New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-04
KEEPING HANDS OFF,
SAYS PRESIDENT TAFT
No Ground for Suspicious Re.
garding Mexico and South
American Republics.
TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN
Urged by Cardinal Gibbons, An
drew Carnegie and Hamilton
Holt at Third National
Peace Conference.


Peace Conference.
Baltimore, MAY president Taft. IN
MS speech az the opening Of the third
Peace Conference here to-day.
declared that the United states would
keep hands of and not seek TO extend
is domain OF to acquire foreign terri
-ory.
The President made no mention spe-
,ifcauy Of Mexico. but 70 those who
leard him it was evident that the
troubled situation there and the sus-
piclon in the South American republics
rs TO the intention of this nation IN re-
gard TO its southern neighbors had in
spired him.
The President had been speaking 4
the recurrence Of internal disturbances
in countries not 50 we'll able as The
United States 10 maintain order and
peace. and had said that il was incum-
bent upon the great nations Of this
70 exercise their kindly and
peaceful influence as much as possible.
.One OF the difficulties that the United
States finds ia the natural suspicion that
the countries engaged have Of the mo-
lives which the United states has IN
rendering its good Offices continued the
"Asseveration of good faitn
helms but little where the suspicion IS
real and yet ! like TO avail myself ot
ar opportunity in such presence as TINS
n assert that there is not in the whole
length and breadth Of the United states
among It's people any desire for terri
torial ACKNOWLEDGMENT and that It's peo"
ple as a whole will not permit It's gov
eminent. II i, would, 10 take any steps
ir respec, to foreign peoples looking 70
q forcible extension OF our POLITICAL
power. - -
Know What War 10.
we have had wars and we know whas
,hev are. We know what responsioln-
ties they entail. the burdens and losses
and horrors and We would have none OF
then, We have a magnificent domain
NJ our own in which we are attempting
~ work ont and show - the world sue
cess in popular government and we
need no more territory in which 70 sho"
,h,, Pu- we have attained great pros
ner,,v and great power We have oS-
come a powerful member % the connu-
,i,v If nations in which we I'VE anu
there Is therefore thrust upon US neoes-
e.riIv care and responsibility for the
,eace ~ the world in our neighborhood
,ra = burden of helping those nations
,,a, cannot help themselves. II we may
40 ,ha, peacefully and effectively
The President spoke to several tnon-
sand persons in the Lyric Inea're'
Gibbons. Secretary Dickinson
Gore. ~ oklahoma: Andre"
and more than 2 dozen men
prominent IN the movement for worid
oeace sa. on the platform Win t1e
president Cardinal Gibbons and Hanh-
-, uol, nresident Of the conference,
/, ho spoke before the President Voicel
Tho opinion that the negotiation of me
,roposed arbitration treaty he"een me
-ri,ed states and Great Britain would
,,srk the greatest step toward universal
,oaoa thu, tho world had ever seen.
Tr.s.v with Great Britain.
An arbitration treaty between two
great nations ~ the world. said the
President. would he a very important
.tep in securing the peace OF the world
don't claim any patent for new dis
.overv in that suggestion. because
,ave no doubt that it has often been
made before. II such an arbitration
raatv can be concluded have no doubt
hat an important step will have been
AIKEN but it will not bring an end Of
var I, is a step only: and we must
,ot defeat our purposes by enlargins
he evacuation Of the world as % what
: 10 happen and by then disappoint-
ng il.
We must realize that We are dealing
yith a world that is fallibe and full u
weakness. with somewhat Of wickedness
n IL and that reforms that are worth
,aving are brought about little by little
md not by one blow. l think that We
re likely TO make more progress If We
xpress our hope with moderation and
ealize the difficulties that are 10 be
,vercome than ii We proclaim that we
ave opened the gate 10 eternal peace
With one key and within one year"
The President was particularly inter-
sted in a speech by Or. J. A Macdonald,
ditor Of The Toronto tCanada) Globe.
warm advocate of reciprocity. II
hat arbitration treaty between your
ountry and England is ratified said
)r. Macdonald. the name OF William
Toward Taft will be remembered in
World history so long as man loves
,eace.
Above all other nations Canada has
he greatest stake In the proposed
reaty: she has the most 10 gain by
,eace, the most 10 lose by war
Pact for the Whole World
Canada desires the pact not FOR her-
elf alone. but for the sake Of the whole
world The time 10 do IL is al hand.
he hour is trembling. ready TO strike:
he tide is swelling 10 the hood. and II I
yer had the right To speak for my
ountry or for the empire 10 which be-
ong II is now. and ask that the Par
lament OF Great Britain and the Con-
-ress OF the United States Join to insure
he peace OF the whole world"
President Taft returned 10 Washing