The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-16

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Great Britain and Germany
to arbitrate with Fenezuela.
November, the Panama. revo-
I luton.
19O5-May II, brought Russia and
Japan to agree to discuss
peace.
Aug. 20, the peace of Ports
mouth.
! 1906 Roosevelt awarded the Nobel
peace prize.
AT the outset of Roosevelt's ad-
ministration a fearful citizen beg
! ged the Rough Rider not to permit
his fighting spirit to plunge the
country into an international war
What the president exclaimed.
"A war, and l cooped up here in
the White house? Never!"
Many forget the first half Of the
old motto that Roosevelt made his
own: Speak softly and carry a
big stick" No man ever had a
simpler faith in the efficacy of first
talking it over" man fashion, with
an adversary. whether senator or
an ambassador.
| The meddlesome German kaiser
was the earliest to feel the big
stick" 10 see if it was only stuffed
with straw Germany and tory
government of England were on
the point of Selling territory as a
security for some claims against
Venezuelan citizens, when Roose-
welt succeeded in dissuading Eng
land from taking such a step, but
he failed>to induce Germany 10 ar
bitrate the matter. Thereupon he
told the German ambassador that
unless the Berlin government con-
sented to arbitration in 10 days, lie
would send Admiral Dewey to stop
the Germans from landing in Vene-
zuela. The ambassador protesting
that the kaiser could not back
down now, Roosevelt replied that
he was not arguing with him, but
was simply telling him what would
I happen.
After waiting a week without an
answer from Berlin, he. told the
ambassador that he was going to
cut the limit to nine days, and that
unless Germany agreed in 4S hours
to arbitrate, Dewey would sail. In
So hours the ambassador came back
with a message announcing that
Germany consented, and the presi-
dent, chuckling behind a straight
face, publicly praised the kaiser to
the skies as devoted friend Of the
great principle of arbitration.
Europe was as quick as America
to see that there was a strong man
in the White house. Although as
intensely American as any presi.
dent, Roosevelt was also a man OF
the great world. who Interested for
eigners hardly less than he inter
ested his own people, the kaiser
alone rivaling him in international
4 celebrity. Il saw two tremendous
forces Of nature while was gone.
/, John Morley said on his return tc
England from America. "One was
Niagara Falls and the other the
president Of the United States, anG
l am not sure which is the more
wonderful"
Germany replaced her ambassa
dor at Washington with an old per
, sonal friend Of the president. ant
, the kaiser sent his brother, Primo,
, Henry, to this country on an er
: rand Of propaganda. Not to be out
done, France dispatched a distfn
guished embassy and also chose fol
| ambassador, M. Jusserand, whs
. could not only talk books will
Roosevelt, but could also qualif,
for the tennis Cabinet" which
took the place in this athletic ad
|. ministration Of the Kitchen Cabi
net" England cast aside her train
ed diplomats 90 send to Washing
, ton James Bryce, the best like,
!. Englishman In America. Meanwhile
; emperors and kings entered int
personal correspondence with tn
republican magistrate as IL he wer
an intimate Of the royal circle.
In good time. Roosevelt employs
o the influence Of his unique position
: before the world to bring to an en-
: Copyright. 1920. by James .Morxa,
Il with the Mcclure