The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-05-05

peace should place itself at the mercy
of some rival which may at bottom
have no such belief and no intention
of acting on II. But, granted SINGER
ity of purpose. the great powers of
tae world should find no insurmounta-
bile difficulty in reaching an agree
men which would put an end to the
present costly and growing extrava-
gance of expenditure on naval ar:na-
ments. An agreement merely to limit
the size of ships would have been
very useful a few years ago. and it
would still be of use; but the agree
ment should go much further
Finally, IT would be a master stroke
If those great powers honestly bent
on peace would form a League of
Peace, not only to keep the peace a
mong themselves, but to prevent, by
force IL necessary, its being broken
by others. The supreme difficulty in
connection with developing the peace
work of The Hague arises from tie
lack of an executive power, of any
police power to enforce the DEGREES
of the court In any community of
any size the authority of the courts
rests upon a potential force; on the
existence of a police. or on the know
ledge that tne able bodied men of the
country are both ready and willing to
see that the DEGREES OF judicial and
legislative bodies are put into effect
In new and wild communities where
there is violence, an honest man must
mr., hf-nSalf. nfh har
means of securing the safety are de-
vfsed, it is both foolish and wicked
10 persuade MIN to surrender his arms
wnile the men who are dangerous to
the community retains theirs. He
saould not renounce the right to pro-
tect himself by his own efforts until
the community is SO organized that
II can effectively relieve the individ-
nal of the duty of putting down vio-
lence. So it is with nations. Each
nation must keep well prepared to de
fend itself until the establishment of
some form of interhational police
power, competent and willing to pre-
vent violence as between nations. AS
things are now, such power to CON-
mand peace throughout the world
could best he assured by some coTnbi-
nation between those great nations
which sincerely desire peace and have
no thought themselves of committing
aggressions. Tne combination might
at first be only to secure peace within
certain definite limits and certain de-
finite conditions: but the ruler or
statesman who should bring about
such a combination would have earn
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and his title to the gratitude of all
mankind.
Roosevelt nc MeddIesome Matty.
Christiana, May 5.-Colonel Roose-
welt will lectune before the Nobel
Prize Committee here today and un-
usual interest attaches to the event,
because it has been announced that
Mr.. Roosevelt will give for the first
time during his trips. his opinions on
international relations. Mr.. Law
renee F. Abbot, who is travelling with
Mr.. Roosevelt, recently issued the fol
lowing statement in regard to today's
address:
Dispatches and editorial com
nent appearing in various European
newspapers of prominence indicate
that there is some acute interest and
anxiety concerning Mr.. Roosevelt's
opinion on the question of interna-
tional peace and disarmament. How
ever natural the interest may be.
there is no basis whatever for anx-
iety as to what he may or may not
say. To use his own words, he has
mo intention of becoming an interna-
tional 'Meddlesone Matty.'"
"'No opinions should be ascribed
to him which ae does not express in
public address. He has shown no dis
position to thrust himself into the role
of a public adviser or school master;
ne speaks cnfy on those occasions
when he is invited to speak On such
occasions, however, he will express
his own views frankly and freely, and
no Invitation s.aould be given him un-
less his views are really desired
Those who are more interested in
having Mr.. Roosevelt's opinions on
International relations than they are
IN specializing about them will do well
to reserves their comment until the
delivery of his address before the No
bel Prize Committee"
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