Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-23
Lodges Speech
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American Hemisphere Of the .1onroe
doctrine. which was declared by US
in order to guard the safety OF the
United States and save the New
World so far as possible from the
wars and misfortunes of the Old. We
justly demand the abstention or
Europe from any interference with
American questions, but this doc
trine of ours brings with it not only
it's benefits but it's duties. The con-
dition Of Mexico, owings in large
measure to the shortcomings of our
Government, could not well be
worse, and we must make up our
minds that we not only owe it to our
selves to protect there, as all over the
world, American rights and inter
ests so long neglected, but to reach
out helping hand to the Mexican
people to the end that law and order
may be established in that country
which has been plunged into anarchy
and cursed with continuous civil war.
1t is of the highest importance to the
United States that Mexico should be
both prosperous and peaceful and
We must face the fact that without
our aid the Mexican people cannot
properly or speedily bring about the
improved conditions and the reign Of
law and peace, which, we are con-
WINGED, they desire as much as we do.
In defense of freedom and civili-
cation and to vindicate our own in
vaded rights we entered upon the
- Nd n1f mn
were tardy in taking part in that
great conflict we came upon the field
of action in time to turn the scale
for right and liberty. Not content
with aiding Europe to bring to pass
the peace which all desired after
victory was weh. Mr.. Wilson under
took to make US members of an al
lance with foreign powers indefinite
in extent and containing provisions
which threatened the independence,
the sovereignty and the safety of
the United States. This effort on
the part Of the President was ar
rested by the action of the Repub-
licans of the Senate who proposed
protecting reservations which he de-
feated together with the treaty it
self. In that work, You, sir, took a
conspicuous part and we know that
you were in full accord with the be-
lief of your Republican colleagues
that the League of Nations as pro-
posed by Mr.. Wilson and upon, which
he and his party still insist ought
never to be accepted by the Amer
lean people. We have been and are
quite ready to join in agreement with
| other nations, for the extension of
the Hague Conventions; for the up
holding and codification of interna
tional law and the establishment of
a world court of justice; for inter-
national conferences in regard to
non Justlcfable questions, and for
arrangements to bring about a gen.
eral reduction of ornaments. All
these constructive measures are in
accord with the traditional policy of
the Republican party, which has done
so much in the past to forward the
cause Of international arbitration
But when we are called upon to be-
come an integral part of a perma
nent alliance of foreign powers, to
put ourselves in a position where
the youth of the country can be sum-
moned by foreign nations to fight
and die in quarrels not their own. to
entangle ourselves in all the conflicts
and disputes of Europe where VIC
nave no interest to permit foreign in
reference with our domestic cues.
tons and with the Monroe Doctrine,
and to sit in an assembly where our
vote is not the equal of that of ey-
cry other country, we absolutely de-
cline the proposition. We stand for
the policies of Washington and the
doctrine of Monroe, and against the
lnternatlonaliSm and the permanent
alliance with foreign nations pro-
posed by the President. If the world
needs US as they needed us in 1917
we shall not fail in our duty, but we
can help other nations far better
IL we are free and untrammeled and
do not permit our strength and our
resources to be wasted and worn
away and the lives of our youne
men to be sacrificed in endless hos
tilities with which we have no con-
Germ. Such has been the policy of
the republican party as represented
IN the Senate and such it's policy
VIII remain. We are certain that YOU
who helped so largely to frame this
policy win, when the executive an.
thority comes into your hands. carry
IL out IN such manner that we can
1uihll all our responsibilities to the
world without binding ourselves by
any obligations to a League which as
submitted by the President is but
another name for the evil combina-
ton which was attempted a hundred
years ago by the ill omened HoIv
Alliance.
No national campaign for the pres
1dency has ever involved graver is
sues than this one, which now lies
before us. Upon you, sir, will rest the
great duty and heavy burden of ex-
ecutive authority. We look to Won in
1ull confidence to lead us and the
people of our beloved country ont
from the darkness and confusion
which the war has brought upon
mankind into the light which shines
upon nation where peace re;ens
and the love Of justice, Of law and NJ
order rules in the hearts Of the peo-
pie. Then we can again take I'D the
work of advancing the United States
along the broad road that leads 70
success. the road which we have fol-
lowed for more than century. Then
indeed we shall not only rise to still
ioftier heights of achievement for
ourselves, but be enabled to render
the largest and finest service to hu-
ma pify ~ AAN