The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-07-14
TAFT IS GUEST
OF HOOS|ER STATE
President Makes Two Addresses
at Marion.
TALKS FOR WORLDS PEACE
Speaks at scidiers' Home on Aroitra'
ton and Before Bankers and
Editors on Alcrieh Currency
Reform Plan.

Marion. Ind. July president
Taft stopped az Marion on his way 10
Indianapolis and was the CUES, OF the
city for several hours.
He made two speeches. one at the
Marion soldiers home on arbitration,
and another before the Marion bank
ers and editors In support OF the
Aldrich currency reform plan.
II his arbitration speech President
Taft said % part.
Il am far from saying that war has
rot in times past accomplished much
On t1e progress u the world Whether
the same progress might have been
achieved IL q more peaceful way IL i
unnecessary 20 discuss probably not
Misguided Patriots Bring or Wars.
The truth Is. the darEsr OF war
between two great We'll established
countries with modern ornaments Is
much less than that kind OF war that
arises from bad government OF from
the ambition Of sinister men IN a
weak government who Cvertlrn f.
The awful consequences 20 TWO heay-
fly armed countries under modern
conditions Of war have been a great
deterrent OF war. but the irrespOnsi
biiity OF men claiming 20 be patriots
and desiring 20 overlurn existing gov
ernments where Law and order are
not well established has led 20 great
deal OF guerilla warfare and 10 the
suffering OF innocent people who find
20 real principle involved in the twc
contending parties eNCep, that Of am
bition for power
Much OF this kind o. work has oc
CURED in South America. ard in that
degree 81 guardianship which tbs
Unted St21es must feel over the re
pub!ics Of this hemisphere. In main
tanning their integrity against Euro
T Qean invasion ve Oleht 20 welcome
every opportunity which gives US
legitimate instrument by which w-
can make less probable such inter
. necine strife
Envy Nc Power It's Territory.
In the assertion Of that sort n
guardianship we have 70 De yer-
careful 20 avoid the charge. which i
always made by the suspicious. tha
+ We are seeking our own asgrandize
Lent In our interference wIth the al
fairs OF other countries al this hem
isphere. IL is ar uufounded charg
for we envy 10 power its territ0ry
We have enough But We have bee
able % fend Of war in four or fv
Instances Of late. because of our att
tude as an older brother OF thes
smaller governments AS We loo
back i Uin not DO 70 say that grea
strides have not been made il Il
direction o. universal peace
~Of course the condition % Nexic
may vel make Us hesitate 20 propl
esy too strongly as 20 the future br
all the lovers o. mankind hope tina
the present condition 81 that countr
may lead 20 the establishment Of
firm government and one in whic
there may not be the occasion fc
popular unrest as that which CAV
rise 70 the recent collision
Ask Three Powers % Form Treaty
For the further securing OF peaC
and as an example 20 all the world
the possibilities Of the use % arbitr
ton. We have invited England ar
France and Germany 70 ask a treat
for the arbitrament Of all direrenc,
Of an international character that
their nature can be adjudicated. ar
We have left ont in this treaty tho
exceptions which have heretofore
ways been excluded from arbitran
controversies. to-wit. Questions Of
: nations honor and Of its vital int
: est
! of course 7 cannot say with rC
: itiveness that these treaties viii
be made and confirmed. can on
say that the prospect of an agreeme
I zith the executive ~ one 81 ii
: countries is reasonably sure. and
e have every hope as 20 the other ~
5 and that these three treaties VIII
; followed b. many % The same ten
with other countries II the origin
three are agreed upon and confirmed