Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-07

Americas forsiya relatlous served as
the basis FOR the senator's frs. dis
cussions OF the issues TIE enccln:.r
OF. war in Europe, the tidal wave u
distress and disaster. new wonders
and new hindrances in commerce had
utterly changed economic conditions,
and 'tthessYhave attenurl enlbarrass-
ments in American foreign relations, =
he said, "as difficult as those which
the individual citizen experiences
whose neighbor is involved in deadly
QUARREL,
A Depleted Treasury.
Everything is abnormal except the
depleted condition of the federal
treasury, which is characteristic of
democratic control he said, and the
facility of the administration for writ
ing varied notes without effective
notice Amid these conditions,
America, he asserted had been singled
out for leadership among the neutral
Washington spoke with more rhetoric
than resolution, and we came to
realize that the warning powers soon
came to know that the official Ameri-
can voice lacked the volume of de-
termined expression that once de-
manded International heed, and We
lacked the strength and confidence in
our own defenses."
In the discussion of foreign relations
the temporary chairman made parti-
cular reference to Americanism, to the
course with Mexico and with Europe.
Beginning with Americanism he
traced it back to independence days
when there were Americans from
Great Britain, from Germany, from
France and Southern Europe who
made a common cause. Since that
time. he said, Americas gates had
swung inward 30 the foreign born and
they are an 'inseparable and impor-
tant and valued part of our Ameri-
can citizenship, and the few zealots
of any origin who violate our neu-
trality do not, and can not. impusn
the loyalty of the American patriotism
of that great body which adds to the
swelling chorus of My Country tbs Of
Thee, Sweet Land of Liberty.
Expressing reluctance to speak of
the division of American sentiment
relating to foreign affairs, Senator
Harding discussed briefly the Mexican
problem. 1T must be said. TO: the
truths sake and clearer understand
ing, we have hungered in vain for
that unffinching Americanism at
Washington which is needed to eXalt
the American soul" he declared.
There is no geographic modification
of American rights. They are the
same in Mexico that they are on the
high seas, they are the same In
Europe that they are in Asia. and are
sacred everywhere. and the American
spirit demands their fullest protection.
Whatever the ultimate solution
may be, history will write Mexico as
the title to the humilating recital OF
the greatest fiaSco in our foreign rela-
tons. Uncertainty. instability, Next
can contempt and waning self-respect
will be recorded in every chapter, and
the pitiable story Of sacrificed Ameri-
can lives and the destruction of law
fully-held American property will en-
phasize the mistaken policy of watch
full waiting and webbing warfare.
Under the pretext of non-inter-
ference the democratic administration
miserably meddled In the name or
peace the same administration en-
couraged revolution, and the cost of
American sacrifices was charged to
needless war on Huerta. where the
real American expenditure required
only the voice fof authority demand
ing protection to American rights. The
unbiased critic will recite that the
democratic administration first coddled
Villa as patriot then chased him
as a bandit
As to Europe.
Respecting Americas course with
Europe the temporary chairman as
serted that no political party could
draw a variable chart for our ship OF
state amid Europe's warning am
billions.
Justice, ;, he continued, points the
way thru the safe channel of neutrality.
There are dangers. seeming or real.
looming on every side. but we should
feel secure along the course marked by
international law and our own consci-
entious convictions of American rights.
Straight ahead shall be the command,
and when peace comes the sober judg-
mentF OF the world will exalt us ever
higher and higher as a people strong
in heart and noble in the espousal OF
justice and Justices humanity. In that
worldwide respect and confidence
which needs only to be preserved, we
shall have a lofty place in the great
reconstruction. and we reasonably may
hope to see this mighty republic again
ministering to the establishment of