Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-06-28
international Relations.

lously and successfully held to the
old paths Of neutrality and to the
peaceful pursuit of the legitimate OBJ
jects of our national life which
statesmen Of all parties and creeds
have prescribed for themselves in
America since the beginning of our
history. But the circumstances Of
the last two years have revealed ne
cessities Of international action
which no former generation can have
! foreseen. We hold that 1t is the
duty Of the United States to use it's
power. not only to make itself safe
at home, but also to make secure
it's just interests throughout the
world, and both for this end and in
the interest of humanity, to assist
the world in securing settled peace
and justice.
We believe that every people has
the right to choose the sovereignty
under which 1t shall live; that the
small States Of the world have
| iiShI " SiJoJ IL oiil olISI llC
same respect for their sovercignty
and for the:" territorial integrity
| that great and powerful nations ex-
pect and insist upon; and that the
world has right to be free from
every disturbance of its peace that
has its origin in aggression or disre-
gard OF the rights Of peoples and ma
| tions. and we believe that the time
has come when it is the duty OF the
| United States to join with the ma
tions OF the world in any feasible
association that will effectively serve
those principles to maintain ;nvio-
late the complete security OF the
| highway Of the seas for the common
and unhindred use Of all the nations.
The present administration has
consistently sought to act upon and
realize in it's conduct of the foreign
affairs Of the nation the principle
that should be the object of any as
sociation of the nations formed to Sc
cure the peace Of the world and the
maintenance of national and indi-
vidual rights. 1t has followed the
highest American traditions 1t has
preferred respect for the freedom Of
rights Of smaller States, even to
property interests, and has secuted
the friendship Of the people OF these
States for the United States by re-
fusing to make mere material in
terest an excuse for the assertion Of
our superior power against the dig
nifty Of their sovereign independence
1t has regarded the lives of its citi-
zens and the claims OF humanity as
Of greater moment than material
rights, and peace rs the best basis
for the just settlement of CONNER
cial claims. 1t has made the honor
and ideals Of the United States it's
! standard, alike in negotiation and
action.
Pan-Amcricun Concord.
We recognize now, as we have al
ways recognized, a definite and COM
mon interest between the United
States and the other peoples and re-
publics OF the Western Hemisphere
Of all matters of national independ-
ence and free political development.
We favor the establishment and
maintenance Of the closest of amity
and mutual helpfulness between the
United States and the other repub
lies Of the American continent for
ton Of a common prosperity. To
that end we favor all measures
which may be necessary to facilitate
intimate intercourse and promote
commerce between the United States
and her neighbors to the south of us,
and such international understand
ings as may be practicable and suit
able to accomplish these ends. We
commend the action Of the Demo-
cratic administration in holding the
| PanA American financial conference
at Washington in May, 1915, and or
ganiZing the international high COM
mission which represented the Uni
ted States in the recent meeting Of
representatives Of the Latin-Ameri
can republics at Buenos Aires In
April, 1916, which have so greatly
| promoted the friendly relations be-
tween peoples Of the Western Hemi-
| sphere.
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