The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-12
BY EDGAR JllEF.


Mr.. William Dudley Foulke con-
dennis Germany for violating her
written obligations" and "overriding
the rights of a weaker power in order
that she might obtain a military ad-
vantage over her French adversary"
He also deplores, as We all do, the
destruction of Belgium's cities and
towns. The havoc and horrors of an
invading army are just as lamentable
whether visited upon Belgium, Ger
many, France, Russia, England or the
South in our Civil war, for war Is war
and war Is hell" Besides, in a state
of war the old saying that necessity
knows no law" has it's deepest signific-
ance.
1t may not be exactly relevant but
let us remember that England violated
eighty solemn written obligations" in
the last century in order to obtain ad-
vantages over other nations, thus over
riding weaker powers.
1t is not precisely pertinent but let
us point out that ex-president ROOse-
welt has said more than a hundred
times that international treaties are
not worth the paper upon which they
are written; that they are dangerous
because they give an illusory feeling
of safety. He further said, 1--WE must
play great part in the world and
perform those deeds of BIZ I'd, Of valor
which above anything else, bring ma
tional renown. We despise nation
just as we despise man, who sub
mits to insult"
Y. s. Apologies.
The present Democratic administra
ton is offering to abjectly apologize
to Columbia for Mr.. Roosevelt's "vio
lation of our written obligations" L
is claiming that Mr.. Roosevelt brow
beat weaker power to obtain an ad
vantage for the United States over thu
jealousies Of England and France.
claims that Roosevelt stirred up ;
Panama revolution in order to seiz'
the right of way for the Panama canal
1t proposes to pay Colombia an in
demnity of many millions of dollars
Now we know that England threw
every obstacle she could in the way o
our proposed canal. If Prof Ushe
In his book "Pan-Germanism" is right
England never consented to our cut
ting the canal until we agreed to en-
force the Monroe Doctrine against tn
German war-ships in Venezuel
waters. Necessity knows no law,
and President Roosevelt started tn
Panama Canal, took the risk, pushe
IL Ou, llCdty VI uO VI CdIy dAu lulu
history will decide that he was RICH
and that 1t was one Of the creates
acts Of his administration. We shout
offer no apologies and pay no linden
nifty to Colombia. The broad spirit {
Americanism will absolve and endors
Roosevelt, and in time, upon a cleare
understanding, absolve and endors
Germany's Belgium campaign.
Lincoln Ignores Claims.
In the beginning Of our Civil wa
Kentucky occupied the same positio
as Belgium. Her fair and broad field
were the open way to the South. Sh
attempted to assume and maintain
position of neutrality The governo
protested against United States troor
stepping on Kentucky soil. He 10
babe northern armies passage-way I
the farther south. Lincoln ignored a
claims OF neutrality or autonomy an
fought his way through to Vicksbur
and Mobile.
Only last week I stood on the battl
fields of the kentucky warfare. I sa
statues erected to John H. Morgan ar
John c. Breckenridge-the men WI
fought Lincolns invasion Of neutr
ground. saw tombstones Of Ke
tucky's dead sons marked "He died fl
his country, slain by the sword Of tt
tyrant" I heard men bitterly co
denim the North for this violation
neutral rights and speak Of Unic
soldiers aS brutal ruffianS who d