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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-02
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V1l1 49,
THE RUSSIAN TREATY, ARBITRA.
TION, AND HYPOCRISY.
BY Theodore Roosevelt.

| cordially approve the action taken
treaty, because men must vote and act
on the situation as it actually con-
fronts them; and in the actual event
congressman had but two alternatives,
namely, to abrogate the treaty, or to
submit to the continuance of conditions
which have become intolerable to our
national self-respect, and which rep
resent continuing wrong, especially
to American citizens of Jewish faith.
still believe that in so serious mat
ter it would have been we'll first to
endeavor to secure decision by the
Hague Court on the Interpretation of
the existing treaty. | am confident
that such a decision would, of neces-
sity, have been in our favor; and, if so,
it would have enabled Russia to re-
tire from an untenable position with
good grace and no less of self-respect
an object that should always be held
in view in dealing with any foreign ma
ton with which at any time we have
difficulties while if the decision as to
the Interpretation of the clause in
question had been adverse to us, we
would then at once have abrogated the
treaty, and have been clearly right in
so doing. This was the position held
by that distinguished diplomat Mr.. Os~
car Straus. But no movement hac
been made by either nation looking to-
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sembles very much the causative of
human tuberculosis. The germs are.
thin, rod-like, and so small that it,
takes over twelve thousand of them
laid lengthwise to an inch.
The disease is difficult to detect
in the living fowl. The general health
OF the flock seems below par, and they
are not thrifty. The combs are pale
they eat ravenously but do not gain in
weight, and are often lame, due to dis
eased joints. Some of the common
names applied to chicken consumption
are spotted liver" and "going light
In dressing the fowl, small yellow
Jumps of a gritty sandy nature are
found in the liver, lungs and intes-
tines The lungs may be full of
cheesy chunks the size OF shot.
There is no cure known at present
Tor this disease. Prevention is abso-
utely necessary. Should you find It in
your flock, better destroy and burn
them. Disinfect the poultry house.
yard and runs with ten per cent So
luton OF formalin. Carefully examine
their food, water or milk. Procure
good stock of healthy strain and
Keep in new location.-Dr, T. r.
Baker, Veterinarian, Idaho Experiment
Station.
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treaty without effort to get it authori-
tatively interpreted.
1t cannot be too often repeated that
these general arbitration treaties are
nothing whatever but general prom
Uses. Their value lies 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 l
think that we are promising too much,
and because, moreover, | fully believe
that, as our action in abrogating the
Russian treaty conclusively shows, in
actual practice we would not keep the
promise. To advocate the arbitration
treaties, while failing to oppose the
movement for denouncing the Russian
treaty, is equivalent to open and cy-
nical confession that as a people we
do not intend to keep our promises,
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,
These treaties are drawn in such
sweeping and vague general terms,
especially in the use of the word jus
ticiable," that they might, in any con-
hn hn1 m
or nothing, and to encourage just the
kind of double-dealing and bad faith
which is now being shown. One thing
is certain: If the question of the inter-
probation of treaty is not "justici-
able" then there never can any ques-
ton arise which is justiciable If the
action taken in abrogating the Russian
treaty is not utter and complete viola
ton of the whole spirit and purpose
of the proposed arbitration treaties,
then the latter are not worth the pa
per on which they are written. l be-
lleve that we are right in abrogating
the Russian treaty, just because l also
cSiiS'O bAdt tAc SCucldl dlUlLIdllOu
treaties are not worth the paper on
which they are written. The point
upon which l insist is that this nation
should behave without hypocrisy and
with straightforward sincerity in it's
international relations; that it should
not lie, nor make promises which it
would not keep. I do not question the
honesty and sincerity of the many
good people who, without sufficient
thought, and in response to vague
general sentiment in favor of both peace
and justice which fails to realize that
sometimes peace can be obtained only
at the expense of justice have advo-
Gated both the universal arbitration
treaties and the abrogation of the Rus
sian treaty. But when the nation,
through its government, acts, it can
not plead the excuse of lack of thought. |
II as people our action is insincere
and lacking in straightforwardness |
then, when this action has been Off
clally taken, we cannot escape the |
charge Of hypocrisy when later we
fail to live up to our promises. It is
arrant hypocrisy for this nation to
support the. unamended arbitration
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the matter than the one actually adopt
ed. Congress was confronted by the
simple fact that unless the treaty were
abrogated conditions world remain as
they now are; and, under the circum-
stances, congress acted wisely and
properly in declaring for the abroga-
ton.
But this action was taken while the
universal arbitration treaties are pend
ing in the senate. These treaties are
avowedly championed as being of the
kind we are to enter into with all ma
tons, and as supplanting the existing
arbitration treaties which we have
with almost all nations, including Rus
STA as well as England and France.
These treaties, if ratified by the SEN
ate unamended, will explicitly prom
Use, will explicitly pledge the honor
and good of the American nation, to
arbitrate precisely such questions as
that which at this very moment we an
nounce that we will not endeavor to
arbitrate in the case of Russia I'm
der these circumstances, to ratify the
general arbitration treaties would put
the American people in an attitude of
peculiarly contemplate hypocrisy, and
would rightly expose us to the derision
of all thinking mankind for we should
put ourselves in the position of max
ing sweeping and insincere promises,
impossible of performance, at the very
time when by our own actions we
showed that we would certainly not
keep such promises, nor translate them
into action. | believe that we can nor
mally arbitrate the question of the in
depreciation of a treaty, even if only as
the preliminary to adopting the very
serious action of denouncing such
treaty. But | do not believe that we
can arbitrate, with the intention of
abiding by the arbitration, such ques-
tons as treating all our citizens alike,
without regard to their creed. in the
'h'Nf@i VI pdSSI'ol 70, VI SuCH questions
as the Monroe Dostrine, the admission
of Asiatic immigrants in mass, or the
refusal by the states to pay bonds, or
many other similar matters. In short,
do not believe that we can afford to
arbitrate questions of vital interest
and national honor, or questions of
settled American governmental policy
Moreover, the attitude we are now TAX
ing as regards the abrogation of the
Russian treaty shows beyond POSSIBLE
ity of doubt that If we were so foolish
or so timid as to agree, as an abstract
matter, by general arbitration treaties,
to arbitrate such questions, we should
instantly repudiate the agreement
whenever a concrete case arose in
which any considerable number of our
citizens took an active interest. I'm
der such circumstances to proceed
with the ratification of the general ar.
bitration treaties unamended would be
not merely farce, but farce PLAYED
at the expense of our reputation for
national good faith and sincerity. | be-
lieve most earnestly in peace. and
IN taking any step for arbitra-
ton which will genuinely tell in
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favor of peace; and oppose
these treaties because, if unamended,
they would tell against peace and
would put us as nation in an atti-
Both the Lodge and the Root amend
ments should be adopted; the treaties
would then cease to be detrimental to
our national honor and interest, and
(holding in view the abrogation of the
Russian treaty. would be relieved
from the present faint of evident in
incerity-although even then they
would represent very small advance
over our present position. s#
1t is possible with sincerity and pa
triotism to favor the arbitration trea-
ties( although | personally disagree
with this view.) 1t is possible with
sincerity and patriotism to oppose the
arbitration treaties. But is it neither
sincere nor patriotic to make believe
to support the principle of arbitration
in general, and to try to get the coun-
try to commit itself to this principle,
and at the same time to take part in,
or to connive at, the reputation by
this country of the principle so loudly
advocated, the very first moment that
1t is possible to reduce that principle
to practice. In other words, it will put
this country into a position both ridi-
culous and discreditable to pass the
proposed general arbitration treaties
at the same time that we denounce our
general treaty with Russia.
The other day the lower house, with
but one dissenting vote, passed reso-
luton in favor of the abrogation of
the treaty. Among those who voted for
this motion are many men who are
against the unamended arbitration
treaties. These men occupy a sincere
and consistent position; it is the nosi-
ton with which / personally agree.
The one dissenting vote was that cast
by a gentleman who announced that
49, ''"S ~ lawn VI lHc SSHcl dl dIDllTd-
ton treaties, and therefore could not
consistently take position wholly in
compatible with favoring them. AL
though do not agree with this gentle
man, l feel that his position showed
both courage and sincerity. But sure
ly all men who think clearly must un-
qualifiedly condemn any man who adj
vocates the general arbitration treaties
without at the same time fearlessly
showing his sincerity by denonncing
the proposal TO abrogate the Russian
treaty without submitting its interpre-
tation to arbitration. The senate by
vote has Joined in abrogating the Rus
sian treaty, and therefore it will act in
way to cast dscredit upon the Unit
ed States If it approves the arbitration
treaties unamended. At the recent
New York peace meeting in favor of
the treaties (Which ended in a riot) it
was not creditable to the speakers for
those treaties that they did not ven
ture to declare themselves on the one
practical issue, of the kind the trea-
ties are expected to settle, which was
actually before the people-that is, the
matter of tn abrogation of the Russian
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Uwtn falls Utmes

WILBUR S. HILL
Editor and Publisher.
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treaties at the same time that we abro-
gate the Russian treaty, and to do so
is to put this Nation in a thoroughly
false and discreditable attitude. Hy-
pocrisy is as revolving in a nation as
in man; and, in the long run, do
not believe that it pays either man or
nation.-The Outlook.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-02

Entered as Second Glass Matter as a
Semi-Weekly, Oct Is, 1910.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-02

For Sale-A few pens of pure breed
White Orpingtons Cook strain
Phone 42S. J. BENZ. Hall. Ian Ok
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-09
A CONFERENCE.
State Officers and Veteri-
narianS Hold One Today
To Provide Ways and Means
for the Horse Disease.

Expert veterinarians who have been
working in western Kansas, Will meet
this afternoon in the office of Cover
nor Stubbs and discuss the epidemic
among horses. AT this meeting, plans
will be discussed for blocking the
spread of the disease. A score of ex-
perts who have been working under
Governor Stubbs and Joe Mercer, stale
live stock sanitary commissioner, will
attend the meeting.
At the present time Kansas is in the
very midst of epidemic that is re-
sulting in the death of hundreds Of
horses in not less than three states.
Nearly 40 Kansas counties are now af-
fected by the strange disease ant thou
sands of head of horses have died in
this state. The disease is causing heavy
losses to farmers in Oklahoma and Col
orado, but in Kansas the disease has
been more widespread and the losses to
farmers in this state have reached
nearly the million dollar mark. Fall
farm work is paraIyzed and farmers
hesitate to purchase new stock until
the ravages of the dread disease are
successfully blocked.
This afternoon the expert veterinari-
ans will attempt to offer solution to
trouble and to advise the farmers of
the state as to some metho1 that will
not only prevent the spread of the dis
ease but will affect a cure among the
animals that are sick. Many of the
experts have agreed that the trouble
has been brought about through the
placing of horses on pastures. Reports
from localities where animals have been
removed from the pastures, placed on
dry feed and allowed to drink well wa
ter show a decided decrease in the
death rate among animals suffering
from the disease
Last night Governor Stubbs received
a telegram from A. W. Wilson, mayor
of Ness City, in which Wilson stated
that 500 horses have died in Ness
county, while but one horse was lost
in that county by farmers who follow
ed the advice to give only dry feed
horses dead, with no deaths among
horses placed in barns. From Wa
Keeney comes a similar report H. Aus
tin Stroup, of Winona, states 100 horses
have been lost within a radius of 20
miles of that town and that there are
hut ten sick animals among those
placed in barns and given dry feed.
These kilograms have added strength
to the theories being followed by Gov
ernor Stubbs and the experts under
Mercer At the meeting this afternoon
the situation in the various counties
will be discussed in detail and some
definite plan of operation will be de-
ternined by the men attending the con-
ference.
Those who will attend the conference
are Governor Stubbs, DR.. S. J. Crum-
bfne, DR.. ]. S. Buckley, of the federal
bureau, of animal industry; DR.. A. #
KinsIey, of the Kansas City Veterinary
college; DR.. Sopfian, the New York
spinal meningitis expert; J. H Mercer.
state livestock sanitary commissioner:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-09
UNCLE sam READY
Could Throw an Army Into
Mexico in 24 Hours.
Talk of Special Session to
Grant the Authority.

Washington, Sept. 9.-Interventiou IN
Mexico and the possibility of Presi-
dent Tafts calling a special session of
congress to determine whether Ameri-
can troops shall be sent across the line
are widely discussed here 1t is known
that the government has been pressed
on many sides to take such a step.
President Taft and the state depart
ment are holding to the principle that
no such action should be taken with
out auth OriZation of congress. That
American soldiers have been sent int o
China or that American naval forces
now are actively engaged in Nicara-
qua without authorization of congress
is held not to be precedent for serd-
ing troops to Mexico.
In China, American missionaries
were besieged and in danger of tor
ture and death. In Nicaragua the rob
els had shelled the American legatiCn
and endangered the lives g American
citizens by bombarding an unfortihed
national law. No such situation has
been reported in Mexico.
The general staff has complete plans
for an emergency. Some war depart
ment officials could wake up at night
and send to the telegraph wire a sheaf
of orders that would puL an army
a-horse and a-foot in battle array
So it is correct to say The war de-
partment is ready to invade Mexico at
a moments notice, but it IS no more
ready to invade Mexico than it is to
reDeI invaders from across the oceans.
1t has standing orders with the prin-
cipal railroads and steamship lines by
which it can begin moving an army
within "a hours. 1t has ready for in
stant transportation the supplies and
munitions of war to support such an
army in q cam paign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-09
DID HE KILL Her?
Body of Drowned Woman Is to
Be EXhumed.

New York, Sept. 9.-To determine, If
possible, whether death was due to
any agency other than drowning, Dis
trict Attorney Rogers, of Orange coun-
ty. will cause to be exhumed today the
body of Mrs. Rosa S--abo, an Austrian
woman, who met death in Greenwood
lake while in a rowboat with Burton
W. Gibson, a New York lawyer, now
executor of her $40, 900 estate. The pro-
posed autopsy will embrace not only an
examination for wounds, but a chemical
analysis of the contents of the stomach.
Gibson had the body buried under the
name of MRS. Ritter" in a cemetery
near Jersey City but he has expressed
his entire willingness to have it ex-
humed. According to the Austro-Hun-
garian consulate detectives have found
the woman who posed as Mrs. Rose
Menschik, mother of Mrs. Szabo and
beneficiary under the will. The conten-
ton of the consulate is that the VIC
TINS mother was dead at the time the
will was drawn and that therefore the
waiver of citation purported to have
been signed by Mrs Menschik, is a for
gerry. This phase of the case will be
threshed out before the surrogate Sep
tember IT. when a brother OF Mrs
Szabo now on his way from Austria Will
testify as to his Fother's death.
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event he declines to come, IT is possible
that subpoena will be issued. Stubbs
consented to testify without the for
mality of a subpoena.
Il don't know what it is about,
neither do have any idea what they
want to ask me, said Governor Stubbs
today, but 1 will be there and will
testify If they want me-"
The hearing will be held Wednesday
morning in the Office of Charles Ses-
sions. secretary of state. The hearing
before the contest board involves the
right of the board to permit the plac-
ing of the names of the Roosevelt cleo
tors on the Republican ticket. From
the Taft attorneys there is no informa-
ton as to the nature of the testimony
which is hoped to be secured from
Stubbs and White.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-09
BE A BIC NIGHT
Attractions at Fair Grounds
Many and Fine.
Fireworks, Indian Fight and
MarshaII's Band.
ARE UP TO HIGH STANDARD
The Exhibits Worthy of This
Great Agricultural State.
Many Good Amusement Shows
on the Grounds.
ARE UP TO HIGH STANDARD
PROGRAM FOR TONIGHT.
.4l Marsh aIlss AIilit II hand l.nrcf

PROGRAM FOR TONIGHT.
| 80 Marshaifs Military band concert
! in amphitheater paddock.
500 Cheyenne Frontier Days exhibit
ton.
$50 Band concert during evening
performance.
1880 Pains gorgeous fireworks ex-
hibition and Good Night.
PROGRAM FOR TUESDAY.
500 O'Clock a. m. Gates open to put
lie.
$50 Workman & Allen Carnival
shows on Midway all day.
1000 Stock judging
1O:30 MarshaHs Military band CON
cert on Plaza
1880 Judging Agricultural depart
ment.
Noon. Grand parade Irwin Bros.
avenue
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
100 MarshalPs Military band con
cert amphitheater-
1:30 Harness and running races
Free for all pace
TWo-year-old pace.
2:1S trOt-
Relay races
200 Band concert and free acts dur
ing races.
4:oO MarshalTa Military band cor
cert on Plaza.
TUESDAY NIGHT.
TOO MarshaI's Military band con-
cert in amphitheater paddock.
SEQ Cheyenne Frontier Days before
amphitheater, with Pains spectacular
Pioneer Days
$50 Band concert during evening
1000 PAINS great fireworks exhioi-
ton.
The full program is printed on IN
side pages
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-09

Vedriness average speed was about
1853 miles an hour almost but not
quite equal to his previous record.
Vedrines completed his spin before
noon, spinning thirty times over the
Ala mile course as smoothly as
swallow Veers around a churcn spire.
Hopes that America still may have
chance of retaining for another
year the James Gordon Bennett trophy
which was won by Charles = Wey-
mann at the Isle of Sheppy, Eng,
last year and which is the symbol of
world supremacy, are .centered in Del
lloyd Thompson.
Thompson this afternoon will at
tempt a flight in a Newport mono
plane 1t is generally believed how
ever, his machine will be unable to.
exceed 10 miles. Uncertainty existed
whether any of the other American
contestants would he able to start. The
time taken by laps of Vedrines's run
showed he kept up a fairly even
speed. In the first lap he made the
four miles in two minutes AMI ABS
seconds.
Il have won the trophy" exclaimed
Vedrines when he returned to the
hangar, that is practically certain
There is no other machine on the
field that can approach my time
Three times before France which has
taken such a prominent part in avia-
ton, has seen the trophy captured by
either America or England. Now I
think we have it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-09
KEEPS CLOSE TO 100.
THERMOMETERS Is Welded to This Mark
for Better and Worse.

All heat records for September 8
were smashed today. At two o'clock
the thermometer reading was 81 de-
grees. and later in the afternoon the
mercury toyed with the one hundred
mark Sunday was the hottest Sep
tember S on record in twenty-six
years.
For eighteen days the mercury has
been above the 90 degree point, which
constitute a September heat record
The maximum temperature Sunday
was 81 degrees.
Unsettled weather with local showers
does not necessarily mean that there
will be rain in Topeka. The forecast
is for the entire state. Cooler weather
is expected tonight, and Tuesday will
probably be more comfortable accord
ing TO sunny Flora, .he local obser-
yer.
Temperatures of 100 degrees or over
We're reported from Kansas stations
Saturday and Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-09

MAINE VOTES TODAY.
Will Elect Governor, COngressrle1
and a Legislature

Portland, Me, Sept. 9.-Wfth sew
eraI well defined state issues to be de-
cided, the voters of Maine went to the
polls today to elect a governor, four
congre ssmen, county officers and a
state legislature. The legislature Sc
lected today will choose a United
States senator next winter. Cover or
Frederick w PIaiSted heads the
Democrat ticket and William T.
Haines is the Republican candidate
for governor.
The polls will close in most places
at D. m 1t is many years since
Maine voters have had such ideal
weather on election day. The country
roads were in good condition after re-
cent rains for travel to the voting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-09
FOR DERBY DAY.

Tuesday afternoon the Topeka banks
and business houses in general will
close to allow employees to attend the
state fair. Tuesday is Derby Day and
one of the greatest crowds of the week
is expected. Railroads entering Tope-
ka are running special trains to accom-
modate the out of town visitors.
1t is probable that Thursday after
noon will be declared the half holiday
for the Santa Fe employees. The State
Journals last edition will be printed
at noon Tuesday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-09
STUBS WILL Be THERE
Ready to Testify Before Election
Board in Contest Case.

Governor W. +. Stubbs declared to-
day that he would accept the request
of the Taft forces and testify next
Wednesday at the hearing before the
state contest board. Request has also
been made that William Allen White
testify at the hearing, but no word has
been received from the Emporia pub
Usher
Attorney General John 5. Dawson,
as a member of the contest board, has
written White urging him to appear
before the board as witness. In