The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02
ROOS
ANS FOR
Suggests That
Clause Should
bodied in Ireatis
FINE
From the PacafyIng Policy
Employed BY China
These ears

NEW YoRK. Ny
Roosevelt has an article on
ton; Pretense and Resi-
current number of the oiitlQ
says in part:
surely the real fEtends 81
this country ought q t be
it by the events that have
in China and in the lgeditoTT
during these very faIi months. &c
the arbitration treaty was cOpsi aF34
in the Senate During these nc1tlltl
we have seen a widespread revolt "a
China, with utter disorganizetlC q
the Empire, and we have seen war
unexpectedly break out between HAS
and Turkey. In China there has
doubtless been much excuse Tor the
revolt because OF tyranny and nis-s,
government, and this tyranny and
misgovernment have been gretsr
than in any really civilized nation.
although the Chinese are far more
unwarlike than any civilized nation,
and have an army very much less
eficient than that OF any civil Esd
power. The complete absence Of
miIitarism in China and China
fort to rely purely on pacific meas
ures in dealing with ali foreign pow
ers, have not only cansed ~ % lose
various provinces to various foreign
powers within the last few decades
but have had not the smallest 81 Feet
IN saving it from granny nltsgoy-
arnment, and the most faf-r reaching
economic misery at home, ana, more
over, have. had the effect OF deprty'77 z
ing it Of means even ot keeping q
der within its own boundaries.
GAS for the war between Italy. and
Turkey, / anl-pot now concerned with
its ethical Justification. Personally,
believe that it Is ins the interest Of
that Tripoii should fail
under European control, just as It IS
IN the interest OF humanity that
Morocco shall SO fall; just as i has
been OF inmeasurable benefit 70 man
kind, and especially to Algerian and
l,gvptian mankind, that Algeria and
E,qrvpt should fall under the control
OF France and England. But THE y
not tho point. The point e that TINS
war proves the utter inehciency ct
paper treaties when they are un1aclI-
an nv force; the utter folly Of those
who believe that these paper treaties
any useful purpose tn the
present stage of the worlds deyel-
opnent when there Is no Eorce behind
them; and, finally, not merely tne
YoIIv but the iniquity Of making
treaties which there is no real n en-
ton OF putting into effect. TNFNes
treaties with various European pow
ers explicitly guarantee her integrltSs
and on, the mere technical legal ties
~ the case no court Of arbitration II
tho world could possibly declare IN
anV other way than as against ttaly !
and for Turkey IL the case a. issue
betweep them were brought 70 aFeA
tration. Turkey has all the protec-
tion possible to give her by paper
treaties; and yet all OF these tEesst.sF
thus guaranteeing her against az
mernberment. thus pledgins the hotlOE
~ various great nations to guaran zee
ber integrity, are not worth IS mlich
az a single gunboat OF the SMALLEST
size thegminute that 1t becomes worth
while for any serious opponent %
attack her. II Turkey had had
feet which relatively to other meets
was even approximately as strone q
her army, no man OF any sense, pe-
lieves that the war would ever nave
occurred. she had no such heet; enc
had merely the protection the treat
les afforded her: and the minute tae
test came the treaties proved not only +
utterly insufficient as e substitute
for q navy, but not worth the paper
upon which they were written. n 4
passing be it observed that this vas
quite as much because the treaties
promised too much as for any other
reason.
at would be not merely foolish
but wicked for US rs nation 70 agree
to arbitrate any dispute that ettects
our vital interest or our indepen-
dence or our honor; because such an
agreement would amount on our part
to a covenent to abandon our duty.
10 m Agreement 20 surrender the
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