The Twin City star., 1916-06-03
BY Joseph Bucklin Bishop.

pursued straight consistent policy of nnatona
goodwill considerateneand preparedness While he pedn
not an Americ rifle fired in
Yet there critical occasions when presidential diplomacy
lust bit word friendly might have led
astutey that the time the public did
fully Since he left the White House the records
light and have to wonder at what
is the record One Peace Victory by dip
lomacy
Great Britain.
The first was with Kondke
running south from Alaska In Canada feeling
high the territory he kept the
avoided public discussion which would have
hot O both sides.
negotiations he persuaded Great Britain to submit Join
three giving British
inspect and Judge their claim The result was that the
of England of the British voted
Thus Roosevelt produced peace oered friendship
and kept the Alaskan strip
Venezuela deued several other Euro
blockade of Venezuela and proposed land troops Roo
would violate the Monroe Doctrine and
unpublished the Emperor that unless ne
Dewes fleet foryht hours defend Venezuela The EN-
arbor Roosevelt publicly palsed the Empos ou
turned the Tribunal of Arbitration The public knew
was published defended the Monroe Doctrine kept
Kaser's pride, and made America respected
Japan.
California was abaze against the Japanese excluding them
schools and protesting
teed both privileges Japanese Roosevelt here showed his
Tapa For Japan he brought legal suits
school privileges Japanese children Japan realized
friend and took pride doing the graceful thing California
satisfied
War had been openly melted before
T lest nv foreigners should fancy friendly diplomacy
oied bv whole battlefield sail around
be world making cordial call on Japan roundhworld cruise
full and equipped done before Roosevelt do
opposition at home But the world saw ITS meaning
of preparedness. Japan and respected
santo Domingo, Cuba Columbia, Morocco.
snto Domingo daed her debts and there
dancer Of European intervention quietly persuaded her ask
an finance her customs setting aside s. per cent
for foreign debts herself Thus without landing single
soldier Roosevelt the Monroe Doctrine again.
of
Palma asked intervention under the PLAT
provision Secretary Taft to advise Inc cuDa @
tons sent to support MS
But not fired Thus Roosevelt cnhed the
Cuba. - -. ,. .. A.;
the Canal Columbia ships Panama But Roo
- there first and the Columbian general advised
sail the lives of American citizens VINO were e
Not a shot fired But Roosevelt saved the Canal
Europe playing big in Morocco The Sultan had pei
him for had Secretary Hay send
alive dead Mr. Pedas delivered the next Day Europe
American President prompt TO the ~
' N'~ Russo Japanese Peace and Nobel Prize.
Roosevelt the Governments OF the world put
r end TO the and Japan at the right moment
proposed and persuaded the two Nations TO .na e @
they into deadlock over terms
Roosevelt plunged friend of both and peace was signed
For the world he was given the mrs, Nope s ree @
Prize Also he received the powerful men OF France
signed tribute bringing the war to an emo
but also Of the principle OF arooh through "
Hague Tribunal on several other occasions.
The Leader in Arbitration.
It was Roosevelt this Nation record favor OF the
general doctrine Arbitration both definite and Pc po
@ who first gave The Hague Tribunal of Arbi
ration bringing critical dispute between the
scoffng at the Peace Court haa reaea
fd b; nv nersuadine bring the Venezuela qu
fre the same Court Roosevelt who proposer the SECOND
p Conference at The complete the work OF the first
~ Our Abest is Needed for Peace
These specifications prove resolute Producer of Peace the
,, Roosevelt towers above all thoSe
,.c;sts that belong class whom the Bible condemns
m neanp the empty peace when there IS no peace
For Roosevelt that hen there is no peace sts
sense wav must quickly produce peace he also s
h.n foreign is more surely
bv righteous backed by courage than by Vachauhs course
on safety-frst . , T..
The Nations of Europe remembering Rooseets mighty works o
ce still relv on and he President To-Day nc "ou
. ho,, Frron would this awful hour trusted
s.or II elected his unfang diplomacy msn courage M
;sdom NAV vet about early and Just
w,r as he helped about the termination OF the