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breadth from the straight Path Of Justice.
Il may b. well made 10 include active N
torvuntion 10 secure for our msrchand.se
and our capitalists opportunity for prom
abls investment which shall inurs 70 the
bensdt of both countries concerned.
TOcall such diplomacy dollar d.pAomAcy
and thus apply 20 Il what h deemed BY the
authors Of The phrase an expression OF
contempt ls TO Ignore entirely q most useful
once 70 be performed by q Government IN
is dealing With foreign Governments.
such diplomacy gives 10 the merchants
Of other countries In the cOmpetltion FOR
the trade Of the world an advantage which
their own OOveFnments are only too glad
90 offer 20 them. aud which our Govern
meat ought not % deny TO her own mer-
merchants. manufacturers and capitalists.
Secretary KnoK has advanced a proposal
by which capitalists Of Russia. Japan and
other nations, Including the United states.
should Join In advancing 10 China the sum
necessary 70 enable that Government 10
take over tho railroads Of ManchuTia and
10 manage them upon a business basis free
from all suspicion Of ulirriOr political mo-
tives or Of Determinations. This proposal
has not met with the approval Of all tue
nations 10 whom u was made, bat that v
may ultimately be the basis for assuring the
peace Of The Orient We have not lost hope.
The conception OF Manchuria "a a hunsT
state in which the railways should be under
the control Of representatives % all tho
nations. and not DOliced By the armies Of
anv, il cert ainly most useful. and one which
N Il could he realized would be fruitful Of
permanent peace.
The policy Of the open door was IN
aug,irated by this Government while John
HAY was Secretary Of state. and had ~
inception IN a note circulated among the
PoWeFs by him II has heen the intention
/ and purpose of this Administration 10 con-
serve aud maintain that policy as far as
possible aud We cannot look With satisfac-
tiOn on or auistly acquiesce IN a silent defeat
Of that policy in the tual measures adopted
I BY any % the Governments Interested In the
Orient
! Senator Borah of Idaho was the orator
who told the Americus club something
about Grant lie said:
II matters little where Grant vas horn
Searching for the secret Of his power we
derive no aid from the study Of his bOyhoOd
lie Was born neither 10 wealth nor want.
His parentage Vas neither illustTiOus not
ignoble Al the DAYS Of bis youth were
commonplace. His traits OF character and
trend Of mind were without significance
In no part Of his early life is there the
faintest suggestion Of his future greatness.
For thirty eight years his career Was I'M
interesting and uneventful. and ! do not
forget the degican var
long alter the age st whlch AleVandeI
had conquered the world and died, a. which
Hannibal had shaken 20 its foundations
the republic Of Rome. AZ which Charles All
had won the battle Of Narva. a. which
Napoleon had startled Europe by his cam
paign In Italy. Grant was a most humbls
citizen in a Western village. obscure even
among those with whom he lived.
The confie, of iSsO found a nation un
prepnred. IL was unbelievable that II
would come. From among the unknown
and humble came not only the rank and
Me Of that great army but also the two
great leaders Of men. Ulysses Grant anS
Abraham Lincoln.