Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-04
ROOSEVELT RAPS
PEACE TREATIES
DECLARES GENERAL ARelrRA'
TON AGREEMENTS ARE
WORTHLESS.
DISCUSSES ABROGATION
Asserts Congress Acted Right but
Tha, We VIII De Exposed to
Worlds psti,len n oOeV'
msnts Are Ratihed,

New York Col Theodore Roose'
yelt In the Outlook, emphasized his
AntAgon!sm toward the general aTbl'
ration treaties which are among the
chief poHcies u the national admins.
trauou he bitterly denounced them
a. heinz designed 90 tell against
peace aud put us as nation In an
attitude 81 unctlous aud odioas Lypoc.
usy-
ny lnfsrcnce. At least. he severely
srlticises President Taft In regard 10
the treaty matter AbruFatiun Of tho
Russ.aa treaty. he declares, puts this
nAtlon where It can not IN honoT
adopt the proposed arbitration ,r"a'
ues Ia hts editorial the former pre-
Idcnt said
4 cordially approve the actiun taken
ty congress 90 abrogsting the Rus.
,ian treaty. breause men must Not"
ana &C, on the situation tia, actually
| soufrunts tl,n. aud IN the actual
event coarrrssmcp had only tao al.
ternatlyes. namely. a. abfOgaie The
treaty or 20 submit to the coniiuu.
Incr o. conditions which have become
| lntoierah'e 10 our national te'ire-
tp.,t and Which frpt,s"ui continuing
~rung especially TO american cii,i"us
Of Jewish taith.
4 suu tcls,c that IN 80 serious
natter u soul have brvn wcH trst
10 cndeatur 90 -, uro dccis.oa BY
the Hague cHuft on the Interpretation
, Q, tho existing trva'y an coaadrnt
TIA, sa,h decision would % nrcrs
All, have he.u lr cur favor aud v -.
{ n uogla have enahlcd Russia 10 have
; retired from an uuicDsbie position
9Th good rrsce and 10 lcsr = sci
,rsprct 20 ohi~ct that. should a.saIs
e b. bold n ,Irs iu DEALING si'h any
. ,crtlsn naltra 9Th whsrb Al any time
e. have tialruIt.ct ~b.ju u TIE de.
D. .istau 90 g. lhs Interpretation - the
: .lsasc 20 question had b,vu adrrfr"
n - w.. - sH4lI ihsu a. oucs have ab.
q russtcA toe treaty and have eesa
n clearly uSt, Va - doiaE
r -VHa.t ,arsr o.fr.nsianrcs 20 rat
, Tn, sha s.asfaI artifsi.aa trsAilrs
," arg,I o.. ihe Amrrlraa people 10 40
y Uuta4a S.. peculiarly sHa's@Puess
=" .Yvu-rss, aaa wou.4 tsat.s fAVose u
Z 'lu thc aaf.U1u 20 aG ,h.tsae a.Ah.
~ ttal. for wu wugd pat n4rfestrs m
- he papstlgu ~ naE.nk suoru,uE ard
-, .JuAarrrc lpamlsrs .wgoss'h.r - yer.
~ .oryaaurc A. lHo t,gy uspc shea ~
%. Dur eau actions Nc shaAr3 iaa' 80
WauA ,egfa.Elf Eai teff sssA ggo'a.
10. ses. nor translate lhcn su31 art.aa.
- B.Nt.tt BE- krettrau0r,
% Il believe that ss can uarnAA3iy ar.
IN citrate Iao ggrtl.Ha a. he .rfrrrrc'A
Af' u6n ut a TREATY. sFeG it cHF 40 th0
prrAatnArs 30 adopting she rer1 -
rous action %. tcagaar.Hs such 4
s. treaty aut Ao not ,soarso that 80
~ .au ArhHtfese 9Th the intrEi5on 81
no tl.agtx BY 1be arbitration saEh Qa"s
'a g.on a. tgraluE nil uaF ssisfras alike
.Ai NttGuui frEHra 20 ihc,r ,rced 1a ia'
81" s.a'loT at pasaTaTta, ~ sara 4E@a'toul
a" A. the Monroe 4nytr.Dr tac aaut saIos
% 81 As.aur iamlggauoa tH uaahs. 'G'
trtasal a.. ststre 10 Fay honda, VI
uAuy other unslar matters
ca Il abort. 90 nat bclIcH" that VI
Ter IAN AEoga 10 arb,trAte questions o
'F' vital lulsgtSt and national honor o
question. O! settled American severn
Al uratai policy MorNotrr the atutgd
DE- AZ are uns taking as regards The al
"" ogatiun ol the Russian treaty sao~
Dc seyund possibility Of doubt that Il ~
ur we're A. foolish OF 50 unid AS 4
avs agree. rs an abstract matter, by grr
al sral arbitration treaties To aTbssrst
'ha ,Ieh matters, we Ahuald rcpadIale III
ia agreement Whenever concrete cas-
A"f Arune 10 which any considerable nuE
est Der 81 our citsaeDs tooA AB active u
lurcst
Under such circumstances 10 pr
me seed with the ratification Of the E"'
my sral arbitration treaties unameHde
hea would ". MOI merely farce, but
farce played at the eHpeas" OF 81
'Sh reputation Tor national good faith MI
A"N EtucPrtEy 4"