Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-29

lparties and creeds have prescribed for
ginning of our history. But the circum :
stances of the last two years have re-
vealed necessities Of international ac-
ton, which no former generation "a
have forseen. 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 its just
interests throughout the world and boil
for this end and in the interest of hui
mainly to assist the world in securing
settled peace n justice.
For League of Nations.
w believe that every people has the
right to choose the sovereignty under
which it shall live: that the small states
or h world have a right to enjoy from
other nations the same respect for their
sovereignty and for their territorial in
tegrity that great n powerful nations
expect and insist upon; and that the
world has a right to be free from every
disturbance Of it's peace that has its
origin in aggression or disregard Of
the rights Of peoples and nations; and
We believe that the time has come when
1T is the duty of the United States to
join with he other nations of the world
in any feasible association that will eff
fectively serve these principles, to
maintain inViolate and complete Sc
tS0litS VI lIG HlSH way OF the seas 1Or
the common n unhindered use of all
nations.
Basis For World League.
The present administration has con-
slstently sought to act upon and real
lze in its conduct of the foreign affairs
OF the nation the principles that should
be the object of the association of the
nations formed to secure the peace Of
the world and then the maintenance of
| yafinna1 md IN livil,o ~l,% ~ -a.
followed the highest American tradi-
ton. 1t has preferred respect for the
fundamental rights OF smaller states
even to property interests, and has Sc
cured the friendship of the people of
these states for the United States by
refusing to make a more material in
terest an excuse for the assertion OF
our superior power against the dignity
or their sovereign Independence. 1t has
regarded the lives of it's citizens and
the claims of humanity as OF greater
moment thai material rights and peace
ats the best basis for the just settle
ment OF commercial claims. 1t has
made the honor and ideals of the
United States its standard alike in ne
COLLATION. and action.
Pan Americanisn.
we recognize now as we have al
ways recognized, a definite and common
interest between the United States with
the other peoples and republicans of
the western hemisphere in all matters
oil national independence and free de-
Velopment. We favor the establishment
and maintenance of the closest rela-
tlonT OF amity n mutual h%elpfuIness
between the United States and the
other republics of the American con-
tlnenS for the support of peace and
we pTonlotion OF a common prosperity.
10 that end we favor all measures
which may be necessary to facilitate
intimate intercourse and promote COM
merce between the United States and
her ~ne'ehbors to the south of US. and
such International UNDERSTANDINGS as
may BIO practicable and suitable to ac-
compliEh these ends.
We commend the action Of the demo-
cratic administration in holding the
Pan-Allerlcan financial conference at
Washington in May, 1915, and organic
ing the international high commission
which represented the United States in
the recent meeting of n
of the Latin-American republics at
Buenos Aires, April, 1916, which have
greatly promoted the friendly relations
between the people of the western
hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine.
The Monroe doctrine is reasserted as
the principle Of democratic faith. That
doctrine guarantees the independent
" ~ wv AIlGTlCaS against
aggression from another continent. It
fp'nfies as well, the most upulo
-egard upon our part for the SOVEREIGN
ty of each Of them.
Mexican Policy.
The want of a stable, responsible
government in Mexico capable of re-
pressing and Furnishing marauders and
bandit bands, who nave o only taken
the lives and seized and DESTROYED the
property OF American citizens in thai
country, but have insolently invaded
our soil, made war upon and urdere
u people thereon, has rendered it
necessary temporarily to occupy by our
armed forces a portion Of the territory
OF that friendly state. Until. by the re-
repetition of such incursions is improb-
able, the necessity Of their remaining
will continue.
Intervention, implying as it does,
military subjuBation. Is revolving to the
people OF the United States, notwith-
has been great and should be resorted
TO, II at all, as a last resort. The
stubborn resistance of the president
his advisers to every demand and
suggestion to enter upon it, is cred
liable alike to them and to the people
n whose name he speaks"
Merchant Marine.
1iHhiCNAotS plOViSICI SHOULD De MADE
for the development Of the carrying
trade of the United States. Our for
eign has in the past been
subject to many unnecessary and vex-
atious obstacles in the way Of legisla-
ten Of republican congresses. Until
recent democratic tariff legislation, II
vas hampered BY unreasonable bur
dens Of taxation. Until the recent
banking legislation it had at its dis
posal few Observation-Disclosures of interna-
tional credit and exchange. Until the
formulation Of the pending act to pro-
mote the construction of a merchant
marine, it lacked EVEN the prospect Of
adequate carriage by sea. We heartily
indorse the purposes and policy of the
penang shipping bill and favor all
sueh additional measures Of construc-
tive or remedial legislation as may be
necessary to restore u flag to the
seas and to provide further facilities
Tor foreign commerce, particularly
such laws as may be made to remove
Unfair conditions Of competition in the
dealings Of American merchants and
producers with competitors in foreign
markets.
Conservation.
For the safeguarding and q%uickening
OF the life OF our own people we favor
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