The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-12-28
No Politics in Diplomacy.

a gOou tnlhe may oe dOne IN Il
wrong way, but in the Russian pass
port question the wrong was halted be
fore it reached the accomplished stage.
The House resolution was set aside,
and a prououncemen on the lines pre-
sented in the presidents letter was
adopted by the Serata an aud accept
ed by the House. Todayit will be
signed by the president, and it will be
on the way to St. Petersburg before the
holiday recess Of Congress. St Peters
burg has read the 7, solut indeed be
fore this time, and the matter has
probably been discussed by the heads
Of the state there. The fact that
diplomatic phrase superseded Tamm
any swagger in creditable to Congress
and saves the country from some hu
initiation. Russia will now take up the
matter with us in a friendly way and
both sides will be free to talk. Had
the Sultzer resolution gone to St.
Petersburg negotiation would have
impossible, and the wrong which they
are endeavoring to right would have
been intesifed. This would have
been a blow to our prestige which
would have made US even more ashamed
Of Sulzer than we were when he broke
out at first.
Senator Culberson is reported TO have
aveued that the president and the Sen
ate endeayored to steal Democratic
thunder on this issue, an expression
which would have been better left TN
said. Thus the Texas statesman virtu.
ally comedies that the Democrats at
tempted to play politics. From the
country's foreign relations home poll
tics ought to be rigidly excluded. Let
US keep our local issues TO ourselves,
and deal with foreign questions as they
affect the entire country, without dis
tinction Of class, party or locality. The
matter OF the discrimination by Russia
against Jews born or naturalized in the
United States has neither a Democratic
nor Republican side. 1t is an Ameri
can question and should be treated as
such by our government, The presi
dent and the Senate have recognized
this truth, and the House, though
somewhat tardily, has fallen in line
with the remainder Of the government.
The resolution which will be sent to
Russia will be a calm expression of our
side OF the issue. 1t is an American
expression, without any Republican or
Democratic bias. The entire 95,000,
600 Of Americans, anu not merely
those who will support one or other Of
the presidential candidates in 1912,
stand behind il. It is a nation, and not
a part sect, which is talking. II the
dominant element in the House takes
this reputation Of its manifesto asa re
buff it will know that it is itself to
| b lame
Another consideration here suggests it
self. II Russia refuses to grant 10 the
Jews the privileges which We ask, and
which she comedies to all other Ameri-
cans, what then? Il would follow the
passports Of the United States with
cannon Aif necessary exclaimed one
senator when the resolution were un-
der discussion. This is war talk, and
the country will hardly back the talkar.
in that direction madness lies. We
will employ in this exigency the re-
\ sources Of civilization and not the me
thods Of barbarism. Another senator
man who is in the habit OF thinking
before he talks and who thinks nation
ally and nationally, reminds the country
that We have a race issue which IN this
connection could rise to plague US.
This is Elihu Root. Russia has millions
Of Chinese and other mongolians among
it citizens, and what would our answer
be if she could insist that as a conilt-
ion Of the removal Of the discrimniat-
ion against Jews we must abolish the
barriers against her Chinese subjects?
This consideration may come up at an
early stage Of the negotiation. We viii
say that the educated and enlightened