The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-06-10

most intimate ana important OF IN
which to q larger or less degree affect all
the modern nations somewhat alike, we
Of the great nations that have expanded.
that are now In complicated relations with
one another and with alien races, have
special problems and special duties OF our
own You belong to nation which pos
sesses the greatest empire upon which the
sun has ever shone. belong to a nation
which Il trying. on . scale hitherto unex-
ampled. to work out the problems Of gov.
eminent for. of. and by the people. while
at the same time doing the International
duty OF . great power. But there are
certain problems which both of US have
to solve. and AZ to which our standards
should be the same. The Englshman. the
man OF the British isles. In his various
homes across the seas. and the Ameri-
can, both at home and abroad, are
brought Into contact with utterly allen
peoples. some with . civilization more an
Gent than our own. Others still in, or
having but recently arisen from. the bar
barism which our people left behind ages
ago. The problems that arise are OF we'll
nigh Uncomfortable difficulty. They cannot
be solved by the foolish sentimentality Of
stay-at-home people. with little patent
recipes. and those cut-and-dried theories
Of the political nursery which have such
elemental forces. Neither can they bs
solved by the raw brutality OF the men
who. whether at home or on the rough
frontier of civilization. adopt might as
the only standard of right In dealing with
other men. and treat allen races only a.
subjects for exploitation.
No hard and fast rule can be drawn n
applying to all alien races. because they
differ from one another far more wide-
ly than some of them differ from US. But
there are one or two rules which must
not be forgotten. In the long run. there
can be no Justification for one race man.
aging or controlling another unless the
management and control are exercised in
the interest and for the benefit of that
other race. This Is what our peoples
have In the main done. and must con-
tinue In the future In even greater de-
gree to do. In India, Egypt. and the Phil
ippines alike. In the next place. as re-
CARDS every race. everywhere. at home
or abroad. we cannot afford to deviate
from the great rule of righteousness
which bids US treat each man on his
worth as a man. He must not be senti-
mentally favored because he belongs to
a given race: he must not be given Inn
munity in wrong-doing. or permitted to
cumber the ground. or given other privi.
ieges which would be denied to the
vicious and unit among themselves. On
the other hand, where he acts In a way
which would entitle him to respect and
reward II he were of our own stock, he
is just as much entitled to that respect
and reward II he comes OF another
stock. even though that other stock pro-
duces a much smaller proportion of men
OF his typo than does our own. This has
nothing to do with social intermIngling,
with what Is called social equality. II
has to do merely with the question of do
ing to each man and each woman that
ala ,tatx l.l, IL.
or her to gain from life the reward
which should always accompany thrift.
sobriety. seif-control. respect for the
rights OF others. and hard and inteili-
gent work to a given end To more than
| such Just treatment no man Is entitled.
and less than such just treatment no man
should receive.
Duty Of Nation to Nation.
The other type of duty Is the interna>
tional duty. tho duty owed by one ma
ton to another. hold that the laws Of
morality which should govern individu-
ais In their dealings one with the other
are just rs 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 II has. and In the other II has
not. the sanction of a civil law with force
| behind It. The individual can depend for
his rights upon the courts which them
| selves derive their force from tho police
power of the state. The nation can de-
pend upon nothing OF tho kind; and
therefore. as things are now. II Ia ths
highest duty Of the most advanced and
| freest peoples to keep themselves In such
state OF readiness as to forbid to any
barbarism or despotism tho hope OF ar
/ resting the progress Of the world by stri.
king down the nations that lead In tina,
progress. It would be foolish indeed &c
pay heed to the unwise persons who dc.
sire disarmament to be begun by the
not be left helpless before any possible
foe. But we must reprobate quite a
| strongly both the leaders and the peoples
| who practise. or encourage or condone
aggression and ini4lity by tho strong al
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 we should In return
| treat with scrupuious fairness. The for.
| eiGn policy of q great and self-respectins
| country should be conducted on exactl,
the same plane of honor. OF insistencs
| the rights OF others. as when brave and
honorable man In dealing with his fel
lows. Permit me to support this state
| mene out OF my own experience. Fol
nearly eight years ] was the head of Z
great nation and charged especially with
L inc COnuucI OF Il9 IoFetSu poHCy. ant
during those years took no action with
reference to any other people on the fac,
Of the earth that ! would not have fei
justified In taking as an Individual II
dealing with other individuals.
I believe that we OF the great civilized
nations OF today have right to feel tina
long careers OF achievement lie befor,
our several countries. To each of us Il
| vouchsafed the honorable privilege OF do
ing his part. however small. In that work
Let US strive hardly for success. even 1
by 30 doing We risk failure. spurninl
the poorer souls of small endeayor VIII,
know neither failure nor success. Let Vi
hope that our own blood shall continu,
In the land. that our children and chill
dren's children to endless generation
shall arise to take our places and play
mighty and dominant part In the world
But whether this be denied or granted b,
the years we shall not see. let at ieas
the satisfaction be ours that We hay,
carried onward the lighted torch In ON
own day and generation II we do this
then. as our eyes close. and We 60 on
into the darkness. and other hands grass
the torch. at least We can say that ou
part has been borne we'll and valiantly.