Evening star., 1914-07-12

neighborliness, resulting from increas-
ed INSTRUMENTATION has grown with
the spirit of democracy. Both are to
be fostered by the greater intercom-
munication which will result from the
opening of the Panama canal
In this connection permit me to
quote from some remarks / made At
Mobile before the Southern CONNER
cial Congress last year:
The republics of this continent are
all based on the principles of equality
and of the government of the people.
by the people and for the people. 1t fs
a para mount interest that directly and
exclusively concerns them to main
tain and support legal and constitu-
tionally organized authority. Dicta-
torial and revolutionary misrule is not
only detrimental to the nation that
suffers under 1t. but is apt to affect
and does affect the peace and welfare
of neighboring nations.
Progress and civilization have so
linked the interests and international
relations of the family of nations. even
If they are not a very united family,
that no American country can with
impunity disregard the duty of main
tanning orderly and properly organized
government
The final success of republican in
stitutfons. the community of ideals and
aspirations establishes a very strong
bond of solidarity among all the re-
publics and makes IL Imperative for
all of them to formally repudiate ana.
by common understanding. condemn
all attempts to supersede the laws and
constitution by military or revolu-
tionary force.
"A declaration to that end would not
affect their sovereignty or independence.
but would have a powerful moral in
fiuence to hasten the end of the evil
days of dictatorial regimes
"I like to think that this doctrine OF
pacifism which I have preached is in
harmony with the present spirit of
pacifism which is now so manifest in
the United States. To no inconsiderable
extent is this existing spirit due to the
annual peace conferences at Lake Mo-
honk. have been attending those
conferences for some years past. and
have met there the leaders of American
thought-statesmen. college presidents,
generals of the army. admrals of the
navy-and have found them all intent
and earnest in their endeavor to estab-
lish international peace,
Too much praise cannot be accord
ed the nable Smiley brothers-Albert K.
now dead. and Daniel-who have carried
on the Lake Mohonk work for all these
years. Theirs has been peace move
ment without subsidy and without COM
merciaIism. aided by no endowment and
the beneficiary of no corporation. What
they have done toward crystallizing the
sentiment against war and militarism 10
incalculable.
Not by war or force can We bring
about a cessation of dictatorial govern
ments and revolutions in the republics to
the south. but by continuing the propa-
ganda for the achievement Of true demo-
cratic ideals and by discountenancing
militarism as a political weapon is the
result to be achieved. The high note OF
idealism struck by the present adminis
tration of the United States has been
heard in all the American republics. II
is for all of us to see to ii that that
note is sounded again and again for all
of us Americans. of the north and OF the
south. to Join in the missionary crusade
against ignorance unitarian and die
tatorships." ASHMtN BROWN.