The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
HANN|S TAYLOR ON
NEW BALKAN POWER
Turkey Leaving Europe as
Dead Nation
FACTORS FOR PEACE
Says America Is in Exceptionally
Strong Position to Aid in the
Promotion of World
Peace
BY c. E. STEWART


Washington January 30-(SpeciaD.
Hannis Taylor. formerly United States
minister to Spain and formerly of Ala
hama. sees a new nation rising In hu-
rope which will replace Turkey. He de-
clared in an address before the Naval
War college extension that the influence
CT the Ottoman empire is waning and
tnat the young Balkan nations are ready
to assume powerful place in the affairs
OF Europe
The body of Turkey is now being
removed from Europe because 1t is a
dead body" he says. Its place Will
soon be taken by the young and stalwart
Balkan nations continued Mr.. Taylor,
now ready to enter upon an eventful
career. Even Mr.. Carnegie has admitted
the necessity of the existing war, whose
area has been limited by the new pub
| lie sentiment expressing itself through
the parliament of the world and through
its agents the concert of Europe.
..During the last sixty years the appll-
cation of steam and electricity to inter-
communication has made the family of
nations such in fact as well as in name.
There is now a real parliament of the
world, in which the diplomatic problems
arc discussed and settled with a rapidity
and general cooperation never before
known,
This family of nations is now grow
ing rapidly, and that growth involves
Questions of territorial expansion, of ma
tional existence which are beyond the
each of arbitration Germany, Japan
and Itsrfy not being able to feed them
selves all the year round, must expand
OF perish.
Americas Strong Position
Armed with tremendous and unique
power, the American commonwealth
stands today midway between western
Europe and the oriental nations as the
great arbitrating power of the world. IL
we will only preserve our moral dignity
and our physical independence by re
fpsing to enter into treaty obligations
that will cripple either, we can render
the greatest of all services to the peace
OF the world
Independence of action. resulting from
the maintenance of our unique and iso-
lated position, is the key to our future
usefulness as a peace promoting nation.
We must keep our eyes continually upon
the Utopian dreamers, who believe. de-
spite the mighty ornaments about us.
that the millennium has come. 1t has
rot yet arrived; but there is now in ex-
istence a splendid world spirit in favor
of peace, conciliation and arbitration
which this republic by reason of its iso-
laton and independence can do much 10
advance. Let us do all in our power to
promote the peace of the world by sus-
tanning and advancing International arbi-
tration within its possible and normal
sphere.
Speaking of the United States, Mr..
4 -. IL
1t should confine itself to questions of
d;rect interest to this country only.
At present, he said, this country holds
strong position in the family of ma
tons, both on account of its political
Firth and its geographical location.
Be Friendly With All
Be friendly with all nations. stand for
al bitration, but do not become entangled
with treaties, was his warning. He fur
ther urged that the agreements between
this country and other nations be clear
and along straight lines and to make no
Il eaty that in any way will permit a
foreign nation TO have any say in the
regulation of the domestic affairs of the
United States.
Mr.. Taylor said that the secret diplo-
macy between nations formerly has
disappeared and that today the negotia-
tions between nations were known by all.
He cited the meetings of the Turkish and
Balkan representatives in London as ex-
ample. Mr.. Taylor told of the causes
leading up to the declaration of the Mon
roe doctrine by this country. and said
that that instrument had made a revo-
luton in international law Despite the
fs ct that the signature of President Mon
roe made the doctrine valid, he said that
President jefferson was the father of it.
Jefferson he pictured as being President
of the United States for twenty-fou-
years, his power and influence extending
ever the regime of Madison and Mon
roe.
"Family of Nations and traced the
growth of the family from the time of
tie Roman empire and the groups of
city states to the nations of today. He
also spoke of the dual monarchy of the
IInlv Roman empire. with the Pope and