The Detroit times., 1911-11-02
COL. ROOSEVELT AGAIN
HANDS OUT HARD JOLT TO
TAFTS ARBITRATION PLAN
Says Would Be Folly For Us To
Agree To Arbitrate Our
Honor or Independence.
POINTS TO TURKISH WAR.
European Powers Guaranteed
That Country's Integrity but
Fail To Halt Italy.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Arbitration
OF every disputed question, even In
Guiding questions involving the ma
tional honor, as advocated by PFesi-
dent TAFT, is disapproved by former
President Roosevelt in a signed edi-
torial In this weeks issue OF The
Outlook
1T would be not merely foolish but
wicked for us as a nation TO agree TO
arbitrate any disputes that affect our
vital interest or our independence or
our honor" emphatically declares the
former president.
Col. Roosevelt tells OF the historic
siege of Lille and Of the offer OF sur
render of Marshal De Bouhers, 10
which the victorious Prince Eugene oil
Savoy replied, asking the vanquished
leader TO write his own terms OF sur
render, assuring him: Il shall change
nothing, save In the case that some
thing is put in contrary TO my honor
any to my duty"
THE attitude that the highly civil
lied nations OF today can take toward
one another" de eclares Col. Roosefett'
when questions involving the possi-
bility OF war are at issue should be
I'm substance the same as the attitude
that these two great and gallant sol
diers took. A smaller man than Prince
Eugene, or blood thirsty and ungen-
erous man, would never have written
such A letter. and thereby would nave
shown not only less generosity out
also in reality less wisdom; and on
the other hand = weak or foolish man
who had attempted TO act with similar
generosity would probably have prom
ised too much, and then found hlm-
self In the discreditable position OF
heing Obliged either to betray MS
countrv's interests or TO go back on
his nlighted word. Prince Eugene
rendered service TO humanity, ana
especially by his deed in making good
his words. he advanced the standard
of civilized conduct between enemies.
"In proposing and in carrying out
or,i,ration treaties, the American
people should act in preclseLy ,n,s
spirit II is astounding 10 rednee
,yhat short memories many per sons
have and the wilful blindness win
which they close their eyes 10 .ne
teachings of the most recent his'o,s'
Even Nthen people are pima IN tne
past they ought to be able 10 see
what is happening In the lmmeulate
present. Surely the real friends ol
peace in this country ought 10 oe
able to profit by the events thae
have happened in China and In tne
Mediterranean during the fall months
since the arbitration treaty was con
sidered in the senate.
During these months we have seen
widespread revolt in China, with ut
ter disorganization Of the empire, we
have seen war unexpectedly break out
between Turkey and Italy. In CHINA
,Iere has doubtless been much ex-
cuse for the revolt because OF the
tyranny and mis.government' ana
this tyranny and mis-goV ernment
have been greater than in any really
civilized nation, although the Chinese
have AZ, army very much less ei-
acient than that of any civilized pow
or The complete absence OF mill
,arism I'm China, and Chinas ehort
m RELY purely on pacific measures
,n dealing with all foreign powers
have not only caused II to lose vari-
ous provinces to various foreign pow
ers within the last few decades, Dut
have not had the smallest effect In
saving IL from tyranny, missoverh'
r,ent. and the most far-reaching
economic misery at home. and, more
over. have had the effect OF deprlv-
ing II of means even OF keeping or
dor within it's own boundaries.
Turkeys treaties with various
European powers explicitly guarantee
aer integrity, and yet all the treatles
thus guaranteeing her against dls-
memberment are not worth as much
as single gunboat OF the smallest
size the minute that II becomes worth
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