jr it1 )\'i'-"v- •nPff W Y* -f- NY Jf 'r'-^Tfl- 1 *, rk J,/'' INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS T\ HOW ROOSEVELT if the Commission should fail, days. He told him that, if they decision had been reached by KEPT PEACE would be used '/to reduce the did not arrive, Dewey would be verdict of war, it would have country to possession.'' He paus- ordered to sail southward and horrified all professional artitrationeers. e(j to "see that no possession, even It was reached by verdict HERE ARE GOOD (Continued from Page i) temporary, was taken of any of "law," and it is a sacred On October the C°m~ piace in Venezuela." Von Holle- tiated Skagway, the best entrance 20, 1903, precedent. to the Klondike goldfields. mission uttered its decision, ben said in reply that his GovLord The nub of the case was in the REASONS Alverstone voted with the} ernment would certainly refuse This line, calculated to fatten fact that Germany arid^ .Great the part of any vaudeville per three representatives of the Uni- "assurances" requested, yted Britain and Italy were not the States against his own two former, became diplomatically only powers cherishing claims, A week later von Holleben serious in the extreme. Under' Canadian colleagues. Great Brit- visited the White House to speak why you should carry a bank account: against Venezuela. There were McKinley a "Joint Commission", am bowed to the applause of the seven others. These seven had o£ another matter He Qf Your money is safer in a bank than anywhere else. appointed to consider twelve world. The Pacificists perceived -t and turned to leave Roosetopics taken no part in the blockade was in dispute between the that the honor of a. nation can yelt. «Haye The powers were divided. accord- yQU heard a thi A bank account teaches, helps and encourages British Empireand the Amer-, easily be preserved without the Venezuela?" ingly into blockading powers you to save. from Beflin about ican Republic. One of the twelve slightest threat of force. Roose and non-blockading powers. The Von Holleben: "No.'' Roosevelt: Was the Alaskan bbundary. The velt withdrew the United States total of their claims was large. It gives you a better standing and strengthens "It will not be necessary then representatives of the Empire! troops from Alaska. The friendrefused your credit. The amount of cash available in for me to wait through all the to come to 'terms on any ship of two great people had not remaining three days. I, will the Venezuelan treasury for the of the. others until their version' suit'ered one moment's public The check book system is the safest, simplest and payment of them was limited. just wait twenty-four hours most convenient method of paying your bills. of the Alaskan boundary had interruption. The boundary of more. Twenty-four hours from Question: Should there be "preferential been conceded to them. It could the United States in Alaska ran treatment" for the now Dewey will sail." At the To those desiring banking relations with a strong, Unmolested along its lawful line. not be conceded and the "Joint claims of the powers which had end of twelve hours von Holleben careful and safe institution, we extend our services. Commission'' collapsed.' In the midst of this engagement returned to the White House gone to the trouble and expense with great Britain, Roosevelt At this point Roosevelt became of blockading and bombarding and said that he had heard from First National Bank had been forced into an engagement president. What a chance Venezuela into a due regard for Berlin and that he now had the tor inflammatory diplomatic correspondence with Germany. Germany claims in general? honor to request the President F. P. SHELDON. Pres. had certain "pecuniary So much better G. N. MILLARD. Cashier The Court answered this question of the United States to act as A. G. WEDGE, Jr., Vice Pres. J. G. PETERSON. Asst. Cashier than the Venezuelan dispute of claims" against Venezuela. A arbitrator in the settlement of in the affirmative. The blockading International Falls Minnesota. railway, for instance, had been 1895! That was remote. This the differences which had unfortunately powers "should receive was vital. Cleveland, out of the built in Venzuela by German capital payment of obligations of Venezuela arisen between the at a cost of $20,000,000. Venezuela Venezuelan dispute, wrote public German government and the prior to payment of obligations messages which made the had guaranteed interest government of Venezuela. owing to other powers.'' world blaze. Olney, Cleveland's on that $20,000,000. It was not What was the lesson? This: The point is not that Germany paying it. When pressed, it added Secretary of State, put into a if you have a claim against one capitulated. Its position was untenable public note the sentence which moral delinquency to its financial of the weak nations of the world VW* and it could not avoid 'VVVj delinquency. It not only has never ceased to make the hurry up and blockade it and capitulating. The point is that Latin-American burn with anger: refused pay but it refused to bombard it, because, if you don't, one of the most dangerous and 4 "The United States is practically enter into any effective plan your rivals will, and then, by the one of the most decisive moments 4 looking aoward payment. Germany sovereign on this continent time you arrive, your rivals will in the history of the international and its fiat is law." Roosevelt, had a good case and Venezuela have eaten all the jam and the relations of the United ARTER'S K2sti66#5£S out of the Alaskan dispute, had a very poor one. 1 cupboard will be bare. States passed by without one produced not one public word At last, an December 8, 1902, public act or one public word to The decision was made in 1904. ONVENIENCES which aroused one flash of general Germany broke off diplomatic In that same year certain powers open the slightest rift in the cordial public passion, or e^en of relations with Venezuela, and popular friendship between notified Roosevelt that they general public concern on either so did Great Britain. Already the the United States and the. foreign were about to proceed against For the HOME, side of the Atlantic. fleets of Germany and of Great nations concerned. Dr. Albert the custom-houses at Santo Domingo. SCHOOL, Quietly, in the routine of diplomatic Britain and of Italy had established Bushnel Hart, our latest Rooseveit had learned a blockade in Venezuelan intercourse, he refused and completest historian of the something from Venezuela and or OFFICE. absolutely to accept Great Britain's waters. Certain war vessels belonging Monroe Doctrine, says: ''The he had learned something from amphibious mountain range to Venezuela were captured crisis of the modern doctrine The Hague. He had learned that line and refused also with equal and the town of Puerto this bombarding and blockading was reached in when the 1902 absoluteness, to arbitrate |it Cabello was bombarded. United States laid down the of Caribbean countries was going John Hay, as secretary of State, Roosevelt did not attempt to to be continuous, unless the terms on which Germany Italy, pointed out the "fatal tendency make the United States take a and England might approach the United States managed to cajole of arbitrators to compromise." public pose as "sovereign" of coast of Venezuela with hostile or coerce delinquent Caribbean This matter could not be compromised. the Caribbean. He launched no ships of war." This crisis came countries into some sort of solvency. As Roosevelt said on public "fiat." "His interpretation He thereupon invented and went and the only manifesto another occasion: "Uncle Sam of the Monroe doctrine was moderate. on it that issued from the White the policy -yvhich was denounced does not intend to wrong anyone It was moderate not only House was one that bathed the by all Pacificists but which but neither .does he intend, if in its rhetoric, but also in its essence. world in loving-kindness Roosevelt brought peace—the policy of Spreader Tube his pocket is picked or his face In his message of December publicly congratulated the custom-house protectorates. PhotOlibrary Paste slapped, to 'arbitrate- with the 3, 1901, glancing at the Kaiser on his attachment to ths ganto Domingo had a debt gACWlV-Jlig ClL HJV KJll mo CH-LCH-lJliltl Wrongdoer." f'We do not guarantee any state 1 principle of arbitration, which was the most impressive if *4?- I Ir What Was the British against punishment, if it misconducts thing in its possession. It amounted It turned 4 out, after all, that Carter's Government to be obliged to itself." Germany had to $22,000,000. For the Roosevelt did not do the arbitrating Regulatior dioose between war and diplomatic every reason to be pleased with year the interest on this between Germany and 1905 this recognition of its rights. humiliation, as in the "Bottle debt, including large arrears, and Venezuela. The Hague Venezuelan case? Not at all. would be $2,6oo,ooa The money At the same time, in order Court was in existence. It. needed Mucilage Roosevelt saved the British Government's available for paying it would be there might be no misunderstanding business. Roosevelt had already face. Not only that, The principal reason of the one vital given it its first case. That was a $550,000. He actually allowed the British for this sad discrepancy between the Monroe Doctrine, Roosevelt dispute between the United States Government to walk away with obligations and resources was added "provided the punishment and Mexico in the year 1902 all the credit for bringing the to be found illustrated in the does not take the form of ovfer "The Pious Fund of the incident to a magnanimous fact that at one time in Santo the acquisition of territory by Californias." It amounted to a peaceful conclusion. Domingo there were two rival any non-American power." claim against Mexico by certain "regular" governments each of A Commission was erected. American Roman Catholic Bish- At first it seemed that Germany which had given birth to a rev- It was not a commission with a ops. The Hague Court decided was content to abide by that Mexico was to pay those! olutioriary government which it third party arbitrator on it. It this proviso. On December 11, Photolibrary was a Commission equally divided 1911/the German ambassador at I bishops an immediate lump was vainly trying to subdue, sum Paste in between the two countries. Washington stated that his Gov-! and a future annual. while at another time the whole $14.00,000 Hie representatives of the United ernment had "no purpose or in- sum of Mexican of another government was at Bottles $43,000, money. States were Lodge of Massa- Roosevelt now gave the Hague s^a *n £un boat from which it a tention to make even the small- chusetts and Root of New York jest acquisition of territory on' Court the Venezuelan dispute. not^ dare to^disembark but and Turner of Washington. The the South American continent or! In so doing he won a special from which 1 1 it affected to make representatives of the British the islands adjacent." It later ap-jword of praise' from the most an(* peace and, above all,, war fempire were two Canadians peared, however, that "acquisi-' distinguished of French Pacifi- contract loans. to fend one Englishman. The Englishman tion" in this statement meant cists, Baron d'Estournelles de Roosevelt, in his message of was England's Chief "permanent acquisition." Ger-! Constant, who, a few years December 6, 1904, said: "Chronic later Justice—Alverstone. many would make no acquisition' in summing up Roosevelt's con- wrongdoing or an impotence This Commission met in London that was permanent. It did not tributions to realistic Pacificism, I which results in the general in Its purpose was in consider itself bound to make no said: loosening of the ties of civilized 1903. dicated both by Roosevelt and„ acquisition that was temporary. "President Roosevelt has giv-1 society may in America, as else by Hay. Roosevelt said (through In fact, it was looking forward en four striking lessons to Eur-j w^ere' ultimately require u. strictly diplomatic channels): "11 to such an acquisition. ope: first, in having brought be-j by-some civilized nation vention Wish to make one last effort to Roosevelt at once objected. He'fore the Arbitration Tribunal an^ *n the western hemisphere, Garter's bring about an agreement which recalled the fact that in China at The Hague the question be-1 adherence the United Handy Glue Pencil Will enable the people of both there were many 'temporary'' tween the United States and States to the Monroe Doctrine countries to saj that the result acquisitions of territory by for- Mexico over the Pious Fund may f°rce the United States, in Represents the feelings of the eign powers and in all such cases claims, while Europe was scoff-l-$a£fant cases, to the exercise of representatives of both count-i the word temporary seemed to ing at the peace court which it international«police power, an ries." Hay said (also through mean "while time lasts." Notes had created second, in obliging) This phrase—"international strictly diplomatic channels) "I ensued. They continued to ensue, Europe to settle the Venezuelan police power"—was really too shall not believe, till I am forced They threatened to keep Wash-' affair pacifically third, in pro- strong. In foreign affairs Rooseington to, that Lord Alverstone can shut velt was usually careful to understate. reading and writing till posing a second Peace Conferthe his eyes to law and evidence as Here he surely over Germans had landed on Ven- ence at The Hague to complete to give a verdict against us, es- stated. The words "international -. ezuelari soil. Roosevelt laid down the work of the first and fourth pecia y„ rhere come the im- his pen and sent for the German in now intervening to put an end police power" made many Latin Yr -+HwELL/-i- portant words^ especially as he ambassador and determined to to the conflict between Japan Americans fear that he intended must know that this is the last get the matter settled personally and Russia in the Far East." to walk up and down die two chance for an honorable and continents swinging a night without one word more on paper, The phrasing of the allusion & graceful retreat from an absolutely stick. They saw him magnificent Carter's What followed has become fam- to the Venezuelan affair is l: untenable position. I am ly assuming to cure' all internal lliar through a reference to it charming, Roosevelt is compHiin Photolibrary Paste for the Office sincerely sorry that they have disorders from the Rio Grande Thayer's "Life of Hay," but mented because he obliged Eurthe & got themselves into such a fix to the Straits of Magellan. In point of it has been misun- ope to behave pacifically. *At A'-' but it is their own fault, and defrstaod. Press fact he was thinking only \of such least half of that compliment they will make a fatal mistake disorders as might invite European Roosevelt told von Holleben, should have been re-consigned tp if they refuse to avail themselves forcible collection o(£ debts, a a a a a Stationery Store of the opportunity We have and he was aiming only ^t such wanted "assistances." He/ told The decision of The Hague given them to get out." "police powers" as would produce Tn T? that Dewey was maneuver- tourt in the Venezuelan case financial solvency iat the Q,Te lLng m.the Caribbean. He told led to tonsequttices, which were custom-houses. He ^proved his ved United States troops into him that the "assurances" in extremely curious and which •. •. 2 A -I real meaning at .once in r: Santo 'S," wou!:1 ^i-stea,, P~„K arbitration ^-*4 "~M °ma'tlC" Berlih within ten proim&ed-intervention. .If thatv,-- (Continued on Page 6,) 4 I DEFECTIVE PAGE