The sun., 1919-04-27

tOn was 70 stop at once the effort OF
the Holy Alliance to overthrow the
South American republics. The British
navy during all the early period was the
impregnable protection Of the Monroe
Doctrine.
Bismarck and the Kaiser were al
ways bitterly hostile to the Monroe Doc
trine.' the speaker said after reviewin 9
other controversies that arose and were
settled under the terms OF its provisions.
They were determined II possible to
break II up. Germany several times en-
deavored to induce other European
Powers to join with her in such an ef-
fort. even IL 1t led to war. During the
Administration of President Roosevelt
the Ka User decided to test the question
by an attempt to seize Venezuelan ter
ritory because of some claims of sub
ject against that country. Venezuela at
9nco agreed to arbitrate. Germany re-
fused. President Roosevelt. through
John Hay, Secretary of State, then in
| ttrvened and insisted upon arbitration.
The Kaiser again refused. Whereupon
Roosevelt informed the German Minister
! at Washington that Admiral Dewey and
his feet would sail from Porto Rico for
Venexuela the next day. The arbitra-
| ticn was Instantly agreed to-
traces N0IHer9 POLICY
Mr.. Depew traced what he termed the
Inauguration by the Kaiser of what
had been his fixed policy since he came
to the throne, a hostile movement to
humiliate France That was the Mo-
roccan situation. which developed In
| 1905. Then he continued:
II may be permitted a personal rem
iniscence az showing the progress OF
public sentiment. In 1896 the New
| York State Bar Association asked me
to deliver the annual address at their
meeting. l selected as subject an in
ternational tribunal OF arbitration, with
the widest judicial powers, to maintain
the peace Of the world. The question
| was novel one then. but the associa-
tlon Immediately acted. appointed a
committee, drafted an elaborate plan
and sent II to Washington for action.
Nothing was done about Il.
with the tremendous moral force of
the English speaking peoples acting in
unity, with France and Italy in full
harmony. we have a resistless power for
the preservation OF peace, promotion of
justice and the protection OF liberty in
the world. They possess economic re-
sources. offensive and defensive. which
acting together would make resistance
ruinous to aggressive nations. We all
mixing cry Of the peoples OF all nations.
peace that will be permanent: a peace
, that will prevent war a peace that will
leave the United States free to develop
its destiny upon the lines of its founla-
| ton and growth and the American CONT
nent. with its republics and sovereign
ties, equally safe and sure.
U. 9. IdenIistic Yet Practical.
I'VE are an intensely ideaIlstic peo-
pie. and our distinction Is that we are
also most practical. There we're three
elements that conquered the wilderness.
settled the continent and built up SOW
ertign States to add to the strength and
power OF the Federal Union. These three
elements were idealism. practically and
individualism. The commonplace Of our
national development Is the energy and
enterprise of the boys leaving the old
homestead. probably taking with them
for their life work the sweethearts with
whom they have grown up from child
hood. When they settle the little com
munity Immediately builds the church
and the schoolhouse. Some one of these
boys discovers the possibilities there are
In his neighborhood and with the utiiiza =
ton OF natures resources builds up
prosperous communities
He makes many blades to grow wher
they never did before finds mines In
the mountains and oil In the bosom Of
the earth, which have laid there Tor
unnumbered centuries utterly useless.
His genius. energy and daring furnishes
homes and living conditions for multi
tudes Of people. he has an intense love
for his country: It is an absorbing pas
sion. II II is In danger he enlists for Its
defence, or sends his boys: he Is fond
of the State which he has helped to
make prosperous. but has a never fail
Ing love for the old commonwealth
the old village and the old homeste d
where he was born. One Of the first
evidences OF his Independence when he
has had time to idealize Is to buy the
old farm. make comfortable the old peo-
pie. help out the lame and inefficient
and introduce upon its wasted acres
model farming and modern improve
ments. which will inspire hope and am
bition over the entire neighborhood.
Indivfdualism in Disfnvor,
There is large and growing opin-
ion that such men instead OF being bene-
factors are the dangers of their time.
The new philosophy says Il Is the com
munity and not the individual which
should discover these resources dig thes,
mines, find these oil wells. discover the
value that can he put into arid lands
and the power than can be developed
from running water. II does not satisfy
these DIRECTORS that none Of these vas,
opportunities have been utilized until
this genius came along.
We are now having more sharply de-
fined every day internationalism against
nationalism. syndicalism against indi-
vidualism and humanity against patriot
ism. Our old Idea of humanity was to
help. to sacrifice II necessary, but never