The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-21
NEUTRALITY AN AMERICAN POL
ICY.

We took occasion one day last week
to quote extensively from Martin II,
Glynn's mastery speech before the
Democratic national convention and
today we are going to give you anoth-
or valuable part Of It. Mr.. Glynn's
address was a mine Of historical in
formation and that portion OF II in
which he traced the origin and devel.
opment Of the doctrine Of neutrality
was especially interesting and impor-
y tant in its bearing upon problems that
confront the nation at the present
time Dealing with this phase Of his
subject. he said in part:
For 200 years neutrality was the
ory; America made 1t fact.
The first president OF the United
States was the first man to pronounce
neutrality rule Of international con-
duct,
In april, 1898, Washington declared
. ,le doctrine; and within month.
John Jay, chief justice Of the supreme
court Of the United States, IN an epoch
making decision from the bench,
whose realization would ensure uns.
versal and perpetual peace, wrote the
principle into the law of this land
The Declaration OF independence had
foretold II by declaring the rest OF
mankind enemies in war. in peace
friends; the constitution recognized
it; but the first president Of the Unit
ed States by proclamation, the first
chief Justice by Interpretation gave 1t
vitality and power
TAnd SO neutrality is American in
It's initiation,
Thirty years later Prime Minister
Canning in the British parliament
pointed 70 this American policy Of
neutrality as model for the world;
and eighty years later, after approval
by various statutes and agreements
It was written almost word for word
In the treaty wherewith We settled
our differences with England over yio-
lations Of neutrality throughout the
Ciyil war.
"And so neutrality is American in
its consummation.
"And today in this hall, so that all
the world may hear. we proclaim that
this American policy OF neutrality is
the policy which the present adminis-
tration pursues with patriotic zeal
and religious devotion: while Europe's
skies blaze red from fires OF war. Eu-
ropes soil turns red from blood of
men, Europe's eyes see red from tears
OF mourning women and from sobs OF
starving children.
THE men who say this policy is
not American appeal to passion and
to prejudice and ignore the facts Of
history.
Neutrality is Americas conribu-
tion 10 the laws OF the world, Sir
Henry Maine says SO, Charles Francis
says so, Henry Clay says SO
Daniel Webster says so and upon the
evidence Of these witnesses we rest
our Americanism against the sputter-
ings Of pepperpot politicians or the
Of those with whom
false issue is good issue until it's
faisity IS shown, its maliciousness ex.
posed.
"For enforcing this policy OF neu.
trality George Washington was hoosea 4
by bowling mob Of 10000 war fanat. 2
les who threatened 10 pull him from 2
the presidential chair and start a rev
But half a century later
Charles Sumner said that Washing !
ton upholding the peaceful neutrality
Of this country while he met unmov-
ed the clamor Of the people wickedly
crying for war is a greater man than ,
crossing the Delaware or
taking CORVALLIS sword at York
town
For supporting this policy OF neu- p
trality in a speech in the city Of New
York Alexander Hamilton was stoned
almost TO death, John Jay burned in q
effigy. jefferson called a spineless IN
poltroon and Lincoln pictured as a
craven. To-day. however. the nation
goes TO all these men for its every l
of all that is best in Ameri-
can citizenship 7
"The fate Of the fathers Of our
country at the hands of noisy mi
lority is the fate OF the president Of q
he United States today. But their I
'ewaaa cf disnitiss merited and hon !