The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-06
URGES VIGOROUS
FOREIGN POLICY
Shuster Declares New Patriotism
Is First Need of Ameri-
can People.
ADVOCATES WORCESTERSHIRE
Closing Session of American
Academy Of Political and
Social Science.

Philadelphia, April 5.-Tha foreign
policy OF the United States both with
regard to Mexico and the Pacific was
criticized and defended yesterday at the
closing session OF the American Acad-
envy Of Political and Social science.
which had been discussing tho inter
| national relations and obligations OF
I the country.
q, thd closing session at nigh,
United States Senator Gore OF Okla
homa who presided. spoke for the
| abolshment OF war. ana brought forth
applause when he declared that this
country should keep every treaty OBJ
legation 1t makes.
senator Gore said disputes between
nations should be settled By arb!tra-
ton. Among the other speakers were
Congressman Edward W. Townsend.
Of New Jersey. John Temple Graves.
New York, and w. Morgan Shuster,
Washington, u. c.
Mr. Shustcr, who recently was
I Treasurer General and financial ad-
wiser of Persia. spoke on Tho Ere
ments OF 4 Constructive American For
eign Policy" said:
The foreign policy OF tho United
States, UP 10 the present time, so far
"a there has been any at all. has con
sisted OF sporadic assoverations of the
monroe Doctrine
In building up constructive foreign
policy. the hrst need. he said, was a
new patriotism, In which national
honor should stand above national well
fare. He said American statesmen
should educate their countrymen on the
broad lines of modern diplomacy, which
are slowly but surely d!splacing the
former systcm of deceit. subterfuge :.
evasion and trickery." He argued for
craftsmanship in foreign policy: for the
complete submcrgence OF the theory of
state rights and sovereignty, in so far
as they might come into conflict with
treaty making powers OF the Federal
government: for the creation and
maintenance Of highly-trained non
political, nonpartisan diplomatic ana
consular service, which would acouit
itself with credit when pitted against
the trained minds of statesmen OF tho
important nations OF the world; for
strict observance OF treaty obligations
with large countries or small, and for
every cncourag for the formation
and employment Of arbitral tribunals.
AIR Shuster ,pointed to the words OF
President Wilson in his Mobile speech
Of October %, 1913:
1t Is very perilous thing TO de-
ter'nine foreign policy in terms of
material interest il Is. indeed, q de.
GEauing tlng.
That is language" said Mr.. Shuster.
which might well be placed on the
top OF the stationery OF our State Dc
partment.' but the President was
dreaming" he said, when, In the same
ADDRESS, he declared that the United
states deemed II a duty to assis, IN
me emancipation OF states which were.
IN danger OF being dominated by for
eiEh interests because OF concessions
granted.
MT Shuster termed this "a remark
able example Of the state of mental
guardianship which those who sub
scribe to the bundle OF declarations
known rs the Monroe Doctrine are ant
20 teel toward all other nations" He
SAID under no previous construction
OF that doctrine had the United States
ever attempted 10 say what concessions
should or should not be granted by any
Latin American nation. II was a policy
analogous to telling man who Is
starving TO death that he should not
pawn or sell his watch
AS 10 the Mexican situation NJ
Shuster avoided extended reference hut
he declared that the idea OF a pan
american intervention" was imnractl
'aoIe common sense. fair plnv ana
prudence, he said. 'all urge upon III.
American people closer and more
harmonious understanding with rbc
leading European nations In tho so,u-
non or the Me xican situation snd
any suggestion having n contrary ten
dency is harmful and even dangerous :"