The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-23

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Now. the. same principle which applies
in private life applies also in public life.
II q public man tries to get your vote by
| saying that he viii do Something wrong
Certain that T yOT can be absolutely
while he viii do something wrong against
Duties of Citizenship.
So much for the citizenship of the indi-
neieho IN ms relations to his family. to his
dutes Of S5a ThOb There the stare shs
aggregation OF all the individuals, owes in
connection connection with other states. with other
no advocate of foolish cosmopoiitanism
peneye that a man must be a good
possible way of being a good citizen OF
the world Experience teaches us that
International feeling swamps his national
feeling that he does not care for HIS coun-
kind, in actual practice proves himself the
| foe of mankind; that the man who SAYS
any one country, Is in very fact at' usuaiiy
| an exceedingly undesirable citizen OF
at the moment to be in In the dim i' future
| all moral needs and moral standards may
view his own country and all other coun-
tries from the same level with tepid in
ain e e. It Is wise to distrust him. just
take the same dispassionate view OF his
wife and his mother. However broad and
deep mans sympatflfes, however in
tense his activities, he need have no fear
that they will be cramped by love Of his
| Now, this does not mean in the least
that man should not wish to do good
trary. just as 1 think that the man who
loves his family is more apt to be good
nelghpor than the man who does not, SO
| 1 think that the most useful member OF
the IamllX OF nations is normally strong
ism being inconsistent with a proper re
Eard for the rights of other nations,
Jealous of the national honor as a gem
| tleInan OF his own honor. will be careful
suffers wrong, just as a gentleman scorns
equally 70 wrong others or to suffer others
to wrong him o, I do not for one moment
made on the. stump diners from promise
moment admit that a man should act de-
eeitfully as e public servant in his deal
that he should act deceitfully in his deal
ings as private. citizen with other
| private citizens. do not for one moment
| admit that nation should treat other
nations in a different spirit from that in
which an honorable man would treat 9TH
er men.
International Law.
In practically applying this principle to
a great practical difference to be taken
into account: We. speak of international
|
wholly different from private or municipal
law, and the capital difference is that
sanction for the. other; that there is an
outside force which compels individuals
outside force to compel obedience as re-
CARDS the other. International law will. I
stronger and stronger until in some s way
or other there develops the power to make
first formative period AS yet, as a rule.
each nation is of necessity obliged TO
portance between it and its neighbors.
and actions must of necessity, where this
is the case, be different from what. they
there is an outside force whose action is
ali-powerful and must be invoked in any
wise Statesmen. gifted with the power
Of looking ahead, to try to encourage and
stitute or tend to substitute some other
agency for force in the settlement of in
every , sr honest statesman to try e to ou guide
the nation so that it shall not wrong any
HeG peopies IL they sre the to b true HsV To
themselves and to the cause of humanity
that in the last resort they must p possess sss
both the will and the power to resent
wrong doing from others. The men who
sanely believe in lofty morality preach
/ righteousness; but they do not preach
or among nations We believe that our
ideals SHOULD be high, but not SO high as
aiize them We S7 sincerely iS and e Earnestly
believe in peace; but If peace and justice
| conflict, we scoTn the man who would not
stand for justice though the whole world
came in arms against him.
/ And now, my hosts, a word in parting.
| You and 1 belong to the only two Repub-
lies among the great powers of the world.
| The ancient friendship between France
and the United States has been on the
! whole, sincere and disinterested friend
ship. A calamity to you would be a sor-
row to u.s. But 1t would be more than
| that. In the seething turmoil of the his
! tory of humanity certain nations stand
out a g possessing a peculiar power of
| charm, some special gift of beauty or wis
| dom or strength, which puts them among
the tmmortals, which makes them rank
| forever with the leaders of mankind.
| France is one of these nations. For her
| to sink would be loss to all the world.
| There are certain lessons Of brilliance and
| of generous gallantry that she can teach
better than any of her sister nations.
| When the French peasantry sang of Nal
| brook, 1t was to tell how the soul of this
, warrior-foe took flight upward through
| the laurels he had won. Nearly seven
| centuries ago. FroiSsart, writing of a
| time of dire disaster. said that the realm
| of France was never so stricken that
| there were not left men who would
| valiantly fight for it. You have had a
| great past. / believe that you will have
| a great future. Long may you carry
/ yourselves proudly citizens of a ma
| ton which bears a leading part in the
| teaching and uplifting of mankind