The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-03
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The country, am thankful to say Is at peace with all the world. and many happy manifestations multiply about us of a growing cordiality and sense of community of interest among me nations, toreshadowiug an age of settled peace and good will. More and more readily each decade do the nations manifest their willingness to 0lnd themselves by solemn treaty to the processes of peace, the processes or irankness and fair concession. So Tar the United States has stood al the tront of such negotiations. She Will. earnestly hope and confidently believe give fresh proof of her sin cere adherence to the cause of inter- national friendship by ratifyiny the several treaties of arbitration await. ing renewal by the Senate. In addi. ton to these, it has been the privil- ege of the Department of State to gain the assent. in principle of no less than 31 nations, representing four-liiths of the population of the world, to the negotiation of treaties by which it shall be agreed that whenever differences of interest or of policy arise which can not be resolved by the ordinary processes of diplo- macy they shall be publicly analysed. discussed, and reported upon by a tribunal chosen by the parties before either nation determines it's course of action.
 There is only one possible standard by which to determine controversies between the United States and other nations, and that Is compounded of these two elements: Our own honor and our obligations to the peace O. the world. A test so compounded ought easily to be made to govern both the establishment of new treaty obligations and the interpretation of those already assumed.
 There is but one cloud upon our
 horizon. That has shown itself 70 the south of us, and hangs over Mex ico. There can be no certain pros pect of peace in America until Gen
 Huerta has surrendered his usurped authority in Mexico: until it is un- derstood on all hands, indeed. that such pretended governments will not be cauntenucnced or dealt with by the government of the United States We are the friends of constitutional government in America; We ara more than it's friends. we are it's cham pions; because in no other way can our neighbors. to whom We would wish in every way to make proof of our friendship, work out ;deir own development in peace and liberty. Mexico has no government. Tie at tempt to maintain one at the City of Mexico has broken down, and d mere military despotism has been sat ID which has hardly more than the semblance of national authority
 It originated in the usuroa;ion Of Nictoriano Huerta, who, after rriet attempt to play the part of colsti- tutional president, has at last east aside even the pre'ense of legal aht| and declared himself dictator As consequence. a condition of affairs now exists in Mexico which has mad 9 if doubtful whether even the most elementary and fundamental rights either of her own people or of tbe citizens cf othar comtr es resident within ber territory can long be sue cessnlly safeguarded and which threatens. if long continued to im- peril the interests O. peace. order, i and to'erahle life in the lands imme- diately southof us
 Even if the usurper had succeeded | in his purpose in despite or Che con ! stitution of he republic and tae | rights of its people he would have set up nothing but a precariors and hate ful power which could have lasted | but title while, and whose eventual | would have left the country i in more deplorable condition than ever
 But he has not succeeded. He has forfeited the respect and the moral support even of those who were ati enc time willing o see him succeed 1 title by little he has been completely isolated
 By a little every day his power and prestige are crumblng and the col