The Gavelyte, February 1912

,, 111 t, \ \ l I I pt 1111 I] l I I 11 lit 1 1l1n1t h 1 I tli tll h \tl 111 ll I I ,ti I It ltrtr lllh I he Ill ,Ill I h,on 1111 rll I t)!I ,l p I( ll rll 11lP\\'llll'ltl, \\ hn i-, till' I •,,dl'1? 'I It• l 111ted \\ h , ht t,1nds 11niq11' .11111111~ n 1tiu11s. I ll'1 hi t11ry ,rnd ptu •rt ., tr,H t th· ,1ttent1on nf lhl' \111rld. h · h,1 ,t c,tlm ·on\ icti1 11 ,111d ,1 1 1, 11 1 i 1011 11{ Ii r de t11n \\ ith le:s th,tn lfiO I Coll'" nl hi. t11n site ri ·.ii till uld · run,· natilln ·. .._'h • r.ml .: hi!,.,h in tit,· line 11[ milit.iry equipment. Hut .111 sin: he rq~.irdcd ,is ,I world po11cr in jll',11.:c he ,tlt ,, h r h I ti • , hip! .rnd grc;1t gun ? • 11 Shl' c.rnnot he k,1der or n,1tiP1tS if sit .d!ll 1 !i h r- elf to enter the c111npetit10n for gr ·at armic · and n,wic . 'he c.rn lay 1111 cl,iim to l,•adership in i11tern,1ti11n,d gn11d-11 ill if -.he I,,. not uh titut1: law for fnrcc a11d induce uthcr nati11ns to f,,1101\- here ,,11q,I ·. The que ·tion mo t natural Ir ,1ri;es: ls nur rel.1ti1111 11 ith 11,,tiun uclt that we can lead in the peace 111111 ement? },1wla11d was ne,·cr murc fri ·ndl than at pre ent. Germany is not going t,i fight 11 , fur our citie~ ar · full ul German ready to defend their adopted cuuntr~. And it i. a w,tste of time to peak o[ the pos ibility o( war with Au trla ur lt,dv. \Vhat of Japan'? 'he ha great interest in merica in trad,•, edt1r,1ti, 1n, and friend hip. Fifty year· ago 11 e opened her harbor to the worlt.l. \\'hen our battle hips vi ited her ports only a few year, ago thou ands uf childre, sang ong of JOY and peace. She will never obJect to the l nitt'<l :t.. tcs .1:- uming leader hip in international goodwill. \Ve enj11y the friend ·hip ,,t every nation in Europe. Our doors are open to their emigrant . Thev .ire ho ts to our traveling multitude . The ear of e\'ery nation arc tmned tl•· ward the nited tate , eager to hear what he i doing. One significant fact in intetnational politic, i that, for thL fir,-t time in hi~– tory, gO\·ernment of the fir t rank ha\'e been willing to ign an engagement pledging them elve to submit to impartial arbitration, que tions affecting– their lives, fortune , an<l acred honor. It wa IJn the third Jay of Augu.·t, 1911, when Unit ed States and Great Britain, and United tate and France signed such treaties. That day will alway be memorable in the hi»tory of the international peace ml'.n-ement. lt brought to the reali zation tho e twent~ · eight daring words of our pre ident, which were: "Personally I do uot see any rea on why matter of national honor ho!Jld not be referred to court: 1>f arbitration as matters of pri\'ate ur national property are." The impul e by which she ha been drawn to England and Fr.rnce are strong enough tu lead her into like- agreement with other power , and make the United States the nucleus in affairs of arbitration which will embrace the world . As in every other movement there are doubtles ob tacle tn the way. Ten rear ago ecretary Hay placed ten general arbitration treatie bef1Jre the enate. They were emasculated because uf a con titutiunal ub1ectlo11, and what re;ison was there fur believing that Secretary Knox w1.mld be any more successful? One wa , tl1.1t Knox, being a constitutional 1..iwyer, and