Bisbee daily review., 1910-12-18
OUR OFFENCES
 EXPLAINED BY
 THE EXECUTIVE
President Taft Announces We are Al Peace With the World and Are Likely to
 Remain So
OUTLINES PLANS
 REGARDING CANAL
Urges Passage of Bills Raising Efficiency of State Militia
 And Its Officers

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. IT, President Taft addressing the clos ing banquet tonight os the American society for the judicial settlement of international disputes, aliayed the so called war scare which has furnish ed pabulum for the newspapers for the Inst few days"
 est reason for such sensation be- cause we are at peace with ali the nations Of the world and quite like ly to remain so.'
 He emphasized the fact that the American people never would con sent to the maintenance of standing army sufficient to cope with that of greater powers and he urged the re- tention of the present army, the i'm provement of the militia, and the pass age of the pending volunteer bill 10 be operative should war be declar- ed, and the passage of law pro vidine for force of additional off cers who will be able in time of peace, to render efficient service in drilling the militia of the states and finally the accumulation of guns and ammunition to equIp and arm the force We could collect un- der coloIs in an emergency.
 Continuing he said: Take the have there a property which, when completed, is worth si0o, ,0e0 DOC. It has been built not alone to further the cause of the worlds commerce, but also to bring our eastern and western seaboards closer together and secure us the military benefit Of enabling our naval feet to pass quick ly from one ocean to the other. It is said ws could neutraliZe the canal and by inducing all nations to agree not 10 attack the canal, secure its immunity from injury. But the tronb le i5 that nations are quite as likely as men to violate organizations under great stress. like that of war.
 The fact that we fortify the canal will not prevent us from discharg ing all the international obligations that we may have in respect to II but will enable us to defend ourseiy es in it's possession against the aci of every irresponsible force or na tion.''
 There has been a good deal O talk in the papers and some refer ence in congress to the supposed helpless condition of this country il the event Of 6 foreign invasion
 venture to think that much mor' has been made of this than the facts calmly considered. would justify.
 We have a very good navy ant with the opening of the Panama Cal al it wia be a much more effectiv' one. It will Dc useful to prevent tn coming Of an invading army iron across the seas.
 Speaking of the achievements the past of courts of arbitration IEe pfcSfutit SdiUs wv IT HC "a negotiate and put through positiy agreement with some great natio to abide by the adjudication of a international arbitral court in eevI issue which cannot be settled negotiations, no matter what is yolved, whether honor, territory { money. we shall have made Tor step to establish as between the fhe same system and process law that exists between indiyidua under the government"
 Major Gen. Grant, son of Gener |. s. Grant, whose words Let | have peace," have been closely ass ciated with his military achiev ments was one of the speakers I read a letter written by Preside Grant in 1879 to the Universal Pea Union in which was suggested D; manent court of arbitration, the velopment Of which is one of Il chief objects of the present conf ence. The letter said in part:
 look forward to the day when the will be courts established that sh' be recognized by all nations, wai will take into consideration all { differences between nations and . tie by arbitration or decision of su courts, these questions"