Arizona republican., 1910-04-24

apt to be good neighDor than the man who does not so l think that the
 most useful of the family of nations | is normally a strongly patriotic nation. So far from patriotism being incon- sistent with a proper regard for the rights of other nations. l hold that ] the true patriot. who is as jejalous of the national honor as a gentleman 1 of his own honor. will becarcful to | see that the nation neither inflicts nor suffers wrong. just as gentle man scornS equally to wrong others or to suffer others to wrong him. l 1 do not for one moment admit that political morality is different from i private morality. that a promise made on the stump differs from a promise made in private life. I do not for | one moment admit that a man should act dcceitfully as d public servant in his dealings with other nations, any more than that he should act deceit ! fully in his dealings as q private citi- 1 zen with other private citizens. l do not for onemomeDt admit that ma , tion should treat other nations in | different spirit from that in which an
 honorable man would treat other men. | i to the two sets of cases there is of course. q great practical difference ! to be taken into account. We speak
 of international law; but international , law is something wholly different
 from private or municipal law, and
 the capital difference is that there is a sanction for the one and no sane ton for the other: that there is an
 
 uals to obey the one while there k no such outside force to compel Ubcdi-
 cncc as regards the other InterDs- , tional law will, believe. as the gen crations pass. grow stronger and stronger until in somcway or other
 there develops the power to make it respected. But as yet it is only in | the first formative period As yet. as q
 rule. each nation is of necessity obliged to iudgcfor itself in matters | of vital importance between it and it's ncighbors. and actions must of neccs- sity. where this is the case. be differ cnt from what they are where. as l among private citizens. there is an outside force whose action is all-pow crful and must be invoked in any cri- sis of importance. IL is the duty of wise statesmen. gifted with the power
 of looking ahead. to try to encourage . and build up every movement which 1 will substitute or tend to substitute { some other agency for force in the i settlement of international disputes. : Ii is the duty of every honest states
 man to try to guide the nation 50 t; that it shall not wrong any other na ! ton. But as yet the great civilized i peoples. if they are to be true to ' themselves and to the cause of hu { manity and civilization. must keep
 ever in mind that in the last resort , they must possess both the will and 1 the power to resent wrongdoing from
 others. The men who sanely believe
 in a lofty morality preach righteous
 ness: but they do not preach weak
 ness. whether among private citizens or among nations. We believe that our ideals should be high. but not so
 high as to make it impossible meas
 urably to realize them. We sincerely and earnestly believe in peace: but if peace and justice conflict. we scorn
 the man who would not stand for jus tice though the whole world came in arms against him.
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 ing. You and I belong 10 the only two republics among the great powers of the world. The ancient friendship between France and the United States has been. on the whole. a sincere and disnterested friendship. X calamity to you would be a sorrow to Us. But it would be more than that. In the seething turmoil of the history of hu-
 manity certain nations stand out as possessing a peculiar power or charm. , some special gift of beauty or wis., dom or strength. which puts them among the immortals. which makes them rank forever with the leaders of mankind. Franco is one of these na- tions. For her to sink would be a loss sto all the world. There are cer- tain lessons of brilliance and of gem crous gallantry that she can teach better than any of her sister nations. When the French pcasantry sang ef MaLDrook. it was to tell how the soul "f this warrior foe took flight upward through the l3urcls hc had won. Near ly seven centuries ago. Fruissart, writ ing of a time of dire disaster said that the realm of France was never so