Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-12

center Of the second utory Of the white
House runs a long corridor from the eE-
IRENE west Afr. lincoln alept On room
90 the western end and ths yUung assist
ant secretary slept On q little room 81 ths
southeastern corner.
President Reada a. Hin.
The president expressed and disturbed
BY the cares and perplexftiss and nervous
tension Of the great var vas often sleep
less. and often. when he had Ions sought
sleep IN vain. he would rise and 50 down
to the boys room and waken him In the
dead Of night. and sitting on the edge q
his bed. would read aloud 70 him from
some favorits book until the current Of
thought was changed and sleep seemed
possible. Sometimes "a was the Bible.
sometimes Shakespeare; sometimes Tom
Hood. The spiritual insight Of the great
nberator OWNED IN the soul Of the boy the
sympathy and responsiveness which re-
turned to the reader a calm and solace he
could not find IN the cold dun page alone
How often have the listeners 20 that tale
as their duties brought them aEain and
again 10 the scene. imagined the tail
gaunt form OF lincoln. clad in white. pas
ing down the long. dimly lighted corridor.
seeking comfort against his cares from
thoughts 70 which be loved 20 turn. Was
ever a boy 80 fortunatei Was ever a
character 30 influenced and guided in the
development OF its most fmpressionabie
years, Prom that time We may Wen be-
ieye came the large and kindly view. the
deep sense OF the seriousness Of life un-
DERIVING the Wit and humor and sensitive
ness 90 impressions OF the beautiful and
genuine love OF his country and ita people. I
the love Of humanity, OF peace and justice I
with mercy. the capacity for loyalty 10 I.
great causes. and the unquestioning real /.
ization 20 duty 20 play a mans part In the 4
world OF action.
Upon this foundation was built Up the 4
character that Mr.. Hay brought to the .
great office OF the secretary o. state. He /
brought also the results Of vide and varied /
training In his maturer years.
way for PAnaua OzuaI.
Mr.. Hays diplomacy opened the way 4
for the construction OF the Panama canal. /
When he took office all progress in that 1
direction Was blocked. a. Il bad been since 4
1850. BY the ClaytOn-BulWer treaty. which 1
bound the United States to Great Britain i
as q participant IN any enterprise for the /
connection Of the two OceanA Upon hts 1
negotiation that treaty vas abrosated and /
the United States was set Tree to 90 /
complish the great work itself Then FIJI /
lowed the negotiations, far advanced to- /
wards completion. with Nicaragua; and 1
then the negotiations with Columbia for /
the right 70 the Panama route, which cui- /
minated in the Hay-Herran treaty; ths 4
negotiations with the French Canal CON, 4
pany, which ended IN the purchase Of /
their rights; the revolution m Panama ooa-
sequent upon the rejection at Bogota OF
the Hay-HeTTan treaty; the swim and 9ust
recognition Of the Panama republic, an act /
as to the propHety and rfghtfuness Of /
which Mr.. Hay never wavered nor heas-
tated for an instant Then came the treaty
with Panama end the WORK Of piercing the
barrier, uniting the Oceans changing the
trade routes az the world and fulniiing the
dreams Of the great navigatoTs vas begun
Situation OF the Powers.
Mr.. Hay led the world in determining the L
relations Of western civilization TO the vast 4
empire OF China and In preserving the in /
tesriv Of that empire with an open door Of
equal opportunities for the commerce Of the
world When he took oflce Russia vas
pressing down upon hanehuria from the
north and held possession Of ths peninsula
Of the Regents Sword, with the great
fortress OF Port Arthur guarding the en-
trance to the Bay Of Chill England had 4
acquired lease Of Weihaiwei for a mill
tary and naval base with which 10 offset
Port Arthur. at the same tme holding her
vantage ground on the south OF Hong
Kong and her sphere Of influence covering
The entire valley Of the Yantsa France /
was pressing against the empire with IT.
possession Of Tonquin on the southwest,
Germany has enacted Possession Of Kiao
Chao and part Of the Province Of shan
tung Tor her vantage ground IN the antfo-
lpated struggle. and japan was training
her armies and building up hsr navy across
the narrow seas, awaiting her opportunity
for her share when the time Of dismenber-
msnt should arrive II had come 10 BE-
tacitly assumed that whatever IN China
one nation did not take. some other nation