Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-24
THE C. a. r.
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oretical extremists on the one hand
and the reacticnary influence OF COM
binatious Of wealth ON politics and
progress on the other. Its solution
will be consistent with the preserva-
tien of our ancient institutions OF per-
sonal liberty and private property I'm
der the constitution.
THE message that you bear with your
experience and your skill to those of us
struggling now with the problem Is. that
however dark at times the situation
seems. SO long as We retain in this coun
try God-fearing. sober. intelligent people
we can rely in the long run upon the
working out of the problems before Us, no
matter how many mistakes in the form Of
'nostrums they might have been led into
by the speciousness of half-baked theo-
ries of progress; no matter how often
they may have been defeated in their
purpose by the success of undue and cor
rupt influence of concentrated wealth"
The moment he reached Rochester about
9 O. clock this morning until o'clock to.
night. when he left for Beverly, the Pres
ident was surrounded by veterans. He
stood on reviewing stand for more than
two hours in the morning while thousands
of old soldiers. most of them in blue,
many OF them Just tottering along With
the aid of friends. filed slowly by
Major Gen. Fredk. Grant and Com
cander-in-C Chief Gilman of the q. \. r.
stood with the President. There was
some surprise expressed when 1t was
learned that Governor Dix, whom it was
expected would be present, left Rochester
last night That an affront was intended
to the President, however. was not taken
seriously BY members of his party.
After the review the President lunched
at the home of former State Senator
Dunn with Gen. Grant. Many Of the high
officers of the G. A. r. and Rochester
business men We're present
In the afternoon he TODD a long auto
mobile ride through the city
peace" was the subject of his speech
to the veterans tonight, but he SAID
he could not miss an opportunity TO
draw an analogy between the contests
of the past and those OF the present,
and the near future. Turning aside
from that purely national question, he
took the general arbitration treaties
with Great Britain and France which
the Senate foreign relations commit
| tee sought to amend and which part
| of that committee labeled breeders Of
| war"
In meme OF the objections made b.
the senate committee to the treaties
| could he find substance which would
lead MIN to change his mind as to their
| desirabilty. That they would prove
| "breeticrs of war lie could not con
| ceiVe: that the Monroe doctrine might
be held by European nations TO be
| subject 10 arbitration he found Hog
zeal and unfounded. If the Senate re-
iects the treaties the President said he
would have to abide by it's decision, but
that he intends to keep up his cam
paign lofore the country to have them
ratified, he made plain also.
The President said in part.
81 de not come before you III oppo-
sitior to the Senate and do not wish
to criticize the jority Of the commit
tee .hat has reported AN amendment.
| / am only anxious TO promote as full q
| uublic discussion of the questions now
| arising in respect 10 the continuation
of the treaties as possible because l
| feel confident that a public discussion
Of the matter, followed by popular eS-
| nressio,. will aid much in the clarifi-
| cation of the subject in the Senate It
| self and will lead TO convincing q
! majority of that body. and perhaps
| all of the wisdom of the prompt rat-
| fication of the treaties as they were
signed am especially anxious to en-
phasize the fact that | do not wish TO
| be put i'll antagonism to the Senate.
Those who have objected to the
treaty have first suggested that the or
ganization of the joint high commits
sion, with the power given to either
party to secure reference OF a con-
troversy to it in consideration Tor a
year, makes it a breeder of war.
confess myself unable to follow the
force of such an argument. The diff
culties connected with the initiation of
proceedings under any treaty and the