Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-17

power IN disregard Oh our own cOun-
try's welfare or to injure this govern
nent in its foreign relations or cripple
or destroy its industries at home, and
whoever, by arousing prejudices OF a
racial, religious or other nature, Gre
ates discord and strife among our peo-
pie so as to obstruct the wholesome
process of unification, is faithless to
| the trust which the privileges of citi-
zenship repose in him and disloyal to
his country.
We therefore condemn as subver-
sive of this nations unity and in
tegrity, and as destructive of it's well
fare, the activities and designs of
every group or organization, political
or otherwise, that has for it's object
the advancement of the interest of a
foreign power, whether such object is
promoted by intimidating the govern
ment, political party or representa-
tive of the people, or which is cal
culated and tends to divide our people
into antagonistic groups and thus to
destroy that complete agreement and
solidarity of the people and that unity
of sentiment and national purpose so
essential to the perpetuity of the ma
ton and it's free institutions.
We condemn all alliances and COM
binations of individuals in this coun-
try of whatever nationality or descent
who agree and conspire together for
the purpose of embarrassing or weak
ening our government or of improper
Nv influencing or coercing our public
representatives in dealing or negotiat-
ing with any foreign power. We
oh r~r, +ho+ c,,oh cong pipc apnorU
limited number exist and have been
ing the interests of foreign countries
to the prejudice and detriment Of our
country. We condemn any political
partv which, in view of the activity of
such conspirators, surrenders it's in
tegrity or modifies its policy.
Preparedness.
Along with the proof of our char
acter as a nation must go the proof
of our power to play the part, that
legitimately belongs to us. The peo-
ple of the United States love peace.
They respect the rights and .covet' the
friendship of all other nations. :.
They desire neither any additional
territory nor any advantage which
cannot be peacefully gained by their
skill, their industry or their enter
prise, but they insist upon having alb
solute freedom of national life and
policy, and feel that they owe it to
themselves and to the role of spirited
independence, which it is their sole
ambition to play that they should
render themselves secure against the
hazard of interference from any quar-
ter, and should be able to protect
their rights upon the seas OF in any
part of the world. We, therefore,
favor the maintenance of an army
fully adequate to the requirements of
order, of safety and of the protection
of the nations rights, the fullest de-
velopment of modern methods of sea-
coast defense, and the maintenance of
an adequate reserve of citizens trained
to arms and prepared to safeguard the
people and territory of the United
States against any danger of hostile
action which may unexpectedly arise {;
and fixed policy for the continuous
development of navy worthy to sup
port the great naval traditions of the
United States and fully equal to the
international tasks which the United
States hopes and expects to take a
part in performing. The plans and
enactments of the present congress
afford substantial proof of our pur-
pose in this exigent matter.
International Relations.
The Democratic administration has,
throughout the present war, scrupu-
lousy and successfully held to the old
paths of neutrality and of the peace
full pursuit of the legitimate objects
of our national life which statesmen
of all parties and creeds have pre-
scribed for themselves in America
since the beginning of our history
But the circumstances of the last tive
years have revealed necessities of in
ternal action which no former genera
ton can have foreseen. We hold that
it is the duty of the United States tc
use it's power, not only to make itself
safe at home, but also to make secure
it's interests throughout the world
and both for this end and in the inter
est of humanity, to assist the world ir
securing settled peace and justice. We
believe that every people has the right
to choose the sovereignty under which
| it shall live; that the small states OF
the world have right to enjoy from
other nations the same respect fol
their sovereignty and for their terri.
torial integrity that great and power.
full nations expect and insist upon
and that the world has right to be
free from every disturbance of its
peace that has it's origin in aggres.
sion or disregard of the rights OF peo
Piles and nations; and we believe that
the time has come when it is the duty
of the United States to join with the
other nations of the world in any
feasible association that will effec
lively serve these principles, to main
tain inviolate the complete security Of
the highway of the seas for the com
mon and unhindered use of all ma
tions.
The present administration has con
sistently sought to act upon and real
ize in its conduct of the foreign at
fairs of the nation the principles tina
should be the object of any associa
| ton of nations formed to secure tn,
peace of the world and the mainten
ance of national and individual rights
1t has followed the highest American
traditions. 1t has preferred respec
! for the fundamental rights of smalle
states, even to property interest, ant
has secured the friendship of the PEG
pie of these states for the United
States by refusing to make a mate