二五、羅斯福論“維持和平同盟”

羅斯福近有書致參議員波拉（Borah），力攻“維持和平同盟”之主張，其結(jié)論近于丑詆：

The position of Mr. Holt and his associates in these international proposals is precisely like that of an individual who in private life should demand that if a ruffian slapped the face of a decent citizen's wife, and if the decent citizen promptly knocked the ruffian down, the peace league should, in the interest of the ruffian, attack the man who objected to having his wife's face slapped. Faithfully yours.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT

〔中譯〕

何耳特先生及其同伙在這些國(guó)際事務(wù)的建議中的情形正與某一個(gè)人的情況相似。這個(gè)人在其個(gè)人生活中主張，如果一個(gè)暴徒打了一個(gè)正派公民妻子的耳光，而這個(gè)正派公民立即將其擊倒在地時(shí)，和平同盟就應(yīng)為了維護(hù)那個(gè)暴徒的利益，攻擊那個(gè)反對(duì)侮辱其妻子的正派公民。

西奧多·羅斯福 謹(jǐn)上

羅斯福，小人也；其人可以處得志而不能處失志；失志則如瘋狗不擇人而噬矣。即如此“維持和平同盟”之議，羅氏二年前力主之；及其仇塔虎脫與威爾遜皆主之，羅氏忽變其初心，而力攻擊丑詆之矣。