The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 1, 1919, Page 7

es. ..8.97 =e oe BY AUSTIN E. GRIFFITHS Theodore Roosevelt a Booster | for the League of Nations Idea| No Americar er did #0 much; preparedness, He knew the world! ® - ~ ‘ to eloar the way our share in al} was dry um The best backfir THE FLEET AROUND THE League of Nations as did Theodore] was national spirit and preparatior WORLD , Reoseve!! But his policy was not that this |" : ™ Gince the advent of learning and] country ald why away to a safe) | Linder ag ly the press, the chief fo velt did not hee Het ae Pbadyen whieh tative mankind to see and| America as a collection of rich plate eens hae: pera y fot omen A act together are dominant perso to be brought out on rare occasions | Ee eae anew wantin, ities, Nowadays a world cha His jophy was that men and/ 24 counsels of the nations. — te a world nd, Roosevelt was an/ nations are social and ir mal nePie i | intern: 1 power in character and obliqut THE PRENCH Ol bal Officially and unofficially, with men and nations # athvesliflainntsiahe trampet Diare,, Roosevelt ris are natural evolutions and when act A grouse 6f Seendlinies ¢ placed this country in h A po juated by intelligent justice 4 sition as to world rs that there/salt of the earth. He war can be no retreat from responsidil:| Thibet in China, He warned aga ity. the fate of isolated, helpless China Nations follow their jeaders.jin an armed world. By teaching Roosevelt, with penetrating fore) ind example he emphasined that hi sight led his countrymen up the| country wan destined to take @ larg high road to international concert| place and do a: just part in world ef power—a« league of nations conesrns, how Roose Nations are measured and j by thei nd headed ight for a league of nations words and international currency iiidieen RT SS When ex President Roosevelt ul MOROCCO ” @mhersed from the African jungle, ¢ + ataitectadl ~ Be addressed al! pt thru Cairo] “ry 1908, without consulting con @niversity His Paris address President sm gor fesched all France. In London he) tie European conference over Mo hed like a frank brother to the| 0.5 a. our representative Mr Sampath ne Ee, cago © White, It may be said | Copenhagen and Christiania he met ne that tir. White ts now ¢ face to face the Scandinavian peo ples A World American But in this spontaneous interna tHonal lecture course Mr. Roosevelt of our representatives at the Paris conference. One jhistorian states that our representative was sent to the Moroccan conference on the per sonal request of the German emper @id not appear nor talk as Anior, Our influence at this confer insular American—he spoke as 8) ence was very strong. The Algeciras world American, He spoke as &© convention virtually excluded Ger heir of all the ages and as a. part of everything worth being. Helpy which she hoped to push deat with his themes not only In/Prance, “The United States mus their relation to local subjects but)take part of the responsibility for to the happiness of mankind. He shutting Germany out of this cher was not a man to say one thing | ished ambition.” sag neaye-woden Ryproen chronicler says Roosevelt's And on these foreign stages the ..dvice turned out to be in an im voice of ex-President Roosevelt was) rortant matter, decisive in this Mor (ken a2 the expression of his coun ocean conference. je had come to oe ” both hemi- Ruined ‘Roosevelt's stern insist | “mene te the diplomacy of ‘ence upon absolute allegiance to spheres. this country was not based on the © doctrine “of insularity. His political based it om the fact that a countgy divided in spirit is a weak- many from a foothold in Moroc THE HAGUE CONFERENCE ——————_— 7 The second Hague conference held in 1907, was first called by President Roosevelt. He submitted to The Hague arbitration tribunal our differ Mexico over the Pious Nor would he justify the Monroe doctrine on the selfish ground of American selfinterest. He would justify it because its observance | protects in large the world's peace. | Men and Nations Social | Roosevelt discerned the inflam. | ences with fund claims, measure ———___—_-—_—— ; PORTSMOUTH TREATY o— — - It ls well known that the peace treaty between Russia and Japan mable elements prior to the great) was concluded largely thru President * war. Hence his stand for adequate! Roosevel: FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET THE BASEMENT STORE maintains at all seasons a large and well-assorted stock of men’s Dependable Work Clothes, at moderate prices. Sturdy Work Shirts Of Strongly-Woven Chambray Cloths $1.25, $1.50 and $2.25 Triple-stitched for extra serviceability is a Blue Chambray Work Shirt for which an active demand has developed among the cus- tomers of the BASEMENT STORE. It is cut very full, has two pockets with flap, attached collar and two- button wristband fastening. It is furnished in sizes from 141% to 17. Price $1.25. 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For it has been president of the United, that has realized the mont | 18 hopes to be found in his. | him an ned to t tiative you have Ung ¢ toward au al for cont endly DECLARATIONS » henenenernaneeinaaiesiaaneyseesent »sevelt's declarations embody in ( degree the sense of interna He foresaw the de the relations of ation s change in lated nationalism ts an evil of the past. Reciprocal nationallam tn Ambitious nd the boon of the future. arrogant nationalism breeds war downfall TERNATIONAL DUTY 2— x I can only refer to a few of his masterful ulterances on this sub. + In Kansas City on Memorial Day 1916, he said “I believe in international duty Performance of international duty to others means that in international affairs, in the commonwealth of na | Uons, we shall not only refrain from wronging the weak, but shall, ac ing to our capacity, and as opportur ity offers, stand up for the weak | when the weak are wronged by the | strong. “The duty of a nation ike ours cannot be considered as if we stood alone in the world, We are one of « community of nations, and the effec tive condemnation of wron that community is the great force of clviltza tion, “Prior to the war we had become! } parties to the various conventions land treaties designed to mitigate the horrors of war, and to limit the of fenwes that can. with impunity, be| committed by belligerents, either on neutrals or non-combatants.” THE U.S.NOTACLAM * oe— om ~ ——_—— But Colonel Roosey was not con tent with conventions “to mitigate the horrors of war.” It is obvious from his last messages to the Ameri-| can people thru the Kansas City | Star, that he expected out of this | War a concrete plan to “avert war | He said “The United States cannot again | completely withdraw into its shell }* © © We ought to join with the Jother civilized nations In some | scheme that jn a time of great stre | would offer a likelihood of obtaini | Just gettioments that will avert war,” His editorial published after his la-| mented death bears directly on a leagu@ of nations plan for the avert ing of war, as follows: “Mr. Taft has recently defined the purposes of the league and the lim itations under which ft would act in & way that enables most of us to aay | we very heartily agree in principle | with his theory, and can, without | doubt, come to an agreement on spe | cifle details.” Now Mr. Taft's plan thus approved | by Colonel Roosevelt, is not essen | Ually different from the Paris cov enant #0 much objected to by certain | senators. | Mr. Taft, in his Portland (Ore) ad-| dress explains this point | “The original plan of the league to | enforce peace (this is the Taft plan) and the present conétitution of the} | League of Nations in the matter of preventing war, really differ but lit as to reduction in arma} tle, except ment. The plan of refraining war until submission and judgment in the same. The plan of boycott is the same. ‘The plan of military enforce ment differs only in that it ls volun: | tary among the members of j League of Nations in the official con. | stitution, while it was obligatory in the league to enforce peace.” The Paris covenant is not obliga tory on its members to go to war to prevent war. But the Taft plan, ap proved in substance by Colonel Roosevelt, is obligatory. The Taft equivalent to Article X. in the Paria| | covenant, reads as follows: “A re- sort to force by any nation should| be prevented by a solemn agreement | | that any aggression will be met im | mediately by such an overwhelming | economic and military forde that it | will not be attempted.” Iya ROOSEVELT AND SENATE enyniartiienaaieaaiicnuinaeatorenethfill | Unfortunately Colonel Roosevelt | was not spared to advise us upon the particular Paris covenant. It is fair to assume that were ho liv. ing he would “heartily agree in prin ciple with {t.” It is true he might not approve each detall. But Roose velt was too great and practical a |statesman to sacrifice a principle and an opportunity for a detail. If living, he would advise the senate to accept the Paris plan to “avert | war.” He would not fear the place Jor power of this country in such a But there is another angle from which the mind of Colonel Roose-| | velt may be seen PROGRESSIVE PARTY I te ad The Progressive party declarations | were understood to meet with his ap: proval. I attended the last party meetings as a member of the nation: | al committee. It was my under standing that what was said official lly was satisfactory to him, Speaking on America’s place and duty, the progressive national com mittee said: “International law is humanity's final safeguard and civilization’s last bulwark, © © © It is our’ high |duty to uphold it for the advance. ment of civilization.” We demand “that preparedness | | which creates a spirit unalterably | opposed to militarism, and the ulti mate object of whic in universal peace, * * * Only that spirit] will put this nation where it ca move effectively for the warid pone | | which we desire.” form upon which Mr. Roosevelt was J expected to | clarea x INCREASES APPETITE— | bowels, league. He would trust to experi ; i . : tion. 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He knew that while our par ticular interest Hes on this continent, | Press.)—What is probably the most| our permanent interest is ina world unique expedition of its kind was| at pea How can that be assured | que io land at Capetown, South Af. without a concert of nations? | rica, today, from which point it will International association is nation-| penetrate the jungles of the dark 9} insurance, continent. I conclude as T began, that were| ‘This expedition is the first to go| ‘Theodore Roosevelt living, the Paris | on a similar errand since the begin- | covenant “to avert war" would re-| ning of the world war. The expedi ceive his hearty approval. Uon is larger than that headed by/ I address his prophetic words tothe late Col, Theodore Roosevelt, and | partisan senators: “Whether we will) many members of the present party | or not, we, as a nation, front a great | were with the deceased ex-president destiny.” | A full cinematograph equipment w taken on the expedition and photo graphic records will be made of all GAS MASKS ON SALE | discoveries and will be brought back | | BY U. S. AT $5 EACH) ‘2 America tor portrayal in an edu-| cation campaign which is to be insti: | WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—Reply-| tuted by the government. | ling to an inquiry from Forester ¥.| The director of the expedition is A. Elliott, of Oregon, as to the pos | 2¢mund Heller, of Washington, D. C. | “ Heller is a famous scientist connect: | jMibility of securing 2,000 gas masks) oq with the Smithsonian Institution, | jas a loan for fire fighters, the chem: | and is an experienced explorer, hav. | \ieal warfare has informed | ing been with Roosevelt on the lat- | Senator Chamberlain of Oregon that | the masks are for sale at $5 each, ter's 1912 expedition into Africa, Hel- ler was also with Paul Rainey when ‘These are new masks, free from de | fects, and will be sold only to those that explorer delved into t Africa, The Smithsonian Institution chose who have legitimate use for them | and will agree not to resell, NEW YORK, Aug. 1—(y United | Seattle's just bubbling allover??? ?with examples of pushe*# ee progress and prosperity!!! one of our latest specimens is the nice, new home of the Franklin-Wicks Automobile Co. ///on Belmont, near Pike /// with all their nice new cars and nice new salesmen just one look at them swell FRANKLINS will make you long to walk rightin// and attach yourself - - on the spot % “SUM” $5,400 ,000.00 Quality service Henry C, Raven as field naturalist of the expedition, Raven spent many years in the jungle without seeing ae the face of another white man, The | hotanist of the expedition is Homer |HOLLANDERS SHIP IN L. 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