The sun., 1916-09-03

accommodation. mutual understanding
and cordial cooperation. Much Of the
politics Of the world in the years to come
will depend upon their relationships with
one another. II II a barren and pro-
vincial craftsmanship that loses sight OF
such things!
The future. the Immediate future, will
many great and exacting problems which
will search Us through and through
| whether we be able and ready to play
the part In the world that we mean to
play. II will not bring us into their
presence slowly, gently. with cercmoni-
Gus introduction. but suddenly and at
once. the moment the war In Europe is
over. They will be new problems, most
Of them many viii be old problems In
a new setting and with new elements
which We have never dealt with or reck-
oped the force and meaning of before.
They will require for their solution
new thinking, fresh courage and re-
sourcefulners. and In some matters rad
ical reconsiderat .ons of policy. We must
be ready to mobilize our resources alike
Of brains and Of materials.
It Ia mol a future to be afraid OF. II
u. rather. 4 future to stimulate and ex-
cite US to the display Of the best powers
that are In US. We may enter IL with
confidence when we are sure that we
unde nd it-and W have provided
ourselves already with the means Of
understandin II.
Must Prepare Osr Resources.
Look nrst a. what It will be necessary
that the nations OF the world should do
70 make the days 10 come tolerabl and
At TO live and work in ana then look
at our part in what Is to follow and our
own duty Of preparation. For We must
be prepared both In resources and In
policy.
There must be a Just and settled peace.
and we here in America must contribute
the full force Of our enthusia sm and OF
our authority rs a nation 20 the organ
ization Of that peace upon world
wide foundations that ann easily ne
she ken. No nation should be forced to
take sides In any quarrel in which Its
own honor and integrity and the for
involved but no nation can my
longer remain neutral as against
n wilful disturbance OF the
peace of the world. The effects OF war
can no longer be confined to the areas
NJ battle No nation ST. nds wholly apart
in irteres. when the lie and interests
OF all nations are thrown into confusion
and peril. II hopeful and generous en-
terprtse Ii to be renewed. II the healing
and helpful arts Of life are indeed to be
revived when peace comes again. /, ne~
atmosphere OF Justice and friendship
mus. be generated be means the world
has never tried before. The nations Of
~" word 49, d. wi . = JOINT guarantees
that whatever II done to disturb the
whole ~orid's lie must FIRST be- tested
In the court Of the whole world = opinion
before II In attempted.
These are the new foundations the
word must build for Itself, and we
must play our part In the reconstruction.
gene -ous.y ard witnou: TOO much thought
o: our separate interests. We must
make ourselves ready to play Il !n-
telligen .ly, vigorously and we'll.
One OF the contributions We must
make to the o,ld's peace Is this: We
must zee TO 1t that the people in our
insular rosses sions are treated in their
own lands as we would treat them here.
and make the rule OF the United states
mean the same thing everywhere-the
same justice. the same consideration FOR
the essential rights OF men.
Besides contributing our ~urgrudg'ng
moral and practica. support to the
establishment o. peace throughout the
world We must actively and inteliieen'!y
prepare ourselves to do our fun service
In the trade and industry which AZ.
TO sustain and develop the life Of the
nations In the DAYS 10 come.
We have already been nrcvident in
this great matter and suppl ed ourselves
with the instrurn.rtalitics Of prompt
adjustment. We have created. in the
Federal Trad. Commission a means OF
inquiry and Of accommodation in the
he!d OF which ought both 20
coordinate the enterprises OF our trad
ers and manufacturers and to nc
the barriers of misunderstanding and of
a too technical Interpretation OF the
law. In the rev TariN Commission We
have added another fundamentally II
observation and adjustment which
promises To be Immediately se~rviceable.
The Trade Commission substitutes coun-
sci and accommodation for the h1rsher
processes OF legal restraint, and the
Tarin Commission ought 10 substitute
facts for prejud ices and theories. our
exporters have Cor some time had the
advantage of working Ia the ueN light
thrown upon foreign markets and OPP
portunitie~ OF trade by the inte'llgen,
inquiries and activities OF the Bureau
OF Foreign and Domestic Commerce
which the Democratic Congress So wisely
created in 1871. Tie Tariff Commission
completes IN" machinery by which We
shall be enable to open up our legis-
lat!ve volicy to the facts as they dey elop
Must Not lie ProvincinIs.
I We can no iorger indule. our ira
d.t!onai provirc!alisn. We are ~ play
a leading part ~ the world drama