The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-29

" Vu'ous hypocrisy Both the
Louge and Root amenuments should no
auopted' the treaties would then cease
'o DC detrimental To our national honor
ana interest and (holding In view Tho
"p'osation of the Russian treat,)
"ouid be relieved from the present
'aiht OF evident observation-disclosures
even then they would represent a very
small advance over our present POSI-
tion. ''7'
~ Is possible with sincerity and pat =
flotism to favor the arbitration treat.
les (although personally disagree
WIN TINS view. II is possible with
sincerity and patriotism to oppose the
arbitration treaties But il Is neither
sincere nor patriotic to make believe
10 support the principle Of arbitration
III general, and 10 tiy to get tho cn,in.
try to commit itself to this principle.
ana at the same time TO take part IN,
on TO eonnive al, the population bv
TINS country Of the principle so loudh
advocated, the very first moment that
| II Is possible TO reduce that nrln,i-
PIE to practice In other words. il viii
put this country into "a position both
ridiculous and discredltable To nass the
proposed general arbitration treaties
at the same time that we denounce
our general treaty with Russia.
Treaties Promise Too Much.
IL cannot be too often repeated that
these general arbitration treaties are
nothing whatever but general prom
ises. Their value Hes wholly in the
sincerity with which the promise is
made and the fullness with which the
promise Is redeemed. do not believe
In making these promises, because /
think that we are promising too much,
and because, moreover, | fully believe
that. as our action i'm abrogating the
Russian treaty, ls equivalent to open
and cynical conferslon that as q peo-
pie we do not intend 10 keep our prom
Use. that we have no regard for the
good faith of the nation, that we are
willing To make improperly sweeping
promises to please one set of men and
at the same time scandalously TO break
these promises to please another set
Of men.
"The point which insist is that this
nation should behave without hypo-
crisy and with straightforward SINGER
ity in its international relations; that
It should not lie. nor make promises
which IL would not keep. | do not
question the honesty and sincerity OF
tho many good people, who. without
sufficient thought. and in response TO
q vague general sentiment I'm favor OF
both peace and justice which fails TO
realize that sometimes peace can be
obtained only al the expense of JUS
tice, have advocated both the univer-
sal arbitration treaties and the abro-
CATION Of the Russian treaty. But when
the nation, through It's government,
acts. II cannot plead the excuse OF
lack of thought. II. "a people. our
nation is insincere and lacking in
straightforwardness. then. when TINS
action has been officially taken, we
cannot escape the charge of hypocrisy
when later we fail to live up to our
promises.
1T is arrant hypocrisy for this ma
ton TO support the unamended arbi'
tration treaties at the same time that
we abrogate the Russian treaty, and
to do so Is to put this nation in a
thoroughly false and discreditabie at'i-
ude. Hypocrisy IS as revolving in a
nation as in a man; and, in the long
run. I do not believe that it pays
whether man or nation