The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-02
nr. Charles Baskerville Dis,
|russcs Recent Interview Civ
en- by WI Ting-fang.
ETHER ARBITRATION OR
TRIUMPH OF THE STRONG
Zach Country Must Be Prepared
TO Maintain Its Own Stand
ard of Right,
BY HAYNE DAVIS.
ased MIRO 10 The Tribune.

py Leased wire 10 lilS iIlPuue'
NEW YORK, Jan, l.--Dr. Charles
Baskerville, who achieved worldwide
omiuence among scientists by his dis
,oreries in chemistry, is a recognized
,uiborty IN America on the preserva-
,;uu of vegetation from destruction
through chemical action. Unrestraincd
discharge of sulphuric acid from copper
works was running vegetation of vast
area of surrounding country in several
,tatcs, when DR.. Baskerville discovered
means Of restraining this discharge
Of sulphuric acid and the plants mod
led thus are now turning out marketable
nroducts worth over $4,000, 900 a year,
besides saving the destruction previous
IL caused By this noSIous gas.
The interview granted me by Or.
WI Ting fang for the Publishers Press
was very interesting to DR., Baskerville,
who declared that such declarations by
statesmen of DR.. Wu's ability and char
,ctcr are happy signs of the times. DR..
Wus proposal for circuit courts Of in-
,ernalional Justice, supplementary to an
International congress, and an interna-
lional supreme court of Justice, was ap-
rlaudcd by DR.. Baskerville as both
Nientfc aud practicable. He said.
"Such agencies on an International
:cslc are as essential TO worldwide JUS
lce as similar agencies on a coutincn
al or local scale arc TO peace and Jus
ct in more limited area.
Good Results Certain.
"Scienti6c treatment of interna tional
Affairs by yarious nations VIII certainly
rcsn1t in thc provision of such agencies
for eileefuatlUg the right idea in mat
tens OF common concern 10 people of
III countries. Pending such action by
al nations in concert. the programme
expressed bv President Roosevelt and |
other cmipcnt Americans for our coun-
iry is correc, scientifically for adequate |
armament and effective arbitration are
certainly eOrrclativc agencies for nation
sl security. for international peace and
usticc. Adequate armament is such |
Is will enable YOU to win IN a war
rcl can Z avoid. and effective arbItra
lion. is that which will finally settle con
tioycrslcs that judicial discussion with |
Dbt resort 10 armed forces.
while the statesmen of all Ms tIons are |
EorMDg out details for arbitration of |
idls kind they are entitled to active !
ivc countries for placing the nation in |
position TO execute the national will
; agmust whatever opposition may be in
eIposed by other national wills,
Each Country Claims Virtue.
Each country presupposes that its
oSn Will and policy is correct. Amer |
leans have ample historical proof that !
'oS supnosition is true IN fact as re
sards our country. In any case we must |
proceed on the idea that whore our
sovernment differs with. let us say for
tTample, the German. Russian or .Iapa |
le:s government, our government is |
nent In order TO carry ont the right |
iaes' our government should have pow |
superior 10 that which any other
%unify could put against us in our ter
hloiy or the waters adiacent TO our !
,,gsscssions. The people of other eoun- |
3 'ncs may be conceded as entitled TO |
ueue IN The same way, 1t then be- |
eDmes question Of resources To supply |
'uen power, or of effective arbitration, |
as 10 do away with the necessity of |
nsort TO armed forces. Possessing am
lc resources for supplying such power
u. our government the American pco
y. ud'c DO cause 70 care when in com |
t',.lon with naval armsmcnts Our |
~ nlt uoW proposing 20 states |
a'u OF other countries the creation of |
~ adequate system of international |
,..urc' through countries and con
lses' instead of through arm3mcnts. |
~merieau people can confidently count |
r,. r,on me acceptance Of these scientific |
~YVosaIs r.lIs before the rivalry in arma- |
no 1rol reaches the point Of eXhausting |
'ue national resources.
4. lne scientific armament and arbitra-
Cs Ca program approved by the eminent !
~ luneSe diplomat was not espouscd by |
M n president of the United States an. |
Il. , sier The second Hague conference. |
!, puonc announcement and It's approx.
d,eSss euch eminent authorities INTRO |
tions, nGW clement into this iutcrna-
ma. ! ne clements in the problem will !
uisn,;ssi ;si'h increasing approval among /
na,'hc n,;va. men, whether statesmen or |
oa.e sor., citizens, whether Of our own
r;n or other countries. Such men |
10 & &uoI long approve of the objection |
spers;nica practical proposal for legal !
inst" NO To preserve peace aud secure !
m. and IN tho next breath object 10 |
shm,SS' SS'oposal that the United States
nsy;n.u possess An unquesiionablv su. !
ts,er, power IN lis own territory and in |
'nps adjacent thereto.
;,r heJee'inn OF arbitration uronosnle |
proyr,,s inc execution Of an armament I
.ecn,,sre .eaehme through tho operation Of
laws IN international affairs -
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