The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-16

MORALLY OBLIGATED TO
KEEP 1T OPEN IN A VAR
Military Scheme Not Consisht
With PrOtestatiOns Favor
ing World Peace.

BOSTON, Jan. ia statement e.
bodying six reasons why the Panaa.
canal should be neutralized bearing
signatures OF men and women. promine
in the United States and abroad, w
made public today.
Richard Olney. former secretary
state: David Starr Jordan. president
Leland Stanford, Jr., university: Villa
Dean Howells. author; Charles P. A,
derson, Protestant Episcopal bishop
Chicago: William III p, Faurce. pres
dent OF Brown university: Jane Addan
justice OF the United S,ates dstrid
court. and George Foster Peabody II,
New York banker, are among the spon
sors Of the document The statement
why the Panama canal should b.
neutralzed. not fortified
"1-Because the canal would be safe,
in war time without fortification. Ac.
Hague conference in 1907. unfortificd
coast places cannot be hombarded.
Prohibits Fortifcations.
''2-Because the original intention OF
our government. AS distinctly expressed
in 1900 and previously, was to prohibit
prohibition was omitted In the finally re
vsed Hay-P -Paunccfotc treaty, signed in
1902, this In no wise implies that VIC
ought TO fortify 1T, nor was its construc-
dertaking.
"3-Because. though the Suez canal
was built with English money, England
agreed 10 its naturalization The atraits
OF Magellan are also ncutralized and the
interparllamentary union In 1910 de
clarcd in favor OF the naturalization OF
all interoceanic waterways.
"4-Becausc the United States i'm all
hiytnry hCrn l.I i
began every foreign war ii ever had anc
is too important a customer for any great
nation at this late date to wantonly at
tack.
"5-Because. with the experience OF
nearly Il century's peace with England
insured by our undefended Canadian
pIete arbitration treaties with all pos
slble future enemies and lave been re-
fused, we should be iusIncerc in in.
crcasng our war measures
Obligation to Nations.
This is especially true in view o
the facts that since 1902 the nations have
signed one hundred arbitration treaties
and President Taft has made the In,
prossivc declaration that he sees no rea
son why any question "hatever shouie
conference In various ways diminished
| the likelihood of war; tina, not only the
prize court but tho court of arbitrn
| Justice is practically assured, and that
| In the summer OF 1910 congress uuaui.
| mously passed n resolution asking thu
| president 10 appoint commission &c
consider the utilization Of existing
agencies to limit the armamcnts OF thc
world by mutual agreement
| "6-Because, in the words OF David j
| Foster. chairman Of the committee o
foreign affairs In tho house OF repre-
| sentatives, tho initial expense of tn
| necessary Notifications would not b
| less than S25. 5.000.0 600, I'm all probability /
| would not he less than 100000. 900
nal of pf,ii Nlt,.
such Qualifications 1000 miles from HON
| would probably amount TO $1,000, 600
We are bound by, solemn treaty oh
| legations TO sec to IL that The cana
shall be and remain forever open 4
British ships in time OF war well II
time OF peace, and while ~ is prabab
true that no other nation could CLAIM
| any advantage by virtue Of this treaty
| II is also true that VIC have thereb
placed ourselves under moral obligatio
to maintain AN open canal for the shin
Ill IL