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most intimate ana important % IN
when 20 Z larger or leao degree affect al
the modem nations somewhat al1ke. ~
OF the grat nations that nave expanded,
that are NV In complicated relations with
one another and with alien races. have
spsciai prshicms and special duties OF our
owA- Iou belong to = nation which pos
sesses me greatest empire upon which the
sun has ser shone- ! belong to . nation
whch - nyinx. on = scale hitherto unex-
anaeIed. 10 work out the problems Of gov.
eminent tr, OF. and by tho people. while
al the saAe time doing the nternasiona
duty cs Z great power. But there are
certain prsblems which both Of NJ have
to solve. md AZ to which our standards
shouid be the same. Tire E%nxiishman. the
ma OF fe British tales. In hia various
homes ACROSS the seas. and the Am~ri.
can roth at homo and abroad. are
brought isso contact with utterly alien
peoples. Some with \ civilization more an
cicnt tnan our own. othcrs sfiii In. or
having but recently arisen from. tho bar
eartsm which our people left behind ages
ago Tns Rohlems that arise ara Of we'll
iaconerivabic difhculty. They cannot
be solved ~ the fooissh s~entimentality Of
stay-at-home people. with little patent
recipes. ans those cut-and-dried theories
OF tho political nursery which q such
limited applicability amid tho crash Of
elemental forces. Neither can they be
solved By the raw brutality OF thu men
who. Whether NJ home or on the rough
frontier OF civilization. adopt might ~
the only standard OF right In dealing with
other men. and treat alien races only -
subjects for exploitation.
No hard and fast rule can be drawn 40
applying TO all alien races. because they
differ from one another far more wide
ly than sone OF them differ from as. But
there ara enc or two rules which must
not be forentten. In the long run. there
can be no Justification for one race man
aging or ccntroliing another unless tho
management and control are exercised In
the interest and for tho benefit Of that
other race, This In what our peoples
have In the main done, and must con-
tinne In the future In even greater de-
gree to do, In India, Egypt. and the Phil
iprinea alike. In the q place. ~ r..
CARDS every race. everywhere. at home
or abroad. we cannot afford to deviate
from to great rule Of righteousness
which bids US treat each man on hts
worth - a man. He must not be senti-
mentally favored because he belongs TO
a given race: ne must not be given Inn
munity In wronx-doing. or permitted TO
lumber the ground. or given other privi-
leges which would be denied 10 tho
vicious and unft among themselves. On
the other hand. where he acts In a way
which would entifle him TO respect and
reward II he were Of our own stock. he
IL Just as much entitled 10 that respect
and reward IL 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 10 do with social intermingiing.
with what Is called social equality. IL
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 the reward
which should always accompany thrift.
sobrtety. s~elf-controi. respect for the
rights Of others. and hard and inteiii.
gent work 10 q given end. To more than
such Just treatment no man 10 entitled.
and less than UGH just treatment no man
should receive.
Duty Of Nation to Nation.
The other type OF duty II the interna-
tionai duty. the duty owed by one ma
ton to another. I hold that the laws Of
morality which should govern individu-
ais in their dealings one with the other
are just ms binding concerning nations In
their dealings one with the other. The
application OF the moral law must be
different In the two cases, because In
one case n has. and In the other II has
not. the sanction OF q civil iaw with force
behind II. The individual can depend for
his rights upon the courts. which Them
selves derive their force from the police
power Of the state. The nation can de-
pend upon nothing of the kind. and
therefore. as things are now. 1t In tho
highest duty OF the most advanced and
freest peoples TO keep themselves In such
a state OF readiness as TO forbid to any
barbarism or despotism the hope OF ar
resting the progress Of the world by stri-
king down the nations that lead In that
progress. Il YOU be foolish indeed to
pay heed to the unwise persons who de-
sire disarmament to be begun by the
very peoples who. OF all others, should
not be left helpless before any possible
foe. But we must reprobate quite as
strongly both the leaders and the peoples
who practise. or encourage or condone
aggression and iniauity by the strong at
the expense OF the weak. We should toll
crate lawlessness and wickedness neither
by the weak nor by the strong: and both
weak and strong WI should In return
treat with s~crupulous fairness. The for
eign policy of a great and self respecting
country should be conducted on exactly
the same plane Of honor. OF insistence
upon ones own rights and OF respect for
the rights OF others. as when a brave and
b'~s ~ 1GofftA IN Hia IEls
lows Permit me to support this state
ment out OF my own experience. For
nearly eight years ] was the head OF a
great nation and charged especially with
the conduct OF Its foreign policy. and
during those years I took no action with
reference 10 any other people on the face
OF the earth that l would not have felt
justified in taking as an individual In
dealing with other indiSA5uals
1 believe tina We pf the great rfvtlfxad
nations Of today have a right to feel that
long careers OF achievement lie before
cur several countries. To each of us In
vonchsafed the honorable privilege Of do
ing his part. however small. In that work.
Let Us strive hardly for success. even II
by so doing we risk failure. spurning
the poorer souls Of small endeavor who
know neither failure nor success. Let us
hope hat our own blood shall continue
In the land. hat our children and chill
dren's children to endless generations
arise 10 take our places and play a
mighty and dominant part In the world.
But whether this be denied or granted by
the years we shalt not see. let at least
the satisfaction be ours that we have
carried onward the lighted torch In our
own day and generation III We do this.