The Hon John Hay Secretary of State An Appreciation
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His secretaryship marks a new era in diplomacy and the dealings of nation with nation. He believed that compacts between nations, as with men, were made to be kept; that all conduct should be kept clear of sin- ister designs; that the belated peoples were entitled to consideration and fair dealing from the foremost; and when European powers were rushing forward to partition Asia as they had Africa, he stayed their hand. There came about such an alliance of moral influence — that might be backed... by force, if need be — with Great Britain, that the English-speaking world to-day stands with open face towards the greatest continent of earth, and the United States is trusted because of the leadership of John Hay, Secretary of State. "That ethical soundness came of an im- plicit faith in the righteousness of the Ser- mon on the Mount, as meant for life and conduct. With that deadly heresy that treats the teachings of Christ as an imprac- ticable idealism, good for church but im- possible on the street, he had nothing to do.
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