The Washington herald., 1918-03-17


SENATOR JAMES H. LEWIS.
--and Franoe-with whom we contest
ed as to Mexico--will, as our friends.
demand that the bars Of the Monroe
Doctrine be withdrawn as to them in
South Amerlca-and shall we not ask
IL the policy be withdrawn as to our
friends. the same must be. In the
peace treaty, extended equally to all
nations involved. What can our re-
ply be while we are reforming the in
stitutions Of imperial Europe for the
greater liberty OF man?
''In our new tomorrows for which
we are fighting today. what can be
our reply?-What shall be the course
OF our future?-To yield for q new
era Of world humanity and peacef-or
refuse and be met with equal obstin-
acy OF purpose by those who but late
were friends Of blood and battlef-
Therefore we ask what will be the to-
morrow Of that event?
And ASIA" Senator Lewis exclaim-
ed. Can we fail to see that as We
adopt closer relations with AsIa-bene-
filing, IL we do. from any service of
japan, We become in a sense OF equity
In a position of obligation to listen to
any grievance that these friendly Ash
attic people may have against any
policy of ours which they insist dis
graces their nation or injuries their
people. II the demand Is made by
Japan or her ally. Britain. to request
OF US the granting TO Asia privileges
or citizenship to the same extent we
grant to Britain and France, can
those nations decline TO Join Japan in
this request? What position can the
United States take? To accede would
mean the confusion or alarm Of a
great portion Of our people in the
United States. To decline may mean
the embarrassment at the peace table
or afterwards-to the whole OF the
United States.
The Great Democrat.
Let me assure these people, that
the one great Democrat of the newly
awakened America-woodrow Wilson
fights for democracy and justice to
all people, but would never sacrifice
any principles necessary for the full
protection Of America, for the con-
venience or profit of any other people
on earth.
Yet our people must pause to note
the new movements of the sure fu-
ture. and let none fancy that the en-
barrassments of the future in MAIN
tanning our fundamental policies as to
Europe or Asia would have been
avoided by not entering into the pres
ent war. Had We escaped being
drawn i'm the war Prussia In making
on civilization. we would have had to
fight sooner or late to preserve or de-
fend the Monroe Doctrine in Europe,
or the Asiatic exclusion in Asia.
AS We go along to the goal of
definite decision. we must contem-
plate our course and prepare all peo-
pies of the world and educate our
own citizens in detail as to the pos
sibilities of any eventuality to Amer
lea in the present disturbed world.
1t Is for that l ask What Of the
tomorrows%
Gentlemen Of Irish blood, citizens
OF America. We know not now what
may be our destiny of future COM
promise with events" the Senator
declared. I'VE know the thing for
which We fight in the present hour.
There is but one way for us to be
assured in peace, in honor and VIC
tory In any course or policy we shall
decide as necessary to the tomorrows
after the war. 1t is to educate our
nation that in every conflict waged
by those in authority for America.
all Americans must be as one for
their country. Loyalty to the de-
clared course-devotion to the object
to be attained-and united and pa-
triotic support by all our people to
whatever administration is in power
seeking to enforce the declared pol
Icy of the government. This is the
guaranty of the success Of any de-
clared policy and the proof to the
world OF victory by America in any
undertaking necessary for the well
fare of her people.
Learn from Russia.
LET us learn from the sad lesson
OF Russia that no government found
ed on visions. distractions and dis
loyalties can do less than die" Sem
ator Lewis urged. LET us advise
our citizenship to behold that a creed
OF government or of society that re-
InaI
VIII not respect and obey law-that
nouts church and spurns God-is des-
tined to disgraceful humiliation.
1t Is such as that only that could
surrender its native land to invaders,
would yield up its own daughters
to rapine and ravishment, and would
deliver their homes and native land
to destroyers, rather than fight for
home and children. for home and
country, Or for liberty and God. II
this spectacle of humiliation in Rus
sia and dishonor of religion and MUIR
der of Justice is the aspiration of
Socialism to be offered America as
its political share or future life-God
grant here in this assemblage that
we can inspire every American to
repudiate it and in its place sound
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