The Detroit times., 1910-05-06


ROOSEVELT. peace and Justice.
He spoke before the Nobel prize
committee on the theme, "Interna-
tional Peace"
IF may venture the suggestion.
1t would be we'll FOR the. statesmen of
the world, in planning for the erec-
ton of the world court, TO study what
has been done in the United States
by the supreme court" he said. Il
cannot help thinking that the consti
tuition of The United States, notably
in the establishment of the supreme
court and In the methods adopted for
securing peace and good relations
among and between the different
states. offers certain analogies 70
what should be striven for in order TO
secure, through The Hague courts and
conferences. a species OF world feder
alton for international peace and JUS
tice
THE methods adopted in the
American constitution TO prevent hos
tilities between the states and 20 Sc
cure the supremacy of the federal
court I'm certain classes OF cases, are
well worth the study OF those who
seek at The Hague 10 obtain the same
results or a world scale,
The right Kind of fighting held as
much place in the address of Col.
Roosevelt rs dia the right kind OF
peace-makins
There are some kinds OF peace that
Roosevelt doesn't ike. and he told
the committee so.
Peace is generally good in itself
he said. but il is never best unless IL
comes as the handmade of righteous
ness. and i becomes an evil thing II
il serves merely as = mask for COW
ardice and sloth or as an instrument
10 further the ends OF despotism or
anarchy
We despise and ahhor the bully.
The brawler and the oppressor.
whether in private or public life and
we despise no Jess tho coward and the
voluptuary.
No man is worth calling man
who will not haht rather than sub
nit &C. iniamy or see those that are
dear TO him suffer wrong So nation
deserves to cXist if it permits itself
To lose tnc stern and Nillc virtues
and this without regard 900 whether
the loss is due TO the growth ot "a
heartless and allabsorhng CONNER
cialism 10 prolonged Indulgence I'm lux
ury and soft cfortless ease or 60 the
dedication of a warped and twisted
sentimentality.
! feel that ! have the right 10 have
my words taken seriously when I
point ont where. in my Judgment
great advance can he made in the
cause OF international peace.
First OF all. there can be treaties
of arbitration There are, of course
states SO backward that a civilized
nation ought not TO enter into an ar
bitration treaty with them. at least
until we have gone. much further in
securing some kind OF international
police action. But all really civilized
communities should have effective ar
bitration treaties among themselves
] believe that these treaties can cover
almost all questions liable TO arise
between such nations, n they are
drawn With the explicit agreement
that eacn contracting party Will re-
spect the others territory and its adj
solute sovereignty within that terri
tory and the equally explicit agree.
inent that aside from the very rare
cases whore the nations honor is
vltally concepnedl all other possible
subjects OF controversy will be sub.
mitted 20 arbitration
Mr. Roosevelt advocated further
development OF The Hague tribunal
and Of the work OF the conferences
and courts at The Hague.
Something should be douc 10 check
the growth o. armameuts. especially
oil naval ornaments by International
agreement said Col Roosevelt no
one power could or should act bv a.
self, FOR ~ is emnonty undesirable.
from the standpoint Of the peace oi
righteousness. that power which
really does believe In peace should
place itself al the mercy OF some rival
which may az bottom. havN no such
belief and no Intention nf acting on h.
r O. granted sincerity of purpose
the great ptrgers Of the world should
find no iRsurmoHntable difficulty iu
reachinE an agreement which would
put an end &C. the present costly AND
growing crtfafa2ancc OF expenditure
on naval gImamenus An agreomeu
merely - limit the size OF ships woule
s~have been very useful a few years
( ago, and would still be OF use; bu
tho agreement should go /muct
further
However. Tho concluded each ma
ton must keep We'll prepared TO dc
fend Itself until the establishment %
some form Of International polio,
\power. competent and willing 10 pre-
(yent violence "a between nations.