The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-23

when some men insisted that there
should be no laws for the prevention
of dueling, when some men thought
it was perfectly right, when certain
disputed questions of honor were in
volved, to go out and shoot it out with
each other upon the field of honor.
| recall distinctly that on many occa-
sions--when some of the best men of
our country went out, and one or the
other was shot down ruthlessly at the
hands of one-time friend. The gen.
tleman from Massachusetts insists
that there are questions which cannot
be arbitrated. Mr.. Chairman, there
comes a time in connection with
nations the same as with individ-
uals, when all disputed questions
can be arbitrated. Is it better
and wiser to first engage in war
over a question of honor and after
you have had killed and slaughtered
thousands or millions of your people
to then arbitrate the differences
Many disputes have been settled by
arbitration which otherwise might
have led to war.
Now, with reference to the Japan
ese question. Does not the gentleman
from Massachusetts remember that
out in California they prohibited the
Japanese children from attending the
public schools with the white children,
which was contrary to the wishes of
the Japanese? And wat did Japan
do? Why, when the San Francisco
calamity occurred Japan answered
what she regarded as an offensive act
to her nation by appropriating so
many millions of dollars to the suf-
ferers of San Francisco. (Applause)
When later California passed an
alien land law for the purpose of pre-
venting Japanese holding and owning
land and when the lingo press of this
country very nearly involved US in a
war, Japan again answered by APP
propriating money sufficient to make
a creditable exhibition of her products
at that fair.
Now, gentlemen of this committee,
| say that if ever there was time in
the history of the world when this Ma
ton should take the initiative upon a
great vital question it is at this juno
ture. Picture, if you can, the deplora-
BILE situation that will be presented
by the sufferers of Europe at the con-
clusion of this war. Can you mag
inc that in the history of the world
militarism more PROSTATE than it will
be at that time. Think of the sufferers
of those countries. We can afford
to look with complacency upon these
suffering people. We should think
internationally and not nationally up
on these great questions. Many of
the things that the gentleman from
Massachusetts (Mr. Gardner) has re-
ferred to are not in this resolution.
Let me read it to you so that you can
intelligently pass upon it.
The Chairman. The time of the
gentleman has expired.
Mr.. Hensley. ask for two min
qtes more.
The Chairman. Is there objection
to the request of the gentleman from
Missouri?
There was no objection.
Mr.. Hensley. / will read it:
Upon the conclusion of the war in
Europe, or as soon thereafter as il
may be done, the President of the
United. States is authorized to invite
all the great Governments of the
world to send representatives to a
conference which shall be charged
with the duty of suggesting an organ
ization, court of arbitration, or othel
body, to which disputed questions be-
tween nations shall be referred fol
adjudication and peaceful settlement
and to consider the question of dis
armament and submit their recon.
mendations to their respective Gov
ernments for approval. The Presi-