The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-05-18

lean history our nation has had 10 guard
itself from treachery. Arnold tried to help
England conquer America. These Illus
trations serve as morals to guide our nation
in International Peace discussions. Amer
lea has arose from wilderness to world =
power, and instead Of following policy Of
Invasion and conquering nations, is fore
most in advocating secession Of war. At
the same time Americans recognize that
armed power is necessary, and use such
power when necessary. Because the time
never was, and cannot be expected, when
armed forces is unnecessary. International
Peace is impossible.
| As previously stated, President Taft
strongly favors treaty so that an Intefna-
tional Court Of Arbitration may be estab-
flished. A Court of Arbitration would
probably be beneficial when boundary ques-
tons cause serious controversy; but would
an Arbitration Court have caused England
to have changed her policies when America
Igot taxation without representation
How were American representatives treated
when they went to England along in 1775
TO plead colony causesf Ignored, spurned
spent months in London lodging houses,
hoping against hope for chance to explain
| their mission and the causes of the colonies.
Representatives from America, from South
Africa, were treated as representatives from
India are today by England. When des-
potism gets to certain degree of appalla-
tion, war is all that will beget Magma
Chartas. For these reasons / believe that,
while International Peace is lovely theory,
it is absolutely impossible.
America does not need peace treaties by
special agreements. The unwritten code
| is understood.
An arbitration treaty with Great Brit
ain, going further than any such treaty has
gone, would be popular; but treaty Of al
lance between the United States and Eng
disappearing nations, or any other nation,
is out of the question 1t would never be
ratified if negotiated, and it is highly inn
probable that an administration would so
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policy as to negotiate such contract.
Peace, commerce, and honest friend
ship with all nations, entangling alliances
with none, is part of the unwritten Con-
stitution of the United States. Washing
ton Post.
ssSuch a treaty as Mr.. Taft proposes
would involve not only the sacrifice of our
national pride, but our sovereignty as we'll. =.
The Philadelphia Inquirer suggests:
Perhaps upon reflection it would be
found that there are some things which the
United States would not be prepared to sub
nit to arbitration. There is the Monroe
Doctrine, for instances. Suppose its rea-
sonableness and its rightfulness were chal-
lengee by some power whose ambitions it
obstructs, or whose interests it contravenes.
Should we be willing to have that issue de-
cided at The Haguel Or suppose China
were to summon us into court on COM
plant that we Disseminated against its ma
tionals. How about it.
The Monroe Doctrine was created when
this nation was far less able to uphold it
than today. 1t was then, is now, great
incentive to urge foreign nations to beware.
To make any agreement tending to nullify
its beauty and weaken its strength is to
place America on the plane of the victims
of Dowie. The arguers for International
Peace / am very inclined to reason would
become calamity howlers, were Chinese
permitted to over-run America. We must
learn to preserve an evenly balanced point
of view-not run of at tangents. Because
of what may be cited about the Monroe
Doctrine and Chinese immigration, be-
lieve, that International Peace is, while
nice hobby to ride, impossible.
International Peace is phrase too COM
monty accepted in lieu Of International
Arbitration. America certainly is capable
of getting along very nicely without en-
tangling alliances with other nations. &
will read clipping.
Let alone the Spanish War, the United
States in decade has interfered in China
and had division of troops there for half
year. 1t has massed strong fleet Tan
gier, Morocco, to rescue kidnapped Amer
lean. 1t has landed marines in Santo- Dom-
lingo, settled debt and brought peace and
growing prosperity. Il has entered Cuba,
suppressed Instruction, held fair election,
and left quiet and order behind. 1t has
created the Republic Of Panama and open
ed the way to the Canal. 1t has kept the
peace in Nicaraguan ports. 1t has settled
the Honduras debt.
The United States has done this with
out single entanglement. Each interview