Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-21

.ihe processes OF peace. our resources
are untouched; We are more and more
becoming, by the force of circum-
stances, the mediating nation of the
world in respect of its finance. We
must make up our minds what are
the best things 10 do and what are
the best ways to do them. We must
put our money, our energy our en-
thusiasm, our sympathy into these
things and we must have our judg-
'ments prepared and our spirits chas-
tened against the coming of that day.
The Test of Friendship.
so that | am not speaking in
selfish spirit when ! say that our
whole duty, for the present at any
rate, is summed up in this motto.
America nrst. Let us think Of Amer
lea before we think OF Europe, In or
der that America may he fit 10 be
Europe's friend when the day of test
ed friendship comes. The test oil
friendship is not now sympathy with
the one side or the other, but get
ting ready to help both sides when
the struggle is over
The basis Of neutrality, gentle
men, is not Indifference, 1t is not self
interest. The basis of neutrality IS
sympathy for mankind. 1t is fairness,
il is good will at the bottom. II is inn
partiality of spirit and OF Judgment.
wish that all of our fellow citizens
could realize that
There is. in some quarters, dis-
position to create distempers IN TINS
body polite. Men are even utterins
ISLANDERS against the United States, as
liz TO excite her. Men are saying that
liz we should go to war upon either
side there will be divided America
an indominable libel of ignorance.
sure of American Loyalty.
"America is not all OF 1t vocal Just
now. IL is vocal in spots. But /, Tor
one. have a complete and abiding
faith i'm that great silent body of
Americans who arc not standing up
and shouting and expressing their
ioninions lust now but are waiting to
lhnd out and support the duty OF
| America. ,.,,.
Il am lust as sure Of their soliditS
land their loyalty and of their unan-
Unity. if we act justly, as l am that
the history of this country has az
every crisis and turning point mus
| ltrated this great lesson. We are the
lmediating nation of the world. | do
mot mean that we undertake not TO
mind our own business and to medl-
late where other people are quarrel-
ling. | mean the word in broader
sense. We are compounded OF the
nations of the world. We mediate
Their blood. we mediate their traul-
ltions we mediate their sentiments
Their tastes. their passions; We are
Yourselves compounded OF those
Things. We are therefore able 10 uh-
lderstand all nations we are apie 70
understand them in the compound hMot M
lseparately as partisans, put uhi'euls
las knowing and comprehending anu
Iembodying them all. 1t Is In that
sense that | mean that America ~ q
Imediating nation. The OPINION u
America, the action of America -
ready to turn and free TO TURN III any
direction.
No Racial Monument.
npid vnn eyer reflect upon how al
| noet ali other nations, almost every
other nation. has, through long cen.
| niries been headed in one direetioh
THAT Is not true of the United states
| The United states has no racial monu.
ment. 1t has no history back OF
| which makes it run all its enersie'
and all its ambitions in one paftlcu
lar direction; and America Is partic
nIoriv free in this that she has nc
hampering ambitions as worlo
rIf we have been obliged by circum
stancae or have considered ourselves
to be obliged by circumstances IN 'il'
mast to take territory which we olher
Iviee would not have thought OF tax
ING I believe / am right in saylnt
that we have considered IT our auty u
administer that territory, not lor oui
selves, but for the people living III
land to put this burden upon our con
sciences, not to think that thls lhiilt
is ours for our use, but TO restru oul
selves as trustees or the great puai'iee'
for those Ia whom it does really Dc
io,y trustees ready to hand over th'
trust at any time when the business
seems TO make that possible ana teasl
HE That is what | mean by sayInt
we have no hampering ambitions W.
do not want anything that does no
belong TO us. Isn't nation IN Una
nosition free to serve other natloh
ana isn't a nation like that ready u
form some part Of the assessing oplh
ion of the world.
Better Than Fighting.
"My interest in the neutrality %
tho United States Is not the petty DE
sire to keep out of trouble. i haV'
never looked for 1t. but | have AWAY,
found it. | do not want to wan
around trouble. If any man wants
SCRAP that Is an interesting scrap am
worth while, | am his man. WAR
him that he is not going to craw M
into the scrap for his advertisement
hnt If he Is looking for trouble tina
is The trouble of men in general, AM
I can help a little, why then | am II
for II. But / am interested IN neu
tralitv because there is something 81
nuch greater to do than ilght, pc
cause there is something-there Is
distinction waiting for this natlon ina
! No nation has ever yet got That is TN
, dietinction of absolute self-eontrol AM
self-mastery. Whom do you adInir'
most among your friends? The irrit
ob1a man. The man out of wn0m yo'
can GET a rise without trying IN
man who will fight at the drop OF I'M
hat. whether he knows what the' hd
is dropping for or notf
Don't you admire ana doh yo'
fear. If YOU have to contest win nm
the self-mastered man VINO Wa'chv z
, YOU with calm eye and comes IN oil'
: when you have carried the tnahg x >
far that you must be disposed OF "a "a
is the man you respect Ihdt - y"
7 man who you know mas at pVteU.ii urit,,
much more fundamental and terrlpl
courage than the irritable flghtinI
: man.
! Now. / covet for America w
{ splendid courage of reserve nlofa
, force and I wanted to point out =
, Won gentlemen simply this: There
I M news. There is what is called new
! from Turtle bay, that turns out TO D
! | falsahood at any rate In what IL