Arizona republican., 1910-06-08
INTERNATIONAL DUTY.

"The other type of duty is the inter- national duty, the duty owed by one nation to another l hold that the laws of morality which should govern individuals in their dealings one with the other are just as binding concern ing nations in their dealings one with the other. The application of the mor- al law must be different in the two cases. because in one case it has, and in the other it has not, the sanction of a civil law with force behind it. The individual can depend for his rights upon the courts, which themselves de rive their force from the police power of the state Two nations can depend upon nothing of the kind; and, there
 fore as things are now, it is the high
 est duty of the most advanced and freest peoples to keep themselves in such a state of readiness as to forbid tO any barbarism or depotism the hope of arrestng the progress of the world by striking down the nations that lead in that progress. It would be foolish indeed to pay heed to the unwise per sons who desire disarmament to be be- gun by the very peoples who, of all others. should not be left helpless be-
 fore any possible foe. But we must reprobate quite as strongly both the leaders and the peoples who practice, or encourage or condone, aggression and iniquity by the strong at the ex- pense of the weak. We should tolerate lawlessness and wickedness neither by the weak nor by the strong; and both weak and strong we should in return treat with scrupulous fairness. The foreign policy of a great and self-re- specting country should be conducted on exactly the same plane of honor. of insistence upon ones own rights and of respect for the rights of oth- CTS, as when a brave and honorable man is dealing with his fellows. Per init me to support this statement out of my own experience For nearly eight years I was the head of great nation and charged especially with the conduct of its foreign policy: and dur ing those years l took no action with reference to any other people on the face of the earth that I would not have felt justified in taking as an individual in dealing with other individuals.
 "I believe that we of the great civi- lized nations of today have a right to feel that long careers of achievement lie before our several countries. To each of Us is vouchsafed the honor able privilege of doing his part how ever small, in that work. Let us strive hardly for success even if by so do- ing we risk failures spurning the poor CT souls of small endeavor who know neither failure nor success. Let us hope that our own blood shall con- tinue in the land, that our children and children's children to endless gen erations shall rise to take our places and play a mighty and dominant part in the world. But whether this be de- nied 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 gen
 eration. If we do this, then, as our eyes close. we go but into the darkness. and other hands grasp the torch. at least we can say that our part has
 been borne well and valiantly"
 Following the lecture Mir Roosevelt
 and 150 Americans lunched together. r. r. Griffiths presided and introduced the eX-president who expressed the ap- preciation of all Americans for the great gift of Cecil Rhodes and for the hospitality of Oxonians to scholars Ambassador Whitelaw Reid pro | posed toast to the king and to the
 president. Speeches were made by
 several Rhodes scholars. This even ing MT. and Mrs. Roosevelt dined with
 the vice chancellor of the university ! and remained at his residence for the ! night. Cabins have been engaged for the | Roosevelt party on the steamer Kai-
 serin Auguste Victoria, v,Iich will sail ! from Southampton June 10 for New | York