Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-07-22 | Page 10 | A Good Mediation

A GOOD MEDIATION. Tho mediation proposed by tho President Presi-dent of tho United States, seconded by tho President of Mexico, has boon effectual ef-fectual in stopping tho war in Central America. This is a most satisfactory .outcomo of tho humane, effort to stop tho losses of lifo and property that were snro to follow tho prosecution of tho vicious war that wn3 begun between be-tween San Salvador and Guatemala, und that drew Honduras into tho strife, and very likely would havo drawn in Costa Rica, if not Mexico -itself. Comparod with the Russo-Japancso war, that Central American war wa3 and must havo continued a small affair. af-fair. Yet, it was no less deadly in pro- Eortion, nor wero tho animosities leas itter nor tho points of difforonco easier eas-ier to reconcile As in the groat war referred to, tho President was tho real poacomakcr, both in inception and pcr-sovcriug pcr-sovcriug insistence, so in this smaller war ho was tho powor upon which all concerned rested to sec that justico was dono nnd a square deal had for all. It is a proud thing for a nation to bo a world power; to be so groat that no momentous affair of tho nations win bo settled without its advice aud consent. con-sent. It is a glorious thing to be so strong, so rich, so resourceful in every moral, industrial, courageous, spirited, and physical senso that thoro is no reason rea-son to 'fair tho outcomo were strength measured with tho strongest. Hut far, far greater it ia to bo tho peacemaker of the world; to stand m, so disinterested disinter-ested a position, on such a morally high piano, as to bo able to offer mediation without suspicion of ulterior motivos, to tho weakest of nations as well aa to tho strongest, and to bo miro in tho knowledge that tho odor will neither bo misinterpreted nor abused, and that tho high prostigo of tho power tendering tender-ing tho modlalion is practically a guarantee guar-antee of tho success of the suggestion for peace And that glorious position tho United Statca occupies today niuoug tho nutioua of tho earth; a position posi-tion that the puoplo of this country should bo prouder of than in tho winning win-ning of many battleB.