The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-30
ROOSEVELT CALLS
TREATIES FARCE
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principle. and at the same time 10
take part in or to connivc ut the re-
quotation by thls country Of the prin-
ciplc go loudly advocated the very
llrst moment that II is possible To
reduce that principle to practice.
in other words, ~ viii put thls coun-
Try INTO position both RIDICULOUS and
nlhcrehitabie 10 pasS the proposes gen
GRAZ aroitrntiun treatIes at the Same
Tine that We denouncc our general
treaty with Russia
WI Inst Dfscrcdit.
the other uay the iowu; house
with but one uisscnung vote passed
resolution in tavor OF the aurogation
ot thc treaty Among those VINO voteu
Tor this motion are many men VINO
are against the unamenu.1 nruitratiur
Ien'i-s Ihcsc men occupy a SINCERE
.ln consistent POSITION: II is the posi-
I IN Win wnl.n personally agree.
ny q gentleman who announced that
ne was In iD"nr OF the general arpI-
an'ion lr.at!es. ann therefore could
ny consistently take position Wnol-
~ Ihcompltlbie with flvoring them
allnpnSh 40 not agree with tins
s.ntieiiian feel that his POSITION
sho"cu both courage and sincerity.
Out surely all men who think clcnriv
must nnHuaiinedly cOnucrnn any :na;.
VINO advocates tha genesii arbitration
ichtes without at the same time tcar-
lcsSiy showing his sincerity bv dc
tounclnE the proposal 10 abrogate tho
nusSlah treaty without submitting its
senate by vote has jo,ncu IN ,broy.i-
ms the russian treaty, and therefor. n
M Hct IN Il way TO cast utscredit upcn
' ,re rni,ed States II 1t approves ,l.e
np'trhtion treaties unamendcd AT
INC recent New York peace meeting
IN favor OF the treaties (Which ended
80 - riDl) II was no, .creditanie 10 the
.P','ihcre fpl those treaties that they
did not venture to declare thcmscIyrs
~ 'nc one practical HSuc OF the kind
ws treaties are expected to settle.
which was actually before tho peo.
pie-that TX, the matter OF thu. abrop:
,i"n or the Russian treaty without ef-
,".t TO get II autho-itativciy inter
~ cannot be too often repeated tina,
,hcsc general arbitration trcntIes arc
,.sI : -, whatever bnt General prom
lHcs. Their value Hes wholly in TN.
sincerity with which tho promise liz ~
iiladc and the fulncss with which M.
prothisc Is redeemed. do not believe
~ making these promises. because /
MINK that we arc promising 100 much.
ahd because. moreover. iIillv buii,rs
,hht our action in abrogatinr The
an, treaty. is equivalent 10 open
pie we do not intend to keen our
PROMISES; that We have no regard Tor
vne good Latin of tn: nation that
sweeping promises to please ono So,
~ men and at the same time scandn
iousiy 10 break ,hese promises to pleas.
Drawn In Vague Terms
lhcsc treaties are drawn I'm su,.,,
s"ccpihg ana vague general terms rs-
p:cimlly In the use OF IN. unrJ 80,
ticiahlc,' that They might In AM ,!on
Sret' case. be held to mean u,,ytI,I,,,-
ki, nn'tntnk. ana 10 encourage just the
,,.h, 81 double dealing ana bad faith
which is now being shown One min.
- certain: II the question OF tho I'M
-. ft,ation or treaty is not 'just;cIn-
Ia, I'm ,herr never can any qucS-
~ H. II
nSt"n taken In abrogatina tho me
rtthn treaty Is not utter and comnl,.te
,,n l"ih,i9n 81 the whole spirit ana BUR
pos 81 the proposed arbitratin, -,
.i's' ihnn the latter arc NO, ,ror,b
'hc paper on which they are writ,nr
nthcFs mat we are right In abro-
cat's" also believe that tho t..nar.l
arbitration treaties are not worth ;ba
pan PER on which they are written
, INC point upon which | jnsis; Is
tpat this nation should behave witho,ii
hfpocriEy ana with sti.aishtforwaTd
sincerity IN It's international reis-
promises which 1t would not keen
90 not question the honesty and sin
Gerry oil the many good people who.
Wltnout sufficient thought, and In re-
Sponsc 10 vague general sentiment
IN favor OF both peace and justice,
winch fails to realize that sometimes
peace can be obtained only at the en-
pehsc OF Justice. have advocated both
the universal arbitration treaties and
me abrogation of the Russian treaty.
but when the nation. through its gov
eminent. acts II cannot plead the az
cnse OF lack OF thought. If MS a people
our action IL insincere and lacking
N straight rdnesR. then, when
thiS action has been officially taken
we cannot escape the churgc OF hy-
pocrisN when later we fail to live up
10 our promises
1T Is arrant hypocrisy To-: this ma
ton TO support the unamcnded arbi-
trhtton treaties at the same time that
we hbroEatc the Russian treaty. and
TO do so Is to put this nation in :,
thoroughly false and discreditable at
tttude. Hypocrisy is as revolving In A
nation as in a man; and, In the long
run, l do not believe that Il pays either
man or nation"