The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-07-07
TAFT IS GUEST
OF H0OS|ER STATE
President Makes Two Addresses
at Marion.
TALKS FOR WORLDS PEACE
Speaks az Soldiers Home on Arbitra
tier ana Before Bankers and
Editors on Altrieh Currency
Reform Plan.

Marion Ind. July president
Taft stopped at Marion on his way 70
Indianapolis and was the guest OF the
city for several hours.
He made Two speeches. enc at the
Marion Soldiers home on arbitration.
and another before the Marion bank
ers and editors in support Of the
I Aldrich currency reform plan.
In his srbiuation speech President
Taft said 90 part.
Il am far from saying that war has
/ not IN times past accomplished much
20 the progress OF the world Whether
TIE same progress might have been
achieved IN = more peaceful way il Is
unnecessary 20 discuss. probably not.
Misguided Patriots 5rine on Wars.
The truth is. the danger of war
between two great we'll established
countries with modern armamen,s is
much less than that kind OF war that
arises from bad government or from
the ambition OF sinister men in a
weak government who 0verturn H.
The awful consequences 10 TWO heav-
fly armed countries under modern
conditions q war have been a great
deterrent Of war. but the fires ponsi-
bil.ty az men claiming 70 be patriots
and lesiring 70 overturn existing gov
ernments where law and order are
not Well esta blished has led 70 a great
deal OF guerilla warfare and 20 the
suffering Of innocent people who find
no real principle involved in the two
coutending parties except that OF am
bition for power
Much OF this kind OF work has oc-
Cured in South America. and in that
cegree q guardianship which the
United States must feel over the re-
rublics OF this hemisphere. in main
tanning their integrity against Euro
pean invasion. We ought 20 welcome
every opportunity which gives us a
legitimate irstruue BY which We
can make less probable such inter-
necine strife
Envy Ne Power rs Territory.
In the assertion OF that sort Of
guardianship we have 10 be very
careful 70 avoid the charge. which Is
always made bX the suspicious. that
We are seeking our own aggrandize-
Dent in our interference with the az
fairs Of other countries OF this hem
isphere. u Is an unfounded charge.
for We envy no power its TERRITORY.
We have enough But We have been
able % fend OF war in four or five
Instances Of late. because OF our atti.
tude as an oi Ter brother OF these
smaller governments As We look
back. it viii not do 70 say that great
strides have not been made in the
direction Of universal peace.
-Of course the condition OF Mexico
may well make Us hesitate 70 proph-
esy too strongly as 10 the future: but
all the lovers o. mankind hope that
the present condition OF that country
may lead 10 the establishment OF
firm government and one IN which
there may not be the occasion for
popular unrest as that which gave
rise 20 the recent collision.
Ask Three Powers TO Form Treaty.
For the further securing OF peace
AID as an example TO all the world OF
the possibilities OF the use OF arbifra.
ton. We have invited England and
France and Germany TO ask a treaty
for the arbitrament 81 all differences
Of an international character that In
their nature can be adiudicated. and
we have left out in this treaty those
exceptions which have heretofore al
ways been excluded from arbitrable
controversies. to-wit. Questions Of a
nations honor and Of its vital inter
est
-Of course I cannot say with ros.
Inverness that these treaties VIII all
Be made and confirmed I can only
say that the prospect Of an agreement
with the executive ~ one on the
countries Is reasonably sure. and We
have every hope az 20 the other two
and that these three treaties VIII be
followed b. many Of the same tenor
with other counties II the original
three are agreed upon and confirmed.