Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-07-10

Il. The destruction Of every arbi-
trary power anywhere that can sepa-
rately, secretly and Of it's single
choice disturb the peace Of the world;
or, if it cannot be presently destroy
ed, at the least its reduction to vir-
tual impotence.
-. The settlement Of every ques-
ton, whether OF territory, Of sover
eighty, Of economic arrangement or
Of political relationship, upon the
basis Of the free acceptance Of that
settlement by the people Immediately
concerned, and not upon the basis Of
the material interest or advantage of
any other nation or people which may
desire different settlement for the
sake Of it's own exterior influence or
mastery.
"3. The consent of all nations to
be governed in their conduct towards
each other by the same principles of
honor and of respect for the common
law of civilized society that govern
the individual citizens OF all modern
States in their relations with one ano-
ther, to the end that all promises
and covenants may be sacredly OBJ
served, no private plots or conspira-
cies hatched, no selfish injuries
wrought with impunity, and a mutual
thrust established upon the hand-
some foundation of mutual respect
for right
81. The establishment of an Or
ganization Of peace which shall make
1t certain that the combined power
of free nations will check every inva-
sion of right and serve to make peace
and justice the more secure by afford
ing a definite tribunal of opinion to
which all must submit and by which
every international readjustment
that cannot be amicably agreed upon
by the peoples directly concerned
shall be sanctioned.
We Seek Reign of Law.
These great objects can be put
into single sentence. What we seek
Is the reign OF law, based upon the
consent of the governed and sustain
ed by the organized opinion of man
!, kind.
These great ends cannot be
achieved by debating and seeking to
reconcile and accommodate what
statesmen may wish. .th their pro-
jects for balances of power and Of
national opportunity. They can be
realized only by the determination of
what the thinking peoples of the
world desire, with their longing hope
for justice and for social freedom and
opportunity.
II can fancy that the air Of this
place carries the accents of such
principles with a peculiar kindness.
Here were started forces which the
great nation against which they were
primarily directed at first regarded
as revolt against its rightful au-
thority, but which it has long since
seen to have been a step in the lib
Grafton Of its own people as we'll as
of the people Of the United States;
and I stand here now to speak
speaking proudly and with confident
hope--of the spread of this revolt,
this liberation. to the great stage of
the world itself. The blinded rulers
OF Prussia have reused forces they
knew little of-forces which, once
reused, can never be crushed to earth
again; for they have at their heart
an inspiration and purpose which
are deathless and of the very stuff of
Triumph"
Pledged Support OF Foreign Born.
Preceding the Presidents address,
Felix Stryckmans, of Chicago, a ma
tive Belgian, and chairman of the
committee Of foreign nationalities,
made public confession of the devo-
tion of the foreign born to the home
of their adoption.
with the spirit of Washington
leading, America entered the battle
line and we entered with her." he de-
clared. THE casualty lists of the
morrow, bringing sorrow to some
homes and resolution to all, will be
filled with strange names derived
from foreign blood. We will never
cease to struggle until freedom is Sc
cured for us and for our American
sons and daughters"
A cloudless sky, with the heat of
the sun tempered by a light breeze
which swept over the historic Poto-
mac and sang through the old oaks