The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-01
LANE BIDS NATION
TO SHOW PATIENCE
Necessary il Z. :. Is to Gain
Recognition Of Its Rights
Through Diplomacy.
SLOW WAY THE BETTER

Franklin n. Lane. Secretary OF tho
Interior, In an article In the current
number Of Hdrper's Weekly
foreign affairs and the situation OF the
United States. lie says patience Is neces-
sary II the United States Is to gain by
diplomacy a recognition Of It's rights;
that the diplomatic method Is less spec
tacular h war. which has a stronG
appeal to tho dramatic emotions OF peo-
pie. but that the SLOW. safe way is Far
the better. In part he says:
W have no enemies, but we have
rights which We cannot yield.
The man who has anything which
any one else wants must protect himself
or 1t will he taken from him. If this
Is not u the policeman and the courts
are not needed. Even in a church pick
pockets have been found. This world is
not good enough yet to abolish the use
OF the safe. To think constantly OF wal
Ia to bring about war. But to think
constantly OF the value OF peace will not
insure peace when others arc on the
hunt. not un.ess the hunted Is craven.
'D'e' WV Ne'RNsN'' '''' ','' -
scented from the first day OF the Admins
tration Shall we go to war because
foreign nations do things which are op-
posed to the pledges they have given to
us u to the world? our policy Is
shown In our preparedness programme,
our treatment OF Mexico and our atti-
tude toward Europe.
How many nun do YOU think there
are In the United States who believe
that ~ ia iha hply Insv nf this ppin-
try TO rush into a n%slghboring country
whenever an American citizen is Killed
within Its borders by ruitians calling
themselves an army? II there are many
they Will yet have abundant opportu-
nifty Il regret to prophesy) to spread
q sense of fear--for the time never
was when some part OF Mexico was not
I'm "A turmoil and Americans were safe.
The American peop.e who have the max
ing OF war would not have stood FOR war
either to seat Huerta or to take the
country out Of the hands OF CirranEt
and Villa and clean up the McA!c,n
house. And that decision became irner
as they saw what war meant ia Eu-
rope.
As to the war In Europe. Chief Jus
tice White said that in securing from
Germany q declaration that shs woul
carry on subna riuc warfare In accord
anc. with the rules on which We insisted
the United States has achieved the great
est diplomatic victory of the past genera
ton. We have sought through diplomatic
means 10 gain the recognition OF thos.,
rights which We might have secured by
war. THIS Is the function OF diplomacy
but OF course 1t is not piCture,uue. 1t
always requires time and patience
The good lawyer settles his case OUT
Of cour; II he can. And IN dea ing with
foreign Powers the President - the At
torney for tae people of the United
states. He Is not u patient IMAM ny
nature. His own affairs he handles in
a very direct and forthrI ght manner. But
IN handling the affairs oI his country tho
President dare not be rash or 10 the
at;iUctivc, dramatic, inpuisive thing
when the burden Of his act must ia!
on others.
This nation is not willing to ssc-itice
aelf-respect rather than night But a
courageous and while people with such
"A war record as ours and resources OF
men, money ana minerals such as Ne
have IL not cooking tor . tight just
to establish It's position ina tn" world o.
out of an insane. oguIst, notion that I
Is 10 duty TO police a World that Is ths
victim OF national. csoism