heed to the unwise persons who de- sire disarmament to be begun by the very peoples who of all others. should not be left helpless before any possible foe But we must reprobate quite as strongly both the leaders and the peoples who practise, or encourage or condone, aggression and iniquty by the strong at the expense of the weak. We should tol- crate iawlessness and wickedness neither by the weak TOT hy the strong; and both weak and strong we should in return treat with scrupulous fairness. The for eign policy of great and self-respectins country should be conducted on exactly the same plane or honor, or lnslStence upon one's own rights and of respect for the rights of others as when brave and honorable man Is dealing with his fell lows. Permit me to support this state ment out of my own experience. For nearly eight years I was the head of Q great nation and charged especially with the conduct of it's foreign policy; and during those years I took no action with reference to any other people on the face of the earth that l would not have felt Justified in taking as an individual in dealing with other individuals.
 I believe that we of the great civilized nations of today have right to feel that long careers of achievement lie before our several countries To each of us Is vouchsafed the honorable privilege of do- ing his part, however small. in that work. Let us strive hardly for success. even if by so doing we risk failure. spurning the poorer souls of small endeavor who know neither failure nor success. Let us hope that our own blood shah continue in the land. that our children and chill dren's children to endless generations shall arise to take our places and play a mighty and dominant part in the world, But whether this be denied or granted by the years we shall not see, let at least the satisfaction be ours that we have carried onward the lighted torch in our own day and generation If we do this, then, as our eyes close and we go out into the darkness, and other hands grasp the torch. at least we can say that our part has been borne well and valiantly.