The Washington herald., 1911-07-08
THOUSANDS HEAR
PRESIDENT TAFT

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piracy that have always characterized
In a naval war the dealing with the
private property Of the citizens 10 or
enemies
Mediation HaIts Wars.
"By negotiations and mediation and
the formation OF arbitration agreements
wars In the last decade have been
stopped in Central and South America In
a most gratifying number Of instances.
am glad to say that to-day we have
reached such a point in the negotiation
for a treaty Of universal arbitration with
one of the great European powers that
we can confidently predict the signing CT
a satisfactory treaty.
Just to-day four great powers, Eng
land, Russia, japan, and the United
States, signed a fur seal treaty, by
which we agreed in effect to abolish the
shooting of seals at sea in order to
preserve the valuable herds on the land
and to allow them TO propagate in such
q way as to maintain the fur seal in
dustry and to secure for human use the
valuable furs that such seals furnish.
It is the beginning. I hope, Of useful
game laws for the open ocean, which
has heretofore been subject to the
wanton and irresponsible use Of men Of
every nation. 1t Is the settlement by
treaty Of a controversy that has troubled
these four nations for several genera
tons, and it ought to be the cause Of
great congratulation."
Causes Were Excepted.
The arbitration treaty heretofore with
Great Britain and other countries has
excepted from the causes which may be
arbitrated those which involved the vital
interests of either party or its honor.
The treaty which we are now closing
with Great Britain eliminates those ex-
ceptions and provides that all questions
Of International concern of justciable
character shall be submitted TO the arbi-
tration of an impartial tribunal and
that whenever differences arise before
they are submitted to arbitration at all
they shall be taken up by a commission
composed of some representatives from
each government that shall investigate
the controversy and recommend a solu-
tion without arbitration, IL possible, ard
then shall decide whether the issue is
capable of arbitration. and II SO the
arbitration shall take place.
In this way the treaty in one sense.
instead of making arbitration necessary.
interposes mediation of a year between
the happening Of the differences and the
bringing OF the matter to arbitration,
with the growing possibility that the ruff
fed feelings Of the nation may be
smoothed out by time, that the differ
ences may be adjusted by mediation
instead of judicial action. but holding
judicial action as the ultimate resort to
prevent war.
War May Be Avoided.
IT am exceedingly hopeful that other
countries beside Great Britain will ac-
cept the form of the treaty or one like
it, and that we may have half dozen
treaties with the European countries
looking toward arbitration OF information
al differences. This will not abolish war,
but it will provide a most effective and
forcible instrument for avoiding It In
many cases.
"Of course, war between Great Britain
and the United States, between France
and the United States, and between
remote, but the adoption by other great
countries of arbitration and mediation
as a means OF meeting all controversies
must have the most healthy moral effect
upon the world at large, and must assist
all the friends of peace in their effort
to make it permanent.
ITO this audience and this great So
ciety with its worldwide influence do
not hisitate to appeal to give the
tremendous might of its support to such
a cause"
When the President left the pier for
his machine a Gordon OF eight policemen
went ahead OF him. There were no
ropes to hold the people back. They
packed tight right to the doors OF the
pavilion. It seemed a hopeless task to
get through, but the policemen linked
arms. and with a swinging elbow Jab
stroke cut through the crowd as though
it were paper.
More policemen lined the President on
either side. The hole that the men in
front started they finished, and the
President passed across the boardwalk
in the midst Of this guard with the crowd
jamming, showing, cheering, laughing,
and swearing around him.
He left Atlantic City at 10 o'clock for
Philadelphia, where he took an auto
mobile to League Island and boarded
his yacht Msyhower. there to spend Sat-
urday and Sunday at sea cruising down
the coast. His party Of eight Senators
was waiting on board. His guests for
this trip include Senators Penrose, Root.
Bacon, Brown, Briggs, Foster, Taylor.