The Ordway new era., 1910-06-10

most intimate and important Of an
which to a larger or less degree affect all
tho modern nations somewhat alike. We
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 Of our
own. You belong to a nation which pos
sesses the greatest empire upon which the
sun mas ever shone. belong to q nation
whlcn Is trying. on a scale hitherto unsx-
ampieo. to work out the problems Of gov
ernment for. Of. and by the people. while
At tho same time doing the international
DUTY or great power. But there are
certain problems which both OF US have
to solve. and as to which our standards
should be the same. Tho Englishman. the
man OF the British isles. in his various
homes across the seas. and tho Ameri.
can. both at homo and abroad. are
brou9ht Into contact with utterly allen
peoples. some with q civilization more an
cisnt than our own. others still in. or
having but recently arisen from. the bar
bar'sm which our people left behind ages
ago. The problems that arise are Of we'll
nigh inconceivable difficulty. They cannot
be solved by the foolish sentimentality Of
stay-at-hone people, with little patent
recipes. and those cut and dried theories
OF the political nursery which have such
limited applicability amid the crash OF
elemental forces Neither can they be
solved by the raw brutality of tho men
who. whether at home or on the rough
frontier OF civilization. adopt might a.
the only standard Of right In dealing with
other men. and treat alien races only a.
subjects for exploitation.
No hard and fast rule can be drawn al
applying TO all alien races. because they
differ from one another far more wide-
ly than some Of them differ from US. But
there are one or two rules which must
not be 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 interest and for the benefit of that
other race This Is what our peoples
have In tho main done. and must con-
tinue In tho future In even greater de-
gree to do In India. Egypt. and the Phil
ippines alike. In the next place. as re-
CARDS every race. everywhere. at homo
or abroad. we cannot AFFORD to deviats
from the great rule OF Righteousness
which bids us treat each man on his
worth As a man. He must not be ssnti-
mentally favored because he belongs to
given race: he must not be given i'm
munity In wrong-doing. or permitted to
cumber the ground. or given other privi-
leges which would be denied to the
vicious and UNIT among themselves. On
the other hand. where he acts In q way
which would entitle him to respect and
reward II he were of our own stock. he
10 Just as much entitled to that respect
and reward II he comes Of another
stock. even though that other stock pro-
duces a much smaller proportion OF men
OF his type than does our own. This has
nothing TO do with social intermingling.
with what Is called social equality. II
has to do merely with the question OF do
ing to each man and each woman that
elementary Justice which will permit him
or her to gain from life tho reward
which should always accompany thrift.
rights OF others. and hard and intelli-
gent work TO given end. To more than
such Just treatment no man IL entitled.
and less than such Just treatment no man
should receive.
Duty Of Nation to Nation.
The other type of duty Is tho interna-
tional duty. tho duty Owed by one ma
ton to another. I hold that the laws OF
morality which should govern individu-
are Just rs binding concerning nations In
their dealings one with tho other. The
application OF the moral law must be
different In the two cases. because in
one case 4, has. and In the other It has
not, the sanction Of civil law with force
behind It The individual can depend for
his rights upon the courts. which them
selves derive their force from the police
power OF the state. Tho nation can de-
pend upon nothing Of tho kind: and
highest duty OF the most advanced and
freest peoples to keep themselves in such
a state OF readiness a. to forbid to any
barbarism or dsspotism tho hope Of ar
resting the prosre.: Of tn. world by .tIi: a:
progress It would BE- foolish indeed to
pay heed to the unwise persons who de-
sire disarmament to be begun by this
very peoples who. of all others. should
not be left helpless before any possible
strongly both the leaders and the peoples
who practise. or encourage or condons.
aggression and iniauity by the strong al
the expense Of the weak. We should tol-
by the weak nor BY the strong; and both
weak md strong We should in return
treat with scrupulous fairness. The for
ciGn policy Of . great and self-rsspectins q
country should BE- conducted on exactly
the same plane Of honor. Of insistencs
upon ones own rights and Of respect for
the rights Of others. As when brave and
honorabl. man 10 dealing with his fell
lows. Permit me to support this state
ment ou, Of my own experience: For
nearly eight years was the head Of .
great nation and charged especially with
the conduct Of its foreign policy: and
during those years I took no action with
reference to any other people on tho face
Of tho earth that 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 ID
vouchsafcd the honorable privilege OF do
Ing his part. however small. in that work.
Let us strive hardly for success. oven II
by SO doing we risk failure. spurning
tho poorer souls Of small endeavor 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 aris" 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. II we do this.
then. as our eyes close. and we 60 out
into the darkness. and other hands grasp
the torch at least we can say that our
part has been borne well and valiantly.