New Britain herald., 1916-02-22
WAsHIAToN, THE SEER.

@ests which to us have none or a {-y remote relation Hence she must engaged in frequent controversies, H cause of which are essentially Eeign to our concerns. Hence. Hrefore, 1t must be unwise in us to #plcate ourselves by artificial ties I the ordinary vicissitudes of her Eltlcs or the ordinary combina tions
 H collisions of her friendships or Enities."
 Written in the sombrc and careful |ie of the eighteenth century, the Rrego1ng paragraph taken from the fewell address of George Washing F. the first president of our. coun- I can be well thought over today Zen the United States sits back and @tches, in the twentieth century Rrly all of Europe engaged in one I those frequent controversies". - |s time the most stupendous quarrel @,r fought And in letting the mind Iell on the situation it is readily |n that today as well as in Wash |ton's time, Europe has a set of Imary interests which to us have Efe or a very remote relation" The re we dwell on the subject the more realize that what Europe does |hcerns Europe more than it does peoples of this democracy, na- In that is opposed to the very prin- lies upon which all the governments Europe are set up.
 Well might Washington have writ his farewell address today. The |ctrines there expressed fit like a bye the present situation. Even Ih the growth and expansion of |1erica, with the firm establishment those democratic. principles that Eshington fought to implant. the |ited States stands today almost as |did when the first president laid |vn the rcins of office, as nething new in the way of govern- ! Plf satisfactory to the old world, a 1 |nocracy that will be challenged so lg as there are men who believe in divine right of kings. Tho anges which have been wrought in ! } world since tho signing of the claration of independence have been Lny and varied, true; but human ture remains much the same, and -ces are active today which were in que in Washington administra- II when he, also was accused of be- 7 unneutral by both the pro-British | the pro-French partisan watchers
 the stuggle then going on between iropean powers American ship snts were then asmuch in the sea
 controversy as they arc now, so leh 50 that Washington sounded his ctrine of neutrality when he warned
 Americans, '"Observe good faith
 d justice toward all nations, culti- te peace and harmony with all" So on this, the anniversary of the .th of George Washington, who will arts of his countrymen, it is we'll to
 over the lessons he taught; to let ason ever hold the whip hand over
 ssion; to have as little political con ction as possible with Europe even
 the extension Of our commercial
 ations. Although modern day ,thods of travel have materially cut VII the geogra phical breach that 1arates us from the far off lands ross the sea, we still enjoy an en- .bIe position which enables us to rsue the even tenor of our way. Ich as we choose, while conforming
 the dictates of humanity. And, as ashington so admirably put it, Why -ego the advantages of so peculiar
 uation? Why quit our own to stand
 on foreign ground? Why. by inter- saving our destiny with that of any
 Tt of Europe. entangle our peace d prosperity in the tolls of Euro
 an ambition, rivalship, interest, lmor, or caprice? ?" Nor have the ars altered one iota the reason for
 herring to such a great rule of con- tct.