New-York tribune., 1922-09-15

ent to them. The conditions are psv
widely different. Our people save See,
taught by events to realize that With
the increased intercommunicatiea sss
interdependence of civilized states N
our production is a part Of the w.sI.,
production, and all our trade is aw
of the worlds trade, and large as
of the Influences which make for r,.
perity Or disaster within our y,
country consists Of forces and ,iss-
ments which may arise anyvbG, ia
the world beyond our direct md II.
mediate control. suppose thas he
people of the United States have
learned more about international n
laticns within the last eight years shsr
they had learned in the preceding
eighty years. They are, however, only
at the beginning of the task.
There is one specially important rs.
suit which should follow from popu.
lar understanding Of foreign Affairs.
That is, a sense Of public responsibility
in speech and writings or perhaps Il
would be better stated as s pnhls
sense of private responsibility fs
words used in discussing intsrnatiena
affairs. More fights between natura
persons come from insult than frer
injury. Under our common law hhsl
was treated as a crime, not heeaass
Of the injury which it did to the 5efssu
libeled, but because it tended % pro-
woke a breach of the peace. Nations
are even more sensitive 10 insult than
individuals. One of the most asstu' sad
imperative lessons learned By oil slFil.
lied governments in the praeshs q ia'
ternational intercourse has essn she
necessity of politeness and restrslnt "
expression. Without these, the peaes'
full settlement of controversy Is iHpos.
sible. This lesson should Be ieafaea
by every free democracy which sseks
to control foreign relations Z
1t cannot, however, be expected fuas
every individual in a great der1ecrscs
will naturally practice RESTRAINT
Political demagogues will seek PORE
larity by public speeches full oi insuh
to foreign countries, and yellow lsp''
nails will seek to increase their eireula-
tion by appeals to prejudice sgaiaa
foreigners. Hitherto these hsve ssss
passed over because the speakers sas
writers were regarded as srresponslp'''
but if the democracy Of whiea sas
speakers and publishers are 2 pafs :.
to control international intercourse 'As'
irresponsibility ends, and it Is ths sss'
ness of the democracy TO sse 70 y s'',
practices by its members whieh ~
directly toward war are Discourse
and condemned. ofTenses OF this CIV, I.
acter are frequently committee Y -.
country by political speakers ana sens
tional newspapers; and because W s.
q great nation the expressions usea q
como known in the other countries -. ss',
cerned end cause resentment ana ps'., 8,
feeling. What especially cenearIs !. .
is that these are very injurious eATa,s. s.
against our own country. Sueh p9s''.
expressions by our own eitisens ss'ss 81
discredit upon our country and a'ps''
It's business and inpsril its fsa ],
They answer to the deserips'eas Z, Z,
crime in the old indictments ss ~ s. e.
against the peace and dignity 81 8. s.
state. They will practically ess, $
whenever the American public sSsss :.
condemns and resents thsm g 81 s.
neither public Office nor newssaps' "a
vertising or circulation can pe ops'''., 81
by them. That will cesne wssa 4,
American public more fussy sss. .s..s;
stands the business Of intsfns,sFa &,
intercourse and feels sense E ~
obligations which it ineurs bs asss' ) s.s. is
the right to control the conapos z S
eign relations