Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-09

whii- 10 i- an evil srf Q fr-adful thing
90 be cali0us TO sorrow and suffering. ard
blind 70 our duty to do all things poeriels
fur the hetterment of social conditions
nut Il is an unspsakaAy foolish thing to
strive for this n~tterment BY m-ans 80
destructive that they would leave no .o-
cial conditions 70 letter In dealing with
all these social problems. with m. inti-
mate relations ot the family. with wealth
IN private use and business use. Nth la
Dor. with poverty. the one priui. nece--
sity Is to remember that. though hard
ness % heart Il . great evil IL - no
srea;er an evil than softness Of head.
Hut IN addition TO these problems the
most Intimate ami important Of all
which TO n larger or lee. dexr-. affect all
the modern nations somewhat alike. ".
of the great nations that have expanded.
that are now In complicated relations with
one another and with allen races have
special problems and special duties % our
own You belong 10 n nation which pos
sesse- the greatest empire upon which the
sun has ever shone. belong TO a nArson
which IL trying. on a scale hitherts unex-
amrlef TO work out the problems cf gov
eminent for of. and by the people. while
AZ the sane time doing the International
duty of a great power. But there are
certain prohlems which both OF Us hav.
10 solve. and as 20 which cur standards
should b the same. The Engiishr,ar. the
man Of the British isles. IN his various
homes across the s.as. and the Ansrf
car. Roth at home ard abroad. are
Brought into contact with utterly aiiea
peoples. some with . civilization more an
eient than our own. others stiii In. or
having hut recently arisen from the bar
bartsni which our people I-ft behind ages
sgn. The problems that arise are % we'll
nigh incnrC~tvsbie firrcuitv They cannot
he solved BY the foolish -sntiu~ntaitty of
star-at-home people. with little patent
recipes. arf those cuf-and-dri~d theories
- the political nursery which have such
limited applicability amid the cra-h Of
elemental forces Neither can they -
solved by the raw brutality % the men
who. whether at home or on the rough
frontier of civilization. asop; might Al,
the only standard Of right IN dealing with
nth~r men. and tr~at alien races only as
subjects for exploitation
No hard and fast rule can be crawn as
applying 20 all allen races because they
diIer from one another far NOR. wide
" than sonns Of them si--r from as. But
there are ore or two rules which must
not - forgotten. In the long run. there
can BE- no Justification for one race man
aging or controlling another unless the
management and control are exercised in
the intcr-s, and for the benent OF that
other race This !. what our peoples
have In the main done. and must con-
tinue In the future In even greater de-
gree 20 DO. in India. Egypt. and the Phil
primes ahke- In the NEXT place. a. re-
CARDS every race. everywhere. al hons
or abroad. We cannot arori % deviats
rom the great rule 90 righteousness
which bids treat each man On kis
worth as n man He must not ~ .enti-
mentally favored because he belongs 10
a given race: he must not be given TN
mnnity IN wrong doing or permitted 70
eumber the ground. or given other privi-
leg-s which would b denied to th-
vicious and urat among themselves. on
the other hand. vher- he acts In q way
which would enti,is him 70 respect and
reward II he were % cur own stock ~
IL tust aS much entitled 20 that re-p@c,
and reward II he comes % another
stock. even though that other stock pro-
tuc-- much smaller proportion % me,
of his type than does our cwu- This has
nothing 20 ID with social interrulnxIinx
with what Is called social equality II
has 70 Do merely with the question % do
inz 20 each man and each woman tina,
elementary Justice which will permit him
or her 20 gain from life the reward
which should always accompany thrift.
sohristy. -slf-controt respect for the
FtEhts of others. and hard and iateiu-
gent work 20 a given srd. To more than
such fu-f treatment no man is entitled.
and less than such Just treatment no nAn
should receive.
- v~ry ~ >s.r.o-r - ess<s~-s.----
The other typs of duty :. IN. interzs.
tfonai duty. the duty owed BY on. IA.
ton to another. I hold that the law. oi
morality which should govern insIivisi,i.
rFek
arr Just as binding concerning nations In
their dealings one with the other Tn.
application Of the moral iAw must b-
different IN the two cases because fr
one case Il has. and IN the other tt has
not, the sanction Of a civil Law with forrs
behind Il The individual can depend for
his rights upon the courts. which them
selves derive their force from the polio.
power Of the state The nation can de-
pend upon nothing Of the Kind: and
therefore. as things are now IL is ths
highest duty Of the most advanced and
free=t peoples TO keep themselves In such
n state % readiness. as II forbid 10 any
earhartsm or de>potisn the hope OF ar
resting the progress Of the world by stri-
king down the nations that lead in that
progress II would be foolish indeed 70
pay heed to the unwis. persons who de-
sire disarmament 10 be begun by the
very peoples who. OF all others. shouls.
not be left helpless before any possibls
foe. But we must r-probate quit. as
strongly both tn. leaders and the peoples
who practise. or encourage or condone.
aggression and iuiquity by the strong as
the expense OF the weak. We should toll
crate iawlessness and wickedness neither
by the weak nor by the strong: and both
weak and strong we should In return
treat with scrupuious fairness The for
eign policy OF q great and self-respectinx Z
country should be conducted on exactly
the same plane Of honor. Of in.sstenes
upon ones own rights and Of respect for
the rights Of others. as when a brave and
honorable man Is dealing with III. fel-
lows Permit me 70 support this state
u1eut cut Of my own experience For
neariy eight years was the head Of 4
great nation and charged especially with
the conduct Of It's foreign policy: and
during those years took no action with
reference to any other people on IN. face
OF the earth that I would not have felt
justified In taking as an Individual In
eeaiinE with other Individuals
i believe that OF the great civilized
nations Of today have q right TO feel that
long careers Of achievement, he befors
our several countries To each Of Us ls
vouchSafed the honorable privilege OF do
ing his part. however small. in that work
Let Us strive hardly for success. even II
by so doing NE risk failure. spurninx
tne pootrf SOUS OF efnau endeAgor who
know neither failure nor success. Let US
hope that our own blood shall continue
In the land. that our children and chill
dren's children to endless generations
shall arise 20 take our places and play .
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. II ". do this
then. as our eyes close. and we 70 out
into the darkness. and other hands xrAsu
the torch. at least we can say that our
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