Evening star., 1928-05-31

when they are abroad Our people are
! granted free access on the same basis
| as others into all the countries Of the
world. AS a general policy they 60
with the encouragement of our Govern
| ment to engage in all kinds of enter
prise But when once they have set
foot In foreign land. 1t Is their duty
and international law which Is applica-
BILE to their proposed actions. Our
Government necessarily las rights over
| Its citizens and their property In what
ever country they may be. While we
do not and cannot undertake to inter-
fere In the application of domestic law
to our nationals, unless 1t contravenes
the rights Of our Government and peo-
pie under international law. neverthe-
less the carplessness of some of our citi-
zens abroad in violating domestic law
and in assuming an arrogant attitude
| toward the local inhabitants tends to
bring orr country into disrepute and
endangers the continuance of friendly
! relations
| A Government of the United States
that failed In It's duty TO protect the
| lives and property of its citizens would
be justly condemned at home and COW
cred with derision abroad. But our citi-
zens ought to remember that 1t is their
duty so to conduct themselves In their
relations with foreign interests that
| they are worthy of whatever Drotec-
ton they may need from their home
| government.
| Obedience to international law, how
ever. is reciprocal duty. It is neces-
| sary not only that we scrupulously OBJ
| serve 1t ourselves, but that 1t be known
that we shall require such observance
| from others. When we make agree
ments with other nations we must see
| that they are performed. If they are
ever to be abrogated, 1t must be only In
| accordance with their terms. For us 10
insist at all times and places on the OBJ
| servance Of international law is TO
| strengthen the main foundation Of
| peace. BY our influence and by our ex-
ample VIC can do much to discourage all
acts Of international lawlessnesS.
Peace Spiritual Attainment.
After all, peace is spiritual attain-
ment. We can set up material safe
| guards, like Notifications and arma-
ments, which will afford us much pro-
| lection against attack, but unless we
! cultivate and cherish sentiments Of
| friendship and understanding they are
no guaranty Of peace. One method OF
arriving at better state OF understand
| ing, so that friendship may be preserved.
Is TO provide before the event for meth
DDS of negotiating and adjudicating
matters In dispute. In furtherance Of
the plan of this government to settle
international controversies by pacific
means and thereby lessen the causes Of
war the United States Is now negotiat-
| ing new arbitration treaties and addi-
| tional concfliation treaties with the
principal nations of the world.
The Pan-American Conference which
met at Havana in January, 1928, passed
a resolution calling a conference of all
| the American States to meet in Wash
| ington within year TO draft treaties Of
arbitration and conciliation. For that
| purpose, such a conference probably
| will be held In Washington the latter
| part of this year. The peace of the
| world can not, of course. be obtained
| by any one single act, but every treaty
| Of arbitration and conciliation and every
| agreement against resorting to war adds
another barrier against those conflicts
which from time to time have recurrcd
in the history Of nations, and it is the
hope of mankind that these repeated
steps may in time establish mode Of
thought and custom Of action that
viii do much TO prevent war.
Nations Consider Proposals.
As is well known, we are also engaged
! In conversations with different powers
for putting peace on a new basis and
making IL still more permanent. In
June. 1927. M. BRAND, the French min
ister Of foreign affairs. made an his
toric proposal TO this Government. He
suggested that France and the United
States sign a treaty condemning Pc