PEACE AND ARBITRATION.
PRESIDENT TAFT'S SYMPATHY. By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyight Received March 24, 10 p.m. New York, March 24. President Taft, speaking at ? banquet of the Peace Arbitration League at New York, said though he was in favor of universal peace and arbitration even in regard to matters of national honor, there was nothing inconsistent in urging Congress to build two battleships annually until the Panama Canal was completed. Doubtless the utility of the. fleet and armament were means of securing peace. Referring to the Monroe Doctrine, President Taft stated that the doctrine often provoked danger of wars, which were onlv avoided ":)ecau=e the "Lord looks after fools, drunkards, and the United States."'
The German Ambassador disagreed with President Taft's dictum that matters involving national honor ought to be submitted to arbitration.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 348, 26 March 1910, Page 5
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132PEACE AND ARBITRATION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 348, 26 March 1910, Page 5
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