The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-31
The Common People.

\. The Common People.
The common people are the people
who bear the burden of modern war
| They, their wives. their mothers, their
sisters and their daughters, are the
| sufferers. They are the people who
must stop war. The wars OF today
are forced by the minority while the
majority keep quiet Opportunists
shrek about war. The common peo-
pie are silent, and yet they are the
strongest means for preventing war
The president then explained in de-
tail the arbitration treaties with
France and England. declaring that
these treaties provided that every
justiciable question must be settled
by arbitration and then defined q
justiciable question as one capable of
settlement by the laws OF equity as
taken from the supreme court opinion.
He declared that a joint high COM
mission would take up every question
and decide whether it was "justic-
| table,
The majority OF the members Of
the senate say this is a breeder of
war; he continued. Il beg to differ
i with them. There is nothing like de-
lay to quiet national and popular
passion. This joint high commission
also will decide. when two nations dis
agree, whether the question really is
5usticiable. A majority OF members
OF the senate say this is not fair. 1
disagree with them. for II we have a
right to arbitrate justiciable ques-
ton we have a right to arbitrate
whether question is justiciable.
We are in position to lead the
world. for no nation can charge us
with cowardice. Nations OF the world
look to us to continue our leadership.
Are we going to disappoint them?. Ii
Here the president answered former
President Rooseyelts criticism.
The Russian Case.
We have been criticised as ineon-
sistent because we did not arbitrate
the abrogation OF the Russian treaty.
My tongue is tied to certain extent
because Of future diplomatic discus
-sions but do say that II you will
read Senator Elihu Roots speech II
am perfectly willing to stand by that.
II is said we would have to arbi-
trate the Monroe doctrine. Interna-
tional authorities agree with me that
is not Justiciable question, and
therefore not arbitrable. The ques-
ton OF letting emigrants enter freely
into America is national and an in
ternatlonal question and therefore
liable to arbitration, but 1t must be
remembered that the court of arbitra- |
ton will decide whether a question is
subject to arbitration. We may get
fool judge, but is that any reason for
abolishing courts? We have got to |
recognize that we either want peace. |
iul settlement of disputes or that we
do not, We have. got to decide wheth- /
err We want all questions settled by |
law and equity or by war. We have
got to mean business when we 60 in
to arbitration. This business Of play
ing heads 1 win. tails you lose. has got /
no place in arbitration. AS nv friend /
Andrew Carnegie has said, we have
got to take chance of being damned I
II we want to be saved we have rot
to be willing to lose IL we go INFO
court. 1t Is not possible to win every
lawsuit. II we knew we were going /
to win, then there would be no neces-
sity for courts,
The president was followed byI
Oscar s. Strauss, OF The Hague court.
Oscar S. Strauss.
Former Ambassador Oscar s. /
Strauss took direct issue with the on
ponents of the arbitration treaties and
declared II the matter were left to the
voters OF the country, there would be
an overwhelming victory. He praised
President Taft for making the treat
les and said the entire civilized world
is anxious to follow the example of
the United States, If the senate will
ratify the treaties. In conclusion he
said
Far greater and more real will DE
our glory than the decisive battles OF
The world have shed upon the victor
ous nations, IL we falter not in leading
The way to universal arbitration. and
no great shame can engulf our destiny
han, II. by a retrogressive policy we
1efeat the solemn instruments by
which this end is attainable.,
Next came Former United States
Senator Chas. A. Towne, formerly a
representative from Minnesota, butl
1ow Wall street lawyer.
Senator Towne.
Former Senator Charles A. Towne.