The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-05-31
ROOSEVELT ASSAILS
AND TAFT DEFENDS
ARBITRATION PACT
Former President Refers to
False Apostles of
/ Peace In Speech.

Arbitrate only when internationa
Shaping of faces is not included
Former President Roosevelt
We should avail ourselves of every
honorable possible device to avoid wal
In the future.-President Taft
Defense by President Taft of his in.
+ ternational arbitration plan to- prevent
: war and a warning by Colonel Roose-
welt against. false apostles of peace, .
marked the celebration of Memorial
Day, an epoch in the agitation for a
permanent board of arbitration for all
nations.
Colonel Roosevelt gave his stirring ad-
dress before Grants tomb at New York,
subtly attacking the arbitration policy
of President Taft, who spoke at Arling-
ton. Without specifically mentioning the
proposed arbitration treaty with Great
Britain, Colonel . Roosevelts warning
against arbitration as a panacea for all
international disputes was wildly cheer
p ed.
As much enthusiasm was given PresI-
dent Taft at Arlington in his advocacy
of international peace by arbitration.
Sometimes Will Do.
Arbitration is all right under favor
able circumstances, said former PresI-
dent, Roosevelt, who reiterated state
ments made over his signature in the
Outlook last week.
If l had trouble with one Of you men
we could readily settle it by appointing
an outside party to arbitrate, because
We know tnat man won't slap either of
our faces. If he does, we won't arbi-
, trate. 1t is just the same with inter-
RatOral arbitration. believe in arbitra-
tion only on the understanding that
International slapping of faces is not
included. That is genuine peace talk"
don't believe In lying, whether It
be national or International" continued
Colonel Roosevelt We should not en-
ter any arbitration agreement unless
we are prepared to make good l will
protest against making any agreement
to arbitrate anything which this coun-
try would not stand for when a test
came. For instance, this country would
not stand for arbitration Of the Monroe
doctrine.
Il believe that every honorable method
should be used to avoid war. But l
will do nothing dishonoramle to avert it,
nor will enter into any agreement that
the people of the country will repu-
date, should cause arise for partici-
pating in war.
Peace and Justice.
'I believe in national and interna-
tional peace. but only as a handmaiden
to Justice. Do not be misled by the
appeals of people who want peace.
There was a man who said war was
the greatest of all evils. but I believe
that unrighteous peace is a greater
evil. You are not to be led by false
apostles of peace"
Pleading for national restraint 10 pre-
vent the awful slaughter of war" at
the Memorial Day ceremonies at Airing
ton, President Taft said:
Why will it not show more patriot
ism and more love of country to refuse
10 go to war for an insult and to submit
it to the arbitrament of a peaceful tri-
punal than to subject a whole peopie
70 the misery and cruelty and suffer
;ng and burden of heavy cost of a ma
nonal war, however CLOSED over nv
the excitement and ambitions and the
glory of successful conquest?
Changed Times.
There was a time" continued the
President, when an insult by one man
70 another in the same social class
npuld only be wiped out by the blood of
The other In mortal duel, and in those
DAYS It took more moral courage To
avoid duel than to fight one. II that
4e true now, why may il not be true IN !
6he near future of nations?
I'VE should abate no effort and should |
strain every nerve and avail ourselves |
Of every honorable device to avoid war |
3u the future. Let us leave this beau |
$ful city of the national dead with |
determination in every way possible, |
consistent witt honesty and manly and |
national self-restraint to avoid tn.
necessity for the display of that su-
preme self-sacrIfice that we commemor-
ate"
In his New York speech Colonel |
Roosevelt also took a rap at the labor
leaders implicated in the dynamiting
outrages at Los Angeles
81 stand for social and industrial
peace" he said, but not when men riot
and use dynamite. Those men who pur-
rue riotous methods and use dynamite |
in their effort to win industrial strug-
giles are not to be tolerated. and they
should be made to obey the law