Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-16
HOW SLOW THE WORLD MOVES.

The signing of the arbitration treaty which
England, France and the United States are
rejoicing step toward enlightened
peace, after all has been slow in coming An
Englishman, named David Hartley sat in the
British parliament through the years when our
Revolutionary war being fought He has
dropped out Of the knowledge of most men
only in old books can his name be found But
the men Of the United tSates ought to study
his history and give him place in our hall Of
fame.
He was our friend during that great war
but he none less a sterling, loyal English
man. lie introduced several acts into parlia-
ment ''to conciate America" None of them
passed for the eyes of England were blinded
at the time-it not to be. But he supported
his measures with signal ability declaring that
Great Britain was the aggressor III everything"
Here is sample of one OF his speeches, in 1775:
The act to be proposed to America as an
suspicious beginning to lay the first stone of
universal liberty to mankind should be what
American could hesitate an instant to comply
with namely, that every slave in North America
should be entitled to his trial by jury in all
criminal cases. Let us all be reunited in this,
as foundation to eXterpate slavery from the
face Of the earth. Let those who seek justice
and liberty for themselves give that Justice
and liberty to their fellow creatures.
Let the only contention henceforward between
coed the other in zeal for establishing the funda-
mental rights of liberty for all mankind
That motion was lost, but among those who
voted for it were the two greatest of all, Fox
and Burke
In the same month he made another speech
in which he said THE fate Of America is cast
You may bruise its heel, but you cannot crush
its head. 1t will revive again. The new world
is before them. Liberty is theirs. They have
possession OF free government, their birthrlght
and inheritance. derived to them from their
parent state. which the hand of violence
not wrest from them. If you will east them
off my last wish to them is may they go and
prosper
In l777, after noting the growing power
of the colonies he said: 81 will venture to
say that the principles of federal alliance
are the only terms of peace that ever will and
that ever ought to obtain between the two
countries. =
1t is one hundred and thirty four years since
the far-sighted Englishman spoke those words
but the slavery which he so abhored has passed
away and now, though federal alliance has
come, solemn treaty has been signed which
relegates any differences that may arise between
the two nations, to enlightened court for adj
iustnnt. Since the voice of Hartley grew still
Great Britain has expanded into an empire the
power OF which cannot be computed and the
colonies which then made no mark among the
nations have from little fringe Of settlements
along the shore of the Atlantic, taken in the
continent to the Western ocean and stands the
foremost republic that the world ever beheld
and these two kindred nations with another ma
jestic in age and splendid in achievement joined
with them have united in covenant which
beyond its importance to the immediate signers
is notice to the whole earth that there is
better way to adjust differences that ''the pen
i'll hands entirely great is mightier than the
sword"
For its effect upon the world the arbitration
treaty is chiefly valuable. for we can hardly
imagine any difference that could possibly arise
that would cause England and France and the
United States to engage in war. but other pow
ers that may be dreaming of new conquests, will
hesitate when they reflect that in effect, these
great nations have solemny served notice upon
them that it is time that the law of might
should be repealed and the law of right be ae-
cepted
Looking back the voice of David Hartley was
but voice crying in the wilderness, but sure
ly he OWNED the right even if it has required
one hundred and thirty -four years for it to rise
above the contentious of men and to be heard
The tree Of liberty is of slow growth Half
the men who proclaim their love of liberty are
as yet hut slaves to the procincialsm that bounds
their horizons, slaves To avarice or prejudice
The world is only half freed; for as yet men
cannot throw off their baSer natures and nations