Show JusUce Brewers address at the twentyfirst annual banquet of the New England society In Philadelphia on Monday night was no doubt both strong and eloquent But when In defining I fining the claims of the United States to be n world power he said that we J cannot justify our title thereto by the manifestation of military power or naval na-val strength he lapsed Into mere sentl mentallsm The Idea that the exercise of truth and Justice Is the true basis of our claim to be a world power Is all right as far as It goes but these are often mere mutters of difference In the point of view as witness our war with Mexico And no matter how much truth we may have on our side or how much soever we may wish to administer adminis-ter Justice unless we are able to vindicate vin-dicate that truth by force and to enforce en-force justice by blood if needed we are the prey of every designing wolf of a nation that may cast hungry eyes our way Truth and Justice are fundamental funda-mental to be sure but too often they are left as twin orphans to take care of themselves while wrong and ravage fill the world |