The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-13

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Feb. 12.-Cnited
States Senator &C. Knox. who, with
| Will II. Hays, chairman OF the Repubii-
can National committee. was q speaker
at the banquet of the Americas Repub-
iican club here tonight. made q plea for
now foreign policy of the American
government, BECAUSE, he said. questions
OF foreign policy now touch the life ard
interests OF every citizen.
"In March. 1913" Senator Knox said,
american diplomacy was a diplomacy
Of realism. guided by high ideals in Its
practical care for national interests.
Since March 1. 1918. American foreign
policy has been turGid. opportunistic and
raciliating. The diplomacy OF this ad-
ministraiion has been diplomacy Of
transcendental and visionary idealism,
reluctant 10 be guided by facts and
lukcwarm in its care for national inter-
cSts. =.
Instead Of nationatSm and Americans
ism, with. due regard 10 the rightful
claims Of intcrnationalism, We seem now
to have q diplomacy Of fntcrnationalism
rather than AmcricaniSm. with faint
secondary and almost apologize regard
for the rightfui claim Of Americanism
and national interests Such q diplom-
TONS thought and 10 its interests.
1T is a grave matter. and even the
pressing home problems OF RECONSTRUCT
ton due directly to the war are being
delayed and quite. inadequately dealt
with while the energies Of the admins
tration is pursuing far-off ideals. II
there! ever was an occasion when Tie
American government should havA had
Il highly paternalistic policy, that &C.
cnsion was now, for facilitating our re-
turn to peace conditions. and especially |
for the care Of the demobllizIng lighting :
men and the systematic provision of op- !
portunities for them to return to civil !;
employment. In all this side Of the
plain, unglamorous home work Of re.
we have been, instead. the
virtually buryi1S, its
head in the sand in sudden return 10 tho
easy negligence OF iaissez fairc. Tho
practical administration Of domestic az
fairs Ia allowed 10 drift by neglect whiio
tho practical administration OF foreign
affairs il hampcrcd by vague idcAlism.
Tho party that is 10 como into power
Will fnd-indocd. VIC have already foucd
I'm ample iaaue IN tho bunElng, vacll-
ntor, tho doctrina!ro idoalIan, tho Sc
crcey, tho autocracy, the men and tho
Efficiency, wisdom und reality versus
DunEl!nE recliatlnn and theory - a
,lcnr lnsur on tho record. !,
with just criticism must 60 wiso con-
niuinstnanship. q fcnrloIA fnc-
nG OF modern cnndItionH IN they arc,
md n program OF constructive policy 70.
sponhlvn 10 NIL lint in sound IN lihorpl.
nm, but anchored in tho rcul tloA OF hui
rfon nature md experience.
THAT high patriotism, that individual
ocrilcr for tho common good that on.
inbi"d tho American people IN tina war
nun, Do tho spirit OF America IN tho
oming work Of peaceful development.
earnestly hopo that tho tirno IL at hald
whom politloRl noLion upon our common
NATIONAL probioms Will no longer fellow
lnas az latitude which political thought
nVo In fact obiilorntnd."
Chairman Hays devoted much Of his
ddress to tho !iyos OF Lincoln and
euoaoVoll. arsucintinH both In rnnhy
vents OF tho eountry'n history. The
no controlling multi OF both their
voH," no aaid, "wun tho consistent de-
to do that which they
hpuRht wnA right. They wcro horoat
n word. honost In act and honest IN
bought. Tho crime Of uhnm wea not
helrz." Mr. Hays imprenned tho pa
riotiam OF these former proaiacnta upnR
Ia hnu fera and urged tho American peo-
10 to participate In governing them
nivoa by voting and making tho coun.
ry's affairs !ts business. There muse
d two political parties IN this coun-
~" no said. IAN dboth must DO strong
nd V!rile. Lot tho two great political
artics make II their business 10 eco