The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-02
ROOSEVELT FOR
ADEQUATE Navy
Ex-President Gives Address at
Newport Progressive Meet
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farmers and small business and pro-
fessional men, 10 have the undi9puted
right 10 decide every such question
for ourselves and our claim so to de-
eide these questions If We did not
have an efficient navy and if we did
not possess both the viii and the
power to back up our words by our
deeds.
Therefore, il seems TO me incred-
ible folly that any of our people
should wish TO put us in the position
of China and should believe that by
having worthy persons put their
names on scraps of paper, or get to-
gether At banduets and pass resolu-
tions, We would be able to substitute
some patent remedy like universal in
ternationol arbitration for navy.
This Is especially true when we re-
member that this country would not
for one moment permit any of these
vital questions of national honor and
interest to be submitted To arbitra-
ton. To advocate universal arbitra-
ton treaties, the arbitration of ques-
lions Of national interest and honor
is folly so great as fairly to be
wicked.
IT ls even worse To advocate such
treaties and AT the same time show
no intention of keeping treaties al
ready made that can be kept, and no
intention of submitting to arbitra-
ton questions that can properly be
arbitrated There is nothing more
important to our international good
name than to have our people once
FOR all wake up To the fact that it is
objectionable 10 show readiness IN
making promises that cannot be kept
and equal readiness I'm breaking
promises that can and ought to he
kept.
The Only Safe Course.
one OF two very bad treaties have
been made of recent years. treaties
which were meant to be taken as
making promises which as a matter
Of fact would not and could not be
kept other treaties have been passed
making promises which could be kept
and which ought To be kept and it is
not to keep these prom
Uses. Let us above all things else have
a coherent policy in these matters.
Let IL be understood that every man
who votes To stop building up the
navy or stop fortifying the canal is
inn a.
we cannot even resent insult. let alone
insulting others with i'm
punity. Let us remember that the
policy of uniting the unbridled tongue
and the unready hand is "A policy of
criminal folly. The most dangerous
of all positions for any nation is To he
opulent aggressive and unarmed.
The only safe and honorable
course to follow Is TO combine abso-
lutte courtesy and justice toward other
nations with that preparedness for
war which Is the only sure means of
averting war.
We have the right to insist on the
Monroe Doctrine; We have the right
TO insist that we. and we alone, are
to decide as To what immigrants shall
come to our shores and as to whether
these immigrants shall become citizens
or own land; these and other similar
rights are not merely rights, but dut
les: we should show the utmost cour-
tesy and consideration for the feelings
of others in insisting upon them; and
we should also realize that IL will in
the long run he idle to insist upon
them unless we are ready to back up
our words with cur deeds, and that
10 do this it is necessary to keep our
navy Of adequate size and at the
highest pitch of efficiency"