French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-29

80 NV -
Conspiracy Charged.
w condemn all alliances and com
binations OF individuals in this coun'
try of whatever nationality or descent,
who agree Il cOnspire together Tor
the purpose of embarrassing Or weak
ching our government or of improper
ly influencing OF cOercing our publ C
representatives in dealing or negOti-
atlng with any foreign power. We
charge that such cOnSpiracies among
a hmited number exist and have been
instigated for the purpose of advanc-
Ing the interests of foreign countries
to the prejudice and detriment Of our
own country. We condemn any pO-
lltlcal party which, in VI ew of the ac-
tivity of such c~onspiratCrs, surrenders
its integrity Or modifies it's poll cy.
Preparedness.
Along with the proof Of III char
acter as a nation must 60 the proof Of
cur power to play the part that Iegi-
t mately belongs to us. The people 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
l industry, or their enterpr Sc. but they
insist upon having absolute freedom
Of national life and poi cy, and feel
that they owe it to themselves and to
the rule of spirited independence
! which it is their sole ambit on to play
that they should render themselves
secure against the hazard of Interior
ence from any quarter, and should be
able to protect their rights upon the
seas, or in any part of the world. We
therefore favor the maintenance of an
army fully adequate to the requ re-
ments of order, of safety and of the
protection of the nations rights. the
| fullest development of modern meth
| DDS of sea coast defense, and the
maintenance of an adequate reserve
| of citizens trained to arms and pre-
pared to safeguard the people and
territory of the United States against
any danger of hostile action which
may unexpectedly arise; and a fixed
policy of the continuous development
of a navy worthy to support the great
| naval traditions of the United States
and fully equal to the International
tasks VIII oh the United States hopes
and expects to take part in perform
ing. The plans and enactmentS of the
present congress afford substantial
proof of our purpose in this eXigent
matter.
International Relations.
"The democratic administration has
throughout the present war scrupu-
lousy and successfully held to the old
! paths OF neutral ty and of the peaceful
pursuit of the legitimate objects of our
national life which statesmen of all
parties and creeds have prescribed for
themselves in America since the be-
ginn} ng of our history. But the Cir
cumStanceS Of the last two years have
revealed necessities of international
action which no former generation
can have foreseen. We hold that it
is the duty OF the United States to use
/ its power. not only to make Itself safe
at home. but also to make secure its
Just interests throughout the world,
and, both for this end and in the in
terest of humanity to exist the world
in securt ng 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 a right to en-
low from other nations the same re-
spect for their sovereignty and for
their territorial integrity that great
and powerful nations expect and in
| SiGt upon: and that the world has a
fright to be free from every disturb
ance of it's peace that has its origin
in aggression Or d Sregard of the
rights of peoples 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 effectively serve these principles.
to maintain inviOlate the complete Sc
curity of the hf ghway of the seas for
the common and unhindred use of all
nations.
Pan-American Relations.
"The present administration mas
consistently sought to act upon and
realize in it's conduct Of the fore gn
/ affairs of the nation the principles that
| should be the object of any associa
ton of the nations formed to secure
the peace of the world and the main
tenance of national and Individual
rights. 1t has followed the highest
American traditions. 1t has preferred
respect for the fundamental rights OF
smaller states, even to property inter-
ests. and has secured the friendship
of the people of these states for the
United States by refusing to make a
more mater al interest an excuse for
the assertion OF our superior power
against the dignity of their sovereign
independence. It has regarded the
lives of it's citizens and the clam ms OK
humanity as of greater moment than
material rights, and peace as the best
basis for the just settlement of COM
mercial claims. 1t has made the hon
Ior and ideals of the United States FITS
standard alike in negotiations n &C
ton.
Pan-American Record.
1--WE recognize now as we have al
ways recognized. a definite and com
mon interest between the LIN ted