New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-23

President Taft, speaking at the peace
testimonial dinner in his honor under
the auspices Of the American Peace and
Arbitration League. in conjunction with
forty-seven other peace societies. at
Sherry's last night urged a strong at
titude Of patience on the part or this
country in the Mexican situation ard
He referred 10 the controversy between
this country and England over tolls in
the Panama Canal. and declared tho
difficulty would certainly be arbitrsted.
despite all opinions 10 the contrary.
Five hundred members and guests "f
the peace societies gave the President
an enthusiastic reception. His rc-
marks were frequently chcered. lie
ended his remarks with a tender refer.
cnce 10 laying down his work AT Wasn-
ington soon. saying that he had always
exercised whatever power he had Nhilo
President in the interests Of universal
peace. lie expressed warm apprecIi-
tion that the representative body of
men and women present had. at lcsst,
taken his word for The deed.
Joseph r. Choatc. on behalf of :ne
National Institute of Social Science,
presented the gold medal of the in9ii-
tute TO President Taft in recognition Of
his notable efforts in behalf of unive,.
ss peace.
Referring TO the situation IN Mexico,
the President said:
Mexico, for two years. has boon a
very sad picture 10 every lover Of his
kind. to every supporter Of popular
government, and TO every man hopeful
Of the Establishment OF peace under a
sta bic government, but We must not
despair-we must not in case like
Mexico, for it differs from the Central
American repubics-takc such action
as shall give them TO believe we arc
moved by selfish purposes, or arouse
them 10 opposition TO us. We must
avoid in every way that which is called
Intervention, and use all the patience
possible. with the prayers that some
power may arise there TO bring about
peace throughout that great country.
Must Exercise Patience.
I'VE have to take precautions, and
those have been taken. The charge or
cowardice does not frighten me in the
slightest. / have no sympathy what
ever for that which would prompt us
for purposes of exploitation or gam TO
involve another country. and involve
ourselves, In a war the extept Of which
We could not realize, and the sacrifice
of thousands of lives and millions of
treasure-and then when We had sue
cccdcd what would We have?
mo. we must exercise patience in
concroto case like this; but that is not
what I am discussing. j want TO dis
cuss more our relations with the South
American republics and the West Indies
countries. who have often asked us TO
help them.
Continuing. MI. iait tooh W INC
d,rercpces which have arisen over the
treaty between this country and Eng
land IN regard to the Panama Canal.
He said
"some have differed as to The treaty
ho,weon the United States and Eng
land over the Panama Canal; some say
!, 10 domestic matter. Tcs-well, we
have il i'm a treaty, and anything IN
treaty can he srbitratcd. They can't
make II a domestic matter by merely
s.v,np so. II can't remain domestic
matter IL negotiations show the con-
,r.rv or course, we can arbitrate this
matter.
we have been 81 peace WIN Eng
land for one hundred years. ana with
,hrec thousand miles OF boundary with
out single fortifcation. and withont
a warsbip anywhere near it, The state
mcot that We arc going to get into
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