The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-02-23
Ex-Secretary of State Says
Prejudice Keeps Us Out
Of World Cooperation

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7 Tho aon. Elihu Root, formerly
Secretary Of State In the cabinet Of
President Roosevelt and Internal.
tonally known jurist. has issued q
call to the American people to put
their power behind the govern
ment at Washington 30 that It may
cooperate fully In the present
worldwide effort to substitute
reason for war In the settlement
of disputea Our country. he de-
clares, has shown mo sympathy,
no moral support, no brotherhood"
and he attributes this to the fact
that we have allowed our nohlest
impulses to be camouflaged by pre-
judice. The full text Of Mr.. Roots
message Il as follows:
II beg you to believe that I
deeply appreciate the honor that
you do me. The finest thing about
1t Is the spirit In which 1t is done.
which 10 able to brush aside as In
cidental long political opposition
and not few differences Of opin-
ion publicly avowed. and to rest
upon fundamental identity Of pur-
suitable to the high distinction OF
the great President whose memory
you celebrate. and suitable to the
deep and permanent purpose OF
your organization.
"In foreign affairs II Is peculiarly
true that the spirit In which work
is done IL everything.
"Mr. BRAND In the Washington
Conference Ave years ago said.
very wisely as well as very elo-
, quently. that In Europe there must
be moral disarmament before there
could be physical disarmament,
and ever since he has been apply
ing to the disturbed conditions Of
Europe that sage philosophy, to
his own immortal glory and to the
great benefit of all mankind
Nations always will differ. They
differ In inherited characteristics
and predictions and traditions
and modes OF thought and feeling.
But there never Is q difference SO |
great that It cannot be peaceably |
settled II approached In the right |
spirit
And there never can be a diff |
ference 30 trifling that Il may not
be made the occasion Of war II
1t IL approached In the wrong
spirit
America Using Old Methods
we are confronted By some DIFF |
ficulties IN this respect In this
country. We have long been . |
member Of the community Of nat
ions. adjusting with our sister
nafious the rights and duties Of
members OF that community by
means Of the diplomatic procedure
which had grown mp In the course
Of centuries-foreign offices and
ambassadors and ministers and
diplomatic notes and diplomatic
memoranda and treaties and med
iation and cancellations and %
forth At the close Of the Great
War. when the greater part Of the
nations Of the world united In the
League Of Nations. they entered
upon q new mode Of regulating
their conduct with regard to each
other and adjusting the differences
that arise In the ordinary course
Of International afEairA Instead OF
using the old method. they pro-
coed ~ formal conference Of
Council and Assembly. and . large
part Of the business which foreign
onIces and ambassadors used to dol
u now done through the machin-
cry Of the League. We have stood r
out Of the League and are going
on In the old ways. BY the old
methods: and The utmost friendly
consldefation n needed to reconcile
the conduct # International afIAirsl