The state herald., 1916-06-02

He thereupon invented the policy
which was denounced by all Pacifists
but which brought peace-the policy
OF custom-house protectorates.
Speaking OF Cuba. II Roosevelt had
desired bScodshed. he could have had
1t there In streams. 1t was under
Roosevelt that we were obliged to
begin our secocd occupation Of Cuban
soil. In 1905 The Liberals rev0lted
against the Modcrates. Our agree
ment with Cuba was that we were
to Intervene for the maintenance
Of a government adequate for the pro.
lection Of life. property and individual
liberty" The "Des Moines" hap
pened into the harbor Of Havana.
The president Of Cuba, Palma, was
powerless and terrified. He asked for
marines. The "Des Moine'" sent
them. It looked as II we were about
to take Cuba by force OF arms.
Roosevelt called the marines back
to their ship. In place Of marines,
he sent Taft. II was a great con.
trast. Taft. unarmed and disarming.
proceeded to Havana. and conferred.
He tried at first to set up a new ma.
tive government. II could not be
houcs uC Nbbuhb NOuht INV 1ktNo
among themselves. Palma resigned.
Taft stepped into the vacuum and
completely filled II. He became PRO
visional Governor" There was no bat.
tie. Roosevelt had gone into Cuba. Just
as he had previously gone into Santo
Domlngo-by diplomatic seepage.
The Question Of Japanese
immigration.
In October OF 1906. the school an.
thorities OF San Francisco excluded
all Japanese Of all ages from the
regular public schools and directed
them to attend special public school
in which they were to be segregated.
Japan protested proudly and bitterly,
both by popular demonstrations In
Toxic and by diplomatic representa-.
tions at Washington. appealing to the
treaty Of 1893.
In December. within two months
after the issuance OF the San Fran.
cisco school order. Roosevelt said to
Congress: I'm the matter now before
me. affecting the Japanese. every.
thing that Is In my power to do will
be done, and all the forces. military
and civil. of the United States which
I may lawfully employ. will be so EN-.
ployed to enforce the rights
Of aliens under treaties"
This sentence penetrated Asia to its
farthest literate regions. In the
Light Of India" Bahia Bharati re-
sponded: THE American president
has proved himself to be the one ruler
OF the modern world wh, haa IN.
finger on the pulse Of world politicr
of the present and OF III" future"
Roosevelt bnd promlse' TO r-n ths
m'litAy forces az $40 TOD r.tts
He did so. He enlarp"', me ''r"-'~nn
OF United S'etes trcr"s ~ Co. ~ +.
cisco and let Il be i'rH' - thsi 80 >.
lonce directed against japanese
would he quenched.
He believed that Janrncse mass
immigration was intolerablc. nri did
not hesitate to sav so. THE 'rrar
csc would themselves not tolera.a iS
Intrusion into their country of n mnss
n Americans who would tis-'.r
japanese In the business OF TIL
The people OF California are right ~
insisting that the Japanese shall moi
come thither In mass
He entered into negotiations with
the Japa ese government. Agair
there was no pub C International "ol
troversy. That porcunne. the ~.
lished diplomatic note r-med VET
thousand quills and ever one OF li
poisoned. was allowed to hibern. t.
Personally. in conference. where
phrases may be unguarded and also
unregarded. the representatives OF ths
United States and the representative
OF Japan agreed that thereafter ~,
passports would be issued to japanese
coolies emitting them to leave Japan
for United States ports This agree
ment has been kept honorably and
with scientific strictness by the 40
curate gentlemen OF Japan.
The material difficulties were ad.
justed. A psychological one arose
Because Roosevelt was 30 read, 20
use garrisons and law-courts to D
tect the japanese In California. It be
gan to be thought In Japan that the
United States feared Japan. There
fore In November the United States
feet started for Japan. II was Rooso
velts greatest service to peace. He
got the Nobel Peace Prize for doing
q thing which. by comparison. was q
parlor trick. He got II for interven.
Ing between two spent duellists. He in.
troduced a physically groggy Russia TO
a financially trembling Japan at Ports
mouth. New Hampshire. Pacincisn
gave him 100000 and diploma for do.
Ing that. The time when he was real
peacemakcr and not q mere peace
usher was when he himself was q pos.
siblc combatant and when. instead OF
waiting for the explosion. he walked
up to the burning fuses OF war In San
Francisco and Japan and snuiled them
out with hts own hand.
In the harbor OF Yokohama the
Japanese saw sixteen American bat.
tleships. doing = globe.circumnaviga
tion which many European critics had
declared impossible. They saw: they
admired: like the men Roosevelt knew
them to be. they were thrilled to re
spect.
Roosevelt did not avoid" war. lie
saw II coming and went out to meet
Il and fetched II a watchfui waliop
across It's brow and left It dead.
A Genius for Diplomacy.
The foundation Of all Roosovelt's d..