The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-29
BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT
THIRTIETH INSTALLMENT

sidered as an end when IL also coin
cides with Righteousness, we can do
only a limited amount 20 advance its
coming on earth.
present between international law and
private or municipal law. because there
while there Is for the latter. Inside
our own Nation the law-abiding man
does not have to arm himself against
the laWless simply because there IS
some armed force-the police. the sner-
ms posse. the National Guard, the reg
ulars-which can be called out 20 en-
similar international force 10 call on.
ana do not as yet see how % could at
present be created. Hitherto peace has
often come only because some strong
and on the whole Just power has by
armed force. or tho threat Of armed
iorce, put stop 20 disorder. In a very
interesting French book the other day
] was reading. said the Mediterranean
was freed from pirates only by the
pay Britannica. established by Eng
lands naval force. The horcless and
hideous bloodshed and wickedncss OF
AlEters and Turkestan was stopped.
ana could only be stopped. wuen civil
France took possession Of them. The
same MAS true Of Burma and the
Malay states. as we'll a. Egypt win
regard to England. Peace has come only
as the sequel to the armed interference
or "a civilized power which. relatively
20 US opponent, was "a just and beuc-
o. the point of being unable 10 conquer
the sudan and protect EEyp so that the
Mshdists had established their supre-
macy iu northeastern Africa. the result
would have been a horrible and bloody
/ calamity Co mankind Nc was only the
growth or the European powers 900 mile
. tary efficiency that freed eastern I.u-
rope from tho dreadful 4courre or the
, hrtar ana partially freed 10 from the
dreadful scourge NJ the TURK Jrfrst
war BE- dreadful. "a just war MAJ be- the
/ highest duty. To have tho best nations.
the free and civilized nations. diaafm.
and leave the desrotisms aud harbarisrus
calamity compared 90 which the .aIami-
yes caused nF all the wars OF the nine
teenth century would boz trivial yet 10
d. not easy Co see how We can by inter-
national agreement state exactly witch
power cca seg Co be free and cIxIIiT..I 4Hf
which comes near the line 81 uarblrI-m
would be- very diricult 10 rit f.a..ia and
japan Co. come 90 a common Irr. .nrut
on THIS point. and there ore at least
some citizens Of other nations .ut 90
speak ~ their government who 90
would also be- hard toKcf torstn,..
This does not iu the least mean that
10 is hopeless t1 make the effort ff may
Do that some scheme viii hs developed
America fortunately. can cordial. Hn.
.i.t in such am CROFT Tor 10 one i7 bio
Egr7es would suggest our disarmament.
ana though We should continue Coz rar.
ieNt our small navy and Our minute
army J. 90 NOT think 90 necessary to In-
rate HH things look now nor tho number
gf uur soldiers 90 course our navy must
he Kept up to tHe highest point IN eTI-
tifrnF nrI frr replacing 81 old and
WnrfhIrer fco.rIa hr rrHf.r'lra now
ones mHN involve Hu Increase Ir tho
IereHrrrI hIt NOT sn.UeH f1 Interfere
With our action along the lines glI have
turEenfel Iuf before 2 would know
bow Oh advocate eH.r action. r.ta r
some "H|H "|. "H ......... ...." Do H. f..
attention Hf f|e II...a Tribunal O.
n"N.I Dow. fH Bow. feasible aUU rae
f.rH| plan or action presented.
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tHr .n.frH.e UN fN. u.T ul"I.. .r fHa
world might Dol FH.. fH.rr. IHf I
would not lEr fH HuHnE fU positively
unlard 90 course If fH not only ir CON.
tiufntnl Furorr that ffr armies ore too
larEe arf before advocating action as